Dropstones in the Mar del Plata Canyon Area (SW Atlantic): Evidence for Provenance, Transport, Distribution, and Oceanographic Implications

Dropstones in the Mar del Plata Canyon Area (SW Atlantic): Evidence for Provenance, Transport, Distribution, and Oceanographic Implications

Abstract A variety of gravel‐ to cobble‐sized rocks, recovered from the Mar del Plata (MdP) Canyon area (Western South Atlantic at 38°S) and interpreted as ice‐rafted debris, represent the first evidence that large icebergs have floated in the Falkland (Malvinas) Current from the southern polar high...

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Main Authors: G. Bozzano, M. E. Cerredo, M. Remesal, L. Steinmann, T. J. J. Hanebuth, T. Schwenk, M. Baqués, D. Hebbeln, D. Spoltore, O. Silvestri, R. D. Acevedo, V. Spiess, R. A. Violante, S. Kasten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
Subjects:
Contourite depositional system
ice‐rafted debris
Mar del Plata Canyon
source areas
Western South Atlantic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GC009333

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https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GC009333

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