Object # PRR-31621: Dredge
Primary Field # | ELT07-01 MT07-46 |
Secondary Field # | ARF000545 |
IGSN # | PRR031621 |
Kind of Object | Dredge |
Rock Type | Sedimentary |
Rock Name | Manganese Nodules |
Sample Description | [~5 clasts] |
Weight | 89 g |
General Notes | Igneous, metamorphic pebbles; a few clean but most covered with Mn stain or granular Mn coating, generally smaller than any observed on Eltanin cruise 6 or 7. |
Ocean/Sea | Scotia Sea |
Coordinates | -55.933, -45.202 (55° 56' S, 45° 12.1' W) |
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) |
Date Collected | 1963-02-13 |
Field Year Collected | 1963 |
Donor | Florida State University |
Vessel Name | Eltanin |
Cruise Number | 7 |
Ship Station Number | 4 A |
Rock Station Number | 1 |
ADDL # | 0472 |
Starting Depth (mbsl) | 3740 |
Finishing Depth (mbsl) | 3612 |
Dredge Sampling Device | Menzies Trawl |
Dredging Coordinates | -55.933, -45.202 (55° 56' S, 45° 12.1' W) ➞ -55.933, -45.067 (55° 56' S, 45° 4' 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]