Object # PRR-29370: Dredge
Primary Field # | ELT06-07A-07 |
IGSN # | PRR029370 |
Kind of Object | Dredge |
Rock Type | Sedimentary |
Rock Name | Manganese Nodules |
Sample Description | [assorted igneous and metamorphic clasts plus manganese nodules] |
Weight | 6100 g |
General Notes | Igneous boulders, Mn nodules and Mn coated erratics (igneous). Granite, diorite, quartzite, schist, gneiss |
Ocean/Sea | Scotia Sea |
Continent | South America |
Country | Chile |
Coordinates | -58.100, -59.400 (58° 6' S, 59° 24' 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 | 1962-12-09 |
Field Year Collected | 1962 |
Donor | Florida State University |
Vessel Name | Eltanin |
Cruise Number | 6 |
Ship Station Number | 7 A |
Rock Station Number | 7 |
ADDL # | 0365 |
Starting Depth (mbsl) | 4358 |
Finishing Depth (mbsl) | 3914 |
Dredge Sampling Device | Rock Dredge |
Dredging Coordinates | -58.100, -59.400 (58° 6' S, 59° 24' W) ➞ -58.150, -59.550 (58° 9' S, 59° 33' 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]