Rocks from the project “Cenozoic geodynamics in the Ross Sea area: magmatism and tectonic evolution"

During the IX Italian Antarctic expedition (1993/94), 376 rocks have been sampled within the aim of the project "Cenozoic geodynamics in the Ross Sea area: magmatism and tectonic evolution" in northern Victoria Land. They include intrusive, subvolcanic, volcanic and metamorphic rocks. The investigated regions are within Cape Hallett SS 58-60/2, Coulman Island SS 58-60/6, Mount Melbourne SS 58-60/9, Mount Murchison SS 58-60/5, Reeves Névé SS 55-57/12 and Relief Inlet SS 58-60/13 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 - Pietro Armienti
Originator
  INGV - Massimo Pompilio
Originator
  University of Pisa - Sergio Rocchi
Originator
  CNR-IGG - Maria Laura Balestrieri
Originator
  University of Siena - Carlo Alberto Ricci
Originator
  University of Pisa - Piero Pertusati
Originator
  CNR-IGG - Gianfranco Di Vincenzo
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

  • Igneous material

  • Lapilli tuff

  • Alkali feldspar trachyte

  • Andesite

  • Andesitic rock

  • Aplite

  • Basanite

  • Diorite

  • Dioritic rock

  • Fault rock

  • Foid-bearing syenite

  • Gabbro

  • Gabbroic rock

  • Gneiss

  • Granite

  • Granitic rock

  • Granodiorite

  • Latite

  • Quartz alkali feldspar syenite

  • Tephritic rock

  • Metamorphic rock

  • Metabasalt

  • Mylonite

  • Migmatic rock

  • Monzonite

  • Migmatite

  • Plutonic rock

  • Pyroclastic rock

  • Porphyroid

  • Pyroclastics

  • Trachyte

  • Tephra

  • Trachytic rock

  • Volcanic rock

  • Quartz gabbro

  • Schist

  • Quartz diorite

  • Quartz syenite

  • Syenitic rock

  • Ultramafic rock

  • Tonalite

  • Syenite

GCMD - Instruments

  • Grabbers/Traps/Collectors

GCMD - Locations

  • ANTARCTICA

SCAR Gazetteer of Antarctica

  • Cape Jones

  • Mandible Cirque

  • Greene Point

  • Icebreaker Glacier

  • Daniell Peninsula

  • Mount Crummer

  • Mount Gibbs

  • Mount Lubbock

  • Mount Matz

  • Mount Brewster

  • Victoria Land

  • Aviator Glacier

  • Starr Nunatak

  • New Harbor

  • Boomerang Glacier

  • Bier Point

  • Andersson Ridge

  • Harrow Peaks

  • Mount Burrows

  • Fitzgerald Glacier

  • Cape Sibbald

  • Cape Philippi

  • Burns Glacier

  • Mount Monteagle

  • Mount Neumayer

  • Deep Freeze Range

  • Mount Fearon

  • Mount McGee

  • Mount Levick

  • Mount Meister

  • Mount New Zealand

  • Mount Melbourne

  • Southern Cross Mountains

  • Random Hills

  • Mount Stephen

  • Mount Hancox

  • Mountaineer Range

  • O'Kane Canyon

  • O'Donnell Peak

  • Nathan Hills

  • Tinker Glacier

  • Northern Foothills

  • Vulcan Hills

  • Styx Glacier

  • Shield Nunatak

  • Reeves Névé

  • Priestley Glacier

  • Prince Albert Mountains

  • Pyramid Peak

  • Rennick Glacier

  • The Boil

  • Rennick Névé

  • Sequence Hills

  • Simpson Crags

  • Sphinx Peak

  • O'Kane Glacier

  • Stewart Heights

  • Tourmaline Plateau

  • Victory Mountains

  • Wasson Rock

  • Wilson Piedmont Glacier

GCMD - Providers

  • IT/PNRA

  • IT/MNA

Research Organization

  • MNA - Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide
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
1993-10-20
End date
1994-01-13 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
Cenozoic geodynamics in the Ross Sea area: magmatism and tectonic evolution. ( 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
698067f4-9ca6-49df-bae4-459d6196866a XML
Metadata language
English
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2024-10-02T14:09:30
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 trachyte Andesite Andesitic rock Aplite Basalt Basaltic rock Basanite Diorite Dioritic rock Dolerite Fault rock Foid-bearing syenite Gabbro Gabbroic rock Gneiss Granite Granitic rock Granodiorite Igneous material Lapilli tuff Latite Metabasalt Metamorphic rock Migmatic rock Migmatite Monzonite Mylonite Plutonic rock Porphyroid Pyroclastic rock Pyroclastics Quartz alkali feldspar syenite Quartz diorite Quartz gabbro Quartz syenite Schist Syenite Syenitic rock Tephra Tephritic rock Tonalite Trachyte Trachytic rock Ultramafic rock Volcanic rock
NASA Thesaurus
rocks
Research Organization
MNA - Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide
SCAR Gazetteer of Antarctica
Andersson Ridge Aviator Glacier Bier Point Boomerang Glacier Burns Glacier Cape Jones Cape Philippi Cape Sibbald Daniell Peninsula Deep Freeze Range Fitzgerald Glacier Greene Point Harrow Peaks Icebreaker Glacier Mandible Cirque Mount Brewster Mount Burrows Mount Crummer Mount Fearon Mount Gibbs Mount Hancox Mount Levick Mount Lubbock Mount Matz Mount McGee Mount Meister Mount Melbourne Mount Monteagle Mount Neumayer Mount New Zealand Mount Stephen Mountaineer Range Nathan Hills New Harbor Northern Foothills O'Donnell Peak O'Kane Canyon O'Kane Glacier Priestley Glacier Prince Albert Mountains Pyramid Peak Random Hills Reeves Névé Rennick Glacier Rennick Névé Sequence Hills Shield Nunatak Simpson Crags Southern Cross Mountains Sphinx Peak 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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