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 Piccione, G., Blackburn, T., Tulaczyk, S. et al. Subglacial precipitates record Antarctic ice sheet response to late Pleistocene millennial climate cycles. Nature Communications 13, 5428 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33009-1 |
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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]
