Object # PRR-29636: Dredge
Primary Field # | ELT06-PG33 |
IGSN # | PRR029636 |
Kind of Object | Dredge |
Rock Type | Sedimentary |
Rock Name | Sandstone |
Sample Description | [1 larger sample (<5 cm) with organic growth; mostly a coarse to fine powder] |
Weight | 690 g |
Ocean/Sea | Bransfield Strait |
Continent | Antarctica |
Coordinates | -62.850, -61.933 (62° 51' S, 61° 56' W) |
Additional Material | Powder available at PRR |
Primary Field Logistics | Ship (Eltanin) |
Data Sources | 1971 Inventory of Rock Samples from Antarctic seas. Cruises 3 to 45 of USNS Eltanin. Geology Section, Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center (SOSC) USNS Eltanin Marine Geology Cruises 1 to 8 |
Date Collected | 1963-01-11 |
Field Year Collected | 1963 |
Donor | Florida State University |
Vessel Name | Eltanin |
Cruise Number | 6 |
Rock Station Number | 33 |
Starting Depth (mbsl) | 658 |
Dredge Sampling Device | Peterson Grab |
Dredging Coordinates | -62.850, -61.933 (62° 51' S, 61° 56' W) ➞ -62.850, -61.933 (62° 51' S, 61° 56' W) |
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]