Object # PRR-1573: Rock Sample
| Media |      |
| Primary Field # | PI-3 |
| IGSN # | PRR001573 |
| Kind of Object | Rock Sample |
| Rock Type | Igneous |
| Rock Name | Basalt |
| Alternative Rock Name | Mafic Flow |
| Sample Description | medium dark gray olivine basalt porphyry; slightly vesicular; two olivine inclusions, one 0.75'' long; 2 pieces in situ |
| Weight | 40 g |
| General Notes | mafic flow; 4'' fragment |
| Additional Notes at PRR | Yes |
| Ocean/Sea | Pacific Ocean |
| Continent | Antarctica |
| Region | Ellsworth Land |
| Mountain/Island Name | Peter 1st Island |
| Other Feature Name(s) | Norvegia Bay |
| Precise Location | Norvegia Bay |
| Coordinates | -68.800, -90.700 (68° 48' S, 90° 42' W) |
| Positioning Method | Geographic Name |
| Era | Cenozoic |
| Period | Neogene |
| Analyses | Major elements Trace elements Radiogenic isotopes |
| Additional Material | Geochemical data available at PetDB Reference Petrographic Thin Section Available at PRR |
| Data Sources | Notes Publication Publication |
| Date Collected | 1960-02-29 |
| Field Year Collected | 1960 |
| Collector | Craddock, Campbell |
| Donor | Craddock, Campbell |
| References | Bastien, Thomas W., Lehmann, Ernest K. and associates, and Craddock, Campbell, 1976, The Geology of Peter I Island. Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project, Volume XXXV, p. 341-357. http://www.deepseadrilling.org/35/volume/dsdp35_18.pdf Hart, S.R., Blusztain, J., Craddock, C. (1995). Cenozoic volcanism in Antarctica: Jones Mountains and Peter I Island. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 59, pp. 3379-3388. https://doi.org/10.1016/0016-7037(95)00212-I |
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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]
