Rocks and fossils from the project “Geological mapping of the Ross Sea area"

During the IX Italian Antarctic expedition (1993/94), 387 rocks and fossils have been sampled within the aim of the project "Geological mapping of the Ross Sea area" in northern Victoria Land. They include intrusive, subvolcanic, volcanic, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks and fossil woods. 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 Joyce SS 55-57/16, Mount Melbourne SS 58-60/9, Mount Murchison SS 58-60/5, Mount Soza SR 57-58/15, Reeves Névé 55-57/12 and Sequence Hills SS 55-57/8 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 - Piero Pertusati
Originator
  University of Siena - Franco Talarico
Originator
  University of Siena - Marco Meccheri
Originator
  University of Pisa - Giovanni Musumeci
Originator
  University of Torino - Rodolfo Carosi
Originator
  University of Genova - Giovanni Capponi
Originator
  University of Siena - Carlo Alberto Ricci
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

  • Geology

GCMD - Science Keywords

  • SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

  • IGNEOUS ROCKS

  • METAMORPHIC ROCKS

  • MACROFOSSILS

NASA Thesaurus

  • rocks

  • fossils

Lithology

  • Alkali feldspar syenite

  • Basalt

  • Basaltic rock

  • Dolerite

  • Graywacke

  • Igneous material

  • Plutonic rock

  • Porphyroid

  • Volcanic rock

  • Amphibolite

  • Andesite

  • Andesitic rock

  • Arenite

  • Arkose

  • Wacke

  • Breccia

  • Calc-silicate rock

  • Cataclasite

  • Conglomerate

  • Dacitic rock

  • Dacite

  • Clastic sedimentary rock

  • Diorite

  • Dioritic rock

  • Gabbroic rock

  • Gabbro

  • Gneiss

  • Granite

  • Granitic rock

  • Granodiorite

  • Marble

  • Metabasalt

  • Metacarbonatic rock

  • Metagabbro

  • Metagranite

  • Metamorphic rock

  • Metasiliciclastic sedimentary rock

  • Mica schist

  • Migmatic rock

  • Migmatite

  • Mylonite

  • Orthogneiss

  • Pegmatite

  • Peridotite

  • Phyllite

  • Quartz arenite

  • Quartz monzonite

  • Quartzite

  • Sandstone

  • Schist

  • Sedimentary rock

  • Serpentinite

  • Shale

  • Syenitic rock

  • Tectonic breccia

  • Tonalite

  • Ultramafic rock

  • Fault rock

GCMD - Instruments

  • Grabbers/Traps/Collectors

GCMD - Locations

  • ANTARCTICA

SCAR Gazetteer of Antarctica

  • Argonaut Glacier

  • Gair Glacier

  • Gallipoli Heights

  • Hades Terrace

  • Emlen Peaks

  • Daniels Range

  • Mount Wood

  • Helliwell Hills

  • Gauntlet Ridge

  • Monte Cassino

  • Trafalgar Glacier

  • Trio Nunataks

  • Schroeder Spur

  • Mount Remington

  • Mount Burton

  • Usarp Mountains

  • Wood Glacier

  • Wood Ridge

  • Tent Rock

  • The Mitten

  • Victoria Land

  • Random Hills

  • Black Ridge

  • Ambalada Peak

  • Aviator Glacier

  • Burns Glacier

  • David Glacier

  • Admiralty Mountains

  • Bier Point

  • Havelgletscher

  • Meander Glacier

  • Freyberg Mountains

  • Brimstone Peak

  • Disthenwand

  • Mariner Glacier

  • Lowry Bluff

  • Hollingsworth Glacier

  • Reeves Névé

  • Outpost Nunataks

  • Niagara-Eisfälle

  • Mount Melbourne

  • Mount McDonald

  • Mountaineer Range

  • Mount Bernstein

  • Morozumi Range

  • Lanterman Range

  • Ricker Hills

  • Robinson Heights

  • Mount Dickason

  • Foolsmate Glacier

  • Deep Freeze Range

  • Onlooker Nunatak

  • Mount Meister

  • Mount McGee

  • Marinerplateau

  • Mount Hancox

  • Boomerang Glacier

  • Mount Levick

  • Priestley Glacier

  • Prince Albert Mountains

  • O'Kane Canyon

  • Barker Range

  • Spatulate Ridge

  • Mount Monteagle

  • Southern Cross Mountains

  • Schofield Peak

  • Schulte Hills

  • Stewart Heights

  • Vulcan Hills

  • Victory Mountains

  • Styx 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
1993-12-09
End date
1994-02-13 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
Geological mapping of the Ross Sea area. ( 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
6b3af6e1-d097-45d8-b8bb-e53428b7cb61 XML
Metadata language
English
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2024-10-02T14:12:24
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 MACROFOSSILS METAMORPHIC ROCKS SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Geology
Lithology
Alkali feldspar syenite Amphibolite Andesite Andesitic rock Arenite Arkose Basalt Basaltic rock Breccia Calc-silicate rock Cataclasite Clastic sedimentary rock Conglomerate Dacite Dacitic rock Diorite Dioritic rock Dolerite Fault rock Gabbro Gabbroic rock Gneiss Granite Granitic rock Granodiorite Graywacke Igneous material Marble Metabasalt Metacarbonatic rock Metagabbro Metagranite Metamorphic rock Metasiliciclastic sedimentary rock Mica schist Migmatic rock Migmatite Mylonite Orthogneiss Pegmatite Peridotite Phyllite Plutonic rock Porphyroid Quartz arenite Quartz monzonite Quartzite Sandstone Schist Sedimentary rock Serpentinite Shale Syenitic rock Tectonic breccia Tonalite Ultramafic rock Volcanic rock Wacke
NASA Thesaurus
fossils rocks
Research Organization
MNA - Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide
SCAR Gazetteer of Antarctica
Admiralty Mountains Ambalada Peak Argonaut Glacier Aviator Glacier Barker Range Bier Point Black Ridge Boomerang Glacier Brimstone Peak Burns Glacier Daniels Range David Glacier Deep Freeze Range Disthenwand Emlen Peaks Foolsmate Glacier Freyberg Mountains Gair Glacier Gallipoli Heights Gauntlet Ridge Hades Terrace Havelgletscher Helliwell Hills Hollingsworth Glacier Lanterman Range Lowry Bluff Mariner Glacier Marinerplateau Meander Glacier Monte Cassino Morozumi Range Mount Bernstein Mount Burton Mount Dickason Mount Hancox Mount Levick Mount McDonald Mount McGee Mount Meister Mount Melbourne Mount Monteagle Mount Remington Mount Wood Mountaineer Range Niagara-Eisfälle O'Kane Canyon Onlooker Nunatak Outpost Nunataks Priestley Glacier Prince Albert Mountains Random Hills Reeves Névé Ricker Hills Robinson Heights Schofield Peak Schroeder Spur Schulte Hills Southern Cross Mountains Spatulate Ridge Stewart Heights Styx Glacier Tent Rock The Mitten Trafalgar Glacier Trio Nunataks Usarp Mountains Victoria Land Victory Mountains Vulcan Hills Wood Glacier Wood Ridge

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