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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