Object # PRR-5116: Rock Sample
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| Primary Field # | BG025 | ||||||||||||||||
| IGSN # | PRR005116 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kind of Object | Rock Sample | ||||||||||||||||
| Rock Type | Sedimentary | ||||||||||||||||
| Rock Name | Sandstone | ||||||||||||||||
| Sample Description | sandstone, fine grained, very light gray | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 592 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Susceptibility | 11 x10-5 SI units | ||||||||||||||||
| General Notes | W-facing ridge 4 km W of Graphite Peak. Measured stratigraphic section. See dissertation for more information. | ||||||||||||||||
| Continent | Antarctica | ||||||||||||||||
| Region | Central Transantarctic Mountains | ||||||||||||||||
| Mountain Range/Island Group | Queen Maud Mountains | ||||||||||||||||
| Mountain/Island Name | Graphite Peak | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | -85.055, 172.317 (85° 3.3' S, 172° 19' E) | ||||||||||||||||
| Positioning Method | Thesis | ||||||||||||||||
| Elevation (ASL) | 2520 m | ||||||||||||||||
| Era | Mesozoic | ||||||||||||||||
| Period | Triassic | ||||||||||||||||
| Stratigraphy |
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| Additional Material | Reference | ||||||||||||||||
| Primary Field Logistics | LC130 Hercules Aircraft | ||||||||||||||||
| Secondary Field Logistics | Snowmobile | ||||||||||||||||
| Field Logistics Notes | [elevation listed is for start of section] | ||||||||||||||||
| Data Sources | Ph.D Thesis | ||||||||||||||||
| Field Year Collected | 1966 | ||||||||||||||||
| Collector | Barrett, Peter J. | ||||||||||||||||
| Donor | Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center | ||||||||||||||||
| References | Barrett, Peter J., 1968, The post-glacial Permian and Triassic Beacon rocks in the Beardmore Glacier area, central Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica, Ph.D. dissertation, Ohio State University, 510 pp. Barrett, P. J., Elliot, D. H. and Lindsay, J. F. (1986) The Beacon Supergroup (Devonian-Triassic) and Ferrar Group (Jurrasic) in the Beardmore Glacier Area, Antarctica, in Geology of the Central Transantarctic Mountains (eds M. D. Turner and J. E. Splettstoesser), American Geophysical Union, Washington, D. C.. doi:10.1029/AR036p0339 |
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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]
