Object # PRR-30558: Dredge
Primary Field # | ELT10-16 BT10-09 |
Secondary Field # | ARF0005V8 |
IGSN # | PRR030558 |
Kind of Object | Dredge |
Rock Type | Sedimentary |
Rock Name | Manganese Nodules |
Weight | 2410 g |
General Notes | Mn nodules 2-4cm which are globular accretions of mudballs 0.5 to 1cm diameter. Pebbles 0.5 to 1cm diameter, angular, partly Mn coated. Rock type: monzonite, quartzite, dacite, diorite, basalt (most abundant). |
Ocean/Sea | Southern Ocean |
Coordinates | -62.852, -74.758 (62° 51.1' S, 74° 45.5' W) |
Elevation is Approximate | Yes |
Surface Features | Manganese staining |
Primary Field Logistics | Ship (Eltanin) |
Data Sources | Label USNS Eltanin Marine Geology Cruises 9 to 15 |
Date Collected | 1963-11-04 |
Field Year Collected | 1963 |
Donor | Florida State University |
Vessel Name | Eltanin |
Cruise Number | 10 |
Ship Station Number | 16 |
Rock Station Number | 9 |
ADDL # | 0830 |
Starting Depth (mbsl) | 4005 |
Dredge Sampling Device | Blake Trawl |
Dredging Coordinates | -62.852, -74.758 (62° 51.1' S, 74° 45.5' W) ➞ -62.855, -74.778 (62° 51.3' S, 74° 46.7' 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]