Antarctic Peninsula and South Shetland Islands: petrology

• Main Authors: Leat, Philip T., Teal R. Riley
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Geological Society of London 2021
• Subjects: Geology; FOS Earth and related environmental sciences; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; South Shetland Islands; Pacific; Alexander Island; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.5192644.v3; https://geolsoc.figshare.com/collections/Antarctic_Peninsula_and_South_Shetland_Islands_II_Petrology/5192644/3

The Antarctic Peninsula contains a record of continental margin volcanism extending from Jurassic to Recent times. Subduction of the Pacific oceanic lithosphere beneath the continental margin developed after Late Jurassic volcanism in Alexander Island that was related to extension of the continental...