Geology of the basement complex Thorvald Nilsen Mountains, Antarctica
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Authors
McLelland, Douglas
Issue Date
1967
Type
Thesis
Language
en_US
Keywords
Geology , Basement Complex , Thorvald Nilsen Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains , Batholiths , Plutons , Structural Geology , Faults , Folds , Granodiorite , Quartz Monzonite , Antarctica , Mackay Theses and Dissertations Grant Collection
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Abstract
The basement complex was investigated along the western escarpment of the Thorvald Nilsen Mountains in the central part of the Transantarctic Mountains. The complex is composed of a composite batholith formed by plutons of pretectonic granodiorite and syntectonic quartz monzonite.
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Publisher
University of Nevada, Reno
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