Rocks from the project “Regional geology, geological survey and remote sensing"

During the V Italian Antarctic expedition (1989/90), 657 rocks have been sampled within the aim of the project "Regional geology, geological survey and remote sensing" in northern Victoria Land. They include intrusive, subvolcanic, volcanic, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks. The investigated regions are within 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 Sequence Hills SS 55-57/8 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 Genova - Giovanni Capponi
Originator
  University of Siena - Marco Meccheri
Originator
  University of Sassari - Giacomo Oggiano
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

  • Dolerite

  • Igneous material

  • Alkali feldspar syenite

  • Amphibolite

  • Andesite

  • Andesitic rock

  • Aplite

  • Breccia

  • Calc-silicate rock

  • Clastic sedimentary rock

  • Diorite

  • Dioritic rock

  • Fault rock

  • Gabbro

  • Gabbroic rock

  • Gneiss

  • Granite

  • Granitic rock

  • Granodiorite

  • Granulite

  • Marble

  • Metabasalt

  • Metacarbonatic rock

  • Metagabbro

  • Metagranite

  • Metamorphic rock

  • Metasiliciclastic sedimentary rock

  • Metavolcaniclastic rock

  • Plutonic rock

  • Porphyroid

  • Pyroclastic rock

  • Pyroclastics

  • Volcanic rock

  • Slate

  • Monzodiorite

  • Mica schist

  • Orthogneiss

  • Mylonite

  • Migmatic rock

  • Migmatite

  • Pegmatite

  • Phyllite

  • Peridotite

  • Quartzite

  • Quartz gabbro

  • Quartz diorite

  • Sandstone

  • Sedimentary rock

  • Serpentinite

  • Schist

  • Shale

  • Siltstone

  • Syenitic rock

  • Tonalite

  • Ultramafic rock

GCMD - Instruments

  • Grabbers/Traps/Collectors

GCMD - Locations

  • ANTARCTICA

SCAR Gazetteer of Antarctica

  • Boyer Glacier

  • Braddock Peak

  • Cirque Peak

  • Gless Peak

  • Destination Nunataks

  • Gair Glacier

  • Crosscut Peak

  • Handler Ridge

  • Harper Glacier

  • Harrison Peak

  • Index Point

  • Inferno Peak

  • Mount Aorangi

  • Lichen Hills

  • Lensen Glacier

  • Kyle Peak

  • Joice Icefall

  • Mount McCarthy

  • Mount Jennings

  • Mount Hussey

  • Mount Hancox

  • Mount Burton

  • Omega Peak

  • Olson Glacier

  • O'Donnell Peak

  • Mount Watt

  • Mount McDonald

  • Schofield Peak

  • Rennick Névé

  • Rennick Glacier

  • Rebuff Glacier

  • Pyramid Peak

  • Turret Peak

  • Trainer Glacier

  • Sphinx Peak

  • Sequence Hills

  • Webb Névé

  • Boomerang Glacier

  • Barker Range

  • Archambault Ridge

  • Victoria Land

  • Dessent Ridge

  • Disthenwand

  • Evans Névé

  • Capsize Glacier

  • Malta Plateau

  • Gerlache Inlet

  • Hercules Névé

  • Hobbie Ridge

  • Deep Freeze Range

  • Millen Range

  • Meander Glacier

  • Marinerplateau

  • Mariner Glacier

  • Mount Supernal

  • Mount Kinet

  • Mount Dickason

  • Mount Cavaney

  • Mount Browning

  • Niagara-Eisfälle

  • Northern Foothills

  • Mount Levick

  • Mount Montreuil

  • Mount Roy

  • Suter Glacier

  • Spatulate Ridge

  • The Pleiades

  • Osuga Glacier

  • Mountaineer Range

  • Wylde Glacier

  • Whitcomb Ridge

  • Victory Mountains

  • Tourmaline Plateau

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
V 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
1989-12-24
End date
1990-02-02 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, geological survey 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
2786c08e-52b5-45e7-97aa-854e175ae890 XML
Metadata language
English
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2024-10-02T13:57:39
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
Alkali feldspar syenite Amphibolite Andesite Andesitic rock Aplite Basalt Basaltic rock Breccia Calc-silicate rock Clastic sedimentary rock Diorite Dioritic rock Dolerite Fault rock Gabbro Gabbroic rock Gneiss Granite Granitic rock Granodiorite Granulite Igneous material Marble Metabasalt Metacarbonatic rock Metagabbro Metagranite Metamorphic rock Metasiliciclastic sedimentary rock Metavolcaniclastic rock Mica schist Migmatic rock Migmatite Monzodiorite Mylonite Orthogneiss Pegmatite Peridotite Phyllite Plutonic rock Porphyroid Pyroclastic rock Pyroclastics Quartz diorite Quartz gabbro Quartzite Sandstone Schist Sedimentary rock Serpentinite Shale Siltstone Slate Syenitic rock Tonalite Ultramafic rock Volcanic rock
NASA Thesaurus
rocks
Research Organization
MNA - Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide
SCAR Gazetteer of Antarctica
Archambault Ridge Barker Range Boomerang Glacier Boyer Glacier Braddock Peak Capsize Glacier Cirque Peak Crosscut Peak Deep Freeze Range Dessent Ridge Destination Nunataks Disthenwand Evans Névé Gair Glacier Gerlache Inlet Gless Peak Handler Ridge Harper Glacier Harrison Peak Hercules Névé Hobbie Ridge Index Point Inferno Peak Joice Icefall Kyle Peak Lensen Glacier Lichen Hills Malta Plateau Mariner Glacier Marinerplateau Meander Glacier Millen Range Mount Aorangi Mount Browning Mount Burton Mount Cavaney Mount Dickason Mount Hancox Mount Hussey Mount Jennings Mount Kinet Mount Levick Mount McCarthy Mount McDonald Mount Montreuil Mount Roy Mount Supernal Mount Watt Mountaineer Range Niagara-Eisfälle Northern Foothills O'Donnell Peak Olson Glacier Omega Peak Osuga Glacier Pyramid Peak Rebuff Glacier Rennick Glacier Rennick Névé Schofield Peak Sequence Hills Spatulate Ridge Sphinx Peak Suter Glacier The Pleiades Tourmaline Plateau Trainer Glacier Turret Peak Victoria Land Victory Mountains Webb Névé Whitcomb Ridge Wylde Glacier

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