Object # PRR-29266: Dredge
Amount available for new loans: 0 g
Primary Field # | ELT05-07 RD-4S |
IGSN # | PRR029266 |
Kind of Object | Dredge |
Rock Type | Sedimentary |
Rock Name | Manganese Nodules |
Sample Description | 5 additional bags at secondary location |
Weight | 25100 g |
General Notes | Mn nodules (concretionary). Definite cyclic pattern of growth shown on breaking. Nucleus varies from pebbles - clay - organism. Few actual rocks |
Ocean/Sea | Pacific Ocean |
Continent | South America |
Country | Chile |
Coordinates | -59.033, -67.300 (59° 2' S, 67° 18' 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) |
Date Collected | 1962-10-04 |
Field Year Collected | 1962 |
Donor | Florida State University |
Vessel Name | Eltanin |
Cruise Number | 5 |
Ship Station Number | 7 B |
Rock Station Number | 4 S |
Starting Depth (mbsl) | 3475 |
Finishing Depth (mbsl) | 3475 |
Dredge Sampling Device | Rock Dredge |
Dredging Coordinates | -59.033, -67.300 (59° 2' S, 67° 18' W) ➞ -59.033, -67.208 (59° 2' S, 67° 12.5' 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]