Dike systems and their volcanic host rocks on King George Island, Antarctica: Implications on the geodynamic history based on a multidisciplinary approach

Tectonophysics

Volumn 495, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 269-297

  Kraus, S ^a   Poblete, F ^b   Arriagada, C ^b  

^a Depto Cie Inst Antartico Chileno   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Antarctic Peninsula; Igneous geochemistry; Magmatic dikes; Paleomagnetism; Structural geology

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEODYNAMICS; GEOMAGNETISM; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; LEVEES; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; STRESSES; TECTONICS; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; CRUSTAL CONTAMINATION; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRIES; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH; PALEOMAGNETISM; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS; TECTONIC STRESS FIELDS; VERTICAL-AXIS ROTATION;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ARGON-ARGON DATING; DIKE SWARM; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FOLDING; GEODYNAMICS; HOST ROCK; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; LUTETIAN; MESOZOIC; PALEOMAGNETISM; SECULAR VARIATION; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC ROTATION; THANETIAN; UPLIFT;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; KING GEORGE ISLAND; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 78649745813     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2010.09.035     Document Type: Article

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