Mobilization of fluidized sediment during sill emplacement, western Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica

Antarctic Science

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 393-398

  Curtis, Michael L ^a   Riley, Teal R ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ahlmannryggen; Borgmassivet Intrusions; Clastic dyke; Ritscherflya Supergroup

Indexed keywords

CLASTIC DIKE; EMPLACEMENT; FLUIDIZATION; HOST ROCK; MAFIC ROCK; METAMORPHISM; SEDIMENT; SILL;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0141792905     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102003001408     Document Type: Article

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