This web page provides an interactive petrological database of the ocean floor. The ultimate goal is to provide a robust, complete reference data library for the petrology and whole earth science communities. Users enter search parameters such as geographical name, latitude, longitude, elevation, tectonic setting, expedition name and chemistry, and receive information on the petrological condition of that area. Data received included the rock type, alteration, sampling technique, tectonic setting, and location.
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This resource is referenced here:Subject:
Geoscience:Geology:Structural Geology:Regional Structural/Tectonic Activity,
Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Geochemistry,
Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics,
Geochemistry:Elements,
Stable Isotopes,
Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Volcanology,
Igneous Associations and Tectonic Settings,
Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Geochemical Analysis,
Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Geology and Geophysics
Resource Type:
Datasets and Tools:Datasets,
Scientific Resources:Research Results,
Bibliography,
Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Tools
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Geologic Setting: Oceanic Crust
Tectonic Setting: Oceanic Island, Mid-Ocean Ridge, Island Arc
Classes of Earth Materials: Plutonic Rocks, Volcanic Rocks, Hydrothermal Rocks
Ocean Environments:
Deep Sea Floor/Abyssal:Trench,
Abyssal Plain,
Seamount,
Mid-ocean Ridge,
Hydrothermal Systems,
Fracture Zone
Topics:
Solid Earth:Geochemistry:Geochemical Analysis,
Stable Isotopes, Solid Earth,
Ocean:Marine Geology and Geophysics,
Solid Earth:Geochemistry:Elements,
Solid Earth:Structural Geology:Regional Structural/Tectonic Activity,
Solid Earth:Petrology:Igneous Associations and Tectonic Settings,
Volcanology,
Geochemistry
Data Source: Observational Data
Science Background Required: Basic scientific background required
