GEOLOGIC SETTING OF SOUTH GEORGIA ISLAND

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Research Article| December 01, 1966 GEOLOGIC SETTING OF SOUTH GEORGIA ISLAND LAWRENCE A FRAKES LAWRENCE A FRAKES DEPT. GEOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information LAWRENCE A FRAKES DEPT. GEOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 11 Oct 1965 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 Copyright © 1966, The Geological Society of America, Inc. Copyright is not claimed on any material prepared by U.S. government employees within the scope of their employment. GSA Bulletin (1966) 77 (12): 1463–1468. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1966)77[1463:GSOSGI]2.0.CO;2 Article history Received: 11 Oct 1965 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation LAWRENCE A FRAKES; GEOLOGIC SETTING OF SOUTH GEORGIA ISLAND. GSA Bulletin 1966;; 77 (12): 1463–1468. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1966)77[1463:GSOSGI]2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract Twenty-two directional-current indicators show that gravity-driven paleocurrents which deposited the Mesozoic Cumberland Bay Series of South Georgia moved laterally southward and northward into the trough of deposition; some longitudinal flow is also indicated. It is suggested that the northern source was a portion of the South American continent, in proximity to South Georgia before disruption of the Andean-West Antarctic trend sometime after the Early Cretaceous. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.