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Record Search Query: [Parameters: Topic='SOLID EARTH', Term='ROCKS/MINERALS', Variable_Level_1='MINERALS/CRYSTALS']
Samples of METAMORPHIC Rocks Collected Curing the 1985-91 Italian Antarctic Expeditions from Localities Reported and Not Reported on the Sheets of the UGGS
Entry ID: TER_METAMORPHIC


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Summary
Abstract: This data base includes field, petrographycal, geochemical and geochronological
data of metamorphic rocks which were sampled in Victoria Land during six
italian antarctic expeditions in the period from 1985 to 1991.
Analytical work has carried out as part of the "Programma Nazionale di Ricerche
in Antartide" (Sector: Earth Sciences, Research themes: A and B).
Below are the localities where the research was based:
ANDRUS POINT , ARCHAMBAULT RIDGE , ARROWHEAD RANGE , AVIATOR GLACIER , BIER
POINT , BLACK RIDGE , BOOMERANG GLACIER , BRIEN ROCKS, BROWNING PASS , BURNS
GLACIER , CAMBELL GLACIER, CAMPBELL GLACIER , CAMPO GEOLOGICO , CAPE KING,
CAPE ROSS, CAPE RUSSEL, CAPE SASTRUGI , CAPSIZE GLACIER , CIRQUE PEAK, CORNER
GLACIER , CROSSCUT PEAK, DESSENT RIDGE , DUKE OF YORK ISLAND, ESKIMO POINT,
FINLEY GLACIER , FITZGERALD GLACIER, FOOLSMATE GLACIER , GAIR GLACIER,
GERLACHE INLET , GLESS PEAK, GNEISS POINT, GONDWANA STATION, GRANULITE KNOB ,
GRAY ROCK, HANSON RIDGE, HJORTH HILL, HOBBIE RIDGE, HOGBACK HILL, HOWARD PEAKS,
INEXPRESSIBLE ISLAND, JATO NUNATAK, KAY ISLAND, KING PIN, LION ISLAND, LISTER
NUNATAK, LOWRY BLUFF, MALTA PLATEAU, MARBLE POINT, MARINER GLACIER, MEANDER
GLACIER, MILLER NUNATAK, MILLS PEAK, MT. ABBOTT, MT. BARNES, MT. BAXTER, MT.
BORGSTROM , MT. BRABEC, MT. BROWNING, MT. BURROWS, MT. CASEY, MT. CAVANEY, MT.
DICKASON, MT. EMISON, MT. JIRACEK, MT. KEINATH, MT. KINET, MT. LEVICK, MT.
MCCARTHY, MT. MEISTER, MT. MONTEAGLE, MT. MONTREUIL, MT. MURCHISON, MT. NANSEN,
MT. NEW ZEALAND, MT. QUEENSLAND, MT. ROBINSON, MT. SUPERNAL, MT.CAVANEY, NASH
RIDGE, NATHAN HILLS, NORTHERN FOOTHILLS, O'KANE CANYON , O'KANE GLACIER, OGDEN
HEIGHTS , OMEGA PEAK, OSUGA GLACIER, PINCKARD TABLE, POINTED PEAK , PRIESTLEY
GLACIER , RECOIL GLACIER , RETREAT HILLS, SALAMANDER RANGE, SCHARFENBERG ROCK,
SEQUENCE HILLS, SHAFER PEAK , SHOEMAKER GLACIER , SHULTE HILLS , SIMPSON CRAGS,
SNOWY POINT , SPATULATE RIDGE, STAZIONE METEO , STEWART HEIGHTS , STYX
GLACIER , SZANTO SPUR , TANTALUS PEAK , TERRA NOVA BAY, THE BOIL , TIMBER PEAK,
TINKER GLACIER, TOURMALINE PLATEAU, TRAINER GLACIER, TURRET PEAK,
VULCAN HILLS, WASSON ROCK, WEBB NEVE, WHITCOMB RIDGE, WHITCOMBE RIDGE,
WINDY HILL, WYLDE GLACIER.

Sensor Name: PMSC > MICROSCOPE, PETROGRAPHYCAL
Sensor Name: SEMSC > ELECTRON MICROSCOPE, SCANNING
Sensor Name: EMPB > ELECTRON MICROPROBE, SEM-EDS WLD
Sensor Name: XRFLS > X RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETER
Sensor Name: MS > MASS SPECTROMETER

Source Name: BTNINV > NORTH VICTORIA LAND, TERRA NOVA BAY INLAND
Source Name: SIUDST > DEPT. OF EARTH SCIENCES, SIENA
Source Name: PIRIGGI > INST. FOR ISOTOPE GEOCHRON., GEOCHEM.

Geographic Coverage
 N: -73.0 S: -74.0  E: 166.0  W: 162.0
 N: -74.0 S: -75.0  E: 162.0  W: 157.0
 N: -73.0 S: -74.0  E: 162.0  W: 157.0
 N: -73.0 S: -74.0  E: 171.0  W: 166.0
 N: -74.0 S: -75.0  E: 166.0  W: 162.0
 N: -72.0 S: -73.0  E: 166.0  W: 162.0
 N: -71.0 S: -72.0  E: 165.0  W: 162.0
 N: -75.0 S: -76.0  E: 166.0  W: 162.0
 N: -71.0 S: -72.0  E: 171.0  W: 168.0
 N: -72.0 S: -73.0  E: 171.0  W: 166.0
 N: -77.0 S: -78.0  E: 170.0  W: 162.0
 N: -76.0 S: -77.0  E: 169.0  W: 162.0

Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1985-12-24


Location Keywords
CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > Cape Adare
CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > Cape Hallett
CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > Coulman Island
CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > Franklin Island
CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > Freyberg Mountains
CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > Mount Melbourne
CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > Mount Murchison
CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > Mount Soza
CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > Reeves Neve
CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > Relief Inlet
CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > Ross Island
CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > Sequence Hills
GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR


Science Keywords
SOLID EARTH >GEOCHEMISTRY    [Definition]
SOLID EARTH >ROCKS/MINERALS/CRYSTALS >AGE DETERMINATIONS >GEOCHRONOLOGY    [Definition]
SOLID EARTH >ROCKS/MINERALS/CRYSTALS >METAMORPHIC ROCKS    [Definition]
SOLID EARTH >ROCKS/MINERALS/CRYSTALS >MINERALS    [Definition]


ISO Topic Category
GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION


Instrument
ELECTRON MICROPROBES    [Information]
MASS SPECTROMETERS    [Information]
MICROSCOPES    [Information]
SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES    [Information]
XRF >X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer    [Information]


Project
PNRA >Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide    [Information]


Keywords
ANFIBOLITE
ARGILLITE
ARGILLOSCISTO
BIOTITOSCISTO
CA-SILICATO
CHARNO-ENDERBITE
CHARNOCKITE
CONGLOMERATO
CONTATTITE
CORNUBIANITE
DIATESSITE
ENDERBITE
FACIES
FACIES AGMATITICA
FACIES CARBONATICA
FACIES ENDERBITICA
FACIES GNEISSICA
FACIES GRANULITICA
FACIES MIGMATICA
FACIES MIGMATITICA
FACIES QUARZITICA
FACIES RESTITICA
FELS
FELS A CA-SILICATI
FELS CA-SILICATICO
FILLADE
FILLITE
FILLONITE
FLASER GABBRO
GARBERSCHIEFER
GNEISS
GNEISS GRANULITICO
GNEISS MIGMATICO
GNEISS MIGMATITICO
GRANULITE
HORNFELS
INCLUSO
LEUCOSOMA
LIVELLO A CA-SILICATI
MARMO
MARMOREA
MESOSOMA
METABASALTO
METABASITE
METACALCARE
METACALCARENITE
METACALCILUTITE
METACALCISILTITE
METACARBONATO
METACONGLOMERATO
METADIORITE
METADOLERITE
METAGABBRO
METAGRANITO
METAGRANITOIDE
METAGRANODIORITE
METAGROVACCA
METAMARNA
METAPELITE
METAPLITE
METARCOSE
METARENARIA
METARENITE
METARGILLITE
METASEDIMENTO
METASILTITE
METATONALITE
METAULTRAFEMITE
METAVULCANITE
METAVULCANOCLASTITE
MICASCISTO
MIGMATITE
MILONITE
NEOSOMA
NODULO
ORNEBLENDITE
ORTOGNEISS
PARAGNEISS
PARASCISTO
PEGMATITE
PEGMATOIDE
PETROGRAPHY
PETROLOGY
PIROSSENITE
PRASINITE
QUARZITE
QUARZO-SCISTO
QUARZOARENITE
RESTITE
ROCCIA A CA-SILICATI
ROCCIA ANATESSITICA
ROCCIA CARBONATICA
ROCCIA GRANULITICA
ROCCIA QUARZOSA
RODINGITE
SCISTO
SEGREGAZIONE
SERPENTINITE
SETTO
SHALE
SILTITE
SKARN
SLATE
SPOT
ULTRAMAFITE


Originating Center
TER


Data Center
Dipartimento di Scienze Della Terra, Universita Degli Studi di Siena, Italy    [Information]
Data Center URL: http://www.dst.unisi.it/
Dataset ID: CENTRO-TER DATABASE

Data Center Personnel
Name: PAOLO MENICORI
Phone: +39 577 233808
Fax: +39 577 298815
Email: syspao at sidst3.dst.unisi.it
Contact Address:
Dip. di Scienze della Terra - Univ. di Siena
Via delle Cerchia 3
Postal Code: I-53100
Country: Siena


Personnel
GIANFRANCO DI VINCENZO
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: +39 577 298805
Fax: +39 577 298815
Email: RICCI at SIDST4.DST.UNISI.IT
Contact Address:
Dip. di Scienze della Terra - Univ. di Siena
Via delle Cerchia 3
City: Siena
Postal Code: I-53100
Country: Italy


MARCO MECCHERI
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: +39 577 298825
Fax: +39 577 298815
Email: RICCI at SIDST4.DST.UNISI.IT
Contact Address:
Dip. di Scienze della Terra - Univ. di Siena
Via delle Cerchia 3
City: Siena
Postal Code: I-53100
Country: Italy


NADIA RASTELLI
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: +39 577 298805
Fax: +39 577 298815
Email: RICCI at SIDST4.DST.UNISI.IT
Contact Address:
Dip. di Scienze della Terra - Univ. di Siena
Via delle Cerchia 3
City: Siena
Postal Code: I-53100
Country: ITALY


CARLO ALBERTO RICCI
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: +39 577 298818
Fax: +39 577 298815
Email: RICCI at SIDST4.DST.UNISI.IT
Contact Address:
Dip. di Scienze della Terra - Univ. di Siena
Via delle Cerchia 3
City: SIENA
Postal Code: I-53100
Country: ITALY


FRANCO TALARICO
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: +39 577233812
Fax: +39 577233938
Email: talarico at unisi.it
Contact Address:
Via Laterina 8
City: Siena
Postal Code: 53100
Country: Italy



Creation and Review Dates
Last DIF Revision Date: 1997-06-11


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