Timing and Metamorphic Evolution of the Ross Orogeny in and around the Mountaineer Range, Northern Victoria Land, Antarctica

• Published in: Minerals
• Main Authors: Sang-Bong Yi, Mi Jung Lee, Jong Ik Lee, Hwayoung Kim
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2020
• Subjects: Antarctica; Gondwana margin; Ross Orogeny; Northern Victoria Land; Dessent Unit; tectonic slice; Mineralogy; QE351-399.2; Bowers; Mountaineer Range; Murchison; Pacific; Robertson Bay; Victoria Land; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/min10100908; https://doaj.org/article/b1aad4d4a65347a19f49c4d7db22b534

The Ross(–Delamerian) Orogeny significantly impacted the formation of the tectonic structure of the Pacific Gondwana margin during the early Paleozoic era. Northern Victoria Land (NVL) in Antarctica preserves the aspect of the Ross Orogeny that led to the union of the Wilson (WT)–Bowers (BT)–Roberts...