| Description |
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| Material: | Rock |
| Classification: | Igneous>Volcanic>Mafic |
| Field Name: | basalt |
| Description: | Sampling locale: NW wall of axial high near center of segment L. Sample Type: Pillow basalt. Mineralogy: Sparse plagioclase. Weathering: Moderate to heavy. Glass condition: Some fresh glass, palagonitized glass and Mn/Fe oxide coating. 2 buckets. Total dredge recovery ~100 kgs. ~30 kgs was kept. Glass was taken from all six samples for KJ. DG has subsample of 34-1 thru 34-3. KN has WR subsamples of 34-5. Glass taken from 34-1 thru 34-4 for probe. All six samples placed in bucket. Basalt pillow fragments with sparse plagioclase phenocrysts. All samples have moderate alteration with Mn/Fe coatings with small amounts of fresh glass. Type 1 from this dredge. |
| 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): | -41.517 |
| Latitude End: | Not Provided |
| Longitude Start (WGS84): | 87.093 |
| 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: | -2615 meters |
| Elevation End: | Not Provided |
| Nav Type: | Not Provided |
| Physiographic Feature: | S Indian Ocean |
| Name Of Physiographic Feature: | Southeast Indian Ridge |
| 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: | BMRG06MV |
| Platform Type: | Not Provided |
| Platform Name: | Melville |
| Platform Description: | Not Provided |
| Launch Type: | Not Provided |
| Launch Platform Name: | Not Provided |
| Launch ID: | Not Provided |
| Collector/Chief Scientist: | Kevin Johnson |
| Collector/Chief Scientist Detail: | Not Provided |
| Collection Start Date: | 1996-02-27 |
| 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: | |
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