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Antarctica and Supercontinent Evolution
Author(s)
I. C. W. Fitzsimons;
I. C. W. Fitzsimons
Curtin University of Technology, Australia
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Geological Society of London
Volume
383
Copyright:
Geological Society of London
© Geological Society of London 2013, ISBN 978-1-86239-647-0$30
ISBN electronic:
9781862396470
Publication date:
January 01, 2013
Antarctica preserves a rock record that spans three and a half billion years of history and has a remarkable story to tell about the evolution of our Earth, from the hottest crustal rocks yet found in an orogenic system, to the assembly and breakup of Gondwana in the Phanerozoic. This volume highlights our improved understanding of the tectonic events that have shaped Antarctica and how these potentially relate to supercontinent assembly and fragmentation. The internal constitution of the East Antarctic Shield is assessed using information available from the basement geology and from detritus preserved as Mesozoic sediments in the Trans Antarctic Mountains. Accretionary orogenesis along the proto-Pacific margin of Antarctica is examined and the volumes of intracrustal melting compared with juvenile magma additions in these complex orogenic systems assessed. This volume demonstrates the diversity of approaches required to elucidate and understand crustal evolution and evaluate the supercontinent concept.
Antarctica and Supercontinent Evolution
Author(s): S. L. Harley, I. C. W. Fitzsimons, Y. Zhao
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1144/SP383
ISBN (print): 9781862393677
ISBN (electronic): 9781862396470
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Published: 2013
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Antarctica and supercontinent evolution: historical perspectives, recent advances and unresolved issuesAuthor(s)Simon L. Harley;Simon L. Harley1School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JW, UKSearch for other works by this author on:Ian C. W. Fitzsimons;Ian C. W. Fitzsimons2Department of Applied Geology, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:Yue ZhaoYue Zhao3Institute of Geomechanics, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100081, ChinaSearch for other works by this author on:
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The Mesoproterozoic Rayner Province in the Lambert Glacier area: its age, origin, isotopic structure and implications for Australia–Antarctica correlationsAuthor(s)E. V. Mikhalsky;E. V. Mikhalsky1VNIIOkeangeologia, Angliiskii Avenue, 1, St. Petersburg 190121, RussiaSearch for other works by this author on:J. W. Sheraton;J. W. Sheraton2AGSO – Geoscience Australia, GPO Box 378, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia6Present Address: Stoneacre, Bream Road, St. Briavels, GL15 6TL, UKSearch for other works by this author on:I. V. Kudriavtsev;I. V. Kudriavtsev3Polar Marine Georesearch Expedition (PMGRE), Pobedy Street, 24, St. Petersburg, Lomonosov 198412, Russia4All Russian Geological Research Institute (VSEGEI), Srednii Avenue, 74, St. Petersburg 199106, RussiaSearch for other works by this author on:S. A. Sergeev;S. A. Sergeev4All Russian Geological Research Institute (VSEGEI), Srednii Avenue, 74, St. Petersburg 199106, RussiaSearch for other works by this author on:V. P. Kovach;V. P. Kovach5Institute for the Geology and Geochronology of the Precambrian (IGGP), Makarova Emb., 2, St. Petersburg 199034, RussiaSearch for other works by this author on:I. A. Kamenev;I. A. Kamenev3Polar Marine Georesearch Expedition (PMGRE), Pobedy Street, 24, St. Petersburg, Lomonosov 198412, RussiaSearch for other works by this author on:A. A. LaibaA. A. Laiba3Polar Marine Georesearch Expedition (PMGRE), Pobedy Street, 24, St. Petersburg, Lomonosov 198412, RussiaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Pb isotopic domains from the Indian Ocean sector of Antarctica: implications for past Antarctica–India connectionsAuthor(s)M. J. Flowerdew;M. J. Flowerdew1British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ET, UK7Present address: CASP, University of Cambridge, West Building, 181A Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DH, UKSearch for other works by this author on:S. Tyrrell;S. Tyrrell2Earth & Ocean Sciences, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, IrelandSearch for other works by this author on:S. D. Boger;S. D. Boger3School of Earth Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:I. C. W. Fitzsimons;I. C. W. Fitzsimons4Department of Applied Geology, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:S. L. Harley;S. L. Harley5School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, Grant Institute, The King’s Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JW, UKSearch for other works by this author on:E. V. Mikhalsky;E. V. Mikhalsky6VNIIOkeangeologia, Angliisky pr. 1, 190121 St. Petersburg, RussiaSearch for other works by this author on:A. P. M. VaughanA. P. M. Vaughan1British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ET, UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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Boron- and phosphate-rich rocks in the Larsemann Hills, Prydz Bay, East Antarctica: tectonic implicationsAuthor(s)Edward S. Grew;Edward