Allochthonous oceanic basalts within the Mesozoic accretionary complex of Alexander Island, Antarctica: remnants of proto-Pacific oceanic crust
The Mesozoic LeMay Group accretionary complex of Alexander Island, Antarctica, contains thrust-bound slices of accreted ocean floor, ocean islands and seamounts. They represent fragments of proto-Pacific oceanic crust, of which only a tiny remnant (the Phoenix plate) remains off northern Antarctic P...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:516023 2023-05-15T13:15:15+02:00 Allochthonous oceanic basalts within the Mesozoic accretionary complex of Alexander Island, Antarctica: remnants of proto-Pacific oceanic crust Doubleday, P. A. Leat, P. T. Alabaster, T. Nell, P. A. R. Tranter, T. H. 1994-02 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/516023/ https://doi.org/10.1144/gsjgs.151.1.0065 unknown Geological Society of London Doubleday, P. A.; Leat, P. T.; Alabaster, T.; Nell, P. A. R.; Tranter, T. H. 1994 Allochthonous oceanic basalts within the Mesozoic accretionary complex of Alexander Island, Antarctica: remnants of proto-Pacific oceanic crust. Journal of the Geological Society, 151 (1). 65-78. https://doi.org/10.1144/gsjgs.151.1.0065 <https://doi.org/10.1144/gsjgs.151.1.0065> Publication - Article PeerReviewed 1994 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1144/gsjgs.151.1.0065 2023-02-04T19:44:25Z The Mesozoic LeMay Group accretionary complex of Alexander Island, Antarctica, contains thrust-bound slices of accreted ocean floor, ocean islands and seamounts. They represent fragments of proto-Pacific oceanic crust, of which only a tiny remnant (the Phoenix plate) remains off northern Antarctic Peninsula. They therefore provide an excellent opportunity to sample the ancient oceanic crust that formerly occupied the southern Pacific Ocean. All the basalts experienced sea-floor and subduction/accretion metamorphism ranging from zeolite to transitional blueschist facies. On the basis of rare–arth and other immobile trace element characteristics, the basalts are divided into depleted MORB, N-MORB, E-MORB, and tholeiitic and alkaline OIB. Oceanic basalts occur within two rock associations on Alexander Island, basalt-volcaniclastite-chert and basalt-volcaniclastite-tuff. The basalt-volcaniclastite-chert rock association is dominated by pillow lavas which have light REE-depleted N-MORB geochemical characteristics, and is interpreted as representing ocean floor formed at spreading centres. Locally, sills of tholeiitic OIB intrude the sequence. The basalt-volcaniclastite-tuff rock association exposed in the Lully Foothills was formed in shallow water during the Early Jurassic. It is geochemically varied, consisting of basalts with N-MORB, E-MORB and tholeiitic OIB characteristics. The association is interpreted to have been formed on a large seamount or ocean island. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alexander Island Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antarctica Ocean Island Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Pacific Alexander Island ENVELOPE(-69.895,-69.895,-71.287,-71.287) Lully Foothills ENVELOPE(-69.625,-69.625,-70.791,-70.791) Journal of the Geological Society 151 1 65 78 |
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The Mesozoic LeMay Group accretionary complex of Alexander Island, Antarctica, contains thrust-bound slices of accreted ocean floor, ocean islands and seamounts. They represent fragments of proto-Pacific oceanic crust, of which only a tiny remnant (the Phoenix plate) remains off northern Antarctic Peninsula. They therefore provide an excellent opportunity to sample the ancient oceanic crust that formerly occupied the southern Pacific Ocean. All the basalts experienced sea-floor and subduction/accretion metamorphism ranging from zeolite to transitional blueschist facies. On the basis of rare–arth and other immobile trace element characteristics, the basalts are divided into depleted MORB, N-MORB, E-MORB, and tholeiitic and alkaline OIB. Oceanic basalts occur within two rock associations on Alexander Island, basalt-volcaniclastite-chert and basalt-volcaniclastite-tuff. The basalt-volcaniclastite-chert rock association is dominated by pillow lavas which have light REE-depleted N-MORB geochemical characteristics, and is interpreted as representing ocean floor formed at spreading centres. Locally, sills of tholeiitic OIB intrude the sequence. The basalt-volcaniclastite-tuff rock association exposed in the Lully Foothills was formed in shallow water during the Early Jurassic. It is geochemically varied, consisting of basalts with N-MORB, E-MORB and tholeiitic OIB characteristics. The association is interpreted to have been formed on a large seamount or ocean island. |
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Doubleday, P. A. Leat, P. T. Alabaster, T. Nell, P. A. R. Tranter, T. H. Allochthonous oceanic basalts within the Mesozoic accretionary complex of Alexander Island, Antarctica: remnants of proto-Pacific oceanic crust |
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Doubleday, P. A. Leat, P. T. Alabaster, T. Nell, P. A. R. Tranter, T. H. |
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Doubleday, P. A. |
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Allochthonous oceanic basalts within the Mesozoic accretionary complex of Alexander Island, Antarctica: remnants of proto-Pacific oceanic crust |
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Allochthonous oceanic basalts within the Mesozoic accretionary complex of Alexander Island, Antarctica: remnants of proto-Pacific oceanic crust |
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Allochthonous oceanic basalts within the Mesozoic accretionary complex of Alexander Island, Antarctica: remnants of proto-Pacific oceanic crust |
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Allochthonous oceanic basalts within the Mesozoic accretionary complex of Alexander Island, Antarctica: remnants of proto-Pacific oceanic crust |
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Allochthonous oceanic basalts within the Mesozoic accretionary complex of Alexander Island, Antarctica: remnants of proto-Pacific oceanic crust |
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allochthonous oceanic basalts within the mesozoic accretionary complex of alexander island, antarctica: remnants of proto-pacific oceanic crust |
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Geological Society of London |
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1994 |
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http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/516023/ https://doi.org/10.1144/gsjgs.151.1.0065 |
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ENVELOPE(-69.895,-69.895,-71.287,-71.287) ENVELOPE(-69.625,-69.625,-70.791,-70.791) |
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Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Pacific Alexander Island Lully Foothills |
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Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Pacific Alexander Island Lully Foothills |
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Alexander Island Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antarctica Ocean Island |
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Alexander Island Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antarctica Ocean Island |
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Doubleday, P. A.; Leat, P. T.; Alabaster, T.; Nell, P. A. R.; Tranter, T. H. 1994 Allochthonous oceanic basalts within the Mesozoic accretionary complex of Alexander Island, Antarctica: remnants of proto-Pacific oceanic crust. Journal of the Geological Society, 151 (1). 65-78. https://doi.org/10.1144/gsjgs.151.1.0065 <https://doi.org/10.1144/gsjgs.151.1.0065> |
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