Description |
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Material: | Rock |
Classification: | Igneous>Volcanic>Mafic |
Field Name: | basalt scoria |
Description: | Field Descriptions: One large piece (24cm) and several smaller fragments (2-6cm) of extremely glassy scoria. Seawater contact surface preserved on exterior. Interior shows smooth gas cavities, interconnected at ~4-6cm per bubble. Black basalt, remarkably fresh and vesicular in cross section. Interior cavity lined with veticulite/filamente of fragile glass. Visibly aphyric. / Half of a whole rock chunk, very glassy black vesicular ballon piece - center of main vent peak / Explored vent site of 1993 eruption off the coast of Socorro Island / 1 x bag; 1 x jar |
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): | 18.7916724632 |
Longitude (WGS84): | -111.079109545 |
Northing (m) (UTM NAD83): | Not Provided |
Easting (m) (UTM NAD83): | Not Provided |
Zone: | Not Provided |
Vertical Datum: | Not Provided |
Elevation Start: | -250.816748131 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: | |