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Investigations of the moraines and raised marine deposits and fossils at Black Island and Brown Peninsula, McMurdo Sound Entry ID: K042_1964_1965_NZ_1 |
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Summary
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Abstract:
In the 1963-64 field season, a helicopter reconnaissance was conducted at White Island, Black Island and Brown Peninsula. The reconnaissance showed that there was scope for a comprehensive survey of the bedrock and superficial geology of Black Island and Brown Peninsula. In the following season these areas were visited for investigations of the moraines and raised marine deposits. Almost nothing was previously known about the moraines of the region. Six distinct groups of moraines were mapped. Three groups represent thick ice sheets, while the other three represent relatively minor and probably fairly recent phases of ice movement. Marine deposits named Scallop Hill Formation were investigated with fossils (Zygochlamys, barnacles and others) described and studied. The volcanic of this area was also investigated with an aim to map and collect rocks of the McMurdo Volcanic Series and to compare their age with the surrounding moraine. Samples were collected and made into thin sections for examination and classification and comprehensive mapping with the establishment of a series of different volcanic eruptions on Black Island and Peninsula was completed.
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Description: The PETLAB database of GNS Science. Soil and rock samples from the VUWAE 8th Expedition are catalogued here. Search under Collector = VUWAE 9 and Country = Antarctica. |
Geographic Coverage
| N: -78.0 | S: -78.3 | E: 168.0 | W: 165.0 |
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Temporal Coverage
| Start Date: 1964-01-01 |
| Stop Date: 1965-01-01 |
Location Keywords
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CONTINENT
> ANTARCTICA
CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > BLACK ISLAND CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > BROWN PENINSULA CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > MCMURDO SOUND GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR |
Science Keywords
| LAND SURFACE >EROSION/SEDIMENTATION >SEDIMENT TRANSPORT [Definition] |
| LAND SURFACE >EROSION/SEDIMENTATION >STRATIGRAPHIC SEQUENCE [Definition] |
| LAND SURFACE >GEOMORPHOLOGY >GLACIAL LANDFORMS/PROCESSES [Definition] |
| PALEOCLIMATE >LAND RECORDS >GLACIATION [Definition] |
| PALEOCLIMATE >LAND RECORDS >MACROFOSSILS [Definition] |
| PALEOCLIMATE >LAND RECORDS >MICROFOSSILS [Definition] |
| LAND SURFACE >LANDSCAPE >LANDSCAPE PROCESSES [Definition] |
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GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION
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Platform
| FIELD SURVEYS [Information] |
| GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS [Information] |
| FIELD INVESTIGATION [Information] |
Instrument
| VISUAL OBSERVATIONS [Information] |
Quality
| All data relating to this study can be found in the publications. Rock and fossil samples are catalogued in the PETLAB database and are held at either GNS Science or Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. |
Data Set Progress
| COMPLETE |
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Antarctica New Zealand, New Zealand Antarctic Institute, New Zealand
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Data Center URL: http://www.antarcticanz.govt.nz/
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Personnel
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CEISHA
POIROT Role: DIF AUTHOR Phone: +64 3 358 0200 Fax: +64 3 358 0211 Email: c.poirot at antarcticanz.govt.nz Contact Address: Antarctica New Zealand Private Bag 4745 City: Christchurch Country: New Zealand |
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SHULAMIT
GORDON Role: DIF AUTHOR Phone: +64 3 358 0200 Fax: +64 3 358 0211 Email: s.gordon at antarcticanz.govt.nz Contact Address: Antarctica New Zealand Private Bag 4745 City: Christchurch Country: New Zealand |
Publications/References
Vella, P. 1969 Surficial geological sequence, Black Island and Brown Peninsula, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. New Zealand journal of geology and geophysics 12(4): 761-770
Cole, J.W. Ewart, A. 1968 Contributions to the volcanic geology of the Black Island, Brown Peninsula and Cape Bird areas, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. New Zealand journal of geology and geophysics 11(4): 793-828
Cole, J.W. Ewart, A. 1968 Contributions to the volcanic geology of the Black Island, Brown Peninsula and Cape Bird areas, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. New Zealand journal of geology and geophysics 11(4): 793-828
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2009-06-24
Last DIF Revision Date:
2009-07-02
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