Rocks from the project “Regional and structural geology, stratigraphy, geological mapping and remote sensing"

During the VI Italian Antarctic expedition (1990/91), 394 rocks have been sampled within the aim of the project "Regional and structural geology, stratigraphy, geological mapping and remote sensing" 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, Reeves Névé SS 55-57/12, Ross Island ST 57-60/6*, 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 Pisa - Piero Pertusati
Originator
  University of Siena - Carlo Alberto Ricci
Originator
  University of Siena - Franco Talarico
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

  • Basalt

  • Basaltic rock

  • Igneous material

  • Plutonic rock

  • Volcanic rock

  • Amphibolite

  • Andesite

  • Andesitic rock

  • Aplite

  • Arenite

  • Calc-silicate rock

  • Clastic sedimentary rock

  • Diorite

  • Dioritic rock

  • Gabbroic rock

  • Gneiss

  • Granite

  • Granitic rock

  • Metasomatic rock

  • Skarn

  • Marble

  • Granodiorite

  • Metabasalt

  • Metagabbro

  • Metacarbonatic rock

  • Metagranite

  • Metamorphic rock

  • Metasiliciclastic sedimentary rock

  • Mica schist

  • Migmatic rock

  • Migmatite

  • Monzonite

  • Orthogneiss

  • Phyllite

  • Quartz diorite

  • Quartz gabbro

  • Quartz monzodiorite

  • Quartzite

  • Sandstone

  • Schist

  • Sedimentary rock

  • Siltstone

  • Slate

  • Tonalite

  • Syenitic rock

GCMD - Instruments

  • Grabbers/Traps/Collectors

GCMD - Locations

  • ANTARCTICA

SCAR Gazetteer of Antarctica

  • Hogback Hill

  • Brawn Rocks

  • Gneiss Point

  • East Quartzite Range

  • Cape Ross

  • Brien Rocks

  • Camp Ridge

  • Cape Roberts

  • Hjorth Hill

  • King Pin

  • Evans Piedmont Glacier

  • Kukri Hills

  • Marble Point

  • Granite Harbor

  • Hanson Ridge

  • Lion Island

  • Wilson Piedmont Glacier

  • O'Donnell Peak

  • New Harbour

  • Mount Fearon

  • Mount Barnes

  • Wasson Rock

  • Sphinx Peak

  • Mount Stephen

  • Barker Range

  • Burrage Dome

  • Victoria Land

  • Arrowhead Range

  • Deep Freeze Range

  • Destination Nunataks

  • Boomerang Glacier

  • Aviator Glacier

  • Lichen Hills

  • Caudal Hills

  • Evans Névé

  • Capsize Glacier

  • Eskimo Point

  • JATO Nunatak

  • Nathan Hills

  • Mount New Zealand

  • Foolsmate Glacier

  • Frontier Mountain

  • Mount Borgstrom

  • Mount Dickason

  • McCarthy Ridge

  • Marinerplateau

  • Harrison Peak

  • Southern Cross Mountains

  • O'Kane Canyon

  • Mount Levick

  • Mount Meister

  • Mountaineer Range

  • Sequence Hills

  • Pyramid Peak

  • O'Kane Glacier

  • Prince Albert Mountains

  • Mount Hancox

  • Tourmaline Plateau

  • Victory Mountains

  • Priestley Glacier

  • Rennick Glacier

  • Rennick Névé

  • Simpson Crags

  • Stewart 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
1991-01-13 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
Regional and structural geology, stratigraphy, geological mapping and remote sensing. ( 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
d166715e-e04c-4aed-8951-04af7615ec3f XML
Metadata language
English
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2024-10-02T14:08:09
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 Arenite Basalt Basaltic rock Calc-silicate rock Clastic sedimentary rock Diorite Dioritic rock Gabbroic rock Gneiss Granite Granitic rock Granodiorite Igneous material Marble Metabasalt Metacarbonatic rock Metagabbro Metagranite Metamorphic rock Metasiliciclastic sedimentary rock Metasomatic rock Mica schist Migmatic rock Migmatite Monzonite Orthogneiss Phyllite Plutonic rock Quartz diorite Quartz gabbro Quartz monzodiorite Quartzite Sandstone Schist Sedimentary rock Siltstone Skarn Slate Syenitic rock Tonalite Volcanic rock
NASA Thesaurus
rocks
Research Organization
MNA - Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide
SCAR Gazetteer of Antarctica
Arrowhead Range Aviator Glacier Barker Range Boomerang Glacier Brawn Rocks Brien Rocks Burrage Dome Camp Ridge Cape Roberts Cape Ross Capsize Glacier Caudal Hills Deep Freeze Range Destination Nunataks East Quartzite Range Eskimo Point Evans Névé Evans Piedmont Glacier Foolsmate Glacier Frontier Mountain Gneiss Point Granite Harbor Hanson Ridge Harrison Peak Hjorth Hill Hogback Hill JATO Nunatak King Pin Kukri Hills Lichen Hills Lion Island Marble Point Marinerplateau McCarthy Ridge Mount Barnes Mount Borgstrom Mount Dickason Mount Fearon Mount Hancox Mount Levick Mount Meister Mount New Zealand Mount Stephen Mountaineer Range Nathan Hills New Harbour O'Donnell Peak O'Kane Canyon O'Kane Glacier Priestley Glacier Prince Albert Mountains Pyramid Peak Rennick Glacier Rennick Névé Sequence Hills Simpson Crags Southern Cross Mountains Sphinx Peak Stewart Heights Tourmaline Plateau Victoria Land Victory Mountains Wasson Rock Wilson Piedmont Glacier

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