New radiometric dating of the dykes from the Hurd Peninsula, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 925-934

  Zheng, X ^a   Kamenov, B ^b   Sang, H ^a   Monchev, P ^c  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

^c Geochronology Laboratory   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Dykes; K Ar and 40Ar 39Ar dating; Livingston Island

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; DIKE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MAGMATISM; MESOZOIC; RADIOMETRIC METHOD;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0037694810     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-9811(02)00146-3     Document Type: Article

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