Object # PRR-29448: Dredge
| Primary Field # | ELT06-13A-13 [5] |
| IGSN # | PRR029448 |
| Kind of Object | Dredge |
| Rock Type | Sedimentary |
| Rock Name | Sand |
| Weight | 17 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) |
| 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) |
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]
