Object # PRR-50489: Rock Sample
Amount available for new loans: 21 g
Media | |
Primary Field # | EMA-1 |
IGSN # | PRR050489 |
Kind of Object | Rock Sample |
Rock Type | Sedimentary |
Rock Name | Carbonate |
Alternative Rock Name | Erratic |
Sample Description | [Banded chert and calcite and sediment; precipitate; erratic] |
Weight | 101 g |
Continent | Antarctica |
Region | Southern Victoria Land |
Mountain/Island Name | Elephant Moraine |
Coordinates | -76.320, 157.230 (76° 19.2' S, 157° 13.8' E) |
Positioning Method | Geographic Name |
Era | Cenozoic |
Additional Material | Reference |
Primary Field Logistics | Helicopter |
Secondary Field Logistics | Snowmobile |
Data Sources | Label |
Field Year Collected | 1986 |
Collector | Faure, Gunter |
Donor | Faure, Gunter |
References | Blackburn, T., Edwards, G.H., Tulaczyk, S. et al. Ice retreat in Wilkes Basin of East Antarctica during a warm interglacial. Nature 583, 554–559 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2484-5 |
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Cite as:
The Polar Rock Repository (PRR), Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center (BPCRC), Ohio State University: Polar rock and dredge samples available for research and educational use from the PRR.
doi:10.7289/V5RF5S18 [date of access]