Geochemistry of some Ferrar Large Igneous Province intrusive rocks in the Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica

• Main Author: Harris, Megan C.
• Other Authors: Elliot, David H.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: The Ohio State University 2014
• Subjects: Antarctica; Ferrar Large Igneous Province; Geochemistry; Beardmore; Beardmore Glacier; Fazio; Mount Fazio; Transantarctic Mountains; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1811/59108

The Ferrar Large Igneous Province is a widespread magmatic event associated with the break-up of Gondwana during the Jurassic Period. The Ferrar outcrops over a distance of 3000 km throughout the Transantarctic Mountains. It consists of the Ferrar Dolerites, the Dufek intrusion, Kirkpatrick basalts...