The age and origin of the Balleny and Scott volcanic provinces, Ross Sea, Antarctica

• Published in: Geochemistry
• Main Authors: Merle, Renaud E., Jiang, Qiang, Jourdan, Fred, Olierook, Hugo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Uppsala universitet, Naturresurser och hållbar utveckling 2022
• Subjects: Recent volcanism; Ar-40/Ar-39 dating; Metasomatised lithospheric mantle; Geology; Geologi; Mount Erebus; Mount Melbourne; Ross Sea; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-502647; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemer.2022.125904

The Balleny and Scott volcanic provinces are two isolated and remote volcanic occurrences located along the rifted margin of Western Antarctica in the Ross Sea. They include oceanic plateaus, seamounts, and volcanic islands. Although volcanic activity has been documented through remote sensing, ther...