Object # PRR-29549: Dredge
| Primary Field # | ELT06-24B-08 |
| IGSN # | PRR029549 |
| Kind of Object | Dredge |
| Rock Type | Igneous |
| Rock Name | Granite |
| Sample Description | [small assorted granitic and volcanic clasts] |
| Weight | 41 g |
| General Notes | Basalt, andesite, porphyries, 1 piece of coal. Glacial striations on one cobble. Pebbles most all angular, a few well rounded. 3 boulders. Bryozoans. |
| Ocean/Sea | Bransfield Strait |
| Continent | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | -62.678, -57.845 (62° 40.7' S, 57° 50.7' 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 | 1963-01-05 |
| Field Year Collected | 1963 |
| Donor | Florida State University |
| Vessel Name | Eltanin |
| Cruise Number | 6 |
| Ship Station Number | 24 B |
| Rock Station Number | 8 |
| ADDL # | 0428 |
| Starting Depth (mbsl) | 682 |
| Dredge Sampling Device | Blake Trawl |
| Dredging Coordinates | -62.678, -57.845 (62° 40.7' S, 57° 50.7' W) ➞ -62.650, -57.758 (62° 39' S, 57° 45.5' 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]
