Rocks from the project “Volcanological research program"

During the I Italian Antarctic expedition (1985/86), 73 rocks have been sampled within the aim of the project "Volcanological research program" in northern Victoria Land. They include different volcanic rocks. The investigated regions are within Mount Melbourne SS 58-60/9 and Mount Murchison SS 58-60/5 USGS sheets.

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 Messina - Letterio Villari

Maintenance and update frequency: As needed

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Geology

GCMD - Science Keywords

IGNEOUS ROCKS

NASA Thesaurus

rocks

Lithology

Pyroclastic rock
Trachyte
Tephritic rock
Rhyolithic rock
Basanite
Pyroclastics
Rhyolite
Trachytic rock
Tephra
Ash
Igneous material
Peridotite
Basaltic rock
Volcanic rock
Andesitic rock
Andesite
Basalt
Ultramafic rock

GCMD - Instruments

Grabbers/Traps/Collectors

GCMD - Locations

ANTARCTICA

SCAR Gazetteer of Antarctica

Edmonson Point
Baker Rocks
Cape Washington
Eldridge Bluff
Cosmonaut Glacier
Willows Nunatak
Markham Island
Shield Nunatak
Mount Noice
Oscar Point
Mount McGee
Browning Pass
Aviator Glacier
Deception Plateau
Southern Cross Mountains
Victoria Land
Mount Dickason
Mountaineer Range
Mount Melbourne
Deep Freeze Range
Terra Nova Bay
Miller Nunatak
Random Hills

GCMD - Providers

IT/PNRA
IT/MNA

Research Organization

MNA - Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide

Use limitation: Creative-Commons CC-BY 4.0

Code: I 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

Begin date: 1985-12-24

End date: 1986-02-13 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: Volcanological research program. ( 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.