Rocks from the project “Lithospheric discontinuities in Victoria Land. Geochemical-geochronological-structural study of lower Paleozoic igneous rocks and their bearings on the accretion and long-term evolution of the Antarctic plate" (PNRA 2002/4.1)

During the XVIII and XIX Italian Antarctic expeditions (2002/03, 2003/04), 668 rocks have been sampled within the aim of the project "Lithospheric discontinuities in Victoria Land. Geochemical-geochronological-structural study of lower Paleozoic igneous rocks and their bearings on the accretion and long-term evolution of the Antarctic plate" in northern and southern Victoria Land. They include intrusive, subvolcanic, volcanic, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks. The investigated regions are within Coulman Island SS 58-60/6, Freyberg Mountains SS 58-60/1, Mount Melbourne SS 58-60/9, Mount Murchison SS 58-60/5, Mount Soza SR 57-58/15, Ross Island ST 57-60/6*, Sequence Hills SS 55-57/8, Taylor Glacier ST 57-60/5 and Yule Bay SR 57-58/12 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 - Sergio Rocchi
Originator
  University of Siena - Folco Giacomini
Originator
  University of Perugia - Diego Perugini
Originator
  University of Perugia - Maurizio Petrelli
Originator
  University of Genova - Giovanni Capponi
Originator
  University of Genova - Laura Crispini
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

  • Igneous material

  • Pegmatite

  • Plutonic rock

  • Pyroclastics

  • Amphibolite

  • Aplite

  • Arenite

  • Basalt

  • Basaltic rock

  • Biochemical-biogenic sedimentary rock

  • Breccia

  • Calc-schist

  • Chert

  • Calc-silicate rock

  • Clastic sedimentary rock

  • Contact-metamorphic rock

  • Diorite

  • Dolerite

  • Dioritic rock

  • Eclogite

  • Fault rock

  • Fault-related material

  • Gabbro

  • Gabbroic rock

  • Gneiss

  • Granite

  • Granitic rock

  • Granodiorite

  • High-pressure metamorphic rock

  • Hornfels

  • Metabasalt

  • Metacarbonatic rock

  • Metamorphic rock

  • Mylonite

  • Metasiliciclastic sedimentary rock

  • Pyroclastic breccia

  • Pyroclastic rock

  • Quartz arenite

  • Quartz gabbro

  • Sandstone

  • Sedimentary rock

  • Schist

  • Tectonic breccia

  • Migmatite

  • Volcanic rock

  • Migmatic rock

  • Mica schist

  • Metagabbro

  • Monzodiorite

  • Orthogneiss

  • Pyroxenite

  • Serpentinite

  • Porphyroid

  • Tonalite

  • Quartz diorite

  • Ultramafic rock

GCMD - Instruments

  • Grabbers/Traps/Collectors

GCMD - Locations

  • ANTARCTICA

SCAR Gazetteer of Antarctica

  • Victoria Land

  • Bull Pass

  • Argonaut Glacier

  • Finger Mountain

  • Fingernagelsporn

  • Dais

  • Cape Russell

  • Borns Glacier

  • Kukri Hills

  • Handschuhsporn

  • Husky Pass

  • Gair Glacier

  • Gateway Hills

  • Lake Vida

  • Lemasters Bluff

  • Lake Bonney

  • Lake Vanda

  • Insel Range

  • Mount Insel

  • Mount Cerberus

  • Mount Harker

  • Lyall Islands

  • Marinerplateau

  • Mount Orestes

  • Mount Peleus

  • Mount Jason

  • Mount Odin

  • Deep Freeze Range

  • Olympus Range

  • Pandora Spire

  • Mount Theseus

  • Nickell Peak

  • Taylor Glacier

  • Sponsors Peak

  • Surgeon Island

  • Pyramid Peak

  • Saint Johns Range

  • Lichen Hills

  • Meander Glacier

  • Teall Nunatak

  • Unger Island

  • Tarn Flat

  • Black Ridge

  • Asgard Range

  • Sequence Hills

  • Priestley Glacier

  • Prince Albert Mountains

  • Mesa Range

  • Corner Glacier

  • Caudal Hills

  • Evans Névé

  • Mount Adamson

  • Mount Bernstein

  • Inexpressible Island

  • Lanterman Range

  • Mount Burrows

  • Mount Keinath

  • Millen Range

  • Mountaineer Range

  • Moore Ridge

  • Tourmaline Plateau

  • Northern Foothills

  • Quartermain Mountains

  • Rennick Névé

  • Spatulate Ridge

  • Tobin Mesa

  • Szanto Spur

  • Tethys Bay

  • Vegetation Island

  • Victoria Valley

  • Victory Mountains

  • Wright Valley

  • Wylde Glacier

GCMD - Providers

  • IT/PNRA

  • IT/MNA

Research Organization

  • MNA - Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide
Use limitation
Creative-Commons CC-BY 4.0
Code
XVIII and XIX Italian Antarctic expeditions
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
2002-12-09
End date
2004-01-01 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.

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
5aa69c4b-703d-44bb-b11a-f97fd7ca9ec6 XML
Metadata language
English
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2024-10-09T14:59:47
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 Aplite Arenite Basalt Basaltic rock Biochemical-biogenic sedimentary rock Breccia Calc-schist Calc-silicate rock Chert Clastic sedimentary rock Contact-metamorphic rock Diorite Dioritic rock Dolerite Eclogite Fault rock Fault-related material Gabbro Gabbroic rock Gneiss Granite Granitic rock Granodiorite High-pressure metamorphic rock Hornfels Igneous material Metabasalt Metacarbonatic rock Metagabbro Metamorphic rock Metasiliciclastic sedimentary rock Mica schist Migmatic rock Migmatite Monzodiorite Mylonite Orthogneiss Pegmatite Plutonic rock Porphyroid Pyroclastic breccia Pyroclastic rock Pyroclastics Pyroxenite Quartz arenite Quartz diorite Quartz gabbro Sandstone Schist Sedimentary rock Serpentinite Tectonic breccia Tonalite Ultramafic rock Volcanic rock
NASA Thesaurus
rocks
Research Organization
MNA - Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide
SCAR Gazetteer of Antarctica
Argonaut Glacier Asgard Range Black Ridge Borns Glacier Bull Pass Cape Russell Caudal Hills Corner Glacier Dais Deep Freeze Range Evans Névé Finger Mountain Fingernagelsporn Gair Glacier Gateway Hills Handschuhsporn Husky Pass Inexpressible Island Insel Range Kukri Hills Lake Bonney Lake Vanda Lake Vida Lanterman Range Lemasters Bluff Lichen Hills Lyall Islands Marinerplateau Meander Glacier Mesa Range Millen Range Moore Ridge Mount Adamson Mount Bernstein Mount Burrows Mount Cerberus Mount Harker Mount Insel Mount Jason Mount Keinath Mount Odin Mount Orestes Mount Peleus Mount Theseus Mountaineer Range Nickell Peak Northern Foothills Olympus Range Pandora Spire Priestley Glacier Prince Albert Mountains Pyramid Peak Quartermain Mountains Rennick Névé Saint Johns Range Sequence Hills Spatulate Ridge Sponsors Peak Surgeon Island Szanto Spur Tarn Flat Taylor Glacier Teall Nunatak Tethys Bay Tobin Mesa Tourmaline Plateau Unger Island Vegetation Island Victoria Land Victoria Valley Victory Mountains Wright Valley Wylde Glacier

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