Structural evolution of the magmatic arc in northern Palmer Land, Antarctic Peninsula
In northern Palmer Land, Antarctic Peninsula, the magmatic arc has developed by the interaction of compressional and extensional tectonics. Periods of magmatism and arc compression in the Early Jurassic and Early to middle Cretaceous separate periods of arc and backarc extension in the Middle to Lat...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:522873 2023-05-15T13:41:43+02:00 Structural evolution of the magmatic arc in northern Palmer Land, Antarctic Peninsula Meneilly, A.W. Harrison, S.M. Piercy, B.C. Storey, B.C. McKenzie, Garry D. 1987 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/522873/ https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/GM040p0209 unknown American Geophysical Union Meneilly, A.W.; Harrison, S.M.; Piercy, B.C.; Storey, B.C. 1987 Structural evolution of the magmatic arc in northern Palmer Land, Antarctic Peninsula. In: McKenzie, Garry D., (ed.) Gondwana Six: Structure, Tectonics, and Geophysics. Washington, D.C., American Geophysical Union, 209-291. (Geophysical Monograph, 40). Publication - Book Section PeerReviewed 1987 ftnerc 2023-02-04T19:48:04Z In northern Palmer Land, Antarctic Peninsula, the magmatic arc has developed by the interaction of compressional and extensional tectonics. Periods of magmatism and arc compression in the Early Jurassic and Early to middle Cretaceous separate periods of arc and backarc extension in the Middle to Late Jurassic and Tertiary. Sheeted migmatite complexes and orthogneiss are mostly Jurassic arc plutons emplaced into older paragneiss. Heterogeneous regional deformation produced major shear zones, and the orientation of shear zones, foliation, and banding describe a fan diverging upward from the center of the arc. Mafic dikes and steep extensional shear zones throughout northern Palmer Land and thick amygdaloidal basalt sheets in northeastern Palmer Land are related to Jurassic extension of the arc and formation of a backarc basin filled by thick clastic sediments (Mount Hill and Latady formations). The arc and backarc were intensely deformed during the Cretaceous. Penetrative deformation of the backarc basin sedimentary rocks produced east verging folds; whereas the arc was deformed by discrete east directed thrust zones as much as 1 km thick. Previously, the metamorphic rocks in northern Palmer Land were considered as part of a pre‐late Paleozoic basement or as the roots of the Gondwanian orogen. Most of them are now shown to be deformed plutons of the Mesozoic magmatic arc. The deformation on the west side of the peninsula may be due to trench‐directed thrusting; whereas the deformation on the east side may be the result of backarc basin closure. Book Part Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Palmer Land Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Palmer Land ENVELOPE(-65.000,-65.000,-71.500,-71.500) Latady ENVELOPE(-65.833,-65.833,-75.500,-75.500) Mount Hill ENVELOPE(-62.150,-62.150,-64.167,-64.167) |
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In northern Palmer Land, Antarctic Peninsula, the magmatic arc has developed by the interaction of compressional and extensional tectonics. Periods of magmatism and arc compression in the Early Jurassic and Early to middle Cretaceous separate periods of arc and backarc extension in the Middle to Late Jurassic and Tertiary. Sheeted migmatite complexes and orthogneiss are mostly Jurassic arc plutons emplaced into older paragneiss. Heterogeneous regional deformation produced major shear zones, and the orientation of shear zones, foliation, and banding describe a fan diverging upward from the center of the arc. Mafic dikes and steep extensional shear zones throughout northern Palmer Land and thick amygdaloidal basalt sheets in northeastern Palmer Land are related to Jurassic extension of the arc and formation of a backarc basin filled by thick clastic sediments (Mount Hill and Latady formations). The arc and backarc were intensely deformed during the Cretaceous. Penetrative deformation of the backarc basin sedimentary rocks produced east verging folds; whereas the arc was deformed by discrete east directed thrust zones as much as 1 km thick. Previously, the metamorphic rocks in northern Palmer Land were considered as part of a pre‐late Paleozoic basement or as the roots of the Gondwanian orogen. Most of them are now shown to be deformed plutons of the Mesozoic magmatic arc. The deformation on the west side of the peninsula may be due to trench‐directed thrusting; whereas the deformation on the east side may be the result of backarc basin closure. |
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McKenzie, Garry D. |
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Meneilly, A.W. Harrison, S.M. Piercy, B.C. Storey, B.C. |
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Meneilly, A.W. Harrison, S.M. Piercy, B.C. Storey, B.C. Structural evolution of the magmatic arc in northern Palmer Land, Antarctic Peninsula |
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Meneilly, A.W. Harrison, S.M. Piercy, B.C. Storey, B.C. |
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Meneilly, A.W. |
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Structural evolution of the magmatic arc in northern Palmer Land, Antarctic Peninsula |
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Structural evolution of the magmatic arc in northern Palmer Land, Antarctic Peninsula |
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Structural evolution of the magmatic arc in northern Palmer Land, Antarctic Peninsula |
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Structural evolution of the magmatic arc in northern Palmer Land, Antarctic Peninsula |
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Structural evolution of the magmatic arc in northern Palmer Land, Antarctic Peninsula |
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structural evolution of the magmatic arc in northern palmer land, antarctic peninsula |
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American Geophysical Union |
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1987 |
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http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/522873/ https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/GM040p0209 |
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ENVELOPE(-65.000,-65.000,-71.500,-71.500) ENVELOPE(-65.833,-65.833,-75.500,-75.500) ENVELOPE(-62.150,-62.150,-64.167,-64.167) |
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Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Palmer Land Latady Mount Hill |
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Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Palmer Land Latady Mount Hill |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Palmer Land |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Palmer Land |
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Meneilly, A.W.; Harrison, S.M.; Piercy, B.C.; Storey, B.C. 1987 Structural evolution of the magmatic arc in northern Palmer Land, Antarctic Peninsula. In: McKenzie, Garry D., (ed.) Gondwana Six: Structure, Tectonics, and Geophysics. Washington, D.C., American Geophysical Union, 209-291. (Geophysical Monograph, 40). |
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