Object # PRR-22752: Rock Sample
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| Primary Field # | S82-2-10 | ||||||||||||||||
| IGSN # | PRR022752 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kind of Object | Rock Sample | ||||||||||||||||
| Rock Type | Igneous | ||||||||||||||||
| Rock Name | Basalt | ||||||||||||||||
| Sample Description | Basalt, conchoidal fracturing. | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 312 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Additional Notes at PRR | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
| Continent | Antarctica | ||||||||||||||||
| Region | Northern Victoria Land | ||||||||||||||||
| Mountain Range/Island Group | Intention Nunataks | ||||||||||||||||
| Mountain/Island Name | Agate Peak | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | -72.933, 163.800 (72° 56' S, 163° 48' E) | ||||||||||||||||
| Positioning Method | Geographic Name | ||||||||||||||||
| Era | Mesozoic | ||||||||||||||||
| Period | Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||
| Epoch | Middle | ||||||||||||||||
| Stratigraphy |
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| Additional Material | Reference | ||||||||||||||||
| Primary Field Logistics | LC130 Hercules Aircraft | ||||||||||||||||
| Data Sources | Field Notebook Publication | ||||||||||||||||
| Date Collected | 1982-11-20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Field Year Collected | 1982 | ||||||||||||||||
| Collector | Elliot, David H. | ||||||||||||||||
| Donor | Elliot, David H. | ||||||||||||||||
| References | Elliot, D. H., Fleming, T. H., Haban, M. A. and Siders, M. A. (1995) Petrology and Mineralogy of the Kirkpatrick Basalt and Ferrar Dolerite, Mesa Range Region, North Victoria Land, Antarctica, in Contributions to Antarctic Research IV (eds D. H. Elliot and G. L. Blaisdell), American Geophysical Union, Washington, D. C.. doi:10.1002/9781118668207.ch7 |
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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]
