Rocks from the project “Regional geology, tectonics, stratigraphy, geological mapping and remote sensing"

During the IV Italian Antarctic expedition (1988/89), 819 rocks have been sampled within the aim of the project "Regional geology, tectonics, stratigraphy, geological mapping and remote sensing" in northern Victoria Land. They include intrusive, subvolcanic, volcanic, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks. The investigated regions are within Cape Adare SR 59-60/13*, Cape Hallett SS 58-60/2, Coulman Island SS 58-60/6, Freyberg Mountains SS 58-60/1, Mount Melbourne SS 58-60/9, Mount Murchison SS 58-60/5 and Reeves Névé SS 55-57/12 USGS sheets.

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Date (Creation)
2021-10-01
Purpose

The collection is sorted towards Italian and foreign researchers for geoscience studies.
Status
On going
Point of contact
  Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide - Rosaria Palmeri
Principal investigator
  University of Pisa - Piero Pertusati
Originator
  University of Pavia - Raffaele Casnedi
Originator
  INGV - Osservatorio Etneo - Gianni Lanzafame
Originator
  University of Milano - Attilio Montrasio
Originator
  University of Siena - Carlo Alberto Ricci
Originator
  University of Genova - Giovanni Capponi
Originator
  University of Torino - Piergiorgio Rossetti
Originator
  CNR-IGG - Bruno Lombardo
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

