National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), NOAA Satellite and Information Service US National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences
Index to Marine and Lacustrine Geological Samples

Repository: SIO Latitude: -40.6717 to -40.6533
Ship: Melville Longitude: -91.8767 to -91.8783
Cruise: PANORAMA (PANR04MV) Water Depth(m): 3263 to 3437
Sample: PANR04MV-053D Date: 19980214 to 19980214
Device: dredge, rock PI: Karsten, J; Klein, E.
Storage: room temperature, dry IGSN: SIO000690
Province: rise or ridge, aseismic ocean

Contact SIO Sample photograph 1 at NGDC PANR04MV data at MGDS PANR04MV data at SIO Explorer
1 :    bulk weight = 175 kg
Lithology and Mineralogy: igneous (extrusive/volcanic), sheet flow basalt
Glass and remarks: >50% samples exhibit fresh glass
Comments: ~200kg glassy, very young pillow & sheet flow basalt. North Chile Ridge.
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