Rocks from the project “Neogene-Quaternary tectono-magmatic evolution of the Ross Sea region" (PNRA 2013/AZ2.07)

During the XXX Italian Antarctic expedition (2014/15), 207 rocks have been sampled within the aim of the project "Neogene-Quaternary tectono-magmatic evolution of the Ross Sea region" in northern Victoria Land. They include intrusive, subvolcanic, volcanic, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks and sediments. The investigated regions are within Cape Adare SR 59-60/13*, Cape Hallett SS 58-60/2, Coulman Island SS 58-60/6, Ebbe Glacier SR 57-58/16, Freyberg Mountains SS 58-60/1, Mount Melbourne SS 58-60/9 and Mount Murchison SS 58-60/5 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 Roma Tre - Federico Rossetti
Originator
  University of Leicester - John Smellie
Originator
  CNR-IGG - Samuele Agostini
Originator
  University of Padova - Valerio Olivetti
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

  • Geology

GCMD - Science Keywords

  • IGNEOUS ROCKS

  • METAMORPHIC ROCKS

  • SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

  • SEDIMENTS

NASA Thesaurus

  • rocks

  • sediments

Lithology

  • Igneous material

  • Pyroclastics

  • Basalt

  • Basaltic rock

  • Clastic sediment

  • Clastic sedimentary rock

  • Dolerite

  • Gneiss

  • Granite

  • Granitic rock

  • Gravel

  • Metamorphic rock

  • Metasiliciclastic sedimentary rock

  • Phyllite

  • Plutonic rock

  • Pyroclastic breccia

  • Pyroclastic rock

  • Sandstone

  • Sediment

  • Sedimentary rock

  • Tuff breccia

  • Volcanic rock

GCMD - Instruments

  • Grabbers/Traps/Collectors

GCMD - Locations

  • ANTARCTICA

SCAR Gazetteer of Antarctica

  • Astronaut Glacier

  • Cape Klövstad

  • Adare Saddle

  • Edisto Inlet

  • Felsite Island

  • Cape Adare

  • Cape Christie

  • Cape Crossfire

  • Gruendler Glacier

  • Geikie Ridge

  • Cape Roget

  • Cape Wheatstone

  • Collins Peak

  • Jutland Glacier

  • Mount Keinath

  • Helm Point

  • Football Saddle

  • Honeycomb Ridge

  • Mount Humphrey Lloyd

  • Nameless Glacier

  • Freimanis Glacier

  • Manhaul Glacier

  • Lange Peak

  • Mount Pearson

  • Robinson Heights

  • Mount Minto

  • Mount Hussey

  • Montecchi Glacier

  • Purvis Peak

  • Pitkevitch Glacier

  • Wood Bay

  • Murray Glacier

  • Mount Trident

  • Victoria Land

  • Andrus Point

  • Deep Freeze Range

  • Retreat Hills

  • Rastorfer Glacier

  • Mount Browning

  • Adare Peninsula

  • Cape Hallett

  • Whitehall Glacier

  • Stevenson Peak

  • Tinker Glacier

  • Salmon Cliff

  • Northern Foothills

  • Daniell Peninsula

  • Mountaineer Range

  • Cape Phillips

  • Admiralty Mountains

  • Harrow Peaks

  • Hallett Peninsula

  • Edmonson Point

  • Evans Névé

  • Millen Range

  • Malta Plateau

  • Crater Cirque

  • Kay Island

  • Southern Cross Mountains

  • Random Hills

  • Mount Prior

  • Mount Melbourne

  • Mount Moriarty

  • Victory Mountains

  • The Pleiades

  • Luther Peak

GCMD - Providers

  • IT/PNRA

  • IT/MNA

Research Organization

  • MNA - Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide
Use limitation
Creative-Commons CC-BY 4.0
Code
XXX 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
2014-11-23
End date
2014-12-15 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.

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
ec0976a5-a951-4f1a-8481-9c299df6df18 XML
Metadata language
English
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2024-10-16T09:25:16
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 SEDIMENTS
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Geology
Lithology
Basalt Basaltic rock Clastic sediment Clastic sedimentary rock Dolerite Gneiss Granite Granitic rock Gravel Igneous material Metamorphic rock Metasiliciclastic sedimentary rock Phyllite Plutonic rock Pyroclastic breccia Pyroclastic rock Pyroclastics Sandstone Sediment Sedimentary rock Tuff breccia Volcanic rock
NASA Thesaurus
rocks sediments
Research Organization
MNA - Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide
SCAR Gazetteer of Antarctica
Adare Peninsula Adare Saddle Admiralty Mountains Andrus Point Astronaut Glacier Cape Adare Cape Christie Cape Crossfire Cape Hallett Cape Klövstad Cape Phillips Cape Roget Cape Wheatstone Collins Peak Crater Cirque Daniell Peninsula Deep Freeze Range Edisto Inlet Edmonson Point Evans Névé Felsite Island Football Saddle Freimanis Glacier Geikie Ridge Gruendler Glacier Hallett Peninsula Harrow Peaks Helm Point Honeycomb Ridge Jutland Glacier Kay Island Lange Peak Luther Peak Malta Plateau Manhaul Glacier Millen Range Montecchi Glacier Mount Browning Mount Humphrey Lloyd Mount Hussey Mount Keinath Mount Melbourne Mount Minto Mount Moriarty Mount Pearson Mount Prior Mount Trident Mountaineer Range Murray Glacier Nameless Glacier Northern Foothills Pitkevitch Glacier Purvis Peak Random Hills Rastorfer Glacier Retreat Hills Robinson Heights Salmon Cliff Southern Cross Mountains Stevenson Peak The Pleiades Tinker Glacier Victoria Land Victory Mountains Whitehall Glacier Wood Bay

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