An 40Ar-39Ar investigation of the Mertz Glacier area (George V Land, Antarctica): implications for the Ross Orogen - East Antarctic Craton relationship and Gondwana reconstructions

• Published in: Precambrian Research
• Main Authors: DI VINCENZO, G., TALARICO, F. M., KLEINSCHMIDT, G.
• Other Authors: Talarico, F. M., Kleinschmidt, G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: 40Ar-39Ar dating; Antarctica; George V Land; Proterozoic; Ross Orogen; Shear zone; Antarctic; East Antarctica; Mertz Glacier; Ninnis Glacier; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11365/17831; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.precamres.2006.10.002

George V Land (Antarctica) includes the boundary between Late Archean–Paleoproterozoic metamorphic terrains of the East Antarctic craton and the intrusive and metasedimentary rocks of the Early Paleozoic Ross–Delamerian Orogen. This therefore represents a key region for understanding the tectono-met...