Geological Field Report from the MV Magga Dan Voyage, 1961

Geoscience Australia Data provides a geological account from a 1961 Antarctic relief voyage. The report details rock types and structures at the Chick and Henry Islands on the Sabrina Coast and the Wilson Hills in Oates Land. Observations include porphyritic charnockitic granite, porphyritic biotite granite, migmatites, and small-scale folding.

Use Cases

• Classifying Antarctic rock types based on the described granite and gneiss formations.
• Studying geological structures and small-scale folding patterns in the Wilson Hills region.
• Researching the petrology of charnockitic and biotite granites in the Sabrina Coast area.
• Analyzing the composition and distribution of migmatites and pegmatites in Oates Land.

Strengths

• Report originates from Geoscience Australia Data, a national geoscience agency.
• Provides specific geological observations from named locations in Antarctica.
• Describes distinct rock types like porphyritic charnockitic granite and migmatites.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Field observations documented during a relief voyage.

Time Range

January-March 1961

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-06 19:11:44.417632; freshness should be verified

Geography

Chick and Henry Islands (Sabrina Coast), Wilson Hills and Aviation Islands (Oates Land), Antarctica