Object # PRR-29445: Dredge
Primary Field # | ELT06-13A-13 [2] |
IGSN # | PRR029445 |
Kind of Object | Dredge |
Rock Type | Igneous |
Rock Name | Volcanic |
Sample Description | Unsorted [6 small assorted clasts] |
Weight | 56 g |
General Notes | Local relief, 15 fathoms. Pebbles, 8 cobbles, Mn nodules - stained erratics. Dominantly igneous: granite, syenite, diorite, vesicular basalt. Angular, subrounded |
Ocean/Sea | Scotia Sea |
Coordinates | -57.767, -55.967 (57° 46' S, 55° 58' 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 | 1962-12-27 |
Field Year Collected | 1963 |
Donor | Florida State University |
Vessel Name | Eltanin |
Cruise Number | 6 |
Ship Station Number | 13 A |
Rock Station Number | 13 |
ADDL # | 0389 |
Starting Depth (mbsl) | 4064 |
Finishing Depth (mbsl) | 4082 |
Dredge Sampling Device | Rock Dredge |
Dredging Coordinates | -57.767, -55.967 (57° 46' S, 55° 58' W) ➞ -57.683, -55.933 (57° 41' S, 55° 56' 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]