Petrography and provenance of basement clasts in CIROS-1 core, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica

• Main Authors: SANDRONI, S., TALARICO, F. M.
• Other Authors: Sandroni, S., Talarico, F. M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2004
• Subjects: Victoria Land; McMurdo Sound; Transantarctic Mountains; Granite Harbour; New Harbour; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11365/8497

Petrographical, mineral chemistry and distribution data on pebble- to boulder-size clasts in the Early Miocene-Late Eocene sedimentary succession recovered at CIROS-1 drillsite (McMurdo Sound) are described here. Clasts are dominated by granitoids and dolerites, with minor occurrences of sedimentary...