| Description |
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| Material: | Rock |
| Classification: | Sedimentary>Volcaniclastic |
| Field Name: | boninite |
| Description: | volcaniclastic sediment |
| Age (min): | Not Provided |
| Age (max): | Not Provided |
| Collection Method: | Grab>ROV |
| Collection Method Description: | Jason2 sed scoop grab |
| Size: | 3 kg |
| Geological Age: | Not Provided |
| Geological Unit: | Not Provided |
| Comment: | This sample is almost entirely fluidal sand-sized gray glass fragments with rare broken cpx crystals. PeleÕs hair and limu or ribbon fragments are present as are more coarsely vesicular fragments and some altered fragments. No sulfur spherules. In addition to the sand-sized material three fragments of dense spatter up to about 6 cm and some additional gravel-sized dense spatter are present. Taken upslope from rock-02. |
| Purpose: | Not Provided |
| Geolocation |
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| Latitude (WGS84): | -15.10159924 |
| Longitude (WGS84): | -173.7555515 |
| Northing (m) (UTM NAD83): | Not Provided |
| Easting (m) (UTM NAD83): | Not Provided |
| Zone: | Not Provided |
| Vertical Datum: | Not Provided |
| Elevation Start: | -1720 meters |
| Elevation End: | -1720 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: | SW rift zone |
| 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: | 2009-05-12T04:00:00Z |
| Collection End Date: | 2009-05-12T04:00:00Z |
| Curation |
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| Current Archive: | University of Hawaii (Hawaii) |
| Current Archive Contact Details: | Not Provided |
| Original Archive: | MBARI |
| Original Archive Contact Details: | Not Provided |
| Related Samples |
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Parents: | No Parents | | Siblings: | No Siblings |
| Children: | No Children |
