Object # PRR-29456: Dredge
Primary Field # | ELT06-13C-04 [3] |
IGSN # | PRR029456 |
Kind of Object | Dredge |
Rock Type | Sedimentary |
Rock Name | Manganese Nodules |
Weight | 123 g |
General Notes | 10' Blake Trawl. Mn stained glacial erratic pebbles. [the 3 ring binder of records states the start and stop latitude is 57 57' and 58 43', that is a large distance to cover during 5 hours of trawling, it is likely a typo and should be either 57 43' as an ending latitude - or 58 57' as a starting latitude] |
Ocean/Sea | Scotia Sea |
Coordinates | -57.950, -55.950 (57° 57' S, 55° 57' 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 | 1962-12-28 |
Field Year Collected | 1962 |
Donor | Florida State University |
Vessel Name | Eltanin |
Cruise Number | 6 |
Ship Station Number | 13 C |
Rock Station Number | 4 |
ADDL # | 0393 |
Starting Depth (mbsl) | 4005 |
Finishing Depth (mbsl) | 3987 |
Dredge Sampling Device | Blake Trawl |
Dredging Coordinates | -57.950, -55.950 (57° 57' S, 55° 57' W) ➞ -58.717, -55.783 (58° 43' S, 55° 47' 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]