Object # PRR-29862: Dredge
Primary Field # | ELT07-26A-17 |
Secondary Field # | ARF0004A5 |
IGSN # | PRR029862 |
Kind of Object | Dredge |
Rock Type | Sedimentary |
Rock Name | Sandstone |
Sample Description | [assorted clasts <3cm, mostly sedimentary and metamorphic; some manganese nodules and crusts; larger clasts cataloged separately] |
Weight | 1485 g |
Susceptibility | 238 x10-5 SI units |
General Notes | Mn stained pebbles, few with thick Mn coat. Diorite. Pebbles angular, subangular |
Ocean/Sea | Scotia Sea |
Precise Location | North Scotia Ridge |
Coordinates | -53.058, -48.950 (53° 3.5' S, 48° 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 | 1963-03-12 |
Field Year Collected | 1963 |
Donor | Florida State University |
Vessel Name | Eltanin |
Cruise Number | 7 |
Ship Station Number | 26 A |
Rock Station Number | 17 |
ADDL # | 0551 |
Starting Depth (mbsl) | 3255 |
Finishing Depth (mbsl) | 3215 |
Dredge Sampling Device | Rock Dredge |
Dredging Coordinates | -53.058, -48.950 (53° 3.5' S, 48° 57' W) ➞ -53.042, -48.933 (53° 2.5' S, 48° 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]