New evidence of Proterozoic high P-T metamorphism in East Antarctica from thermobarometry and in-situ U-Pb age dating of monazite in metamorphic glacial clasts, central Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica

• Main Author: Nissen, Chelsea I.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Antarctica; Geochronology; Metamorphic petrology; Monazites; Thermobarometry; U-Pb dating; Geological sciences; Antarctic; Byrd; Byrd Glacier; East Antarctica; Lonewolf Nunataks; Miller Range; Nimrod; Transantarctic Mountains; Antarc*; Ice cap
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11299/169997

University of Minnesota M.S. thesis. November 2014. Major: Geological Sciences. Advisor: Dr. John Goodge. 1 computer file (PDF); vi, 61 pages, appendices A-C. The East Antarctic shield (EAS) is a key component in the study of early crustal evolution due to its ancient geologic history and involvemen...