PETLAB is a New Zealand rock catalogue and geoanalytical database. It is operated by GNS, with GNS and Auckland, Waikato, Massey, Victoria, Canterbury and Otago universities contributing data.

The database contains locations, descriptions and analyses of rock and mineral samples collected from onland and offshore New Zealand and Antarctica by government, university and industry geologists. Information has been sourced from journal articles, theses, and open file reports.

PETLAB now contains 177255 sample records; 48331 have analytical data.
Last updated on May 21, 2013

PET (GNS and university rock catalogue) data can be queried and downloaded by anyone free of charge. Access to LAB (geochemical, isotopic, age, volumetric and petrophysical) data requires a username and password. If you are a new user see the Quick Start Guide. See Terms and Conditions before using PETLAB. Caveat utilitor. New (Dec 2010): map polygon search; DEVORA and WIOF boreholes