  • Geology

GCMD - Science Keywords

  • IGNEOUS ROCKS

  • METAMORPHIC ROCKS

  • SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

NASA Thesaurus

  • rocks

Lithology

  • Basalt

  • Basaltic rock

  • Amphibolite

  • Calcisiltite

  • Carbonate sedimentary rock

  • Andesite

  • Andesitic rock

  • Aplite

  • Arenite

  • Limestone

  • Litharenite

  • Breccia

  • Calc-silicate rock

  • Clastic sedimentary rock

  • Conglomerate

  • Quartz gabbro

  • Dolerite

  • Igneous material

  • Dacite

  • Dacitic rock

  • Slate

  • Diorite

  • Dioritic rock

  • Fault rock

  • Gabbroic rock

  • Gneiss

  • Granitic rock

  • Granite

  • Granodiorite

  • Granulite

  • Marble

  • Metabasalt

  • Metacarbonatic rock

  • Metagabbro

  • Metagranite

  • Metamorphic rock

  • Metasiliciclastic sedimentary rock

  • Mica schist

  • Migmatic rock

  • Migmatite

  • Mylonite

  • Plutonic rock

  • Porphyroid

  • Trachyte

  • Trachytic rock

  • Volcanic rock

  • Orthogneiss

  • Pegmatite

  • Phyllite

  • Quartz diorite

  • Quartzite

  • Sandstone

  • Schist

  • Sedimentary rock

  • Siltstone

  • Tectonic breccia

  • Tonalite

GCMD - Instruments

  • Grabbers/Traps/Collectors

GCMD - Locations

  • ANTARCTICA

SCAR Gazetteer of Antarctica

  • Astronaut Glacier

  • Admiralty Mountains

  • Evans Névé

  • Cartographers Range

  • Chocolate Nunatak

  • Barker Range

  • Bypass Hill

  • Honeycomb Ridge

  • Duke of York Island

  • Eureka Spurs

  • Krausberg

  • Luther Peak

  • Martin Hill

  • Handler Ridge

  • Mount Northampton

  • Mount Freeman

  • Mount Lepanto

  • Mount Hancox

  • JATO Nunatak

  • Mount Robinson

  • Murray Glacier

  • Mount Monteagle

  • Mount Montreuil

  • Whitehall Glacier

  • Retreat Hills

  • Schulte Hills

  • Osuga Glacier

  • Pyramid Peak

  • Walker Ridge

  • Victoria Land

  • Campbell Glacier

  • Boomerang Glacier

  • Deep Freeze Range

  • Cape King

  • Dessent Ridge

  • Bier Point

  • Foolsmate Glacier

  • Hercules Névé

  • Disthenwand

  • Eskimo Point

  • Meander Glacier

  • Miller Nunatak

  • Mount Dickason

  • Malta Plateau

  • Fitzgerald Glacier

  • Mount Murchison

  • Mount New Zealand

  • Mount Meister

  • McCarthy Ridge

  • Mount Prior

  • Mount Supernal

  • Mountaineer Range

  • Random Hills

  • Southern Cross Mountains

  • Northern Foothills

  • O'Kane Canyon

  • O'Kane Glacier

  • Spatulate Ridge

  • Pinckard Table

  • Priestley Glacier

  • Prince Albert Mountains

  • Victory Mountains

  • Vulcan Hills

  • Salamander Range

  • Simpson Crags

  • Whitcomb Ridge

  • Terra Nova Bay

  • Timber Peak

  • Mariner Glacier

  • Wylde Glacier

GCMD - Providers

  • IT/PNRA

  • IT/MNA

Research Organization

  • MNA - Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide
Keywords

  • metavolcanic rock
Use limitation
Creative-Commons CC-BY 4.0
Code
IV Italian Antarctic expedition
Association Type
dependency
Initiative Type
Campaign
Spatial representation type
Text, table
Denominator
1
Language
English
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Geoscientific information
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Begin date
1988-12-14
End date
1989-02-12 Now
Unique resource identifier
WGS84
Distribution format
  • XLS ( 1 )

  • KLM ( 1 )

OnLine resource
GeoData ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )

Database for the rock samples taken during the PNRA expeditions since the 1985 and preserved at the repository of the Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide.

OnLine resource
Regional geology, tectonics, stratigraphy, geological mapping and remote sensing. ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )
Hierarchy level
Dataset

Domain consistency

Conformance result

Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Explanation

This data set is conformant with the INSPIRE Implementing Rules for the interoperability of spatial data sets and services
Pass
Yes
Statement

Samples are stored in cardboard boxes inside metal cabinets in the MNA repository. Samples were weighed, photographed and magnetic susceptibility was measured. Slices were cut to make thin sections.
File identifier
1f6edea4-2dc3-4466-8ba7-9de2cb84d5f0 XML
Metadata language
English
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2024-10-02T13:38:00
Metadata standard name

ISO 19139
Metadata standard version

1.0
Point of contact
  Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide - Rosaria Palmeri
 
 

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Keywords

GCMD - Instruments
Grabbers/Traps/Collectors
GCMD - Locations
ANTARCTICA
GCMD - Providers
IT/MNA IT/PNRA
GCMD - Science Keywords
IGNEOUS ROCKS METAMORPHIC ROCKS SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Geology
Lithology
Amphibolite Andesite Andesitic rock Aplite Arenite Basalt Basaltic rock Breccia Calc-silicate rock Calcisiltite Carbonate sedimentary rock Clastic sedimentary rock Conglomerate Dacite Dacitic rock Diorite Dioritic rock Dolerite Fault rock Gabbroic rock Gneiss Granite Granitic rock Granodiorite Granulite Igneous material Limestone Litharenite Marble Metabasalt Metacarbonatic rock Metagabbro Metagranite Metamorphic rock Metasiliciclastic sedimentary rock Mica schist Migmatic rock Migmatite Mylonite Orthogneiss Pegmatite Phyllite Plutonic rock Porphyroid Quartz diorite Quartz gabbro Quartzite Sandstone Schist Sedimentary rock Siltstone Slate Tectonic breccia Tonalite Trachyte Trachytic rock Volcanic rock
NASA Thesaurus
rocks
Research Organization
MNA - Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide
SCAR Gazetteer of Antarctica
Admiralty Mountains Astronaut Glacier Barker Range Bier Point Boomerang Glacier Bypass Hill Campbell Glacier Cape King Cartographers Range Chocolate Nunatak Deep Freeze Range Dessent Ridge Disthenwand Duke of York Island Eskimo Point Eureka Spurs Evans Névé Fitzgerald Glacier Foolsmate Glacier Handler Ridge Hercules Névé Honeycomb Ridge JATO Nunatak Krausberg Luther Peak Malta Plateau Mariner Glacier Martin Hill McCarthy Ridge Meander Glacier Miller Nunatak Mount Dickason Mount Freeman Mount Hancox Mount Lepanto Mount Meister Mount Monteagle Mount Montreuil Mount Murchison Mount New Zealand Mount Northampton Mount Prior Mount Robinson Mount Supernal Mountaineer Range Murray Glacier Northern Foothills O'Kane Canyon O'Kane Glacier Osuga Glacier Pinckard Table Priestley Glacier Prince Albert Mountains Pyramid Peak Random Hills Retreat Hills Salamander Range Schulte Hills Simpson Crags Southern Cross Mountains Spatulate Ridge Terra Nova Bay Timber Peak Victoria Land Victory Mountains Vulcan Hills Walker Ridge Whitcomb Ridge Whitehall Glacier Wylde Glacier

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