Geochronology and geochemistry of pre-Jurassic superterranes in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
• Main Authors: Pankhurst, R. J., Weaver, S. D., Bradshaw, J. D., Storey, B. C., Ireland, T. R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: American Geophysical Union 1998
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Victoria Land; Transantarctic Mountains; Pacific; New Zealand; Byrd; Marie Byrd Land; Thurston; Thurston Island; Antarc*; Antarctica; Antarctica Journal
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/504226/; https://doi.org/10.1029/97JB02605

Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica, is a major part of the proto-Pacific supercontinental margin. On the basis of new geochronological and geochemical data relating to its pre-Jurassic evolution, Marie Byrd Land is subdivided into western or interior (“Ross”) and eastern or exterior (“Amundsen”) provinces,...