Object # PRR-63439: Rock Sample
| Primary Field # | ISL010 |
| IGSN # | PRR063439 |
| Kind of Object | Rock Sample |
| Rock Type | Igneous |
| Rock Name | Basalt |
| Sample Description | Agglutinate underlying cinder |
| Weight | 40 g |
| Susceptibility | 26 x10-5 SI units |
| Region | Western axial rift zone |
| Country | Iceland |
| Mountain/Island Name | Iceland |
| Other Feature Name(s) | Nesjavellir |
| Coordinates | 64.118330, -21.260960 (64° 7.1' N, 21° 15.7' W) |
| Positioning Method | GPS |
| Elevation (ASL) | 286 m |
| Era | Cenozoic |
| Period | Quaternary |
| Epoch | Pleistocene |
| Additional Material | Reference |
| Data Sources | Field notebook Publication Database |
| Date Collected | 2012-07-19 |
| Field Year Collected | 2012 |
| Collector | Tauxe, Lisa |
| Donor | Tauxe, Lisa |
| References | Cromwell, G., L. Tauxe, and S. A. Halldorsson (2015), New paleointensity results from rapidly cooled Icelandic lavas: Implications for Arctic geomagnetic field strength, J. Geophys. Res. Solid Earth, 120, 2913-2934, doi:10.1002/2014JB011828. Saemundsson, K., H. Johannesson, A. Hjartarson, S. Kristinsson, and M. Sigurgeirsson (2010), Geological Map of Southwest Iceland, 1:100 000, Iceland GeoSurvey, Reykjavik. |
If you would like a 3D scan of this sample, please contact the Curator.
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]
