Abstract:
The collection consists of over 1 tonne of rock samples from the Theron Mountains, with an emphasis on the mainline of the enscarpment, which was reached by climbing the scree slopes at the base of the cliffs or by traversing the skyline, during the 2004/2005 field season.
Keywords:
Gondwana break-up, Theron Mountains, magma, rock sample collection
| Access Constraints: | Geological samples are stored at the Lapworth Museum. |
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| Use Constraints: | These data are governed by NERC Data Policy. |
| Creation Date: | 2012-02-27 |
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| Dataset Progress: | Complete |
| Dataset Language: | English |
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| Personnel: | |
| Name | UK PDC |
| Role(s) | Metadata Author |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Name | Dr W H Owens |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | University of Birmingham |
| Name | Prof Donny Hutton |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Name | Prof Paul Smith |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | Oxford University Museum of Natural History |
| Parent Dataset: | N/A |
| Reference: | Hutton, DHW, 2009. Insights into magmatism in volcanic margins: bridge structures and a new mechanism of basic sill emplacement - Theron Mountains, Antarctica. PETROLEUM GEOSCIENCE, Volume: 15, Issue: 3 Pages: 269-278. DOI:10.1144/1354-079309-841. O'Driscoll, B., Troll, V.R., Reavy, R.J. and Turner, P., 2006. The Great Eucrite intrusion of Ardnamurchan, Scotland:Reevaluating the ring-dike concept. Geology 34 (3) 189-192. Hutton, Owens, Leat, Curtis and Turner, 2006. Testing plume models: Dolerite sill flow directions and emplacement mechanisms in the Theron Mountains, Antarctica. Visual Geosciences. DOI 10.1007/s10069-0 20 AFI project no: AFI 04/05 - Testing Gondwana break-up and plume models: constraints from magma flow directions |
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| Temporal Coverage: | |
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| Start Date | 2003-09-01 |
| End Date | 2004-02-28 |
| Paleo Temporal Coverage: | |
| Paleo Start Date | ~180 Ma |
| Paleo End Date | ~180 Ma |
| Chronostratigraphic Unit | MESOZOIC |
| Spatial Coverage: | |
| Latitude | |
| Southernmost | -79.2 |
| Northernmost | -78.8 |
| Longitude | |
| Westernmost | -28.8 |
| Easternmost | -27.4 |
| Altitude | |
| Min Altitude | 0m |
| Max Altitude | ~1000m |
| Depth | |
| Min Depth | N/A |
| Max Depth | N/A |
| Location: | |
| Location | Antarctica |
| Detailed Location | Theron Mountains |
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| Data Storage: | Geological samples are stored at the Lapworth Museum. |
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