| Description |
|---|
| Material: | Rock |
| Classification: | Sedimentary>Volcaniclastic |
| Field Name: | boninite |
| Description: | Fragments |
| Age (min): | Not Provided |
| Age (max): | Not Provided |
| Collection Method: | Grab>ROV |
| Collection Method Description: | Jason2 sed scoop grab |
| Size: | 0.5 kg |
| Geological Age: | Not Provided |
| Geological Unit: | Not Provided |
| Comment: | Geological component of this sample includes about 50% coarse (to about 3 cm) spatter fragments with the remainder consisting of broken crystals of opx cpx and ol; pyroclasts including rare limu and PeleÕs hair altered glass fragments rare sulfur spherules and two pink echinoid spines (perhaps contamination from the sampler?). The glass is grey colored. Fragments suspected to be zero age. 6m SW of Prometheus |
| Purpose: | Not Provided |
| Geolocation |
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| Latitude (WGS84): | -15.09432745 |
| Longitude (WGS84): | -173.7483087 |
| Northing (m) (UTM NAD83): | Not Provided |
| Easting (m) (UTM NAD83): | Not Provided |
| Zone: | Not Provided |
| Vertical Datum: | Not Provided |
| Elevation Start: | -1178 meters |
| Elevation End: | -1178 meters |
| Nav Type: | Not Provided |
| Physiographic Feature: | seamount |
| Name Of Physiographic Feature: | Lau Basin |
| Location Description: | NE Lau Basin |
| Locality: | W. Mata Volcano |
| Locality Description: | summit |
| Country: | Not Provided |
| State/Province: | Not Provided |
| County: | Not Provided |
| City: | Not Provided |
| Collection |
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| Field Program/Cruise: | TN-234 |
| Platform Type: | Ship |
| Platform Name: | R/V TG Thompson |
| Platform Description: | ROV Jason 2 from R/V TG Thompson |
| Launch Type: | Not Provided |
| Launch Platform Name: | Not Provided |
| Launch ID: | Not Provided |
| Collector/Chief Scientist: | Rubin/Clague/Embley |
| Collector/Chief Scientist Detail: | Not Provided |
| Collection Start Date: | 2009-05-06T04:00:00Z |
| Collection End Date: | 2009-05-06T04:00:00Z |
| Curation |
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| Current Archive: | University of Hawaii (Hawaii) |
| Current Archive Contact Details: | Not Provided |
| Original Archive: | Univ. of Hawaii |
| Original Archive Contact Details: | Not Provided |
| Related Samples |
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Parents: | No Parents | | Siblings: | No Siblings |
| Children: | No Children |
