Description |
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Material: | Rock |
Classification: | Igneous>Volcanic>Mafic |
Field Name: | basalt |
Description: | Sampling locale: Seamount south of ridge axis, segment J4, on ~ 1 my old seafloor. Sample Type: Aphyric basalt. Mineralogy: Aphyric. Weathering: Heavy Mn crust. Glass condition: >50% fresh glass and Mn/Fe oxide coatings. 2 buckets.DG has a subsample of 40-1,-2,-3 and also several unumbered type 1 pieces. KJ has glass from 40-1,2,3,4,5. Probe glass taken from all samples.Rounded pieces of an aphyric lava flow that is heavily Mn-encrusted. Samples 40-1 and 40-2 may be entirely glass. The other three samples also have a large amount of fresh glass. This is type 1 of 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): | -41.672 |
Latitude End: | Not Provided |
Longitude Start (WGS84): | 79.16 |
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: | -2766 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: | 1996-03-05 |
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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