Development and application of a method for U-Th dating of the Bonney Drift, Taylor Valley, Antarctica

• Main Author: Smith, David W.
• Other Authors: Hendy, Chris H.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: The University of Waikato 2019
• Subjects: Antarctic; Bonney; East Antarctic Ice Sheet; Glacier Taylor; Taylor Glacier; Taylor Valley; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/12865

The lacustrine carbonates of the Bonney Drift, Taylor Valley, Antarctica were deposited in lakes proglacial to glaciers advancing through the valley, and now occur as lag and clasts in the glacial drift formed by the glacier. They commonly contain 8 to 25% detritus, including high levels of silica,...