Thin section descriptions of rocks collected from the Kerguelen Plateau

• Other Authors: CAREY, REBECCA JANE (hasPrincipalInvestigator), CAREY, REBECCA JANE (processor), Australian Antarctic Data Centre (publisher)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Australian Antarctic Data Centre
• Subjects: geoscientificInformation; IGNEOUS ROCKS; EARTH SCIENCE; SOLID EARTH; ROCKS/MINERALS/CRYSTALS; THIN SECTIONS; MICROSCOPES; LABORATORY; Paleo Start Date 7 ka; Paleo Stop Date 50 ka; PHANEROZOIC > CENOZOIC > QUATERNARY; GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR; OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > HEARD AND MCDONALD ISLANDS; INDIAN OCEAN > KERGUELEN ISLANDS; KERGUELEN PLATEAU; Heard; Indian; Kerguelen; Kerguelen Islands; McDonald Islands; Southern Ocean
• Online Access: https://researchdata.ands.org.au/section-descriptions-rocks-kerguelen-plateau/1425328; https://doi.org/10.26179/5d5cc6127ca3d; https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/AAS_4338_ThinSectionDescription; http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-617536

Thin sections were prepared at the University of Tasmania. Rocks were washed, cut and dried. 30 micron thick polished thin sections were prepared. The thin sections were described with a microscope at the University of Tasmania. Mineral types and abundances were characterised for each thin section. The composition of the rocks are listed in the description. The composition was determined through XRF analysis (see XRF data sheet for these samples).