Object # PRR-16286: Rock Sample
| Primary Field # | B3A | ||||||
| IGSN # | PRR016286 | ||||||
| Kind of Object | Rock Sample | ||||||
| Rock Type | Igneous | ||||||
| Rock Name | Basalt | ||||||
| Sample Description | Flow 1, farthest East on point. Oriented paleomagnetic cores | ||||||
| Weight | 112 g | ||||||
| Susceptibility | 3758 x10-5 SI units | ||||||
| General Notes | Well developed columnar jointing in basalts. ASPA-126 (Antarctic Specially Protected Area) | ||||||
| Continent | Antarctica | ||||||
| Region | Antarctic Peninsula | ||||||
| Mountain Range/Island Group | South Shetland Islands | ||||||
| Mountain/Island Name | Livingston Island | ||||||
| Other Feature Name(s) | Vietor Rock Byers Peninsula | ||||||
| Precise Location | Vietor Rock Area, last flow, end of small peninsula near camp. | ||||||
| Coordinates | -62.675, -61.097 (62° 40.5' S, 61° 5.8' W) | ||||||
| Positioning Method | Geographic Name | ||||||
| Era | Mesozoic | ||||||
| Period | Cretaceous | ||||||
| Isotopic Age |
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| Analyses | Paleomagnetism | ||||||
| Additional Material | Reference Paleomagnetic Cores | ||||||
| Primary Field Logistics | Ship | ||||||
| Secondary Field Logistics | Foot traverse | ||||||
| Field Logistics Notes | Designated Antarctic Specially Protected Area No. 126 | ||||||
| Data Sources | Field Notebook Publication | ||||||
| Date Collected | 1990-12-03 | ||||||
| Field Year Collected | 1990 | ||||||
| Collector | Grunow, Anne M. | ||||||
| Donor | Grunow, Anne M. | ||||||
| Coring Device | Paleomagnetic Rock Drill | ||||||
| Polarity | N | ||||||
| Magnetic Sample Form | paleomagnetic core | ||||||
| NRM Declination | 54.7 | ||||||
| NRM Inclination | -72.7 | ||||||
| a95 | 17.4 | ||||||
| Number of Measured Samples | 5 | ||||||
| Cleaned Sample Declination | 30 | ||||||
| Cleaned Sample Inclination | -72.7 | ||||||
| Cleaned a95 | 5.2 | ||||||
| Number of Cleaned Samples | 4 | ||||||
| Primary Magnetic Carrier | Magnetite | ||||||
| NRM Intensity x10-2 A/m | 346.638 | ||||||
| References | Grunow, A. M. (1993), New paleomagnetic data from the Antarctic Peninsula and their tectonic implications, J. Geophys. Res., 98(B8), 13815–13833, doi:10.1029/93JB01089. |
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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]
