Record of Late Miocene glacial deposits on Isla Marambio (Seymour Island), Antarctic Peninsula

Antarctic Science

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 193-198

  Marenssi, Sergio A ^a   Casadío, Silvio ^b   Santillana, Sergio N ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PAMPA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antarctica; diamictite outcrops; glaciation; isotopic ages

Indexed keywords

BASALT; DIAMICTITE; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; GLACIATION; GLACIOMARINE DEPOSIT; LITHOLOGY; MIOCENE; OUTCROP;

ANTARCTICA; SEYMOUR ISLAND; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 77954242903     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: 13652079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102009990629     Document Type: Article

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