Rocks from the project “Petrology, geochemistry and metallogenesis of igneous and metamorphic basement"

During the VI Italian Antarctic expedition (1990/91), 1008 rocks have been sampled within the aim of the project "Petrology, geochemistry and metallogenesis of igneous and metamorphic basement" 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, Franklin Island ST 57-60/2*, Freyberg Mountains SS 58-60/1, Mount Joyce SS 55-57/16, Mount Melbourne SS 58-60/9, Mount Murchison SS 58-60/5, Relief Inlet SS 58-60/13, Sequence Hills SS 55-57/8 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 Siena - Claudio Ghezzo
Originator
  University of Siena - Carlo Alberto Ricci
Originator
  University of Pisa - Piero Pertusati
Originator
  University of Siena - Franco Talarico
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

  • Geology

GCMD - Science Keywords

  • METAMORPHIC ROCKS

  • SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

  • IGNEOUS ROCKS

NASA Thesaurus

  • rocks

Lithology

  • Calciarenite

  • Carbonate sedimentary rock

  • Limestone

  • Basalt

  • Basaltic rock

  • Igneous material

  • Plutonic rock

  • Porphyroid

  • Volcanic rock

  • Amphibolite

  • Andesite

  • Andesitic rock

  • Aplite

  • Calc-silicate rock

  • Clastic sedimentary rock

  • Quartz monzogabbro

  • 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

  • Mica schist

  • Migmatite

  • Migmatic rock

  • Mylonite

  • Orthogneiss

  • Pegmatite

  • Phyllite

  • Quartz diorite

  • Quartz gabbro

  • Quartz monzodiorite

  • Quartzite

  • Sandstone

  • Schist

  • Sedimentary rock

  • Tonalite

GCMD - Instruments

  • Grabbers/Traps/Collectors

GCMD - Locations

  • ANTARCTICA

SCAR Gazetteer of Antarctica

  • Burrage Dome

  • Daley Hills

  • Cosmonette Glacier

  • Caudal Hills

  • Harper Glacier

  • Frontier Mountain

  • Folk Ridge

  • Fleming Head

  • Destination Nunataks

  • Kohler Head

  • Harrison Peak

  • Gless Peak

  • Höflenunatak

  • JATO Nunatak

  • Lichen Hills

  • Mericle Rock

  • Mario Zucchelli Station

  • Liebigsporn

  • Mount McDonald

  • Mount Mankinen

  • Mount Joyce

  • Mount Hussey

  • Mount Adamson

  • Mount Pollock

  • Andersson Ridge

  • Ambalada Peak

  • Aviator Glacier

  • Victoria Land

  • Black Ridge

  • Barker Range

  • Astronaut Glacier

  • Archambault Ridge

  • David Glacier

  • Cape Sastrugi

  • Burns Glacier

  • Browning Pass

  • Boomerang Glacier

  • Deep Freeze Range

  • Campbell Glacier

  • Capsize Glacier

  • Cape Irizar

  • Cape Philippi

  • Exposure Hill

  • Gray Rock

  • Dessent Ridge

  • Eskimo Point

  • Corner Glacier

  • Inexpressible Island

  • Hobbie Ridge

  • Evans Névé

  • Gerlache Inlet

  • Meander Glacier

  • Marinerplateau

  • Malta Plateau

  • Kay Island

  • Millen Range

  • Miller Nunatak

  • Mills Peak

  • Lowry Bluff

  • Mesa Range

  • Mount Dickason

  • Mount Cavaney

  • Mount Burrows

  • Mount Borgstrom

  • Mount Baxter

  • Mount Kinet

  • Mount Levick

  • Mount Hancox

  • Mount Emison

  • Mount Monteagle

  • Mount Montreuil

  • Mount Murchison

  • Mount Nansen

  • Mount Keinath

  • Northern Foothills

  • Mount New Zealand

  • Mount Queensland

  • Mountaineer Range

  • Mount Meister

  • Priestley Glacier

  • Pinckard Table

  • O'Kane Canyon

  • Ogden Heights

GCMD - Providers

  • IT/PNRA

  • IT/MNA

Research Organization

  • MNA - Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide
Use limitation
Creative-Commons CC-BY 4.0
Code
VI 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
1990-12-16
End date
1991-02-13 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
Petrology, geochemistry and metallogenesis of igneous and metamorphic basement. ( 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
63d2c0d6-1a25-4cfb-ba98-ff02109c36ab XML
Metadata language
English
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2024-10-02T14:06:49
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 Calc-silicate rock Calciarenite Carbonate sedimentary rock Clastic sedimentary rock Diorite Dioritic rock Fault rock Gabbro Gabbroic rock Gneiss Granite Granitic rock Granodiorite Granulite Igneous material Limestone 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 Quartz monzodiorite Quartz monzogabbro Quartzite Sandstone Schist Sedimentary rock Tonalite Volcanic rock
NASA Thesaurus
rocks
Research Organization
MNA - Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide
SCAR Gazetteer of Antarctica
Ambalada Peak Andersson Ridge Archambault Ridge Astronaut Glacier Aviator Glacier Barker Range Black Ridge Boomerang Glacier Browning Pass Burns Glacier Burrage Dome Campbell Glacier Cape Irizar Cape Philippi Cape Sastrugi Capsize Glacier Caudal Hills Corner Glacier Cosmonette Glacier Daley Hills David Glacier Deep Freeze Range Dessent Ridge Destination Nunataks Eskimo Point Evans Névé Exposure Hill Fleming Head Folk Ridge Frontier Mountain Gerlache Inlet Gless Peak Gray Rock Harper Glacier Harrison Peak Hobbie Ridge Höflenunatak Inexpressible Island JATO Nunatak Kay Island Kohler Head Lichen Hills Liebigsporn Lowry Bluff Malta Plateau Marinerplateau Mario Zucchelli Station Meander Glacier Mericle Rock Mesa Range Millen Range Miller Nunatak Mills Peak Mount Adamson Mount Baxter Mount Borgstrom Mount Burrows Mount Cavaney Mount Dickason Mount Emison Mount Hancox Mount Hussey Mount Joyce Mount Keinath Mount Kinet Mount Levick Mount Mankinen Mount McDonald Mount Meister Mount Monteagle Mount Montreuil Mount Murchison Mount Nansen Mount New Zealand Mount Pollock Mount Queensland Mountaineer Range Northern Foothills O'Kane Canyon Ogden Heights Pinckard Table Priestley Glacier Victoria Land

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