Mantle rocks in East Antarctica

• Published in: Geological Society, London, Memoirs
• Main Authors: Foley, Stephen F., Andronikov, Alexandre V., Halpin, Jacqueline A., Daczko, Nathan R., Jacob, Dorrit E.
• Other Authors: Martin, A. P., van der Wal, W.
• Format: Book Part
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Amery; Dronning Maud Land; East Antarctica; Gaussberg; Haskard Highlands; Jetty Peninsula; Shackleton; Vestfold; Vestfold Hills; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://researchers.mq.edu.au/en/publications/4377af4c-0177-4f61-bf26-b852f01bc57f; https://doi.org/10.1144/M56-2020-8; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85110165623&partnerID=8YFLogxK; http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FL180100134

Only three localities of mantle xenoliths are known from all of East Antarctica, occurring at the Jetty Peninsula (Lambert-Amery Rift), Vestfold Hills and Gaussberg volcano. The latter two are spinel-facies peridotites, whereas the Jetty Peninsula rocks also include garnet-spinel lherzolites; all co...