Object # PRR-4470: Dredge
Media | |
Primary Field # | TR-11-2 |
IGSN # | PRR004470 |
Kind of Object | Dredge |
Rock Type | Sedimentary |
Rock Name | Sandstone |
Sample Description | sandstone; 2 pieces |
Weight | 24 g |
General Notes | Sample is from dredging collected by Operation Deep Freeze IV, USS Edisto, at depth of 436 fathoms. Type of equipment used in collecting: beam trawl. USS Edisto station number ED-23. |
Expedition | Operation Deep Freeze IV |
Ocean/Sea | Weddell Sea |
Continent | Antarctica |
Region | Coats Land |
Mountain Range/Island Group | Luitpold Coast |
Coordinates | -77.667, -41.083 (77° 40' S, 41° 5' W) |
Positioning Method | Geographic Name |
Additional Material | Reference |
Primary Field Logistics | Ship (Edisto) |
Data Sources | Notes Publication |
Date Collected | 1959-02-01 |
Field Year Collected | 1959 |
Collector | Littlewood, William H. |
Donor | Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center |
Vessel Name | Edisto |
Cruise Number | 4 |
Ship Station Number | ED-23 |
Starting Depth (mbsl) | 797.36 |
Dredge Sampling Device | Beam Trawl |
Dredging Coordinates | -77.667, -41.083 (77° 40' S, 41° 5' W) ➞ -77.667, -41.083 (77° 40' S, 41° 5' 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]