Geology, age and origin of the Mount Willing area (Prince Charles Mountains, East Antarctica)

Antarctic Science

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 338-352

  Mikhalsky, E V ^a   Laiba, A A ^b   Beliatsky, B V ^c   Stuwe K ^d  

^a VNIIOKEANGEOLOGIA   (Russian Federation)

^b Polar Mar Geol Research Expedition   (Russian Federation)

^c Inst of the Geol and G   (Russian Federation)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Geochemistry; Metamorphism; Proterozoic; Volcanic rocks

Indexed keywords

MAGMATISM; METAMORPHISM; REGIONAL GEOLOGY;

ANTARCTICA; MOUNT WILLING; PRINCE CHARLES MOUNTAINS;

MARTES PENNANTI;

EID: 0033197714     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0954102099000437     Document Type: Article

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