Object # PRR-4472: Dredge

Media
Primary Field #	TR-15-3
IGSN #	PRR004472
Kind of Object	Dredge
Rock Type	Igneous
Rock Name	Granodiorite
Sample Description	granodiorite porphyry; 3 pieces [fine grained, gray]
Weight	6160 g
General Notes	Sample is from dredging collected by Operation Deep Freeze IV, USS Edisto, at depth of 178 fathoms. Type of equipment used in collecting: beam trawl. USS Edisto station number ED-31. Sample is from angular block of granodiorite porphyry.
Expedition	Operation Deep Freeze IV
Ocean/Sea	Southern Ocean
Continent	Antarctica
Region	Antarctic Peninsula
Precise Location	(W coast)
Coordinates	-66.333, -67.783 (66° 20' S, 67° 47' W)
Positioning Method	Geographic Name
Surface Features	Marine invertebrate/coral
Additional Material	Reference
Fossil/Organism Identification	Common Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species
Primary Field Logistics	Ship (Edisto)
Data Sources	Notes Publication
Date Collected	1959-03-24
Field Year Collected	1959
Collector	Littlewood, William H.
Donor	Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center
Vessel Name	Edisto
Ship Station Number	ED-31
Starting Depth (mbsl)	325.53
Dredge Sampling Device	Beam Trawl
Dredging Coordinates	-66.333, -67.783 (66° 20' S, 67° 47' W) ➞ -66.333, -67.783 (66° 20' S, 67° 47' W)
References	Stewart, Duncan, 1963, Petrography of some dredgings collected by Operation Deep Freeze IV, Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 107, No. 5 (Oct. 15, 1963) , pp. 431-442. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/985648

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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]

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