Object # PRR-60471: Rock Sample
| Primary Field # | MC42 | ||||||||||||||||
| IGSN # | PRR060471 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kind of Object | Rock Sample | ||||||||||||||||
| Rock Type | Igneous | ||||||||||||||||
| Rock Name | Basalt | ||||||||||||||||
| Sample Description | Flow in partly dissected cone. | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 220 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Susceptibility | 2283 x10-5 SI units | ||||||||||||||||
| General Notes | [paleomagnetic cores] | ||||||||||||||||
| Continent | Antarctica | ||||||||||||||||
| Region | Southern Victoria Land | ||||||||||||||||
| Mountain/Island Name | Mt. Morning | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | -78.370, 164.120 (78° 22.2' S, 164° 7.2' E) | ||||||||||||||||
| Positioning Method | Publication | ||||||||||||||||
| Era | Cenozoic | ||||||||||||||||
| Period | Quaternary | ||||||||||||||||
| Stratigraphy |
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| Analyses | Paleomagnetism | ||||||||||||||||
| Additional Material | Reference Paleomagnetic Cores | ||||||||||||||||
| Primary Field Logistics | Helicopter | ||||||||||||||||
| Data Sources | Publication | ||||||||||||||||
| Field Year Collected | 1965 | ||||||||||||||||
| Collector | Mankinen, Edward A. | ||||||||||||||||
| Donor | Tauxe, Lisa | ||||||||||||||||
| Polarity | X | ||||||||||||||||
| NRM Declination | 84.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| NRM Inclination | -29.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| a95 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| NRM Intensity x10-2 A/m | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| References | Mankinen, E. A., and Cox, A. (1988), Paleomagnetic investigation of some volcanic rocks from the McMurdo volcanic province, Antarctica, J. Geophys. Res., 93 (B10), 11599-11612, doi:10.1029/JB093iB10p11599. Tauxe, L., Gans, P., and Mankinen, E. A. (2004), Paleomagnetism and 40Ar/39Ar ages from volcanics extruded during the Matuyama and Brunhes Chrons near McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 5, Q06H12, doi:10.1029/2003GC000656. |
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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]
