Combined U-Pb geochronology and Hf isotope geochemistry of detrital zircons from early Palaeozoic sedimentary rocks, Ellsworth-Whitmore Mountains block, Antarctica.
U-Pb detrital zircon geochronology from the upper Cambrian to Devonian part of the Ellsworth Mountains succession, Antarctica, yields dominant late Mesoproterozoic and late Neoproterozoic–Cambrian age populations that are onsistent with a provenance from within Gondwana. Hf isotope compositions reve...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:588 2023-05-15T14:05:16+02:00 Combined U-Pb geochronology and Hf isotope geochemistry of detrital zircons from early Palaeozoic sedimentary rocks, Ellsworth-Whitmore Mountains block, Antarctica. Flowerdew, Michael Millar, Ian Curtis, Michael Vaughan, Alan Horstwood, Matthew Whitehouse, Martin J Fanning, C Mark 2007 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/588/ http://www.geosociety.org/pubs/ https://doi.org/10.1130/B25891.1 unknown Geological Society of America Flowerdew, Michael; Millar, Ian; Curtis, Michael; Vaughan, Alan; Horstwood, Matthew; Whitehouse, Martin J; Fanning, C Mark. 2007 Combined U-Pb geochronology and Hf isotope geochemistry of detrital zircons from early Palaeozoic sedimentary rocks, Ellsworth-Whitmore Mountains block, Antarctica. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 119 (3-4). 275-288. https://doi.org/10.1130/B25891.1. <https://doi.org/10.1130/B25891.1.> Earth Sciences Publication - Article PeerReviewed 2007 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1130/B25891.1 2023-02-04T19:20:25Z U-Pb detrital zircon geochronology from the upper Cambrian to Devonian part of the Ellsworth Mountains succession, Antarctica, yields dominant late Mesoproterozoic and late Neoproterozoic–Cambrian age populations that are onsistent with a provenance from within Gondwana. Hf isotope compositions reveal a source predominantly within west Gondwana and identify a change in provenance up-stratigraphy that coincides with the change of sedimentation setting from active rift to passive margin, which has been independently determined by stratigraphic, structural, and geochemical arguments. For the Late Cambrian Frasier Ridge Formation, late Mesoproterozoic grains have positive εHf values, suggesting derivation from juvenile crust, and late Neoproterozoic–Cambrian grains have εHf values greater than –5, consistent with remelting of similar juvenile late Mesoproterozoic crust during the Pan African–Ross orogenies. Provenance during rifting was from proximal sources from within west Gondwana, most likely, southernmost Africa and basement to the Ellsworth-Whitmore Mountains block. At higher stratigraphic levels where deposition occurred along a passive margin, in the early Ordovician Mount Twiss Member and middle Devonian Mount Wyatt Earp Formation, late Neoproterozoic–Cambrian grains have εHf values less than –5; this means that early Mesoproterozoic–Archean crust was remelted to generate these zircons. Provenance was from a more expansive source region within west Gondwana, and probably included the Kaapvaal and Congo cratons of south and west Africa. Isolated outcrops of sedimentary rock of uncertain age at Mount Woollard and the Whitmore Mountains have detrital zircon signatures similar to the Frasier Ridge Formation, suggesting correlation with these Late Cambrian deposits. Sedimentary rock from the Stewart Hills contains some late Mesoproterozoic grains with lower εHf values than the previously mentioned samples. This suggests that the Stewart Hills sample has a provenance from within east Gondwana and was possibly ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Ellsworth Mountains ENVELOPE(-85.000,-85.000,-78.750,-78.750) Wyatt ENVELOPE(-67.686,-67.686,-67.338,-67.338) Whitmore Mountains ENVELOPE(-104.000,-104.000,-82.500,-82.500) Wyatt Earp ENVELOPE(-86.417,-86.417,-77.567,-77.567) Twiss ENVELOPE(-85.600,-85.600,-79.383,-79.383) Mount Woollard ENVELOPE(-96.717,-96.717,-80.550,-80.550) Mount Twiss ENVELOPE(-85.600,-85.600,-79.383,-79.383) Mount Wyatt ENVELOPE(-86.417,-86.417,-77.567,-77.567) Mount Wyatt Earp ENVELOPE(-110.450,-110.450,-74.533,-74.533) Stewart Hills ENVELOPE(-86.000,-86.000,-84.167,-84.167) Geological Society of America Bulletin 119 3-4 275 288 |
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U-Pb detrital zircon geochronology from the upper Cambrian to Devonian part of the Ellsworth Mountains succession, Antarctica, yields dominant late Mesoproterozoic and late Neoproterozoic–Cambrian age populations that are onsistent with a provenance from within Gondwana. Hf isotope compositions reveal a source predominantly within west Gondwana and identify a change in provenance up-stratigraphy that coincides with the change of sedimentation setting from active rift to passive margin, which has been independently determined by stratigraphic, structural, and geochemical arguments. For the Late Cambrian Frasier Ridge Formation, late Mesoproterozoic grains have positive εHf values, suggesting derivation from juvenile crust, and late Neoproterozoic–Cambrian grains have εHf values greater than –5, consistent with remelting of similar juvenile late Mesoproterozoic crust during the Pan African–Ross orogenies. Provenance during rifting was from proximal sources from within west Gondwana, most likely, southernmost Africa and basement to the Ellsworth-Whitmore Mountains block. At higher stratigraphic levels where deposition occurred along a passive margin, in the early Ordovician Mount Twiss Member and middle Devonian Mount Wyatt Earp Formation, late Neoproterozoic–Cambrian grains have εHf values less than –5; this means that early Mesoproterozoic–Archean crust was remelted to generate these zircons. Provenance was from a more expansive source region within west Gondwana, and probably included the Kaapvaal and Congo cratons of south and west Africa. Isolated outcrops of sedimentary rock of uncertain age at Mount Woollard and the Whitmore Mountains have detrital zircon signatures similar to the Frasier Ridge Formation, suggesting correlation with these Late Cambrian deposits. Sedimentary rock from the Stewart Hills contains some late Mesoproterozoic grains with lower εHf values than the previously mentioned samples. This suggests that the Stewart Hills sample has a provenance from within east Gondwana and was possibly ... |
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Combined U-Pb geochronology and Hf isotope geochemistry of detrital zircons from early Palaeozoic sedimentary rocks, Ellsworth-Whitmore Mountains block, Antarctica. |
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Combined U-Pb geochronology and Hf isotope geochemistry of detrital zircons from early Palaeozoic sedimentary rocks, Ellsworth-Whitmore Mountains block, Antarctica. |
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Combined U-Pb geochronology and Hf isotope geochemistry of detrital zircons from early Palaeozoic sedimentary rocks, Ellsworth-Whitmore Mountains block, Antarctica. |
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Combined U-Pb geochronology and Hf isotope geochemistry of detrital zircons from early Palaeozoic sedimentary rocks, Ellsworth-Whitmore Mountains block, Antarctica. |
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Combined U-Pb geochronology and Hf isotope geochemistry of detrital zircons from early Palaeozoic sedimentary rocks, Ellsworth-Whitmore Mountains block, Antarctica. |
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combined u-pb geochronology and hf isotope geochemistry of detrital zircons from early palaeozoic sedimentary rocks, ellsworth-whitmore mountains block, antarctica. |
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