Rocks from the project “Geological mapping, basement geology and mineral resources"

During the III Italian Antarctic expedition (1987/88), 1304 rocks have been sampled within the aim of the project "Geological mapping, basement geology and mineral resources" in both northern and southern Victoria Land. They include intrusive, subvolcanic, volcanic and metamorphic rocks. The investigated regions are within Mount Melbourne SS 58-60/9, Mount Murchison SS 58-60/5, Mount Joyce SS 55-57-/16, Relief Inlet SS 58-60/13, Sequence Hills SS 55-57/8, Franklin Island ST 57-60/2* and Convoy Range ST 57-60/1 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
  CNR-IGAG - Attilio Montrasio
Originator
  University of Siena - Claudio Ghezzo
Originator
  University of Milano - Franco Rodeghiero
Originator
  University of Pisa - Marco Meccheri
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

  • Geology

GCMD - Science Keywords

  • IGNEOUS ROCKS

  • METAMORPHIC ROCKS

NASA Thesaurus

  • rocks

Lithology

  • Basalt

  • Basaltic rock

  • Dolerite

  • Alkali feldspar granite

  • Latite

  • Amphibolite

  • Andesite

  • Andesitic rock

  • Aplite

  • Calc-silicate rock

  • Diorite

  • Igneous material

  • Dioritic rock

  • Fault rock

  • Quartz gabbro

  • Quartz monzonite

  • Gabbro

  • Gneiss

  • Granite

  • Granodiorite

  • Gabbroic rock

  • Granitic rock

  • Marble

  • Metacarbonatic rock

  • Metagabbro

  • Metagranite

  • Metamorphic rock

  • Granulite

  • Metasiliciclastic sedimentary rock

  • Mica schist

  • Migmatic rock

  • Migmatite

  • Monzodiorite

  • Monzonite

  • Mylonite

  • Orthogneiss

  • Plutonic rock

  • Porphyroid

  • Trachytic rock

  • Volcanic rock

  • Pegmatite

  • Phyllite

  • Quartz diorite

  • Quartz monzodiorite

  • Quartz syenite

  • Quartzite

  • Schist

  • Syenitic rock

  • Syenite

  • Tonalite

  • Ultramafic rock

GCMD - Instruments

  • Grabbers/Traps/Collectors

GCMD - Locations

  • ANTARCTICA

SCAR Gazetteer of Antarctica

  • Cape Confusion

  • Mount Gaberlein

  • Hansen Nunatak

  • Co-pilot Glacier

  • Lister Nunataks

  • Kohler Head

  • Snowy Point

  • Reeves Glacier

  • Starr Nunatak

  • Priestley Névé

  • Mount Stierer

  • Mount Cavaney

  • Shockley Bluff

  • Cape Hickey

  • Cape Russell

  • Bruce Point

  • Mount Gauss

  • Mount Casey

  • Cape Sibbald

  • Lewandowski Point

  • Mount Janetschek

  • Mount Fearon

  • Mount Endeavour

  • McDaniel Nunatak

  • Mount Creak

  • Mount Pollock

  • Mount Gerlache

  • Mount Priestley

  • Mount Matz

  • Navigator Nunatak

  • Arrowhead Range

  • Parasite Cone

  • Prior Island

  • Parker Glacier

  • Cape Irizar

  • Aviator Glacier

  • Cape Philippi

  • Adélie Cove

  • Victoria Land

  • Deep Freeze Range

  • Boomerang Glacier

  • Cape Sastrugi

  • Campbell Glacier

  • Capsize Glacier

  • Inexpressible Island

  • Eskimo Point

  • Cape Reynolds

  • Mount Bellingshausen

  • Lowry Bluff

  • Mawson Glacier

  • Kay Island

  • Kirkwood Range

  • Mount Borgstrom

  • Daughtery Peaks

  • Mount Burrows

  • Deception Plateau

  • Howard Peaks

  • Mount Dickason

  • Gerlache Inlet

  • Mount Baxter

  • Mount Abbott

  • Mount Levick

  • Mount Emison

  • Mount Keinath

  • Mountaineer Range

  • Mount McGee

  • Mount Nansen

  • Mount Murray

  • Mount New Zealand

  • Mount Jiracek

  • Random Hills

  • Prince Albert Mountains

  • Nash Ridge

  • Northern Foothills

  • Mount Moriarty

  • Mount Queensland

  • Priestley Glacier

  • Southern Cross Mountains

  • O'Kane Glacier

  • Stewart Heights

  • Shafer Peak

  • Simpson Crags

  • O'Kane Canyon

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
III 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
1987-12-25
End date
1988-02-12 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
Geological mapping, basement geology and mineral resources ( 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
2b9fc5b3-4c0f-4727-b710-586a1c5bcd92 XML
Metadata language
English
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2024-10-16T12:07:18
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
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Geology
Lithology
Alkali feldspar granite Amphibolite Andesite Andesitic rock Aplite Basalt Basaltic rock Calc-silicate rock Diorite Dioritic rock Dolerite Fault rock Gabbro Gabbroic rock Gneiss Granite Granitic rock Granodiorite Granulite Igneous material Latite Marble Metacarbonatic rock Metagabbro Metagranite Metamorphic rock Metasiliciclastic sedimentary rock Mica schist Migmatic rock Migmatite Monzodiorite Monzonite Mylonite Orthogneiss Pegmatite Phyllite Plutonic rock Porphyroid Quartz diorite Quartz gabbro Quartz monzodiorite Quartz monzonite Quartz syenite Quartzite Schist Syenite Syenitic rock Tonalite Trachytic rock Ultramafic rock Volcanic rock
NASA Thesaurus
rocks
Research Organization
MNA - Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide
SCAR Gazetteer of Antarctica
Adélie Cove Arrowhead Range Aviator Glacier Boomerang Glacier Bruce Point Campbell Glacier Cape Confusion Cape Hickey Cape Irizar Cape Philippi Cape Reynolds Cape Russell Cape Sastrugi Cape Sibbald Capsize Glacier Co-pilot Glacier Daughtery Peaks Deception Plateau Deep Freeze Range Eskimo Point Gerlache Inlet Hansen Nunatak Howard Peaks Inexpressible Island Kay Island Kirkwood Range Kohler Head Lewandowski Point Lister Nunataks Lowry Bluff Mawson Glacier McDaniel Nunatak Mount Abbott Mount Baxter Mount Bellingshausen Mount Borgstrom Mount Burrows Mount Casey Mount Cavaney Mount Creak Mount Dickason Mount Emison Mount Endeavour Mount Fearon Mount Gaberlein Mount Gauss Mount Gerlache Mount Janetschek Mount Jiracek Mount Keinath Mount Levick Mount Matz Mount McGee Mount Moriarty Mount Murray Mount Nansen Mount New Zealand Mount Pollock Mount Priestley Mount Queensland Mount Stierer Mountaineer Range Nash Ridge Navigator Nunatak Northern Foothills O'Kane Canyon O'Kane Glacier Parasite Cone Parker Glacier Priestley Glacier Priestley Névé Prince Albert Mountains Prior Island Random Hills Reeves Glacier Shafer Peak Shockley Bluff Simpson Crags Snowy Point Southern Cross Mountains Starr Nunatak Stewart Heights Victoria Land

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