Clay minerals in Cenozoic sediments off Cape Roberts (McMurdo Sound, Antarctica) reveal the palaeoclimatic history

• Published in: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
• Main Authors: Ehermann W., SETTI, MASSIMO, MARINONI, LUIGI TITO
• Other Authors: Ehermann, W., Setti, Massimo, Marinoni, LUIGI TITO
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2005
• Subjects: ANTARCTICA; CENOZOIC; CLAY MINERALS; PALAEOCLIMATE; CAPE ROBERTS PROJECT; Cape Roberts; McMurdo Sound; Transantarctic Mountains; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11571/133009; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2005.06.022

The clay mineral assemblages of the ca. 1600 m thick Cenozoic sedimentary succession recovered at the CRP-1, CRP-2/2A and CRP-3 drill sites off Cape Roberts on the McMurdo Sound shelf, Antarctica, were analysed in order to reconstruct the palaeoclimate and the glacial history of this part of Antarct...