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Phonolite from
Mount Terror, Ross Island, Ross Archipelago, Victoria Land, East Antarctica, Antarctica


Locality type:Volcano
Classification
Type:Phonolite
Age information
Maximum recorded age:1.75 Ma
Minimum recorded age:1.32 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
11.75 to 1.32 MaPleistocene - K-Ar
Sample references:
1 -
Armstrong, Richard Lee (1978) K-Ar dating: Late Cenozoic McMurdo Volcanic Group and dry valley glacial history, Victoria Land, Antarctica. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, 21 (6) 685-698 doi:10.1080/00288306.1978.10425199
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Phonolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Terror, Ross Island, Ross Archipelago, Victoria Land, East Antarctica, Antarctica
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1326232
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1326232:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Phonolite
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘMount Erebus, Ross Island, Ross Archipelago, Victoria Land, East Antarctica, Antarctica
49.0km (30.5 miles) ⓘHut Point Peninsula, Ross Island, Ross Archipelago, Victoria Land, East Antarctica, Antarctica
53.4km (33.2 miles) ⓘMount Bird, Ross Island, Ross Archipelago, Victoria Land, East Antarctica, Antarctica
93.4km (58.1 miles) ⓘBlack Island, Ross Archipelago, Victoria Land, East Antarctica, Antarctica
96.8km (60.2 miles) ⓘBrown Peninsula, Ross Archipelago, Victoria Land, East Antarctica, Antarctica
References
Jones, L. M. (1972). GEOCHEMISTRY OF MCMURDO VOLCANICS, VICTORIA LAND. 1. STRONTIUM ISOTOPE COMPOSITION. Antarctic Journal of the United States, 7(5), 142-144.
Kyle, P.R. (1990) A. McMurdo Volcanic Group Western Ross Embayment. In Volcanoes of the Antarctic Plate and Southern Oceans Vol. 48 - Antarctic Research Series. American Geophysical Union. p.18-145. doi:10.1029/AR048pp.99-102
 
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