Structural geology of the Mesozoic Miers Bluff Formation and crosscutting Paleogene dikes (Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica) - Insights into the geodynamic history of the northern Antarctic Peninsula

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 498-512

  Kraus, S ^a   Miller, H ^b   Dimov, D ^c   Hegner, E ^b   McWilliams, M ^d   Pecskay, Z ^e  

^a Depto Cie Inst Antartico Chileno   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Antarctic Peninsula; Deformation; Hurd Peninsula; Livingston Island; Magmatic dikes; Miers Bluff Formation; Structural geology

Indexed keywords

DIKE; EMPLACEMENT; FOLDING; GEODYNAMICS; HOST ROCK; MAGMATISM; MESOZOIC; PALEOGENE; STRESS FIELD; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; THOLEIITE;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; BRANSFIELD STRAIT; LIVINGSTON ISLAND; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 56349167986     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2008.08.009     Document Type: Article

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