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]
