Geology of the Minami-Yamato Nunataks, East Antarctica

• Main Author: Takayoshi Katsushima
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Department of Geology and Mineralogy, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University 1984
• Subjects: East Antarctica; Yamato; Antarc*; Antarctica; Memoirs of National Institute of Polar Research; Polar Research
• Online Access: https://nipr.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_uri&item_id=1650; http://id.nii.ac.jp/1291/00001650/; https://nipr.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_action_common_download&item_id=1650&item_no=1&attribute_id=18&file_no=1

The Minami-Yamato Nunataks are situated at 71.9°-72.1°S latitude and 35.1°-35.3°E longitude, 40km southwest of the Yamato Mountains. The basement rocks exposed in this area are classified as follows : (1) Granitic gneiss, (2) Hornblende-biotite gneiss, (3) Clinopyroxene-biotite gneiss, (4) Basic dik...