Tectonic Characteristics of Source Areas from Beach Sands of Tierra del Fuego and the Antartic Peninsule, Argentina

• Published in: Pesquisas em Geociências
• Main Authors: GELOS, EDGARDO MARTÍN, SPAGNUOLO, JORGE OSVALDO, ISLA, FEDERICO IGNACIO
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Instituto de Geociências /Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 2000
• Subjects: beach sands; mineralogy; continental margins; volcanic arcs; Antartic Peninsula; Tierra del Fuego Island; Geociências; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Argentina; isla Grande; Pacific; The Antarctic; Antarc*; antartic*; Antártica; Tierra del Fuego
• Online Access: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/PesquisasemGeociencias/article/view/20181

Sand mineralogical analysis from 22 beaches were performed within the southernmost area of Argentina (Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego), the Antarctic Peninsula and the Scotia Arc (South Orkney, South Shetland and James Ross islands included). Composition triangles of light and heavy minerals were co...