Volcanology of Mt. Takahe volcano, Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica

This data set contains information on volcanic rock samples collected at Mt. Takahe volcano in the 1998-99 austral summer. Included in data set is GPS locations and elevations, sample types (lava or clastic rock samples, and analysis type (XRF major and trace element geochemistry, ICP-laser-ablation trace element geochemistry, and Ar/Ar geochronology). Mt. Takahe volcano is a late Pleistocene shield volcano located in eastern Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica. The lower flanks of Mt. Takahe consist of hyaloclastite and pillow lava sequences that were emplaced in a subaqueous environment. The study objective was to establish paleo-ice-levels of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet based on the age and elevation of subaqueous to subaerial volcanic rock sequences.