Low grade metamorphic rocks of the Ruppert and Hobbs coasts of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica

• Main Author: Brand, John Frederick
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Texas Tech University 1979
• Subjects: Metamorphic; Stratigraphic; Rocks; Geology; Geology > Antarctica > Marie Byrd Land; Byrd; Marie Byrd Land; Wilkins; Hobbs; Hobbs Coast; Ruppert Coast; Mount Pearson; Wilkins Nunatak; Antarc*; Antarctica; Hobbs coast; Ruppert coast
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2346/9123

Low grade metamorphic rocks exposed on the Ruppert Coast and Hobbs Coast are classified into two lithostratigraphic units. Herein the lower portion is named the Wilkins Nunatak Group and the upper portion is termed the Mount Pearson Group. The Wilkins Nunatak Group consists of a basal sequence of ca...