Object # PRR-29338: Dredge
Primary Field # | ELT05-26; RD5-16 |
Secondary Field # | ARF0003J7 |
IGSN # | PRR029338 |
Kind of Object | Dredge |
Rock Type | Sedimentary |
Rock Name | Manganese Nodules |
Sample Description | [~40 angular, broken nodules; 1 large (>10 cm) nodule/amalgamation of nodules; contains small bag ~ 20 more small, broken nodules (3 cm)] |
Weight | 1722 g |
Susceptibility | 100 x10-5 SI units |
General Notes | Examined one quartzite, contains garnet-beryl phenocryst. All rocks Mn, one piece of basalt, coated with Mn pimples |
Ocean/Sea | Pacific Ocean |
Coordinates | -57.983, -70.875 (57° 59' S, 70° 52.5' W) |
Surface Features | Manganese staining |
Primary Field Logistics | Ship (Eltanin) |
Data Sources | 3 ring binder 1971 Inventory of Rock Samples from Antarctic seas. Cruises 3 to 45 of USNS Eltanin. Geology Section, Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center (SOSC) USNS Eltanin Marine Geology Cruises 1 to 8 |
Date Collected | 1962-11-03 |
Field Year Collected | 1962 |
Donor | Florida State University |
Vessel Name | Eltanin |
Cruise Number | 5 |
Ship Station Number | 26 |
Rock Station Number | 16 |
Starting Depth (mbsl) | 4097 |
Finishing Depth (mbsl) | 3914 |
Dredge Sampling Device | Rock Dredge |
Dredging Coordinates | -57.983, -70.875 (57° 59' S, 70° 52.5' W) ➞ -57.983, -70.783 (57° 59' S, 70° 47' 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]