Object # PRR-30886: Dredge
Primary Field # | ELT-13-19 BT13-173 |
Secondary Field # | ARF0006W9 |
IGSN # | PRR030886 |
Kind of Object | Dredge |
Rock Type | Igneous |
Rock Name | Granite |
Sample Description | Granite, angular light gray pebble. Granular with graphic intergrowths. Mineralogy: plagioclase 45%, k-feldspar 30%, quartz 15%, biotite 5%, chlorite 5%. |
Weight | 144 g |
General Notes | Bottom: featureless abyssal plain. No concretion Mn nodules, No trace of Mn. Pebbles of granite, pumice, basaltic type etc. |
Ocean/Sea | Southern Ocean |
Coordinates | -65.617, -120.608 (65° 37' S, 120° 36.5' W) |
Elevation is Approximate | Yes |
Primary Field Logistics | Ship (Eltanin) |
Data Sources | Label USNS Eltanin Marine Geology Cruises 9 to 15 SOSC Geology Rock Specimen Master List |
Date Collected | 1964-06-17 |
Field Year Collected | 1964 |
Donor | Florida State University |
Vessel Name | Eltanin |
Cruise Number | 13 |
Ship Station Number | 19 |
Rock Station Number | 6 |
ADDL # | 1150 |
Starting Depth (mbsl) | 4753 |
Finishing Depth (mbsl) | 4753 |
Dredge Sampling Device | Blake Trawl |
Dredging Coordinates | -65.617, -120.608 (65° 37' S, 120° 36.5' W) ➞ -65.617, -120.608 (65° 37' S, 120° 36.5' 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]