Geology of the basement complex Thorvald Nilsen Mountains, Antarctica

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McLelland, Douglas
Other Authors: Hibbard, M. J.
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Nevada, Reno 1967
Subjects:
geology
basement complex
Thorvald Nilsen Mountains
Transantarctic Mountains
batholiths
plutons
structural geology
faults
folds
granodiorite
quartz monzonite
Antarctica
Mackay Science Project
geology > Antarctica
Mackay
Antarc*
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11714/1510
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Summary:Online access for this thesis was created in part with support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) administered by the Nevada State Library, Archives and Public Records through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). To obtain a high quality image or document please contact the DeLaMare Library at https://unr.libanswers.com/ or call: 775-784-6945. The basement complex was investigated along the western escarpment of the Thorvald Nilsen Mountains in the central part of the Transantarctic Mountains. The complex is composed of a composite batholith formed by plutons of pretectonic granodiorite and syntectonic quartz monzonite.

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