Double dating detrital zircons in till from the Ross Embayment, Antarctica
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) : U/Pb and (U-Th)/He (ZHe) dating of detrital zircons from glacial till samples in the Ross Embayment, Antarctica records cooling after the Ross/Pan-African orogeny (450-625 Ma) followed by a mid-Jurassic to mid-Cretaceous heating event in th...
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ftdatacite:10.7912/c2/539 2023-05-15T13:33:53+02:00 Double dating detrital zircons in till from the Ross Embayment, Antarctica Welke, Bethany Marie 2014 https://dx.doi.org/10.7912/c2/539 https://scholarworks.iupui.edu/handle/1805/4450 unknown IUPUI University Library double dating detrital zircons geochronology thermochronology Ross Embayment, Antarctica Antarctica Historical geology -- Antarctica Earth sciences -- Research -- Antarctica -- Analysis Orogeny -- Research -- Antarctica -- Analysis Earth temperature -- Research -- Antarctica Zircon -- Research -- Antarctica Geothermal resources -- Research -- Antarctica Geology -- Antarctica -- Transantarctic Mountains Glacial landforms -- Antarctica -- Transantarctic Mountains -- Dating Sandstone -- Antarctica -- Transantarctic Mountains -- Dating Glaciers -- Antarctica Ice sheets -- Antarctica Geodynamics -- Antarctica -- Dating Ross Ice Shelf Antarctica -- Research Ross Sea Antarctica -- Research Moraines -- Research -- Antarctica Sedimentation and deposition -- Research -- Antarctica Geomorphology -- Research -- Antarctica Soil mechanics -- Antarctica Geochronometry -- Tables Fission track dating -- Research -- Antarctica -- Methods Geochemistry -- Antarctica CreativeWork article 2014 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.7912/c2/539 2022-03-10T11:39:41Z Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) : U/Pb and (U-Th)/He (ZHe) dating of detrital zircons from glacial till samples in the Ross Embayment, Antarctica records cooling after the Ross/Pan-African orogeny (450-625 Ma) followed by a mid-Jurassic to mid-Cretaceous heating event in the Beacon basin. Zircons were extracted from till samples from heads of major outlet glaciers in East Antarctica, one sample at the mouth of Scott Glacier, and from beneath three West Antarctic ice streams. The Ross/Pan-African U/Pb population is ubiquitous in these Antarctic tills and many Beacon Supergroup sandstones, thus 83 grains were analyzed for ZHe to subdivide this population. Two ZHe age populations are evident in East Antarctic tills, with 64% of grains 115-200 Ma and 35% between 200-650 Ma. The older population is interpreted to be associated with the Ross/Pan-African orogeny including cooling of the Granite Harbour Intrusives and/or exhumation of the older basement rocks to form the Kukri Peneplain. The lag time between zircon U/Pb, ZHe and 40Ar/39Ar ages from K-bearing minerals show cooling over 200 My. Grains in East Antarctic tills with a ZHe age of 115-200 Ma likely reflects regional heating following the breakup of Gondwana from the Ferrar dolerite intrusions, subsidence within the rift basin, and a higher geothermal gradient. Subsequent cooling and/or exhumation of the Transantarctic Mountains brought grains below the closure temperature over a span of 80 My. This population may also provide a Beacon Supergroup signature as most of the tills with this age are adjacent to nunataks mapped as Beacon Supergroup and contain an abundance of vi Beacon pebbles within the moraine. Nine zircons grains from three Beacon Supergroup sandstones collected from moraines across the Transantarctic Mountains yield ages from 125-180 Ma. West Antarctic tills contain a range of ZHe ages from 75-450 Ma reflecting the diverse provenance of basin fill from East Antarctica and Marie Byrd Land. ZHe and U/Pb ages <105 Ma appear to be distinctive of West Antarctic tills. The combination of U/Pb, ZHe and 40Ar/39Ar analyses demonstrates that these techniques can be used to better constrain the tectonic evolution and cooling of the inaccessible subglacial source terrains beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica East Antarctica Ice Sheet Ice Shelf Marie Byrd Land Ross Ice Shelf Ross Sea Scott Glacier DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) Antarctic The Antarctic East Antarctica Ross Sea Ross Ice Shelf Transantarctic Mountains Byrd Marie Byrd Land ENVELOPE(-130.000,-130.000,-78.000,-78.000) Granite Harbour ENVELOPE(162.733,162.733,-76.883,-76.883) |
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double dating detrital zircons geochronology thermochronology Ross Embayment, Antarctica Antarctica Historical geology -- Antarctica Earth sciences -- Research -- Antarctica -- Analysis Orogeny -- Research -- Antarctica -- Analysis Earth temperature -- Research -- Antarctica Zircon -- Research -- Antarctica Geothermal resources -- Research -- Antarctica Geology -- Antarctica -- Transantarctic Mountains Glacial landforms -- Antarctica -- Transantarctic Mountains -- Dating Sandstone -- Antarctica -- Transantarctic Mountains -- Dating Glaciers -- Antarctica Ice sheets -- Antarctica Geodynamics -- Antarctica -- Dating Ross Ice Shelf Antarctica -- Research Ross Sea Antarctica -- Research Moraines -- Research -- Antarctica Sedimentation and deposition -- Research -- Antarctica Geomorphology -- Research -- Antarctica Soil mechanics -- Antarctica Geochronometry -- Tables Fission track dating -- Research -- Antarctica -- Methods Geochemistry -- Antarctica |
