Geochronological and Geochemical Assessment of Cenozoic Volcanism from the Terror Rift Region of the West Antarctic Rift System.

• Main Author: Rilling, Sarah E.
• Other Authors: Mukasa, Samuel B., Lange, Rebecca Ann, Michalak, Anna M., Niemi, Nathan A., Van Keken, Peter E., Zhang, Youxue
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Subjects: Igneous Geochemistry; Rift; Geochronology; Geology and Earth Sciences; Science; Antarctic; Beaufort Island; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/64777

The work presented in this dissertation explains results from three different methods to determine the relation between tectonism and rift-related volcanism in the Terror Rift region of the West Antarctic Rift System (WARS). Alkaline lavas from seven submarine features, Beaufort Island and Franklin...