Full Record - Geological samples collected from Dronning-Maud Land, East Antarctica, 2007-2008

Geological samples collected from Dronning-Maud Land, East Antarctica, 2007-2008

GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/00635

Abstract:
Sample inventory data related to a field campaign of approximately 10 weeks, carried out during 2007-2008. The primary focus was sample collection, with the rest of the time being used for mapping. All of the samples taken were of rocks that were found cropping out as nunataks. The investigation took place entirely within the the Dronning-Maud Land area of East Antarctica (Norwegian Sector).

Access Data

RELATED DATA SET DESCRIPTION

http://data.bas.ac.uk/full-record.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/00636

Access:	These data are managed by the NERC data policy

Authors

Name	UK PDC
Role(s)	Metadata Author
Organisation	British Antarctic Survey

Name	Dr Horst Marschall
Role(s)	Investigator
Organisation	Woods Hole

Name	Dr Philip Leat
Role(s)	Investigator
Organisation	British Antarctic Survey

Name	Prof Christopher J Hawkesworth
Role(s)	Investigator
Organisation	University of St Andrews

Basic Information

Creation Date:	2012-03-06
Dataset Progress:	Complete
Dataset Language:	English
ISO Topic Categories:	Geoscientific Information
Parameters:	Solid Earth > Geochemistry Solid Earth > Rocks/Minerals Solid Earth > Rocks/Minerals > Age Determinations Solid Earth > Rocks/Minerals > Igneous Rocks Solid Earth > Rocks/Minerals > Sedimentary Rocks

Additional Information

Reference:	Published references: Pietranik, A.B., Hawkesworth, C.J., Storey, C.D., Kemp, A.I.S., Sircombe, K.N., Whitehouse, M.J., Bleeker, W., 2008. Episodic, mafic crust formation from 4.5 to 2.8 ga: New evidence from detrital zircons, Slave craton, Canada Geology 36(11) 875-878 Kemp, A.I.S., Hawkesworth, C.J., Paterson, B.A., Foster, G.L., Kinny, P.D., Whitehouse, M.J., Maas R., 2008 Exploring the plutonic-volcanic link: a zircon U-Pb, Lu-Hf and O isotope study of paired volcanic and granitic units from southeastern Australia. Transactions Royal Society of Edinburgh: Earth Sciences 97 337-355 Hawkesworth, C.J., Cawood, P.A., Kemp, A.I.S., Storey, C.D., and Dhuime, B., 2009 A Matter of Preservation Science 323 49--50 Kemp, A.I.S., Hawkesworth, C. J., Collins, W. J., Gray, C.M., Blevin, P.L., & EIMF, 2009 Isotopic evidence evidence for rapid continental growth in an accretionary orogen: The Tasmanides, eastern Australia Earth. Planet. Sci. Letters 284 455-466 Darling, J., Storey, C., & Hawkesworth, C., 2009 Impact melt zircons and their implications for the Hadean crust Geology 37 927-930 Mazumdar, A., Dewangan, P., Joao, H.M., Peketi, A., Khosla, V.R., Kocherla, M., Badesaab, F.K., Joshi, R., Roxanne, P., Ramamurty, P.B., Karisiddaiah, S.M., Patil, D.J., Dayal, A.M., Ramprasad, T., Hawkesworth, C.J., & Avanzinelli R., 2009 Evidence of paleo-cold seep activity from the Bay of Bengal, Geophys. Geosyst 10 10.1029/2008GC002337 E.S. Jennings, H.R. Marschall, C.J. Hawkesworth, and C.D. Storey, 2011 Characterization of magma from inclusions in zircon: Apatite and biotite work well, feldspar less so doi:10.1130/G32037.1; 2 Michael J. Flowerdew, Shane Tyrrell, Teal R. Riley, Martin J. Whitehouse c, Robert Mulvaney, Phillip T. Leat a, Horst R. Marschall, 2011 Distinguishing East and West Antarctic sediment sources using the Pb isotope composition of detrital K-feldspar http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2011.11.006 The Annandagstoppane Granite, East Antarctica: Evidence for Archaean Intracrustal Recycling in the Kaapvaal-Grunehogna Cratonfrom Zircon O and Hf Isotopes Horst R. Marschall, Chris J. Hawkesworth, Craig D. Storey, Bruno Dhuime, Philip T. Leat, Hans-Peter Meyer and Sune Tamm Buckle, doi:10.1093/petrology/egq057 Hawkesworth, C.J., Dhuime, B., Pietranik, A., Cawood, P.A., Kemp, A.I.S. & Storey, C.D., 2010 The Generation and Evolution of the Continental Crust. Jour. Geol. Soc. Lond 167 229-248 Unpublished reference: AFI 07-3 Field report, 2007-8 (BAS Archives) Project reference: AFI 07/03 - The age structure, origins and evolution of the Antarctic continent: new insights from detrital zircons
Lineage/Methodology:

Extent

Temporal Coverage:
Start Date	2007-12-01
End Date	2008-02-05

Paleo Temporal Coverage:
Paleo Start Date	~3.5 Ga
Paleo End Date	~0.4 Ga
Chronostratigraphic Unit	PROTEROZOIC

Spatial Coverage:
Latitude
Southernmost	-72.329
Northernmost	-71.939
Longitude
Westernmost	-6.213
Easternmost	4.175
Altitude
Min Altitude	~900m
Max Altitude	~2000m
Depth
Min Depth	N/A
Max Depth	N/A

Location:
Location	Antarctica
Detailed Location	Dronning-Maud Land

Instrumentation

Source(s):	FIELD INVESTIGATION FIELD SURVEYS
Data Collection:	Field work was carried out between 01 December 2007 and 05 February 2008 with 58 days in the deep field . Horst Marschall accompanied by a field guide (Sune Tamm-Buckle, Field GA, Halley Winter GA 2007) started from the Norwegian station Troll and travelled 1, 480 km on Skidoo. Outcrop conditions in the entire field area were superb, with 300 − 900m high walls of vertical outcrop of metamorphic sedimentary and magmatic sequences. Weathering is restricted to the tops of the nunataks and most outcrops are accessible on foot, after driving to the foot of the nunataks by skidoo. 208 samples were taken and stored into 18 rock boxes (total weight 500 kg), which arrived in the UK in late April 2008.

Source(s):

FIELD INVESTIGATION
FIELD SURVEYS

Data Collection:

Field work was carried out between 01 December 2007 and 05 February 2008 with 58 days in the deep field . Horst Marschall accompanied by a field guide (Sune Tamm-Buckle, Field GA, Halley Winter GA 2007) started from the Norwegian station Troll and travelled 1, 480 km on Skidoo.

Outcrop conditions in the entire field area were superb, with 300 − 900m high walls of vertical outcrop of metamorphic sedimentary and magmatic sequences. Weathering is restricted to the tops of the nunataks and most outcrops are accessible on foot, after driving to the foot of the nunataks by skidoo. 208 samples were taken and stored into 18 rock boxes (total weight 500 kg), which arrived in the UK in late April 2008.

Storage

Distribution:
Distribution Media	Various Online Data Transfer method
Distribution Size	~100 KB sample inventory metadata table
Distribution Format	EXCEL
Fees	See Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Data Policy

Distribution Media	N/A
Distribution Size	208 rock samples - total weight ~810 kg
Distribution Format	N/A
Fees	See Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Data Policy

Data Storage:	Physical samples were cut in half, forming two sample collections. One is managed by Horst Marschall (Woods Hole), the other is managed by Bristol University. BAS maintains sample inventory metadata for this field investigation.

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