Object # PRR-29337: Dredge
| Primary Field # | ELT05-25; RD5-15 |
| IGSN # | PRR029337 |
| Kind of Object | Dredge |
| Rock Type | Sedimentary |
| Rock Name | Manganese Nodules |
| Sample Description | [~40 sub spherical, <6 cm diameter nodules] Examined one quartzite, contains garnet-beryl phenocryst. All rocks Mn coated, one piece of basalt coated with Mn pimples |
| Weight | 2120 g |
| General Notes | 90% Mn nodules, 10% rocks, mostly very angular and Mn stained. |
| Ocean/Sea | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | -59.017, -70.758 (59° 1' S, 70° 45.5' W) |
| Surface Features | Manganese staining |
| Primary Field Logistics | Ship (Eltanin) |
| Data Sources | 1971 Inventory of Rock Samples from Antarctic seas. Cruises 3 to 45 of USNS Eltanin. Geology Section, Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center (SOSC) 3 ring binder of notes |
| Date Collected | 1962-11-03 |
| Field Year Collected | 1962 |
| Donor | Florida State University |
| Vessel Name | Eltanin |
| Cruise Number | 5 |
| Ship Station Number | 25 |
| Rock Station Number | 15 |
| ADDL # | 0309 |
| Starting Depth (mbsl) | 3755 |
| Finishing Depth (mbsl) | 3840 |
| Dredge Sampling Device | Rock Dredge |
| Dredging Coordinates | -59.017, -70.758 (59° 1' S, 70° 45.5' W) ➞ -59.000, -70.667 (59° 0' S, 70° 40' W) |
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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]
