Object # PRR-31555: Dredge
Primary Field # | ELT04-135-11 |
IGSN # | PRR031555 |
Kind of Object | Dredge |
Rock Type | Igneous |
Rock Name | Rhyolite |
Sample Description | rhyolite, angular light gray porpyritic rock with a rough surface texture. Perlitic texture around phenocrysts of feldspar and quartz was observed. |
Weight | 162 g |
Ocean/Sea | Southern Ocean |
Coordinates | -62.617, -63.950 (62° 37' S, 63° 57' W) |
Elevation is Approximate | Yes |
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) Label SOSC Geology Rock Specimen Master List |
Date Collected | 1962-08-07 |
Field Year Collected | 1962 |
Donor | Florida State University |
Vessel Name | Eltanin |
Cruise Number | 4 |
Ship Station Number | 10 A |
ADDL # | 0135 |
Starting Depth (mbsl) | 3752 |
Finishing Depth (mbsl) | 3752 |
Dredge Sampling Device | Menzies Trawl |
Dredging Coordinates | -62.617, -63.950 (62° 37' S, 63° 57' W) ➞ -62.617, -63.950 (62° 37' S, 63° 57' 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]