S. Grew1School of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Maine, 5790 Bryand Global Science Center, Orono, ME 04469, USASearch for other works by this author on:Christopher J. Carson;Christopher J. Carson2Geoscience Australia, PO Box 378, Canberra, ACT 2601, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:Andrew G. Christy;Andrew G. Christy3Centre for Advanced Microscopy, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:Steven D. BogerSteven D. Boger4School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Contrasting metamorphic records and their implications for tectonic process in the central Sør Rondane Mountains, eastern Dronning Maud Land, East AntarcticaAuthor(s)Tatsuro Adachi;Tatsuro Adachi1Division of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Social and Cultural Studies, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819–0395, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:Tomokazu Hokada;Tomokazu Hokada2Department of Polar Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, 10-3 Midori-cho, Tachikawa, Tokyo 190-8518, Japan3National Institute of Polar Research, 10-3 Midori-cho, Tachikawa, Tokyo 190-8518, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:Yasuhito Osanai;Yasuhito Osanai1Division of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Social and Cultural Studies, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819–0395, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:Nobuhiko Nakano;Nobuhiko Nakano1Division of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Social and Cultural Studies, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819–0395, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:Sotaro Baba;Sotaro Baba4Department of Natural Environment, University of the Ryukyus, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0213, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:Tsuyoshi ToyoshimaTsuyoshi Toyoshima5Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Niigata University, 8050 Ikarashi 2-no-cho, Niigata-shi, Niigata 950-2181, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:
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Possible armalcolite pseudomorph-bearing garnet–sillimanite gneiss from Skallevikshalsen, Lützow-Holm Complex, East Antarctica: Implications for ultrahigh-temperature metamorphismAuthor(s)Toshisuke Kawasaki;Toshisuke Kawasaki1Department of Earth Sciences, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ehime University, Bunkyo-cho 2–5, Matsuyama 790–8577, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:Tatsuro Adachi;Tatsuro Adachi2Division of Evolution of Earth Environments, Graduate School of Social and Cultural Studies, Kyushu University, Motooka 744, Fukuoka 819–0395, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:Nobuhiko Nakano;Nobuhiko Nakano2Division of Evolution of Earth Environments, Graduate School of Social and Cultural Studies, Kyushu University, Motooka 744, Fukuoka 819–0395, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:Yasuhito OsanaiYasuhito Osanai2Division of Evolution of Earth Environments, Graduate School of Social and Cultural Studies, Kyushu University, Motooka 744, Fukuoka 819–0395, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:
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Anatectic reworking and differentiation of continental crust along the active margin of Gondwana: a zircon Hf–O perspective from West AntarcticaAuthor(s)Chris Yakymchuk;Chris Yakymchuk1Laboratory For Crustal Petrology, Department of Geology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USASearch for other works by this author on:Christine S. Siddoway;Christine S. Siddoway2Department of Geology, The Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903, USASearch for other works by this author on:C. Mark Fanning;C. Mark Fanning3Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University, Mills Road, Canberra, ACT 0200, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:Rory Mcfadden;Rory Mcfadden4Department of Geological Sciences, Salem State University, Salem, Massachusetts 01970, USASearch for other works by this author on:Fawna J. Korhonen;Fawna J. Korhonen5Geological Survey of Western Australia, East Perth WA 6004, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:Michael BrownMichael Brown1Laboratory For Crustal Petrology, Department of Geology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Reconstruction of the early Mesozoic plate margin of Gondwana by U–Pb ages of detrital zircons from northern Victoria Land, AntarcticaAuthor(s)Martin Elsner;Martin Elsner1Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Institut für Geowissenschaften, Burgweg 11, 07749 Jena, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:Robert Schöner;Robert Schöner2Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, GeoZentrum Nordbayern, Schlossgarten 5, 91054 Erlangen, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:Axel Gerdes;Axel Gerdes3Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Institut für Geowissenschaften, Altenhöferallee 1, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:Reinhard GauppReinhard Gaupp1Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Institut für Geowissenschaften, Burgweg 11, 07749 Jena, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:
