Representative and whole rock analyses of rocks from Filchnerfjella, Antarctica ...

• Main Authors: Owada, Masaaki, Baba, Sotaro, Läufer, Andreas, Elvevold, Synnøve, Shiraishi, Kazuyuki, Jacobs, Joachim
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2003
• Subjects: Rock sample; Priority Programme 1158 Antarctic Research with Comparable Investigations in Arctic Sea Ice Areas SPP1158; Andreas; Antarctic; Arctic; Dronning Maud Land; East Antarctica; Elvevold; Filchnerfjella; Norway; Antarc*; Antarctica; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.849089; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.849089

The geological history of Filchnerfjella and surrounding areas (2°E to 8°E) in central Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica, is constructed from metamorphic and igneous petrology, and structural investigations. The geology of Filchner-fjella consists mainly of metamorphic rocks accompanied by intrusi...