Object # PRR-60248: Rock Sample
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| Primary Field # | MC110 | ||||||||||||||||
| IGSN # | PRR060248 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kind of Object | Rock Sample | ||||||||||||||||
| Rock Type | Igneous | ||||||||||||||||
| Rock Name | Basalt | ||||||||||||||||
| Sample Description | [some specimens of cores may have received thermal or alternating field demagnetization treatment; core tops and bottom included with cores] | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 792 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Susceptibility | 2165 x10-5 SI units | ||||||||||||||||
| General Notes | Wilch site TW45 [Additional data about core orientations can be found in the field notes, upon request, and site specific magnetic information in the MagIC database] | ||||||||||||||||
| Continent | Antarctica | ||||||||||||||||
| Region | Southern Victoria Land | ||||||||||||||||
| Mountain/Island Name | Walcott Glacier | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | -78.237700, 163.443400 (78° 14.3' S, 163° 26.6' E) | ||||||||||||||||
| Positioning Method | GPS | ||||||||||||||||
| Elevation (ASL) | 75 m | ||||||||||||||||
| Era | Cenozoic | ||||||||||||||||
| Period | Neogene | ||||||||||||||||
| Epoch | Miocene | ||||||||||||||||
| Isotopic Age |
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| Stratigraphy |
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| Minerals Observed | Olivine | ||||||||||||||||
| Analyses | Paleomagnetism | ||||||||||||||||
| Additional Material | Reference Paleomagnetic Cores | ||||||||||||||||
| Primary Field Logistics | Helicopter | ||||||||||||||||
| Data Sources | Field notebook Publication Database | ||||||||||||||||
| Date Collected | 2004-01-09 | ||||||||||||||||
| Field Year Collected | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| Collector | Tauxe, Lisa | ||||||||||||||||
| Donor | Tauxe, Lisa | ||||||||||||||||
| Polarity | R | ||||||||||||||||
| Magnetic Sample Form | Core | ||||||||||||||||
| Cleaned Sample Declination | 253.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cleaned Sample Inclination | 79.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cleaned a95 | 5.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Number of Cleaned Samples | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| References | Lawrence, K.P., Tauxe, L., Staudigel, H., Constable, C.G., Koppers, A., McIntosh, W., and Johnson, C.L. (2009), Paleomagnetic field properties at high southern latitude, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 10, Q01005, doi:10.1029/2008GC002072 Wilch, T. I. (1991), The surficial geology and geochronology of middle Taylor Valley Antarctica: Implications for Plio-Pleistocene Antarctic glacial history, M.S. thesis, Univ. of Maine, Orono. MagIC database doi:10.7288/V4/MAGIC/19388 EarthRef Data doi:10.7288/V4/MAGIC/19388 |
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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]
