Contrasting metamorphic records and their implications for tectonic process in the central Sør Rondane Mountains, eastern Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica AdachiTatsuro HokadaTomokazu OsanaiYasuhito NakanoNobuhiko BabaSotaro ToyoshimaTsuyoshi 2016 <p>Metamorphic rocks in the central part of Sør Rondane Mountains, eastern Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica, are classified into three types based on petrological characteristics. (i) The Austkampane area preserves <em>c.</em> 800 °C and 0.5–0.6 GPa peak metamorphic conditions followed by decompression and subsequent isobaric cooling and later hydration (A-type). (ii) The Brattnipene and eastern Menipa area preserve peak <em>P–T</em> conditions of <em>c.</em> 800 °C and 0.7–0.8 GPa with subsequent isobaric cooling and later hydration (B-type). (iii) The area including Lunckeryggen, southern Walnumfjella and western Menipa preserves an amphibolite–facies peak metamorphic condition with signatures of prograde metamorphism (L-type), which are typically unaffected by the retrograde hydration event. Peak granulite–facies metamorphism of A- and B-type rocks are contemporaneous at <em>c.</em> 640–600 Ma, but a difference in the <em>P–T</em> paths between these rocks can be explained by thrusting of the A-type rock unit onto the B-type rock unit. By contrast, the timing of the metamorphism of the L-type rocks is significantly younger at <em>c.</em> 550 Ma, possibly related to the intrusion of pegmatites and granitoids. These metamorphic records in the central part of the Sør Rondane Mountains can be a test ground for the regional tectonic processes proposed for the orogeny related to Gondwana formation. </p>