McMurdo Volcanic Group

McMurdo Volcanic Group
Stratigraphic range: Cenozoic
TypeGroup
Unit ofWestern Ross Supergroup
Sub-unitsErebus Volcanic Province, Hallett Volcanic Province, Melbourne Volcanic Province
Lithology
PrimaryVolcanic rocks
Location
RegionAntarctica

The McMurdo Volcanic Group is a large group of Cenozoic volcanic rocks in the western Ross Sea and central Transantarctic Mountains areas of Antarctica.[1] It is one of the largest provinces of alkaline volcanism in the world, having formed as a result of continental rifting along the West Antarctic Rift System.[1][2] The McMurdo Volcanic Group is part of the Western Ross Supergroup, a stratigraphic unit that also includes the Meander Intrusive Group.[3]

  1. ^ a b Riffenburgh, Beau (2007). Encyclopedia of the Antarctic. Vol. 1. Taylor & Francis. p. 639. ISBN 978-0-415-97024-2.
  2. ^ Bargagli, R.; Broady, P.A.; Walton, D.W.H. (12 May 2004). "Preliminary investigation of the thermal biosystem of Mount Rittmann fumaroles (northern Victoria Land, Antarctica)". Antarctic Science. 8 (2): 121. doi:10.1017/S0954102096000181 – via Academia.edu.
  3. ^ "McMurdo Volcanic Group". Government of Australia. Retrieved 2020-03-20.