Geological evolution of the Coombs-Allan Hills area, Ferrar large igneous province, Antarctica: debris avalanches, mafic pyroclastic density currents, phreatocauldrons

• Published in: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
• Main Authors: Ross, Pierre-Simon, White, James D. L., McClintock, Murray
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: Allan Hills; Antarctique; Coombs Hills; Ferrar; basalte de Kirkpatrick; grande province ignée; formation de Mawson; Carapace Nunatak; Victoria Land; Antarc*; Antarctica; Antarctique*
• Online Access: https://espace.inrs.ca/id/eprint/1900/; https://espace.inrs.ca/id/eprint/1900/1/Ross-et-al%28geological-evolution%292008_web%5B1%5D.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2005.11.011

The Jurassic Ferrar large igneous province of Antarctica comprises igneous intrusions, flood lavas, and mafic volcaniclastic deposits (now lithified). The latter rocks are particularly diverse and well-exposed in the Coombs-Allan Hills area of South Victoria Land, where they are assigned to the Maws...