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Science. 1962 Nov 16;138(3542):824-5. doi: 10.1126/science.138.3542.824.

Antarctica: Geology of the Ellsworth Mountains.

Science (New York, N.Y.)

J J Anderson, T W Bastien, P G Schmidt, J F Splettstoesser, C Craddock

PMID: 17821000 DOI: 10.1126/science.138.3542.824

Abstract

Geologic reconnaissance indicates that the Ellsworth Mountains consist mainly of thousands of feet of folded, slightly metamorphosed, clastic sedimentary rocks of unknown age. Three major stratigraphic units are recognized, but only fragmentary fossils have been found. The folding is asymmetric, overturned, or recumbent; fold axes strike north, 10 degrees to 20 degrees west. Basic igneous sills occur in the northern Heritage Range.

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