Stratigraphy of the Pliocene Sorsdal Formation, Marine Plain, Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Quilty, PG, Lirio, JM, Jillett, D
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS 2000
• Subjects: Earth Sciences; Geology; Stratigraphy (incl. Biostratigraphy and Sequence Stratigraphy); East Antarctica; Vestfold Hills; Vestfold; Marine Plain; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102000000262; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/20651

The Sorsdal Formation and one member, Graveyard Sandstone Member constitute a sedimentary sequence covering approximately 10 km2 of Marine Plain, Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica. The new Formation consists dominantly of friable diatomaceous siltstone and sandstone with dark limestone lenses. It is i...