| 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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