Chemical analysis of various geological samples from Northern Victoria Land, Antarctica

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Main Authors: Fioretti, A M, Lanza, R
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author Fioretti, A M
Lanza, R
author_facet Fioretti, A M
Lanza, R
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contents This paper reports the results of a preliminary palaeomagnetic investigation of the Admiralty Intrusives complex of northern Victoria Land, Antarctica. The samples were collected at Mt. Supernal and Inferno Peak, two pinions mainly formed of granodiorite and minor tonalite and emplaced at ab. 350 Ma at a high crustal level, as shown by amphibole geobarometric data and occurrence of miarolitic cavities. Microprobe and isothermal remanence analyses showed that magnetite. characterized by low coercivity and Curic point in the range 550-570 °C is the only primary ferromagnetic mineral. Stepwise thermaldemagnetization succeeded in isolatingamagnetization component. stable up to 530 °C. The virtual geomagnetic poles (VGPs) of the two plutons are different. That of Inferno Peak is consistent with the Australian palaeopoles of late Devonian-early Carboniferous age, whereas the location of the Mt. Supernal VGP probably results from the tectonic activity which affected the Ross Sea region during the Cenozoic.
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spellingShingle Chemical analysis of various geological samples from Northern Victoria Land, Antarctica
Fioretti, A M
Lanza, R
Cape Roberts Project; CRP; Geological sample; GEOS; Inferno_Peak; Inferno Peak, Victoria Land, Antarctica; Mount Supernal, Victoria Land, Antarctica; Mt_Supernal
This paper reports the results of a preliminary palaeomagnetic investigation of the Admiralty Intrusives complex of northern Victoria Land, Antarctica. The samples were collected at Mt. Supernal and Inferno Peak, two pinions mainly formed of granodiorite and minor tonalite and emplaced at ab. 350 Ma at a high crustal level, as shown by amphibole geobarometric data and occurrence of miarolitic cavities. Microprobe and isothermal remanence analyses showed that magnetite. characterized by low coercivity and Curic point in the range 550-570 °C is the only primary ferromagnetic mineral. Stepwise thermaldemagnetization succeeded in isolatingamagnetization component. stable up to 530 °C. The virtual geomagnetic poles (VGPs) of the two plutons are different. That of Inferno Peak is consistent with the Australian palaeopoles of late Devonian-early Carboniferous age, whereas the location of the Mt. Supernal VGP probably results from the tectonic activity which affected the Ross Sea region during the Cenozoic.
title Chemical analysis of various geological samples from Northern Victoria Land, Antarctica
topic Cape Roberts Project; CRP; Geological sample; GEOS; Inferno_Peak; Inferno Peak, Victoria Land, Antarctica; Mount Supernal, Victoria Land, Antarctica; Mt_Supernal
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.548525