Magmatism in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica

ISBN-13: 9781009177085 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 225 str.

Bruce (Johns Hopkins University) Marsh

Opis

A unique and detailed examination of the Ferrar Magmatic System of the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica.

Spis treści

1. The Nature of Magmatism; 2. The McMurdo Dry Valleys Magmatic System (Ferrar McDV); 3. The Ferrar Dolerite Sills; 4. Ferrar Basic Petrologic Structure; 5. Nature and Distribution of Individual Sills; 6. Bull Pass Geology; 7. Dais Layered Intrusion; 8. Compositional Characteristics of the Ferrar McDV Magmatic System; 9. Crystal Entrainment and Transport; 10. Opx Provenance; 11. Noritic Magma, Primocryst Entrainment, and Source Sampling; 12. Regional distribution of Ferrar magmatic centers; 13. The Ferrar Magmatic Conundrum; 14. Ferrar Magma Source Material; Appendices; References; Index.