Object # PRR-49483: Rock Sample
| Primary Field # | LK95-66 | ||||||||||||||||
| Secondary Field # | PNW95-047 | ||||||||||||||||
| IGSN # | PRR049483 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kind of Object | Rock Sample | ||||||||||||||||
| Rock Type | Sedimentary | ||||||||||||||||
| Rock Name | Diamictite | ||||||||||||||||
| Rock Name (alt) | Tillite | ||||||||||||||||
| Alternative Rock Name | Diamictite | ||||||||||||||||
| Sample Description | All collected by PNW [Peter Webb] from fine grained (sand and finer) intervals in clasts along base of slope of Bennett Platform; scree along base of bluff; erratics [float] | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 1100 g | ||||||||||||||||
| General Notes | Bennett Platform 2/2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Continent | Antarctica | ||||||||||||||||
| Region | Southern Transantarctic Mountains | ||||||||||||||||
| Mountain/Island Name | Bennett Platform | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | -85.260, -177.500 (85° 15.6' S, 177° 30' W) | ||||||||||||||||
| Positioning Method | Polar Geospatial Center Viewer and Description | ||||||||||||||||
| Era | Cenozoic | ||||||||||||||||
| Period | Neogene | ||||||||||||||||
| Stratigraphy |
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| Primary Field Logistics | LC130 Hercules Aircraft | ||||||||||||||||
| Secondary Field Logistics | Helicopter | ||||||||||||||||
| Field Logistics Notes | [generalized location along Sirius section at Bennett Platform] | ||||||||||||||||
| Data Sources | Field Notebook | ||||||||||||||||
| Date Collected | 1995-12-11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Field Year Collected | 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
| Collector | Krissek, Lawrence A. | ||||||||||||||||
| Donor | Krissek, Lawrence A. |
If you would like a 3D scan of this sample, please contact the Curator.
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]
