Mantle rocks in East Antarctica

• Published in: Geological Society, London, Memoirs
• Main Authors: Foley, SF, Andronikov, AV, Halpin, JA, Daczko, NR, Jacob, DE
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Geological Society of London 2021
• Subjects: Antarctic; mantle; xenolith; East Antarctica; Dronning Maud Land; Vestfold Hills; Shackleton; Vestfold; Amery; Gaussberg; Haskard Highlands; Jetty Peninsula; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/46391/

Only three localities of mantle xenoliths are known from all of East Antarctica, occurring at the Jetty Peninsula (Lambert–Amery Rift), Vestfold Hills and Gaussberg volcano. The latter two are spinel-facies peridotites, whereas the Jetty Peninsula rocks also include garnet-spinel lherzolites; all co...