Preliminary Note on U, Th and K Contents of Some Rocks from the Yamato Mountains and the Vicinity of Syowa Station, East Antarctica

• Main Authors: Kazuyuki SHIRAISHI, Hiroshi KANAYA
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: National Institute of Polar Research 1980
• Subjects: geo; East Antarctica; Syowa Station; Yamato; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.15094/00008184; https://doaj.org/article/afd0cd582b2d45b4a70e9099a01e5658

Uranium, thorium and potassium contents of the twelve rocks from the Yamato Mountains and the vicinity of Syowa Station were quantitatively analysed by γ spectrometry method. Basic to ultrabasic metamorphic rocks have remarkably low contents of these elements. On the other hand, granitic rocks show...