Abstract
Phyllite and schist samples from Cape Bowles, Clarence Island, have a greenschist-facies mineralogy. Mineralogy and total rock chemistry suggest a premetamorphic lithology of arenaceous sediments derived from an acid igneous terrain. Rb/Sr isotopic data show that metamorphism occurred during the same late Cretaceous (70-100 m.y.) event recorded elsewhere in the Scotia metamorphic complex and initial 86Sr/87Sr ratios are consistent with a Mesozoic rather than Precambrian source area. (Authors' abstract) -C.N.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 49-59 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Instituto Antartico Chileno, Serie Cientifica |
Volume | 30 |
Publication status | Published - 1983 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Earth and Planetary Sciences
- General Environmental Science