Magnetic Metadata # 2138
| Primary Field # | MB203.2 | ||||||
| Kind of Object | Magnetic Metadata | ||||||
| Rock Type | Igneous | ||||||
| Rock Name | Granodiorite | ||||||
| Continent | Antarctica | ||||||
| Region | Marie Byrd Land | ||||||
| Mountain/Island Name | Mt. Steinfeld | ||||||
| Coordinates | -75.200, -136.867 (75° 12' S, 136° 52' W) | ||||||
| Positioning Method | Geographic Name | ||||||
| Era | Mesozoic | ||||||
| Period | Cretaceous | ||||||
| Isotopic Age |
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| Additional Material | Reference | ||||||
| Data Sources | Publication | ||||||
| Field Year Collected | 1990 | ||||||
| Collector | DiVenere, Victor | ||||||
| Polarity | N | ||||||
| Magnetic Sample Form | paleomagnetic core | ||||||
| Cleaned Sample Declination | 165.7 | ||||||
| Cleaned Sample Inclination | -62.5 | ||||||
| Cleaned a95 | 7.2 | ||||||
| Number of Cleaned Samples | 6 | ||||||
| Primary Magnetic Carrier | Magnetite | ||||||
| References | DiVenere, V., D. V. Kent, and I. W. D. Dalziel (1995), Early Cretaceous paleomagnetic results from Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica: Implications for the Weddellia collage of crustal blocks, J. Geophys. Res., 100(B5), 8133–8151, doi:10.1029/95JB00042. Mukasa, S.B. and I.W.D. Dalziel, 2000, GSA Bull., 112, 611-627. |
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The Polar Rock Repository (PRR), Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center (BPCRC), Ohio State University: Polar rock and dredge samples available for research and educational use from the PRR.
doi:10.7289/V5RF5S18 [date of access]
