Beacon Sediment Basin Formation Analysis in South Victoria Land, Antarctica

A 1990 study by SCIOPS investigated the mechanics of basin formation for Beacon sediments in south Victoria Land, Antarctica. The work includes facies descriptions, paleocurrent data, and thickness measurements from multiple localities including Mt Metschel, Portal Mountain, and Robinson Peak. It also compares Devonian Pivot Coal Measures with Permian Weller Coal Measures and models fluvial deposition processes.

Use Cases

• Modeling sedimentary basin development processes based on facies and thickness data.
• Analyzing ancient paleoslope direction based on collected paleocurrent data.
• Comparing Devonian and Permian coal measures for stratigraphic studies.
• Assessing the suitability of carbon:sulphur geochemistry as a paleosalinity indicator.
• Developing fluvial deposition models based on descriptions of sheet sandstone sequences.

Strengths

• Data collected from multiple specific localities (e.g., Mt Metschel, Portal Mountain, Robinson Peak).
• Includes vertical and lateral sample suites for geochemical analysis.
• Study addresses specific questions on basin location relative to the continental margin and development processes.

Limitations

• Last updated 1990-01-10 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

SCIOPS via nasa_earthdata.

Collection Method

Field investigation of exposures, sample collection, and analysis.

Time Range

Study dated to 1990; data covers geological time periods (Devonian, Permian).

Freshness

Last updated 1990-01-10 23:59:59.999000.

Geography

South Victoria Land, Antarctica, between Mt Metschel and Robinson Peak.