Rocks from the project “Proterozoic-Paleozoic evolution of the Pacific margin of Antarctica"

During the X Italian Antarctic expedition (1994/95), 521 rocks have been sampled within the aim of the project "Proterozoic-Paleozoic evolution of the Pacific margin of Antarctica" in northern Victoria Land. They include intrusive, subvolcanic, volcanic, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks. The investigated regions are within Cape Hallett SS 58-60/2, Daniels Range SR 57-58/14, Ebbe Glacier SR 57-58/16, Freyberg Mountains SS 58-60/1, Mount Melbourne SS 58-60/9, Mount Murchison SS 58-60/5 and Mount Soza SR 57-58/15 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 Genova - Giovanni Capponi

Originator

University of Torino - Daniele Castelli

Originator

CNR-IGG - Anna Maria Fioretti

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
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

NASA Thesaurus

rocks

Lithology

Dolerite
Igneous material
Plutonic rock
Porphyroid
Volcanic rock
Andesite
Amphibolite
Aplite
Arkose
Calc-silicate rock
Slate
Diorite
Gabbro
Dioritic rock
Eclogite
Gabbroic rock
Gneiss
Granite
Granitic rock
Granodiorite
Granulite
Metacarbonatic rock
Metagabbro
Metamorphic rock
Metasiliciclastic sedimentary rock
Mica schist
Migmatic rock
Migmatite
Monzonite
Orthogneiss
Pegmatite
Phyllite
Quartzite
Pyroxenite
Rhyolite
Schist
Serpentinite
Syenitic rock
Tonalite
Ultramafic rock
Andesitic rock
Breccia
Arenite
Clastic sedimentary rock
Conglomerate
Dacitic rock
Dacite
High-pressure metamorphic rock
Rhyolithic rock
Sedimentary rock
Sandstone

GCMD - Instruments

Grabbers/Traps/Collectors

GCMD - Locations

ANTARCTICA

SCAR Gazetteer of Antarctica

Alamein Range
Bowers Peak
Cape Canwe
Concord Mountains
Gateway Hills
Handschuhsporn
Benoit Peak
Mount Moody
Hoshko Glacier
Browning Pass
Hunter Glacier
Carnes Crag
Orr Glacier
Inferno Peak
King Range
Mount Abbott
Gallipoli Heights
Mount Holdsworth
Mount Camelot
Mount Kinet
Vegetation Island
Inexpressible Island
Deep Freeze Range
Northern Foothills
Mountaineer Range
Salamander Range
Lanterman Range
Morozumi Range
Husky Pass
Boomerang Glacier
Victoria Land
Victory Mountains
Hobbie Ridge
Mount Emison
Freyberg Mountains
Mount Bernstein

GCMD - Providers

IT/PNRA
IT/MNA

Research Organization

MNA - Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide

Keywords

metavolcanic rock

Use limitation: Creative-Commons CC-BY 4.0

Code: X 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: 1994-10-31

End date: 1995-01-08 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: Proterozoic-Paleozoic evolution of the Pacific margin of Antarctica. ( 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.