Object # PRR-31474: Dredge
Primary Field # | ELT36-24 BT36-1/2 |
IGSN # | PRR031474 |
Kind of Object | Dredge |
Rock Type | Sedimentary |
Rock Name | Manganese Nodules |
Sample Description | Manganese nodules, boulders are biotite gneiss, scoria, granite and felsite covered in MnO2. [3 bags; 100 clasts/bag ranging from <5 cm to >10 cm (~5 clasts); Bag 1 contains smaller bag of ~65 small (<5 cm) clasts] |
Weight | 9380 g |
Susceptibility | 205 x10-5 SI units |
General Notes | 3 bags |
Ocean/Sea | Pacific Ocean |
Coordinates | -55.167, 150.150 (55° 10' S, 150° 9' E) |
Elevation is Approximate | Yes |
Surface Features | Manganese staining |
Primary Field Logistics | Ship (Eltanin) |
Data Sources | Label 1971 Inventory of Rock Samples from Antarctic seas. Cruises 3 to 45 of USNS Eltanin. Geology Section, Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center (SOSC) Ship Log |
Field Year Collected | 1968 |
Donor | Florida State University |
Vessel Name | Eltanin |
Cruise Number | 36 |
Ship Station Number | 24 |
Rock Station Number | 1 |
Starting Depth (mbsl) | 3870 |
Finishing Depth (mbsl) | 3872 |
Dredge Sampling Device | Blake Trawl |
Dredging Coordinates | -55.167, 150.150 (55° 10' S, 150° 9' E) ➞ -55.150, 149.950 (55° 9' S, 149° 57' E) |
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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]