Object # PRR-29413: Dredge
| Primary Field # | ELT06-08-08 |
| IGSN # | PRR029413 |
| Kind of Object | Dredge |
| Rock Type | Sedimentary |
| Rock Name | Sandstone |
| Sample Description | [3 small pebbles] |
| Weight | 33 g |
| General Notes | Bottom: flat, sand, clay, forams. Some pebbles with extremely high polish. Sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic; basalt. All rocks pebble size, 1 shell. |
| Ocean/Sea | South Atlantic Ocean |
| Continent | South America |
| Precise Location | North of Burdwood Bank, SE of Falkland Islands |
| Coordinates | -53.025, -55.900 (53° 1.5' S, 55° 54' W) |
| 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 | 1962-12-19 |
| Field Year Collected | 1962 |
| Donor | Florida State University |
| Vessel Name | Eltanin |
| Cruise Number | 6 |
| Ship Station Number | 8 |
| Rock Station Number | 8 |
| ADDL # | 0371 |
| Starting Depth (mbsl) | 1950 |
| Finishing Depth (mbsl) | 1948 |
| Dredge Sampling Device | Rock Dredge |
| Dredging Coordinates | -53.025, -55.900 (53° 1.5' S, 55° 54' W) ➞ -53.025, -55.900 (53° 1.5' S, 55° 54' W) |
If you would like a 3D scan of this sample, please contact the Curator.
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]
