Locality
162°57´ east longitude, 71°42´ south latitiude   [ map ]

Name
Mt. Lugering, Lanterman Range, nördliches Victoria Land, Antarctica, Antarktika

Personal relationship of donor
Geological field work was carried out in this area during GANOVEX III (German Antarctic North Victoria Land Expedition III, 1982/83)

Geological relevance of location
Ferrar Dolerite. The Ferrar Dolerite documents a first extension of the Earth\'s crust, indicating the beginning of the split up of the Gondwana continent.

Classification of the earth

Structure	Doleritr (ground)
Colour	reddish brown
Age	ca. 180 million years

Donor

Dr. Norbert Roland,
 Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources,
 Hannover,
 Germany