Object # PRR-4480: Dredge
Media | |
Primary Field # | TR-18-2b |
IGSN # | PRR004480 |
Kind of Object | Dredge |
Rock Type | Igneous |
Rock Name | Spilite |
Sample Description | amygdaloidal spilite |
Weight | 288 g |
General Notes | Sample is from dredging collected by Operation Deep Freeze IV, USS Edisto, at depth of 93 fathoms. Type of equipment used in collecting: beam trawl. USS Edisto station number ED-35. Sample is from rounded cobble. |
Expedition | Operation Deep Freeze IV |
Ocean/Sea | Southern Ocean |
Continent | Antarctica |
Region | Antarctic Peninsula |
Precise Location | (W coast) |
Coordinates | -65.967, -66.850 (65° 58' S, 66° 51' W) |
Positioning Method | Geographic Name |
Additional Material | Reference |
Primary Field Logistics | Ship (Edisto) |
Data Sources | Notes Publication |
Date Collected | 1959-04-04 |
Field Year Collected | 1959 |
Collector | Littlewood, William H. |
Donor | Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center |
Vessel Name | Edisto |
Ship Station Number | ED-35 |
Starting Depth (mbsl) | 170.08 |
Dredge Sampling Device | Beam Trawl |
Dredging Coordinates | -65.967, -66.850 (65° 58' S, 66° 51' W) ➞ -65.967, -66.850 (65° 58' S, 66° 51' 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]