Object # PRR-29678: Dredge
Primary Field # | ELT06-43-15 |
Secondary Field # | ARF0004S4 |
IGSN # | PRR029678 |
Kind of Object | Dredge |
Rock Type | Sedimentary |
Rock Name | Manganese Nodules |
Sample Description | [~50 clasts 5 cm or less] |
Weight | 11052 g |
General Notes | 4 bags |
Ocean/Sea | Scotia Sea |
Coordinates | -55.902, -58.862 (55° 54.1' S, 58° 51.7' 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 |
Field Year Collected | 1963 |
Donor | Florida State University |
Vessel Name | Eltanin |
Cruise Number | 6 |
Ship Station Number | 43 |
Rock Station Number | 15 |
ADDL # | 0451 |
Starting Depth (mbsl) | 4023 |
Dredge Sampling Device | Blake Trawl |
Dredging Coordinates | -55.902, -58.862 (55° 54.1' S, 58° 51.7' W) ➞ -55.920, -58.738 (55° 55.2' S, 58° 44.3' 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]