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Table 11.2
Provisiona
l correlation of glacial deposits
a
in the Transantarctic Mountains (Bockheim
2010a
)
Taylor V.
Wright V.
Wright V.
Arena V.
Beacon V.
Wilson Pied.
Gl.
Hatherton
Glacier
Beardmore
Glacier
Numerical
Dating
Geologic time scale
Taylor Gl.
Alpine
Taylor Gl.
Taylor Gl.
Holocene
A1
Hatherton
Pl
3.7 Ky
Late quaternary
B
Br1, Br2
Be
10 Ky
T2
A2a
T2
T2
117 Ky
H1
D
M
T3
A2b
T3
T3
200 Ky
Middle quaternary
Loke, H2
I
pre-M
Early quaternary
T4a
T4a
T4a
1.0-1.1 My
T4b
T4b
T4b
1.1-2.2 My
Pliocene
O, W
pre-I
Do
<3.4 My
A3
<3.5 My
V
A4
>3.7 My
P
Miocene
S
7.7 My
Al, Ar
Al
>11.3 My
References
Brook et al.
(
1993
), Wilch
et al. (
1993
),
and Higgins
et al. (
2000
)
Hall and
Denton
(
2005
)
Hall and
Denton
(
2005
)
Marchant et al.
(
1993
)
Bockheim
(
2007
)
Bockheim
et al. (1989)
Denton et al.
(
1989
) and
Ackert and
Kurz (
2004
)
a
Drift names:
A
Alpine,
Al
Altar,
Ar
Arena,
B
Brownworth,
Be
Beardmore,
Br
Britannia,
D
Danum,
Do
Dominion,
H
Hummocky,
Ha
Hatherton,
I
Isca,
L
Loke,
Lp
Loop,
M
Meyer,
P
Peleus,
Pl
Plunket,
O
Onyx,
Q
Quartermain,
S
Sirius,
T
Trilogy,
V
Valkyrie,
W
Wright