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double dating detrital zircons geochronology thermochronology Ross Embayment, Antarctica Antarctica Historical geology -- Antarctica Earth sciences -- Research -- Antarctica -- Analysis Orogeny -- Research -- Antarctica -- Analysis Earth temperature -- Research -- Antarctica Zircon -- Research -- Antarctica Geothermal resources -- Research -- Antarctica Geology -- Antarctica -- Transantarctic Mountains Glacial landforms -- Antarctica -- Transantarctic Mountains -- Dating Sandstone -- Antarctica -- Transantarctic Mountains -- Dating Glaciers -- Antarctica Ice sheets -- Antarctica Geodynamics -- Antarctica -- Dating Ross Ice Shelf Antarctica -- Research Ross Sea Antarctica -- Research Moraines -- Research -- Antarctica Sedimentation and deposition -- Research -- Antarctica Geomorphology -- Research -- Antarctica Soil mechanics -- Antarctica Geochronometry -- Tables Fission track dating -- Research -- Antarctica -- Methods Geochemistry -- Antarctica Welke, Bethany Marie Double dating detrital zircons in till from the Ross Embayment, Antarctica |
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double dating detrital zircons geochronology thermochronology Ross Embayment, Antarctica Antarctica Historical geology -- Antarctica Earth sciences -- Research -- Antarctica -- Analysis Orogeny -- Research -- Antarctica -- Analysis Earth temperature -- Research -- Antarctica Zircon -- Research -- Antarctica Geothermal resources -- Research -- Antarctica Geology -- Antarctica -- Transantarctic Mountains Glacial landforms -- Antarctica -- Transantarctic Mountains -- Dating Sandstone -- Antarctica -- Transantarctic Mountains -- Dating Glaciers -- Antarctica Ice sheets -- Antarctica Geodynamics -- Antarctica -- Dating Ross Ice Shelf Antarctica -- Research Ross Sea Antarctica -- Research Moraines -- Research -- Antarctica Sedimentation and deposition -- Research -- Antarctica Geomorphology -- Research -- Antarctica Soil mechanics -- Antarctica Geochronometry -- Tables Fission track dating -- Research -- Antarctica -- Methods Geochemistry -- Antarctica |
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Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) : U/Pb and (U-Th)/He (ZHe) dating of detrital zircons from glacial till samples in the Ross Embayment, Antarctica records cooling after the Ross/Pan-African orogeny (450-625 Ma) followed by a mid-Jurassic to mid-Cretaceous heating event in the Beacon basin. Zircons were extracted from till samples from heads of major outlet glaciers in East Antarctica, one sample at the mouth of Scott Glacier, and from beneath three West Antarctic ice streams. The Ross/Pan-African U/Pb population is ubiquitous in these Antarctic tills and many Beacon Supergroup sandstones, thus 83 grains were analyzed for ZHe to subdivide this population. Two ZHe age populations are evident in East Antarctic tills, with 64% of grains 115-200 Ma and 35% between 200-650 Ma. The older population is interpreted to be associated with the Ross/Pan-African orogeny including cooling of the Granite Harbour Intrusives and/or exhumation of the older basement rocks to form the Kukri Peneplain. The lag time between zircon U/Pb, ZHe and 40Ar/39Ar ages from K-bearing minerals show cooling over 200 My. Grains in East Antarctic tills with a ZHe age of 115-200 Ma likely reflects regional heating following the breakup of Gondwana from the Ferrar dolerite intrusions, subsidence within the rift basin, and a higher geothermal gradient. Subsequent cooling and/or exhumation of the Transantarctic Mountains brought grains below the closure temperature over a span of 80 My. This population may also provide a Beacon Supergroup signature as most of the tills with this age are adjacent to nunataks mapped as Beacon Supergroup and contain an abundance of vi Beacon pebbles within the moraine. Nine zircons grains from three Beacon Supergroup sandstones collected from moraines across the Transantarctic Mountains yield ages from 125-180 Ma. West Antarctic tills contain a range of ZHe ages from 75-450 Ma reflecting the diverse provenance of basin fill from East Antarctica and Marie Byrd Land. ZHe and U/Pb ages <105 Ma appear to be distinctive of West Antarctic tills. The combination of U/Pb, ZHe and 40Ar/39Ar analyses demonstrates that these techniques can be used to better constrain the tectonic evolution and cooling of the inaccessible subglacial source terrains beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet. |
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Double dating detrital zircons in till from the Ross Embayment, Antarctica |
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