| Description |
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| Material: | Rock |
| Classification: | Igneous>Volcanic>Mafic |
| Field Name: | basaltic scoria |
| Description: | Basalt scoria, highly weathered with Fe oxidation, crumbles easily from weathering, gas cavities again resemble those characteristic of lava balloons
Field Descriptions: ~25cm reddish brown black basaltic scoria with highly elongated gas cavities <10cm in length. Gas cavity interiors are brownish and appear devitrified and slightly altered. Some red oxidized staining appears on the exterior surfaces. Broken pieces have some fresh glass inside. Sample is very friable / Rock outcrop in field of black, swirly sediment; friable rock; large cavities and glassy on interior / Explored vent site of 1993 eruption off the coast of Socorro Island / 1 x bag |
| Age (min): | Not Provided |
| Age (max): | Not Provided |
| Collection Method: | Grab>ROV |
| Collection Method Description: | Not Provided |
| Size: | Not Provided |
| Geological Age: | Not Provided |
| Geological Unit: | Not Provided |
| Comment: | Not Provided |
| Purpose: | Not Provided |
| Geolocation |
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| Latitude (WGS84): | 18.7940044373 |
| Longitude (WGS84): | -111.06891 |
| Northing (m) (UTM NAD83): | Not Provided |
| Easting (m) (UTM NAD83): | Not Provided |
| Zone: | Not Provided |
| Vertical Datum: | Not Provided |
| Elevation Start: | -306.266650485 meters |
| Elevation End: | Not Provided |
| Nav Type: | DVL/USBL |
| Physiographic Feature: | volcano |
| Name Of Physiographic Feature: | Socorro |
| Location Description: | Not Provided |
| Locality: | Socorro_1993_vent_site |
| 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: | NA092 |
| Platform Type: | Not Provided |
| Platform Name: | E/V Nautilus |
| Platform Description: | Not Provided |
| Launch Type: | ROV |
| Launch Platform Name: | Hercules |
| Launch ID: | H1662 |
| Collector/Chief Scientist: | Steve Carey |
| Collector/Chief Scientist Detail: | Not Provided |
| Collection Start Date: | 2017-11-11 |
| Collection End Date: | Not Provided |
| Curation |
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| Current Archive: | URI Marine Geological Samples Repository, Graduate School of Oceanography, Narragansett, RI |
| Current Archive Contact Details: | Katherine Kelley: kelley@uri.edu |
| Original Archive: | Not Provided |
| Original Archive Contact Details: | Not Provided |
| Related Samples |
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Parents: | No Parents | | Siblings: | No Siblings |
| Children: | |
