189 rock samples were collected during the GANOVEX V Expedition for potassium-argon (K-Ar) and rubidium-strontium (Rb-Sr) geochronological dating. The expedition, organized by SCIOPS, focused on the Rennick and Matusevich Glacier regions and the Pomerantz Tableland in Oates Land, Antarctica. Data collection concluded in March 1989.
Use Cases
- Determine K-Ar age patterns at various depths within North Victoria Land geological terrains using sample location and isotopic data.
- Study the earliest metamorphic history of the Wilson terrain by applying Rb-Sr and K-Ar dating techniques to samples of Wilson Group gneisses and Barg Group metasediments.
- Correlate sample geochronology with collection profiles, such as the low-altitude east-west profile in the lower Rennick Glacier region and the vertical profile in the Pomerantz Tableland.
- Extend published geochronological frameworks by analyzing isotopic ratios from the collected 189 rock samples.
Strengths
- Contains 189 individually collected rock samples.
- Focuses on two distinct geological profiles: a low-altitude east-west traverse and a vertical profile.
- Targets specific, well-defined rock units (Wilson Group gneisses, Barg Group metasediments) for isotopic analysis.
Limitations
- Sample size of 189 may be limited for robust statistical analysis across multiple geological units.
- Data is from a single expedition in 1989, making it temporally stale for contemporary geological studies.
- Specific isotopic measurement results, column names, and data formats are unknown from the provided description.
Provenance
- Source
- SCIOPS, collected during the German Antarctic North Victoria Land Expedition (GANOVEX V).
- Collection Method
- Detailed rock sampling aboard the M.V. Polar Queen research vessel along specified geological profiles.
- Time Range
- 1989 (expedition date).
- Freshness
- 1989-03-13
- Geography
- Rennick Glacier region, Matusevich Glacier area, Pomerantz Tableland (USARP Mountains), Oates Land Coast, Antarctica.