Mesozoic geology of Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica

• Main Authors: PALLÀS, R., ZHENG, X., CASAS, J.M., SÀBAT, F., GIMENO TORRENTE, Domingo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Universitat de Barcelona 1999
• Subjects: Cape Shirreff; Livingston Island; Shirreff; South Shetland Islands; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/ActaGeologica/article/view/5075

The stratigraphic succession at Cape Shirr e ff has a minimum thickness of 450 m and is mainly composed of lavas and a smaller amount of volcaniclastic breccias. Lavas are subalkaline olivine basalts and basaltic andesites which are locally well - bedded, but in most areas give a homogeneous, someti...