Fission track dating of apatites from Coronation Island

• Main Author: Palmieri, Michael Herman
• Other Authors: Foland, Kenneth Austin, 1945-
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: The Ohio State University 1981
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Coronation Island; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1811/61374

Fission track ages were obtained from two apatite samples from Coronation Island near the Antarctic Peninsula. These ages, 177 and 188m.y. (λ_F=6.85x10^-17yr^-1), represent the last time the rocks cooled below approximately 100°C and probably reflect regional uplift and cooling. No embargo