Magnetic petrology of the Ross Orogen in Oates Land (Antarctica)

• Main Authors: TALARICO, F. M., ARMADILLO, E., FERRACCIOLI, F., RASTELLI, N.
• Other Authors: Talarico, F. M., Armadillo, E., Ferraccioli, F., Rastelli, N.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2003
• Subjects: Archangel Nunataks; Exiles Nunataks; Granite Harbour; Harald Bay; Oates Land; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11365/8496

This paper presents the results of a pilot study on the magnetic petrology of basement rock units in the Ross Orogen in Oates Land (Antarctica). Magnetic susceptibilities of migmatitic gneisses - the dominant lithology - are generally low (ilmenite+/-graphite-bearing rocks), with the exception of tw...