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Ferrar Sill Distribution and Composition

Entry ID: BDM_JHU-Ferrar-Geol

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Summary

Abstract: This set of data describes the geologic occurrence, petrologic nature, and
chemical composition of a series of sheet-like basaltic intrusions, known as
Sills, which occur in the McMurdo Dry Valleys region of the Trans-Antarctic
Mountains of Victoria Land. A geologic map traces the physical occurrence of
theses sills, which are known as the Ferrar Dolerites, over an area of ...

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Spatial coordinates

N: -62.83

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

SOLID EARTH > ROCKS/MINERALS/CRYSTALS > ELEMENTS > MAJOR ELEMENTS

SOLID EARTH > ROCKS/MINERALS/CRYSTALS > IGNEOUS ROCKS

SOLID EARTH > ROCKS/MINERALS/CRYSTALS > IGNEOUS ROCKS > MAP

SOLID EARTH > TECTONICS > VOLCANIC ACTIVITY > ERUPTION DYNAMICS > MAGMA COMPOSITION/TEXTURE

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GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Data Center

Magmatic Laboratory, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University

Data Center URL: http://silvermagma.eps.jhu.edu

Data Center Personnel
Name: BRUCE D. MARSH Phone: 410-516-4652 Fax: 410-516-7933 Email: bmarsh at jhu.edu Contact Address: JHU, Oline Hall Earth and Planetary Sciences 34th and N. Charles Sts. City: Baltimore Province or State: MD Postal Code: 21218 Country: USA