Object # PRR-29353: Dredge
Primary Field # | ELT06-05A;MT06-03 [11] |
Secondary Field # | ARF0003E9 |
IGSN # | PRR029353 |
Kind of Object | Dredge |
Rock Type | Sedimentary |
Rock Name | Manganese Nodules |
Sample Description | [~20 unsorted pebbles; orange-brown weathering] |
Weight | 490 g |
General Notes | unsorted 6-M-3 Mn nodules and stained erratics, one Mn coated quartzite cobble |
Ocean/Sea | Scotia Sea |
Continent | South America |
Country | Chile |
Coordinates | -56.233, -58.700 (56° 14' S, 58° 42' 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) USNS Eltanin Marine Geology Cruises 1 to 8 |
Date Collected | 1962-12-06 |
Field Year Collected | 1962 |
Donor | Florida State University |
Vessel Name | Eltanin |
Cruise Number | 6 |
Ship Station Number | 5 A |
Rock Station Number | 3 |
ADDL # | 0356 |
Starting Depth (mbsl) | 4133 |
Finishing Depth (mbsl) | 3676 |
Dredge Sampling Device | Menzies Trawl |
Dredging Coordinates | -56.233, -58.700 (56° 14' S, 58° 42' W) ➞ -56.250, -58.450 (56° 15' S, 58° 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]