Determination of a polar wander path for Beacon Supergroup at Mount Bastion, West Beacon and Table Mountain

A polar wander curve for Antarctica for this 200 my period was attempted and oriented rock samples were collected for analysis. Oriented samples were collected at time intervals of no longer than 0.5 my, roughly every 3m.

Samples were collected from Mount Bastion, West Beacon and Table Mountain. Contact zones and surrounding sediments associated with a Jurassic dolerite intrusion were sampled for detailed laboratory analysis at Mount Bastion to determine i) the mineralogy of the contact zone to see if any new minerals have been formed as a result of the intrusion and the reactions leading to the formation of these minerals, ii) the distance the underlying sediment has been affected to try and distinguish between sill effects and diagenetic effects and iii) the original temperature of the contact zone.