Rocks from the project “International Antarctic Geological Expedition to the Shackleton Range 1994/95" (EUROSHACK)

During the X Italian Antarctic expedition (1994/95), 639 rocks have been sampled within the aim of the international EUROSHACK project in Shackleton Range. They include intrusive, subvolcanic, volcanic and metamorphic rocks. The investigated regions are within Shackleton Range SU 26-30/1* USGS sheet.

Project: International Antarctic Geological Expedition to the Shackleton Range 1994/95.

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

BGR (Germany) - Franz Tessensohn

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

NASA Thesaurus

rocks

Lithology

Dolerite
Igneous material
Plutonic rock
Volcanic rock
Amphibolite
Aplite
Diorite
Calc-silicate rock
Cataclasite
Dioritic rock
Fault rock
Gneiss
Gabbroic rock
Gabbro
Granite
Granitic rock
Granulite
Metagabbro
Marble
Metabasalt
Metacarbonatic rock
Metagranite
Metamorphic rock
Metasiliciclastic sedimentary rock
Mica schist
Migmatic rock
Migmatite
Mylonite
Orthogneiss
Schist
Peridotite
Phyllite
Pyroxenite
Quartzite
Tonalite
Serpentinite
Ultramafic rock

GCMD - Instruments

Grabbers/Traps/Collectors

GCMD - Locations

ANTARCTICA

SCAR Gazetteer of Antarctica

Arkell Cirque
Baines Nunatak
Beche Blade
Bernhardi Heights
Shackleton Range
Bowen Cirque
Charlesworth Cliffs
Clarkson Cliffs
Charpentier Pyramid
Blanchard Hill
Mount Absalom
Bonney Bowl
Eskola Cirque
Geikie Nunatak
Genghis Hills
Gordon Glacier
Kuno Cirque
M'Clintock Bastion
Lewis Chain
Pointer Nunatak
Freshfield Nunatak
Fuchs Dome
Jamieson Ridge
Herbert Mountains
Kendall Basin
Haskard Highlands
Hatch Plain
Glen Glacier
Lord Nunatak
Morris Hills
Hollingworth Cliffs
Mount Kelsey
Mount Sheffield
Murchison Cirque
Pioneers Escarpment
La Grange Nunataks
Venetz Peak
Poldervaart Edge
Read Mountains
Shotton Snowfield
Mount Beney
Stephenson Bastion
Slessor Glacier
Sumgin Buttress
True Hills
Watts Needle
the Ark
Wiggans Hills
Högbom Outcrops
Whymper Spur

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: 1994-12-23

End date: 1995-02-11 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

EUROSHACK ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )

International Antarctic Geological Expedition to the Shackleton Range 1994/95

OnLine resource

Project: EUROSHACK ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )

International Antarctic Geological Expedition to the Shackleton Range 1994/95.

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.