Object # PRR-29573: Dredge
Primary Field # | ELT06-24B-08 | ||||||||||||||||
Secondary Field # | ARF0004O3 | ||||||||||||||||
IGSN # | PRR029573 | ||||||||||||||||
Kind of Object | Dredge | ||||||||||||||||
Rock Type | Igneous | ||||||||||||||||
Rock Name | Volcanic | ||||||||||||||||
Sample Description | [Assorted clasts <~3cm, granite, andesite, basalt, siltstones, phyllites etc., larger clasts cataloged separately] | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 6485 g | ||||||||||||||||
General Notes | Basalt, andesite, porphyries, 1 piece of coal. Glacial striations on one cobble. Pebbles most all angular, a few well rounded. 3 boulders. Bryozoans. [original weight of dredge was 3864g; largest samples taken out and cataloged separately] | ||||||||||||||||
Ocean/Sea | Bransfield Strait | ||||||||||||||||
Continent | Antarctica | ||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | -62.678, -57.845 (62° 40.7' S, 57° 50.7' W) | ||||||||||||||||
Surface Features | Marine invertebrate/coral | ||||||||||||||||
Fossil Identification |
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Primary Field Logistics | Ship (Eltanin) | ||||||||||||||||
Data Sources | SOSC Card USNS Eltanin Marine Geology Cruises 1 to 8 | ||||||||||||||||
Date Collected | 1963-01-05 | ||||||||||||||||
Field Year Collected | 1963 | ||||||||||||||||
Donor | Florida State University | ||||||||||||||||
Vessel Name | Eltanin | ||||||||||||||||
Cruise Number | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
Ship Station Number | 24 B | ||||||||||||||||
Rock Station Number | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
ADDL # | 0428 | ||||||||||||||||
Starting Depth (mbsl) | 662 | ||||||||||||||||
Finishing Depth (mbsl) | 1120 | ||||||||||||||||
Dredge Sampling Device | Blake Trawl | ||||||||||||||||
Dredging Coordinates | -62.678, -57.845 (62° 40.7' S, 57° 50.7' W) ➞ -62.650, -57.758 (62° 39' S, 57° 45.5' W) |
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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]