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Mapping and measurement of rock-types and structures collected from central Alexander Island, 2004-2005

GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/00599

Abstract:
Key geological boundaries were identified and mapped onto aerial photos and satellite images.

License

Access:	Requests for data can be made via the UK Polar Data Centre (UK PDC) at BAS.
Use:	These data are governed by the NERC data policy.

Authors

Name	UK PDC
Role(s)	Metadata Author
Organisation	British Antarctic Survey

Name	Prof Simon P Kelley
Role(s)	Investigator
Organisation	Open University

Name	Dr Alan P M Vaughan
Role(s)	Investigator
Organisation	British Antarctic Survey

Name	Dr I Millar
Role(s)	Investigator
Organisation	British Geological Survey

Basic Information

Creation Date:	2012-02-29
Dataset Progress:	Complete
Dataset Language:	English
ISO Topic Categories:	Geoscientific Information
Parameters:	Land Surface > Geomorphology Land Surface > Geomorphology > Tectonic Landforms/Processes Solid Earth > Geomorphology > Tectonic Landforms/Processes Solid Earth > Tectonics Solid Earth > Tectonics > Plate Boundaries Solid Earth > Tectonics > Plate Tectonics

Additional Information

Reference:	Craig D. Storey. 2005. Geological observations from the northern Le May Range, Southern Douglas Range and the Lully Foothills, Central Alexander Island, Antarctica, BAS Field Report, Field Season 2004/2005. British Antarctic Survey field reports. Craig Storey, Simon Kelley, Alan Vaughan and Ian Millar. 2006. Oblique subduction, off-scraping and exhumation of oceanic slivers by transtension at the base of an Upper Triassic accretionary prism along the Antarctic Peninsula segment of the Gondwanan margin. Tectonic Studies Group Annual Meeting, Manchester, Jan 2006 C.D. Storey, A.P.M. Vaughan, S.P. Kelley and I.L. Millar. 2005. Structural history of the Mesozoic Le May Group in central Alexander Island, Antarctica: A record of subduction-accretion and collision with an oceanic seamount along the Gondwanan margin. Project ref: AFI 05/25 - Tectonic and thermal history of suspect terranes on the Pacific margin of Gondwana
Lineage/Methodology:

Extent

Temporal Coverage:
Start Date	2004-12-04
End Date	2005-02-05

Paleo Temporal Coverage:
Paleo Start Date	~245 Ma
Paleo End Date	~65 Ma
Chronostratigraphic Unit	MESOZOIC

Spatial Coverage:
Latitude
Southernmost	-70.783
Northernmost	-70.611
Longitude
Westernmost	-69.692
Easternmost	-69.116
Altitude
Min Altitude	630m
Max Altitude	1215m
Depth
Min Depth	N/A
Max Depth	N/A

Location:
Location	Antarctica
Detailed Location	Alexander Island

Storage

Distribution:
Distribution Media	N/A
Distribution Size	14MB
Distribution Format	N/A
Fees	See Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Data Policy

Data Storage:	These data are managed by BAS