Research Article| May 01, 1981 Tectonic segmentation of the northern Antarctic Peninsula Donald D. Hawkes Donald D. Hawkes 1Department of Geological Sciences, University of Aston in Birmingham, Birmingham B4 7ET, England Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (1981) 9 (5): 220–224. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1981)9<220:TSOTNA>2.0.CO;2 Article history first online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Donald D. Hawkes; Tectonic segmentation of the northern Antarctic Peninsula. Geology 1981;; 9 (5): 220–224. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1981)9<220:TSOTNA>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Discrete segments of the southeast Pacific Ocean crust were subducted beneath the Antarctic Peninsula in Late Cretaceous and Cenozoic time. The segment boundaries of the subducted ocean crust are reflected in the overlying continental crust by transverse megafractures. These are usually obscured by contemporaneous magmatism but may be revealed by later fault movements. The transverse fracture zones divide Graham Land and its offlying islands into segments that have different histories of magmatism, uplift and erosion, and postorogenic sedimentation. Metalliferous mineralization is controlled, in part, by the transverse fracture zones. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.
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