Object # PRR-771: Rock Sample
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| Primary Field # | 64-BS-102 | ||||||||||||||||
| IGSN # | PRR000771 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kind of Object | Rock Sample | ||||||||||||||||
| Rock Type | Sedimentary | ||||||||||||||||
| Rock Name | Quartzite | ||||||||||||||||
| Sample Description | quartzite, buff. Gray to pale brown, rusty weathering quartzite with contorted argillite laminae. | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 264 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Additional Notes at PRR | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
| Continent | Antarctica | ||||||||||||||||
| Region | Ellsworth-Whitmore Mountains | ||||||||||||||||
| Mountain Range/Island Group | Heritage Range | ||||||||||||||||
| Mountain/Island Name | Beaudoin Peak | ||||||||||||||||
| Precise Location | south side | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | -79.790, -80.965 (79° 47.4' S, 80° 57.9' W) | ||||||||||||||||
| Positioning Method | Geographic Name | ||||||||||||||||
| Era | Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||
| Period | Devonian | ||||||||||||||||
| Stratigraphy |
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| Analyses | Point count | ||||||||||||||||
| Additional Material | Reference Petrographic Thin Section Available at PRR | ||||||||||||||||
| Field Logistics Notes | Location 264 | ||||||||||||||||
| Data Sources | Notes Publication | ||||||||||||||||
| Date Collected | 1964-01-15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Field Year Collected | 1964 | ||||||||||||||||
| Collector | Sporli, Bernhard | ||||||||||||||||
| Donor | Craddock, Campbell | ||||||||||||||||
| References | Sporli, K.B., 1992, Chapter 3: Stratigraphy of the Crashsite Group, Ellsworth Mountains, West Antarctica, GSA Memoirs 1992, v. 170, p. 21-36. doi:10.1130/MEM170-p21 |
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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]
