Object # PRR-29419: Dredge
Primary Field # | ELT06-09A-09 |
IGSN # | PRR029419 |
Kind of Object | Dredge |
Rock Type | Sedimentary |
Rock Name | Manganese Nodules |
Sample Description | Double layer nodules with core outer crust |
Weight | 42 g |
General Notes | Very rough bottom, local relief 180 fathoms. Sedimentary - shale, chips and well rounded pebbles; Igneous: granite, diorite, gabbro; calcite filling of one pebble; many spherical Mn nodules. |
Ocean/Sea | South Atlantic Ocean |
Continent | South America |
Precise Location | Burdwood Bank |
Coordinates | -54.050, -56.083 (54° 3' S, 56° 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) USNS Eltanin Marine Geology Cruises 1 to 8 |
Date Collected | 1962-12-20 |
Field Year Collected | 1962 |
Donor | Florida State University |
Vessel Name | Eltanin |
Cruise Number | 6 |
Ship Station Number | 9 A |
Rock Station Number | 9 |
ADDL # | 0376 |
Starting Depth (mbsl) | 1719 |
Finishing Depth (mbsl) | 1737 |
Dredge Sampling Device | Rock Dredge |
Dredging Coordinates | -54.050, -56.083 (54° 3' S, 56° 5' W) ➞ -54.050, -56.050 (54° 3' S, 56° 3' 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]