Geology of the Byrd Glacier Discontinuity (Ross Orogen): New survey data from the Britannia Range, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Carosi, R., Giacomini, F., Talarico, F., Stump, Edmund
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 2007
• Subjects: Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment; Transantarctic Mountains; Byrd; Byrd Glacier; Britannia; Britannia Range; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/andrillaffiliates/19; https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/andrillaffiliates/article/1018/viewcontent/Talarico_AAKCW_2007_Geology_Byrd_Glacier.pdf

Field activities in the Britannia Range (Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica) highlighted new geological features around the so-called Byrd Glacier discontinuity. Recent field surveys revealed the occurrence of significant amounts of medium- to high-grade metamorphic rocks, intruded by abundant coa...