The Jurassic gabbroic intrusions of Utpostane and Muren: Insights into Karoo-related plutonism in Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica

Antarctic Science

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 283-301

  Vuori, Saku K ^a   Luttinen, Arto V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Gondwana; Karoo magmatism; Lithostratigraphy; Petrography

Indexed keywords

GABBRO; GONDWANA; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; JURASSIC; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; MAGMATISM; PETROLOGY; PLUTON;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0038581678     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102003001287     Document Type: Article

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