Description
Book SynopsisThis book presents a summary of the geology of the Transantarctic Mountains for Earth scientists who may want to work there or who need an overview of the geologic history of this region.
Trade ReviewFrom the reviews:
“An ambitiously broad subject matter that has been aimed at an equally wide audience, ranging from active researchers to those who visit Antarctica ‘to be inspired by its natural beauty’. … an important resource for anyone wishing to plan a field campaign to this mountain region … . This book will be valuable addition to any Antarctic research centre’s library, but given the increased prominence of Antarctic science it should also find a place in the Earth Science section of most university libraries.” (Mike Curtis, Geological Magazine, April, 2011)
Table of ContentsProlog
Preface
Acknowledgements
Part I: EXPLORATION AND CHARACTERIZATION
1. The Exploration of Antarctica
2. Antarctica: The Continent
Part II: THE BASEMENT ROCKS
3. Southern Victoria Land; Basement Rocks
4. Northern Victoria Land
5. Central Transantarctic Mountains
6. The Queen Maud Mountains
7. Horlick Mountains
8. The Far-Eastern Mountains
9. From Rodinia to Gondwana
Part III: GONDWANA: GROWTH AND DISINTEGRATION
10. The Beacon Supergroup
11. Beacon Supergroup: Special topics
12. The Ferrar Group: Kirkpatrick Basalt
13. Ferrar Group: Dolerite sills and the Dufek intrusion
14. Kirwan Volcanics, Queen Maud Land
15. Break-up of Gondwana and Assembly of Antarctica
Part IV: FIRE AND ICE
16. Cenozoic Volcanoes
17. The East Antarctic Ece Sheet
18. Meteorites on Ice
19. Glaciation of Southern Victoria Land
20. Antarctica in Retrospect
Author Index
Subject Index
Geologic Time Scale
