Description |
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Material: | Rock |
Classification: | Igneous>Volcanic>Mafic |
Field Name: | basalt; pumice |
Description: | ~65 kg of very glassy lavas of 3 types. A) Very vesicular lavas: ~0.2 cm spherical vesicles; glass crusts no thicker than 0.5 cm (also very vesicular; aphyric (?) -- there is one huge rock of this type. B) Massive pillow lavas: non-vesiculated glassy rinds (bulbous) <0.5 cm thick; dense pillows with phenocrysts of plagioclase and possibly amphibole. C) Glassy sheet flows: non-vesiculated, very black and shiny glass ~1.0 cm thick (average); nice drip features on bottoms; some irregular vesicles; minor plagioclase. Also, 1 peice of pumice + glass fragments. |
Age (min): | Not Provided |
Age (max): | Not Provided |
Collection Method: | Dredging>ChainBagDredge |
Collection Method Description: | Not Provided |
Size: | Not Provided |
Geological Age: | Not Provided |
Geological Unit: | Not Provided |
Comment: | Not Provided |
Purpose: | Geological studies |
Geolocation |
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Latitude Start (WGS84): | -3.437 |
Latitude End: | Not Provided |
Longitude Start (WGS84): | 149.964 |
Longitude End: | Not Provided |
Northing (m) (UTM NAD83): | Not Provided |
Easting (m) (UTM NAD83): | Not Provided |
Zone: | Not Provided |
Vertical Datum: | Not Provided |
Elevation Start: | -2185 meters |
Elevation End: | Not Provided |
Nav Type: | Not Provided |
Physiographic Feature: | W Pacific Ocean |
Name Of Physiographic Feature: | Manus Basin |
Location Description: | Not Provided |
Locality: | Not Provided |
Locality Description: | Not Provided |
Country: | Not Provided |
State/Province: | Not Provided |
County: | Not Provided |
City: | Not Provided |
Collection |
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Field Program/Cruise: | MW8518 |
Platform Type: | Not Provided |
Platform Name: | Moana Wave |
Platform Description: | Not Provided |
Launch Type: | Not Provided |
Launch Platform Name: | Not Provided |
Launch ID: | Not Provided |
Collector/Chief Scientist: | Not Provided |
Collector/Chief Scientist Detail: | Not Provided |
Collection Start Date: | 1986-01-01 |
Collection End Date: | Not Provided |
Curation |
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Current Archive: | SOEST |
Current Archive Contact Details: | Not Provided |
Original Archive: | Not Provided |
Original Archive Contact Details: | Not Provided |
Related Samples |
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Parents: | No Parents | Siblings: | No Siblings |
Children: | No Children |