极地研究 ›› 2009, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (1-English): 15-21.

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Preliminary study on the erratic exposure ages of Grove Mountains, East Antarctica

 Li Guangwei1,2, Liu Xiaohan1, Huang Feixin1, Kong Ping3, Fink David4, Wei Lijie1 and Fang Aimin5   

  1. 1 Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academ y of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China;
    2 Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;
    3 Institute of Geology and geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China;
    4 Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization, Menai, NSW 2234, Australia;
    5 Institute of Geomechanics, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
  • 出版日期:1959-03-30 发布日期:1959-03-30
  • 通讯作者: Li Guangwei

Preliminary study on the erratic exposure ages of Grove Mountains, East Antarctica

 Li Guangwei1,2, Liu Xiaohan1, Huang Feixin1, Kong Ping3, Fink David4, Wei Lijie1 and Fang Aimin5   

  1. 1 Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academ y of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China;
    2 Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;
    3 Institute of Geology and geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China;
    4 Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization, Menai, NSW 2234, Australia;
    5 Institute of Geomechanics, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
  • Online:1959-03-30 Published:1959-03-30
  • Contact: Li Guangwei

摘要:

The first study of erratic boulder exposure ages in the Grove Mountains, interior Antarctica, indicates the two erratic boulders (06013121 and 06013122, collected from a typical nunataks, Zakhar off Ridge in the Grove Mountains) have 10Be minimum exposure ages of 1.24 ±0.11 Ma, 1.37 ±0.12 Ma, and 26Al ages of 0.90 ±0. 2Ma, 0.44 ±0.04 Ma, respectively. Meanwhile, another erratic boulder sample 06013124, coming from vicinal ice surface, has 10Be and 26Al minimum exposure ages of 0.47±0.3Ma and 0.44±0.04Ma, respectively. The exposure ages of the three erratic boulders are nearly similar to the bedrockswith the similar elevation. Thus, using the technique of in situ produced terrestrial cosmogenic nuclides, the ice sheet evolution histories in the Grove Mountains reflected by erratic boulder and bedrock exposure ages are basically consistent.

关键词: East Antarctica, Grove Mountains, Zakharoff Ridge, 10Be and 26Al exposure age, erratic boulders

Abstract:

The first study of erratic boulder exposure ages in the Grove Mountains, interior Antarctica, indicates the two erratic boulders (06013121 and 06013122, collected from a typical nunataks, Zakhar off Ridge in the Grove Mountains) have 10Be minimum exposure ages of 1.24 ±0.11 Ma, 1.37 ±0.12 Ma, and 26Al ages of 0.90 ±0. 2Ma, 0.44 ±0.04 Ma, respectively. Meanwhile, another erratic boulder sample 06013124, coming from vicinal ice surface, has 10Be and 26Al minimum exposure ages of 0.47±0.3Ma and 0.44±0.04Ma, respectively. The exposure ages of the three erratic boulders are nearly similar to the bedrockswith the similar elevation. Thus, using the technique of in situ produced terrestrial cosmogenic nuclides, the ice sheet evolution histories in the Grove Mountains reflected by erratic boulder and bedrock exposure ages are basically consistent.

Key words: East Antarctica, Grove Mountains, Zakharoff Ridge, 10Be and 26Al exposure age, erratic boulders