Object # PRR-30855: Dredge
Primary Field # | ELT-13-02 BT13-01-169 |
Secondary Field # | ARF0005N9 |
IGSN # | PRR030855 |
Kind of Object | Dredge |
Rock Type | Igneous |
Rock Name | Greenstone |
Sample Description | Greenstone, rounded and striated greenish gray cobble. Randomly oriented plagioclase with intersertal chlorite. Mineralogy: plagioclase 60%, chlorite 15%, amphibole 15%, epidote 5%, magnetite 5% |
Weight | 217 g |
Susceptibility | 767 x10-5 SI units |
General Notes | Mn nodules of various sizes, Mn coated pebbles. Pumices, basalt, andesite type (glacial deposit - striation) |
Ocean/Sea | Pacific Ocean |
Coordinates | -56.355, -89.782 (56° 21.3' S, 89° 46.9' W) |
Elevation is Approximate | Yes |
Primary Field Logistics | Ship (Eltanin) |
Data Sources | Label USNS Eltanin Marine Geology Cruises 9 to 15 SOSC Geology Rock Specimen Master List |
Date Collected | 1964-05-20 |
Field Year Collected | 1964 |
Donor | Florida State University |
Vessel Name | Eltanin |
Cruise Number | 13 |
Ship Station Number | 2 |
Rock Station Number | 1 |
ADDL # | 1095 |
Starting Depth (mbsl) | 5118 |
Finishing Depth (mbsl) | 5118 |
Dredge Sampling Device | Blake Trawl |
Dredging Coordinates | -56.355, -89.782 (56° 21.3' S, 89° 46.9' W) ➞ -56.355, -89.782 (56° 21.3' S, 89° 46.9' 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]