Object # PRR-31050: Dredge
Primary Field # | ELT19-3 BT19-2 |
Secondary Field # | ARF0007L5 |
IGSN # | PRR031050 |
Kind of Object | Dredge |
Rock Type | Igneous |
Rock Name | Basalt |
Sample Description | Basalt, subangular medium gray rock; Felty skeletal crystals of plagioclase and suhedral pyroxene microphenocrysts in a glassy vesicular matrix. Mineralogy: plagioclase 40%, pyroxene 15%, glass 45%. |
Weight | 17 g |
Ocean/Sea | Southern Ocean |
Coordinates | -61.767, -100.020 (61° 46' S, 100° 1.2' W) |
Elevation is Approximate | Yes |
Primary Field Logistics | Ship (Eltanin) |
Data Sources | Label USNS Eltanin Marine Geology Cruises 16 to 27 SOSC Geology Rock Specimen Master List |
Field Year Collected | 1965 |
Donor | Florida State University |
Vessel Name | Eltanin |
Cruise Number | 19 |
Ship Station Number | 3 |
Rock Station Number | 3 |
ADDL # | 1459 |
Starting Depth (mbsl) | 5033 |
Finishing Depth (mbsl) | 5033 |
Dredge Sampling Device | Blake Trawl |
Dredging Coordinates | -61.767, -100.020 (61° 46' S, 100° 1.2' W) ➞ -61.767, -100.020 (61° 46' S, 100° 1.2' 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]