Exhumation and tectonic history of inaccessible subglacial interior East Antarctica from thermochronology on glacial erratics

Glacially transported igneous rocks eroded from the deep interior of ice-covered East Antarctica constrain a remarkable episodic cooling and exhumation history that helps unravel its mysterious tectonic evolution over the last 500 million years.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Paul G. Fitzgerald, John W. Goodge
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33791-y
https://doaj.org/article/6693705d71e545d7ac20dd6912feffec
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Summary:Glacially transported igneous rocks eroded from the deep interior of ice-covered East Antarctica constrain a remarkable episodic cooling and exhumation history that helps unravel its mysterious tectonic evolution over the last 500 million years.