Thermal history of the Vestfold Hills (East Antarctica) between Lambert rifting and Gondwana break-up, evidence from apatite fission track data

Antarctic Science

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 97-106

  Lisker, Frank ^a   Wilson, Christopher J L ^b   Gibson, Helen J ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^d Loop Geologic   (Australia)

Author keywords

Denudation; East Antarctic Craton; Lambert Graben; Princess Elisabeth Land; Thermochronology

Indexed keywords

APATITE; BASEMENT ROCK; CENOZOIC; CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; COOLING; CRETACEOUS; DENUDATION; FISSION TRACK DATING; GONDWANA; PALEOZOIC; PASSIVE MARGIN; RIFTING; TRIASSIC;

ANTARCTICA; ASIA; EAST ANTARCTICA; EURASIA; INDIA; LAMBERT GLACIER; PRYDZ BAY; SOUTH ASIA; VESTFOLD HILLS;

EID: 34247521379     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: 13652079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102007000144     Document Type: Article

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