Rocks from the project “Crustal accretion of the paleo-Pacific margin of Antarctica in the Phanerozoic"

During the IX Italian Antarctic expedition (1993/94), 274 rocks have been sampled within the aim of the project "Crustal accretion of the paleo-Pacific margin of Antarctica in the Phanerozoic" 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, Daniels Range SR 57-58/14, Ebbe Glacier SR 57-58/16, Freyberg Mountains SS 58-60/1, Mount Murchison SS 58-60/5, Mount Soza SR 57-58/15, Ob' Bay SR 57-58/11 and Welcome Mountain SS 55-57/4 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 - Carlo Alberto Ricci
Originator
  University of Pisa - Piero Pertusati
Originator
  University of Siena - Franco Talarico
Originator
  CNR-IGG - Gianfranco Di Vincenzo
Originator
  CNR-IGG - Anna Maria Fioretti
Originator
  University of Siena - Marco Meccheri
Originator
  University of Pisa - Giovanni Musumeci
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

  • Biochemical-biogenic sedimentary rock

  • Basaltic rock

  • Chert

  • Dolerite

  • Igneous material

  • Plutonic rock

  • Porphyroid

  • Volcanic rock

  • Amphibolite

  • Andesite

  • Radiolarite

  • Andesitic rock

  • Aplite

  • Calc-silicate rock

  • Clastic sedimentary rock

  • Conglomerate

  • Dacite

  • Dacitic rock

  • Diorite

  • Dioritic rock

  • Eclogite

  • Fault rock

  • Gabbro

  • Gabbroic rock

  • Gneiss

  • Granite

  • Granitic rock

  • Granodiorite

  • High-pressure metamorphic rock

  • Metabasalt

  • Metacarbonatic rock

  • Metagabbro

  • Metamorphic rock

  • Metasiliciclastic sedimentary rock

  • Mica schist

  • Monzodiorite

  • Mylonite

  • Pegmatite

  • Phyllite

  • Quartz syenite

  • Pyroxenite

  • Quartzite

  • Sandstone

  • Schist

  • Sedimentary rock

  • Serpentinite

  • Syenitic rock

  • Tonalite

  • Ultramafic rock

GCMD - Instruments

  • Grabbers/Traps/Collectors

GCMD - Locations

  • ANTARCTICA

SCAR Gazetteer of Antarctica

  • Admiralty Mountains

  • Cape Crossfire

  • Bowers Peak

  • Barber Glacier

  • Bowers Mountains

  • Handschuhsporn

  • Gateway Hills

  • Chugunov Glacier

  • Carryer Glacier

  • Hunter Glacier

  • Husky Pass

  • Irwin Glacier

  • Collins Peak

  • McLin Glacier

  • Molar Massif

  • Montigny Glacier

  • Morozumi Range

  • Hoshko Glacier

  • Mount Bruce

  • Mount Burrill

  • Mount Cantello

  • Mount Edixon

  • McKenzie Nunatak

  • Mount Gow

  • Mount Riddolls

  • Mount Sturm

  • Mount Verhage

  • Robinson Heights

  • Reilly Ridge

  • Rastorguev Glacier

  • Onlooker Nunatak

  • Oakley Glacier

  • Sledgers Glacier

  • Stafford Glacier

  • Victoria Land

  • Disthenwand

  • Dessent Ridge

  • Mountaineer Range

  • Southern Cross Mountains

  • Mount Hussey

  • Mount Bernstein

  • Lanterman Range

  • The Boil

  • Shield Nunatak

  • Salamander Range

  • Tinker Glacier

  • Frontier Mountain

  • Sequence Hills

  • Vulcan Hills

  • Stewart Heights

  • Rennick Névé

  • Styx Glacier

  • Tourmaline Plateau

  • Sphinx Peak

  • Starr Nunatak

  • Rennick Glacier

  • Simpson Crags

  • Wasson Rock

  • Victory Mountains

  • Wilson Piedmont 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
IX 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
1993-12-25
End date
1994-02-07 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
Crustal accretion of the paleo-Pacific margin of Antarctica in the Phanerozoic. ( 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
2c3715dd-9d80-4e5d-a27c-115d7e5513ee XML
Metadata language
English
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2024-10-02T14:11:00
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 Basalt Basaltic rock Biochemical-biogenic sedimentary rock Calc-silicate rock Chert Clastic sedimentary rock Conglomerate Dacite Dacitic rock Diorite Dioritic rock Dolerite Eclogite Fault rock Gabbro Gabbroic rock Gneiss Granite Granitic rock Granodiorite High-pressure metamorphic rock Igneous material Metabasalt Metacarbonatic rock Metagabbro Metamorphic rock Metasiliciclastic sedimentary rock Mica schist Monzodiorite Mylonite Pegmatite Phyllite Plutonic rock Porphyroid Pyroxenite Quartz syenite Quartzite Radiolarite Sandstone Schist Sedimentary rock Serpentinite Syenitic rock Tonalite Ultramafic rock Volcanic rock
NASA Thesaurus
rocks
Research Organization
MNA - Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide
SCAR Gazetteer of Antarctica
Admiralty Mountains Barber Glacier Bowers Mountains Bowers Peak Cape Crossfire Carryer Glacier Chugunov Glacier Collins Peak Dessent Ridge Disthenwand Frontier Mountain Gateway Hills Handschuhsporn Hoshko Glacier Hunter Glacier Husky Pass Irwin Glacier Lanterman Range McKenzie Nunatak McLin Glacier Molar Massif Montigny Glacier Morozumi Range Mount Bernstein Mount Bruce Mount Burrill Mount Cantello Mount Edixon Mount Gow Mount Hussey Mount Riddolls Mount Sturm Mount Verhage Mountaineer Range Oakley Glacier Onlooker Nunatak Rastorguev Glacier Reilly Ridge Rennick Glacier Rennick Névé Robinson Heights Salamander Range Sequence Hills Shield Nunatak Simpson Crags Sledgers Glacier Southern Cross Mountains Sphinx Peak Stafford Glacier Starr Nunatak Stewart Heights Styx Glacier The Boil Tinker Glacier Tourmaline Plateau Victoria Land Victory Mountains Vulcan Hills Wasson Rock Wilson Piedmont Glacier

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