Object # PRR-31544: Dredge
Primary Field # | ELT04-03 MT-05-120 |
IGSN # | PRR031544 |
Kind of Object | Dredge |
Rock Type | Sedimentary |
Rock Name | Manganese Nodules |
Weight | 200 g |
General Notes | [Assortment of cobbles and pebbles of sandstone, granite, rhyolite, chert, trachyte, and gneiss?] |
Ocean/Sea | Scotia Sea |
Coordinates | -57.100, -63.350 (57° 6' S, 63° 21' W) |
Elevation is Approximate | Yes |
Primary Field Logistics | Ship (Eltanin) |
Data Sources | Label 1971 Inventory of Rock Samples from Antarctic seas. Cruises 3 to 45 of USNS Eltanin. Geology Section, Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center (SOSC) |
Field Year Collected | 1962 |
Donor | Florida State University |
Vessel Name | Eltanin |
Cruise Number | 4 |
Ship Station Number | 5 |
ADDL # | 0120 |
Starting Depth (mbsl) | 3975 |
Dredge Sampling Device | Menzies Trawl |
Dredging Coordinates | -57.100, -63.350 (57° 6' S, 63° 21' W) ➞ -57.100, -63.350 (57° 6' S, 63° 21' 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]