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Summary
List of field-based rock identification and locations, collected for
U-Th-He thermochronometry by House, Encarnacion, and Farley, December
2002. Heavy mineral separates were prepared from most of these
rocks. Geochronology is not yet complete.

Geographic Coverage Spatial coordinates   

N: -77.18

S: -77.95

E: 160.56

W: 164.31

Data Set Citation

Dataset Creator: Kenneth A. Farley

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > MCMURDO DRY VALLEYS GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: .005 Longitude Resolution: .005 Vertical Resolution: 3 m

Science Keywords

SOLID EARTH > ROCKS/MINERALS > SEDIMENTARY ROCKS SOLID EARTH > ROCKS/MINERALS > METAMORPHIC ROCKS SOLID EARTH > ROCKS/MINERALS > IGNEOUS ROCKS

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GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Ancillary Keywords

Dry Valleys Ferrar dolerite Granite Harbor intrusives apatite zircon geochronology helium

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Data Center

Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology Data Center URL: http://www.gps.caltech.edu/ Dataset ID: Dry Valleys U-Th-He Data Center Personnel Name: KENNETH A. FARLEY Phone: (626) 395-6005 Fax: (626) 568-0935 Email: farley at gps.caltech.edu Contact Address: Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences California Institute of Technology MS 170-25 City: Pasadena Province or State: CA Postal Code: 91125 Country: USA

Personnel

KENNETH A. FARLEY Role: DIF AUTHOR Phone: (626) 395-6005 Fax: (626) 568-0935 Email: farley at gps.caltech.edu Contact Address: Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences California Institute of Technology MS 170-25 City: Pasadena Province or State: CA Postal Code: 91125 Country: USA KENNETH A. FARLEY Role: INVESTIGATOR Phone: (626) 395-6005 Fax: (626) 568-0935 Email: farley at gps.caltech.edu Contact Address: Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences California Institute of Technology MS 170-25 City: Pasadena Province or State: CA Postal Code: 91125 Country: USA

Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 2003-11-07

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