Object # PRR-34028: Dredge
Amount available for new loans: 801 g
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Primary Field # | NBP9601-D2-65 | ||||||||||||||||
IGSN # | PRR034028 | ||||||||||||||||
Kind of Object | Dredge | ||||||||||||||||
Rock Type | Metamorphic | ||||||||||||||||
Rock Name | Quartzite | ||||||||||||||||
Sample Description | [Foliated quartzite; coral growth] | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 3148 g | ||||||||||||||||
Susceptibility | 15 x10-5 SI units | ||||||||||||||||
General Notes | Dredge 2 [inferred to be Swanson Formation since this is the only metasedimentary source rock known in the area] | ||||||||||||||||
Ocean/Sea | Ross Sea | ||||||||||||||||
Continent | Antarctica | ||||||||||||||||
Region | Marie Byrd Land | ||||||||||||||||
Mountain/Island Name | Colbeck Trough | ||||||||||||||||
Precise Location | east wall of Colbeck Trough at its southeast end | ||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | -77.300556, -158.517222 (77° 18' S, 158° 31' W) | ||||||||||||||||
Positioning Method | GPS | ||||||||||||||||
Era | Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||
Period | Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||
Stratigraphy |
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Surface Features | Marine invertebrate/coral | ||||||||||||||||
Additional Material | Geochemical data available at PetDB Reference | ||||||||||||||||
Fossil Identification |
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Primary Field Logistics | Ship (Nathaniel B Palmer) | ||||||||||||||||
Data Sources | Publication | ||||||||||||||||
Field Year Collected | 1996 | ||||||||||||||||
Collector | Luyendyk, Bruce P. | ||||||||||||||||
Donor | Siddoway, Christine H. | ||||||||||||||||
Vessel Name | Nathaniel B Palmer | ||||||||||||||||
Cruise Number | NBP96-01 | ||||||||||||||||
Starting Depth (mbsl) | 663 | ||||||||||||||||
Finishing Depth (mbsl) | 346 | ||||||||||||||||
Dredging Coordinates | -77.301, -158.517 (77° 18' S, 158° 31' W) ➞ -77.297, -158.506 (77° 17.9' S, 158° 30.4' W) | ||||||||||||||||
References | Paulsen, T., Deering, C., Sliwinski, J., Bachmann, O., and Guillong, M., 2017, Evidence for a spike in mantle carbon outgassing during the Ediacaran period. Nature Geoscience, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-017-0011-6 Paulsen, T, Deering, C, Sliwinski, J, Chatterjee, S, Bachmann, O, Guillong, M. Crustal thickness, rift‐drift and potential links to key global events. Terra Nova. 2020; 00: 1– 9. https://doi.org/10.1111/ter.12485 |
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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]