Object # PRR-30948: Dredge
| Primary Field # | ELT15-17 BT15-17 |
| Secondary Field # | ARF0007B7 |
| IGSN # | PRR030948 |
| Kind of Object | Dredge |
| Rock Type | Igneous |
| Rock Name | Basalt |
| Sample Description | [black fine-grained] |
| Weight | 21 g |
| General Notes | Extremely rugged bottom trace shown on the PPD. Bottom photos show many large boulders. 7 basalt rocks with 95% of the mass being dead corals having a black coating. The corals found here appear to be the same forms found living in the next rock sample, RS15-11 taken at 300 fathoms. |
| Ocean/Sea | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | -54.833, -129.800 (54° 50' S, 129° 48' W) |
| Elevation is Approximate | Yes |
| Primary Field Logistics | Ship (Eltanin) |
| Data Sources | SOSC Card USNS Eltanin Marine Geology Cruises 9 to 15 3 ring binder 3 ring binder |
| Date Collected | 1964-11-07 |
| Field Year Collected | 1964 |
| Donor | Florida State University |
| Vessel Name | Eltanin |
| Cruise Number | 15 |
| Ship Station Number | 17 B |
| Rock Station Number | 10 |
| ADDL # | 1345 |
| Starting Depth (mbsl) | 914 |
| Finishing Depth (mbsl) | 1061 |
| Dredge Sampling Device | Menzies Trawl |
| Dredging Coordinates | -54.833, -129.800 (54° 50' S, 129° 48' W) ➞ -54.850, -129.767 (54° 51' S, 129° 46' W) |
If you would like a 3D scan of this sample, please contact the Curator.
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]
