| 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: | 0.35 kg |
| Geological Age: | Not Provided |
| Geological Unit: | Not Provided |
| Comment: | Scoop of sediment from deposits on top of pillow lavas. This sample is primarily sand-sized gray fluidal glass fragments with minor broken opx and cpx crystals some more coarsely vesicular fragments and limu ribbons and PeleÕs hair. One 4 cm scoria clast was also present and the outer glass surface has broken foam-cell like bubbles. |
| Purpose: | Not Provided |
| Geolocation |
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| Latitude (WGS84): | -15.09682291 |
| Longitude (WGS84): | -173.7517317 |
| Northing (m) (UTM NAD83): | Not Provided |
| Easting (m) (UTM NAD83): | Not Provided |
| Zone: | Not Provided |
| Vertical Datum: | Not Provided |
| Elevation Start: | -1370 meters |
| Elevation End: | -1370 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 |
