Middle Jurassic air fall tuff in the sedimentary Latady Formation, eastern Ellsworth Land

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Hunter, Morag A., Riley, Teal R., Millar, Ian L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2004
• Subjects: Earth Sciences; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Pacific; Ellsworth Land; Latady; Mount Poster; Antarc*; Antarctic Science
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/12211/

Rhyolitic volcanism along the proto-Pacific margin of Gondwana occurred at intervals throughout the Jurassic. Silicic melt generation has been interpreted as a result of interaction between mantle plumes and subduction modified lower crust. The rhyolitic Mount Poster Formation of the southern Antarc...