Rocks from the project “Cenozoic magmatism in Victoria Land: a tracer of geodynamic processes and of global evolution of climate" (PNRA 2004/4.1)

During the XX and XXI Italian Antarctic expeditions (2004/05, 2005/06), 605 rocks have been sampled within the aim of the project "Cenozoic magmatism in Victoria Land: a tracer of geodynamic processes and of global evolution of climate" 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, 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
pointOfContact
  Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide - Rosaria Palmeri
principalInvestigator
  University of Pisa - Pietro Armienti
originator
  University of Ferrara - Massimo Coltorti
originator
  University of Roma Sapienza - Luigi Dallai
originator
  University of Pisa - Sergio Rocchi
originator
  CNR-IGG - Andrea Dini
originator
  University of Leicester - John Smellie
originator
  University of Genova - Laura Crispini
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

  • Geology

GCMD - Science Keywords

  • IGNEOUS ROCKS

  • METAMORPHIC ROCKS

  • SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

  • WEATHERING

  • SEDIMENTS

  • PALEOSOLS

NASA Thesaurus

  • rocks

  • sediments

  • weathering

Lithology

  • Igneous material

  • Basalt

  • Basaltic rock

  • Breccia

  • Clastic sedimentary rock

  • Gabbro

  • Diorite

  • Dioritic rock

  • Gabbroic rock

  • Granite

  • Gneiss

  • Granitic rock

  • Granulite

  • Plutonic rock

  • Peridotite

  • Monzonite

  • Metamorphic rock

  • Pyroxenite

  • Sandstone

  • Sedimentary rock

  • Syenitic rock

  • Tonalite

  • Rhyolite

  • Rhyolithic rock

  • Ultramafic rock

  • Volcanic rock

  • Pyroclastics

  • Basanite

  • Clastic sediment

  • Diamictite

  • Gravel

  • Phonolite

  • Latite

  • Monzogabbro

  • Phonolitic rock

  • Tuff breccia

  • Tephritic rock

  • Pyroclastic rock

  • Pyroclastic breccia

  • Sediment

  • Lapilli tuff

  • Siltstone

  • Tuff

  • Syenite

  • Trachyte

  • Trachytic rock

GCMD - Instruments

  • Grabbers/Traps/Collectors

GCMD - Locations

  • ANTARCTICA

SCAR Gazetteer of Antarctica

  • Victoria Land

  • Apostrophe Island

  • Terra Nova Bay

  • Mountaineer Range

  • Taygete Cone

  • Bier Point

  • Meander Glacier

  • Wood Ridge

  • Willows Nunatak

  • Trainer Glacier

  • Admiralty Mountains

  • Adare Peninsula

  • Baker Rocks

  • Cape Phillips

  • Alcyone Cone

  • Aviator Glacier

  • Coulman Island

  • Cape Washington

  • Cape Jones

  • Deception Island

  • Daniell Peninsula

  • Crater Cirque

  • Greene Point

  • Hallett Peninsula

  • Mount Overlord

  • Eldridge Bluff

  • Luther Peak

  • Knetschberg

  • Handler Ridge

  • Mount Finch

  • Markham Island

  • Mandible Cirque

  • Mount Phillips

  • Mount Monteagle

  • Oakley Glacier

  • Navigator Nunatak

  • Mount Pleiones

  • Redcastle Ridge

  • Pinckard Table

  • Parasite Cone

  • Oscar Point

  • Styx Glacier

  • Shield Nunatak

  • Salmon Cliff

  • Roberts Cliff

  • Random Hills

  • Prince Albert Mountains

  • Suter Glacier

  • Mount Prior

  • Mount Alberts

  • Harrow Peaks

  • Burns Glacier

  • Malta Plateau

  • Southern Cross Mountains

  • Mount Supernal

  • Hercules Névé

  • Cotter Cliffs

  • Cape King

  • Victory Mountains

  • The Pleiades

  • Teall Nunatak

  • Mount Melbourne

  • Mount McGee

  • Cape Daniell

GCMD - Providers

  • IT/PNRA

  • IT/MNA

Research Organization

  • MNA - Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide
Use limitation
Creative-Commons CC-BY 4.0
Unique resource identifier
XX and XXI Italian Antarctic expeditions
Association Type
dependency
Initiative Type
Campaign
Spatial representation type
Text, table
Denominator
1
Metadata language
English
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Geoscientific information
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Begin date
2004-12-05
End date
2006-01-14 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
Cenozoic Magmatism in Victoria Land: a tracer of geodynamic processes and of global evolution of climate ( 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
f1d82fe0-da6d-471d-8039-ae6ff1ff3247 XML
Metadata language
English
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2024-10-14T09:34:33
Metadata standard name

ISO 19139
Metadata standard version

1.0
pointOfContact
  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 PALEOSOLS SEDIMENTARY ROCKS SEDIMENTS WEATHERING
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Geology
Lithology
Basalt Basaltic rock Basanite Breccia Clastic sediment Clastic sedimentary rock Diamictite Diorite Dioritic rock Gabbro Gabbroic rock Gneiss Granite Granitic rock Granulite Gravel Igneous material Lapilli tuff Latite Metamorphic rock Monzogabbro Monzonite Peridotite Phonolite Phonolitic rock Plutonic rock Pyroclastic breccia Pyroclastic rock Pyroclastics Pyroxenite Rhyolite Rhyolithic rock Sandstone Sediment Sedimentary rock Siltstone Syenite Syenitic rock Tephritic rock Tonalite Trachyte Trachytic rock Tuff Tuff breccia Ultramafic rock Volcanic rock
NASA Thesaurus
rocks sediments weathering
Research Organization
MNA - Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide
SCAR Gazetteer of Antarctica
Adare Peninsula Admiralty Mountains Alcyone Cone Apostrophe Island Aviator Glacier Baker Rocks Bier Point Burns Glacier Cape Daniell Cape Jones Cape King Cape Phillips Cape Washington Cotter Cliffs Coulman Island Crater Cirque Daniell Peninsula Deception Island Eldridge Bluff Greene Point Hallett Peninsula Handler Ridge Harrow Peaks Hercules Névé Knetschberg Luther Peak Malta Plateau Mandible Cirque Markham Island Meander Glacier Mount Alberts Mount Finch Mount McGee Mount Melbourne Mount Monteagle Mount Overlord Mount Phillips Mount Pleiones Mount Prior Mount Supernal Mountaineer Range Navigator Nunatak Oakley Glacier Oscar Point Parasite Cone Pinckard Table Prince Albert Mountains Random Hills Redcastle Ridge Roberts Cliff Salmon Cliff Shield Nunatak Southern Cross Mountains Styx Glacier Suter Glacier Taygete Cone Teall Nunatak Terra Nova Bay The Pleiades Trainer Glacier Victoria Land Victory Mountains Willows Nunatak Wood Ridge

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