Stratigraphy of the upper Jurassic-lower cretaceous Nordenskjöld Formation of eastern Graham Land, Antarctica

The Nordenskjöld Formation is a sequence of thinly interbedded ash beds and black, radiolarian-rich mudstones which is exposed on the eastern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. As a result of recent field work, the Nordenskjöld Formation has been re-examined and redefined with three new members recog...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of South American Earth Sciences
Main Authors: Whitham, A.G., Doyle, P.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Elsevier 1989
Subjects:
Earth Sciences
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
Ross Island
Graham Land
Nordenskjöld
Antarc*
Antarctica
Antarctica Journal
James Ross Island
Online Access:http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/521381/
https://doi.org/10.1016/0895-9811(89)90015-1
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Summary:The Nordenskjöld Formation is a sequence of thinly interbedded ash beds and black, radiolarian-rich mudstones which is exposed on the eastern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. As a result of recent field work, the Nordenskjöld Formation has been re-examined and redefined with three new members recognized — the Longing, Ameghino, and Larsen members. The age of the formation, based on its macrofossil content, is Kimmeridgian to Berriasian, although reworked clasts from James Ross Island suggest it might range down into the Oxfordian.

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