Object # PRR-29343: Dredge
Primary Field # | ELT-05-04;PG02 |
IGSN # | PRR029343 |
Kind of Object | Dredge |
Rock Type | Sedimentary |
Rock Name | Manganese Nodules |
Sample Description | [1 nodule and fragments of nodule(s)] |
Weight | 62 g |
Ocean/Sea | Pacific Ocean |
Coordinates | -57.533, -68.575 (57° 32' S, 68° 34.5' 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) |
Date Collected | 1962-10-01 |
Field Year Collected | 1962 |
Donor | Florida State University |
Vessel Name | Eltanin |
Cruise Number | 5 |
Ship Station Number | 4 |
Rock Station Number | 2 |
Starting Depth (mbsl) | 3804 |
Dredge Sampling Device | Peterson Grab |
Dredging Coordinates | -57.533, -68.575 (57° 32' S, 68° 34.5' W) ➞ -57.625, -68.450 (57° 37.5' S, 68° 27' 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]