Observations on the Ross Orogen, Antarctica in Gondwana Five. Selected papers and abstracts of papers.
Antarctique ; Dérive des continents ; Gondwana ; Géographie des régions polaires ; Orogène ; Orogène de Ross ; Paléogéographie ; Paléozoïque ; Précambrien ; Ross Orogen ; Tectonique globale ; Transantarctic Mountains
An orogenic sequence of sedimentary, volcanic metamorphic and plutonic rocks, truncated by a major middle to upper Paleozoic erosion surface occurs throughout the Transantarctic Mountains. Along its length the belt shows considerable variations
Geochronological correlations of Precambrian and Paleozoïc orogens in New-Zealand, Mary Byrd Land (West Antarctica), Northern Victoria Land (East Antarctica) and Tasmania in Gondwana Five. Selected papers and abstracts of papers.
Antarctique ; Australie ; Corrélation géochronologique ; Gondwana ; Géochronologie ; Géographie physique ; Marie Byrd Land ; Northern Victoria Land ; Nouvelle-Zélande ; Orogenèse ; Paléogéographie ; Paléozoïque ; Précambrien ; Tasmania
Following compression, uplift and erosion of the rocks of the Rangitata Orogen (Carboniferous-Lower Cretaceous) a change to extensional tectonics occured in mid-Cretaceous times throughout the New Zealand region. A rift system developed on the West