Object # PRR-4453: Dredge
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Primary Field # | TD-6a | ||||||||||||||||
IGSN # | PRR004453 | ||||||||||||||||
Kind of Object | Dredge | ||||||||||||||||
Rock Type | Igneous | ||||||||||||||||
Rock Name | Volcanic | ||||||||||||||||
Sample Description | many pebbles and one cobble; majority of pebbles are angular, tend toward equidimensional, and are of varying diameters, reaching a maximum of 3.5 cm; include rhyolite, pale gray felsite, granite, basalt, quartzite, sandstone | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 667 g | ||||||||||||||||
General Notes | Sample is from dredging collected by Operation Deep Freeze IV, USS Edisto, at depth of 178 fathoms. Type of equipment used in collecting: triangular dredge. USS Edisto station number ED-31. | ||||||||||||||||
Expedition | Operation Deep Freeze IV | ||||||||||||||||
Ocean/Sea | Southern Ocean | ||||||||||||||||
Continent | Antarctica | ||||||||||||||||
Region | Antarctic Peninsula | ||||||||||||||||
Precise Location | (W coast) | ||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | -66.333, -67.783 (66° 20' S, 67° 47' W) | ||||||||||||||||
Positioning Method | Geographic Name | ||||||||||||||||
Surface Features | Marine invertebrate/coral | ||||||||||||||||
Additional Material | Reference | ||||||||||||||||
Fossil Identification |
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Primary Field Logistics | Ship (Edisto) | ||||||||||||||||
Data Sources | Notes Publication | ||||||||||||||||
Date Collected | 1959-03-25 | ||||||||||||||||
Field Year Collected | 1959 | ||||||||||||||||
Collector | Littlewood, William H. | ||||||||||||||||
Donor | Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center | ||||||||||||||||
Vessel Name | Edisto | ||||||||||||||||
Ship Station Number | ED-31 | ||||||||||||||||
Starting Depth (mbsl) | 325.53 | ||||||||||||||||
Dredge Sampling Device | Triangular Dredge | ||||||||||||||||
Dredging Coordinates | -66.333, -67.783 (66° 20' S, 67° 47' W) ➞ -66.333, -67.783 (66° 20' S, 67° 47' W) | ||||||||||||||||
References | Stewart, Duncan, 1963, Petrography of some dredgings collected by Operation Deep Freeze IV, Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 107, No. 5 (Oct. 15, 1963) , pp. 431-442. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/985648 |
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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]