GANOVEX VII Expedition collected 315 rock samples for dating, petrological, structural, and geochemical analysis. The German Antarctic North Victoria Land Expedition conducted field work and reconnaissance flights in the Deep Freeze Range between Terra Nova Bay and Campbell Glacier. Data was published by SCIOPS in 1993.
Use Cases
- Analyze geochemistry data from 315 rock samples to characterize the Priestley Formation and Snowy Point Gneiss Complex.
- Use sample location data from traverses and flights to map the tectonic contact, the Boomerang Thrust, between geological units.
- Correlate petrological analysis results from samples to study the passage from granulite facies to amphibolite facies gneiss.
- Employ dating results from samples to understand the metamorphic and tectonic history of the gneiss lithodeme.
Strengths
- Contains data from 315 physical rock samples collected for multiple analyses.
- Covers a defined geographical area from Terra Nova Bay to Campbell Glacier along the Oates Coast.
Limitations
- Dataset is from a single expedition in 1993, representing a temporal snapshot with no recent updates.
- Specific sample-level data fields, analytical results, and precise coordinates are not detailed in the provided description.
Provenance
- Source
- SCIOPS, via the NASA Earthdata platform.
- Collection Method
- Field collection during the GANOVEX VII Expedition, involving ground traverses and aerial reconnaissance for sampling.
- Time Range
- Expedition and data collection occurred circa 1993.
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Deep Freeze Range, North Victoria Land, Antarctica, between Mt Levick, Mt Dickason, Terra Nova Bay, and Campbell Glacier.