Depositional history of pre-devonian strata and timing of Ross orogenic tectonism in the central Trananarctic Mountains, Antarctica

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 114, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1070-1088

  Myrow, Paul M ^a   Pope, Michael C ^b   Goodge, John W ^c   Fischer, Woodward ^a   Palmer, Alison R ^d  

^a Department of Psychology   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Institute for Cambrian Studies   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaeocyatha; Cambrian; Neoproterozoic; Reef; Ross orogeny; Transantarctic mountains

Indexed keywords

SYNOROGENICS DEPOSITS;

LIMESTONE; MAPPING; ROCKS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SHALE; SILT; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

GEOPHYSICS;

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CAMBRIAN; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 84879882823     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0016-7606(2002)114<1070:DHOPDS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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