Object # PRR-29453: Dredge
Primary Field # | ELT06-13B-07 |
Secondary Field # | ARF0004N6 |
IGSN # | PRR029453 |
Kind of Object | Dredge |
Rock Type | Sedimentary |
Rock Name | Manganese Nodules |
Sample Description | [mostly manganese nodules and manganese coated small clasts] |
Weight | 6230 g |
General Notes | Sand, mud, Mn nodules, stained erratics (pebbles). Sub rounded |
Ocean/Sea | Scotia Sea |
Coordinates | -57.667, -55.933 (57° 40' S, 55° 56' 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 | 1962 |
Donor | Florida State University |
Vessel Name | Eltanin |
Cruise Number | 6 |
Ship Station Number | 13 B |
Rock Station Number | 7 |
ADDL # | 0390 |
Starting Depth (mbsl) | 4087 |
Finishing Depth (mbsl) | 3822 |
Dredge Sampling Device | Menzies Trawl |
Dredging Coordinates | -57.667, -55.933 (57° 40' S, 55° 56' W) ➞ -57.583, -55.933 (57° 35' 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]