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In a recent issue of the American Geophysical Union's weekly paper EOS, I saw a classified announcement from The Ohio State University informing researchers that Antarctic samples were available or long term (3 years) loan. On a whim, I sent the curator an e-mail describing my site, and they graciously sent me ten samples! I want to thank the United States Polar Rock Repository at The Ohio State University for their generosity.
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"Grey, sandy siltstone, 3m below V-11." | ||||||
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"Burrowed hard ground follows contact of well bedded and massive units. Outcrop is rapidly eroding and filling gully." | ||||||
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"Fine sand." |
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"Top 6 m fine sandstone with small amount of mud. Yellow-grey Fe stained streaks. 1m thin laminated cross bed unit, medium sandstone with dark grains" | ||||||
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Grey sandy siltstone with echinoderm[s]. Top of K-T outcrop, facing west. | ||||||
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No comment |
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PENSACOLA MOUNTAINS, NEPTUNE RANGE, ELBOW PEAK 83.32S, 56.45W |
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"Soil sample W1-Nelson #1 nunatak. Pan sample collected on 25-30 degree slope on Dover Sandstone. Surface rubble for heavies. Suspect little or no morainal contamination." |
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PENSACOLA MOUNTAINS PATUXENT RANGE, SULLIVAN PEAKS 84.47S, 63.28W |
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"Pan sample from moraine at 'Snowbank.'" |
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[I]gneous rock/soil; 2 pieces + many fragments. |
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PENSACOLA MOUNTAINS, PECORA ESCARPMENT, LUDLOW ROCK 85.36S, 68.30W |
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"Pan sample of moraine. Sample from surface between large boulder-cobble pavement. Top of Brown-Schmidt Nunataks." |
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