The metaconglomerates of the eastern Lanterman Range (northern Victoria Land, Antarctica): New constraints for their interpretation

Antarctic Science

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 217-227

  Capponi, Giovanni ^a   Crispini, Laura ^a   Meccheri, Marco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Bowers Terrane; Husky Conglomerate; Lanterman Conglomerate; Lanterman Range; Northern Victoria Land

Indexed keywords

CONGLOMERATE; DEFORMATION; METAMORPHISM; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK;

ANTARCTICA; LANTERMAN RANGE; VICTORIA LAND;

VICTORIA;

EID: 0033150063     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0954102099000280     Document Type: Article

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