The Polonez Cove Formation of King George Island, Antarctica: Stratigraphy, facies and implications for mid-Cenozoic cryosphere development

Sedimentology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 277-301

  Troedson, Alexa L ^a   Smellie, John L ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Facies; Glacial sedimentation; Oligocene; Shallow marine; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; CRYOSPHERE; GLACIAL SEDIMENTATION; OLIGOCENE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; STRATIGRAPHY; VOLCANISM;

ANTARCTICA; KING GEORGE ISLAND; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

EID: 0036257916     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3091.2002.00441.x     Document Type: Article

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