Object # PRR-5251: Rock Sample
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| Primary Field # | MDK209.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| IGSN # | PRR005251 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kind of Object | Rock Sample | ||||||||||||||||
| Rock Type | Sedimentary | ||||||||||||||||
| Rock Name | Siltstone | ||||||||||||||||
| Sample Description | siltstone in predominantly sandstone unit; 10 pieces + fragments | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 1094 g | ||||||||||||||||
| General Notes | Measured stratigraphic section of Mackellar and Fairchild Fms. Section is on front face of Mt. Deakin facing the Beardmore Glacier. Dolerite sills in middle and at top of outcrop; distances to sill are relative to middle sill. See dissertation for more information. | ||||||||||||||||
| Additional Notes at PRR | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
| Continent | Antarctica | ||||||||||||||||
| Region | Central Transantarctic Mountains | ||||||||||||||||
| Mountain Range/Island Group | Commonwealth Range | ||||||||||||||||
| Mountain/Island Name | Mt. Deakin | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | -84.667, 170.667 (84° 40' S, 170° 40' E) | ||||||||||||||||
| Positioning Method | Geographic Name | ||||||||||||||||
| Era | Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||
| Period | Permian | ||||||||||||||||
| Epoch | Early | ||||||||||||||||
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| Additional Material | Reference | ||||||||||||||||
| Primary Field Logistics | LC130 Hercules Aircraft | ||||||||||||||||
| Data Sources | Field Notebook Ph.D thesis Publication | ||||||||||||||||
| Date Collected | 1985-12-27 | ||||||||||||||||
| Field Year Collected | 1985 | ||||||||||||||||
| Collector | Horner, Timothy | ||||||||||||||||
| Donor | Horner, Timothy | ||||||||||||||||
| References | Horner, T. C. and Krissek, L. A. (1991) Contributions of Sedimentologic, Thermal Alteration, and Organic Carbon Data to Paleoenvironmental Interpretation of Fine-Grained Permian Clastics from the Beardmore Glacier Region, Antarctica, in Contributions to Antarctic Research II (ed D. H. Elliot), American Geophysical Union, Washington, D. C.. doi:10.1029/AR053p0033 Horner, Timothy C., 1992, Sedimentologic, mineralogic and geochemical evaluation of the provenance and paleoclimatic record of Permian mudrocks from the Beardmore Glacier area, Antarctica, The Ohio State University, Ph.D thesis, 354 pp. |
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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]
