Object # PRR-31426: Dredge
Primary Field # | ELT25-24 BT24-9--6 |
IGSN # | PRR031426 |
Kind of Object | Dredge |
Rock Type | Igneous |
Rock Name | Basalt |
Sample Description | Basalt, angular dark gray fine grained rock coated with manganese crust. Porphyritic with plagioclase phenocrysts (10%). Mineralogy: mesostasis 40%, plagiclase 40%, olivine 10%, pyroxene 10%. |
Weight | 7 g |
Susceptibility | 75 x10-5 SI units |
Ocean/Sea | Southern Ocean |
Coordinates | -63.167, -128.200 (63° 10' S, 128° 12' 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 | 1966 |
Donor | Florida State University |
Vessel Name | Eltanin |
Cruise Number | 25 |
Ship Station Number | 24 |
Rock Station Number | 9 |
ADDL # | 0359 |
Starting Depth (mbsl) | 4655 |
Finishing Depth (mbsl) | 4655 |
Dredge Sampling Device | Blake Trawl |
Dredging Coordinates | -63.167, -128.200 (63° 10' S, 128° 12' W) ➞ -63.167, -128.200 (63° 10' S, 128° 12' 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]