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Peralkaline alkali-feldspar-granite from
Fleming Glacier Granite, West Antarctica, Antarctica


Locality type:Glacier
Classification
Type:Peralkaline alkali-feldspar-granite
Age information
Maximum recorded age:100.5 Ma
Minimum recorded age:66.0 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
1100.5 to 66.0 MaLate/Upper Cretaceous - Mid to Late Cretaceous by comparison with other granites in the vicinity
Sample references:
1 -
Leat, P. T., Flowerdew, M. J., Riley, T. R., Whitehouse, M. J., Scarrow, J. H., & Millar, I. L. (2009). Zircon U-Pb dating of Mesozoic volcanic and tectonic events in north-west Palmer Land and south-west Graham Land, Antarctica. Antarctic Science, 21(6), 633-641.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Peralkaline alkali-feldspar-granite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fleming Glacier Granite, West Antarctica, Antarctica
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1324921
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1324921:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Davies, T.G. (1984) The geology of part of northern Palmer Land. British Antarctic Survey Scientific Reports 103. British Antarctic Survey
 
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