- Acronym
- PNRA_geology
- Code
- PNRA_1985/1986
- Anno
- 1985
- Research area
- Earth science
- Specific research topic
- Volcanological survey
- Region of interest
- Northern Victoria Land, Antarctica
- PI
- Letterio Villari
- PI establishment
- Università di Messina
- Institutional website
- https://mift.unime.it/it
- Other institutions and subjects involved
- Consistency of the research team
- Letterio Villari (Responsabile, Università di Messina)
- Project status
- Completed
- Main stations used
- Nave
- The project
The main objectives of the volcanological research in Terra Nova Bay region are: 1. examination and sampling of the volcanic product (lava and volcanoclastic sequences) to establish the diffusion of the volcanological product of the Mount Melbourne field; 2. to geochemically characterize the different products and to collect geochronological data; 3. to define the location for the volcanological observatory at the Mount Melbourne. This research is aimed to contribute with new data to the knowledge of the Cenozoic volcanism in northern Victoria Land.
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- Motivation, importance of research
- Objectives of the proposal
- Activities carried out and results achieved
- Products
Armienti P., Civetta L., Innocenti F., Manetti P., Tripodo A., Villari L. and Vita G. (1991) New petrological and geochemical data on Mt. Melbourne Volcanic Field, northern Victoria Land, Antarctica. (II Italian Antarctic Expedition). Mem. Soc. Geol. It. 46, 397-424.