Object # PRR-30339: Dredge
Primary Field # | ELT08-17A-08 [unsorted] |
Secondary Field # | ARF0004K9 |
IGSN # | PRR030339 |
Kind of Object | Dredge |
Rock Type | Metamorphic |
Rock Name | Quartzite |
Sample Description | [5 clasts: 1 large, coarse granite/pegmatite, 1 large quartzite, 1 large dark metasedimentary rock, small volcanic clast, dark gray, veined meta-argillite ] |
Weight | 1228 g |
Ocean/Sea | South Atlantic Ocean |
Coordinates | -55.117, -26.017 (55° 7' S, 26° 1' W) |
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 | 1963-04-29 |
Field Year Collected | 1963 |
Donor | Florida State University |
Vessel Name | Eltanin |
Cruise Number | 8 |
Ship Station Number | 17 A |
Rock Station Number | 8 |
ADDL # | 0589 |
Starting Depth (mbsl) | 7828 |
Finishing Depth (mbsl) | 7828 |
Dredge Sampling Device | Menzies Trawl |
Dredging Coordinates | -55.117, -26.017 (55° 7' S, 26° 1' W) ➞ -55.117, -25.983 (55° 7' S, 25° 59' 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]