Manganese nodule deposits
BRSMG-Cc6098
Holding institution:
Donor:
F G Pearcey
Licence:
Open Government Licence
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
28 August 1875 - 28 August 1875
Form:
Sample
Type status:
No
Station:
267
Station/Area Information
Station:
267
Date collected:
28/08/1875
Area:
Off south of Hawaiian Islands
Water body:
Eastern Central Pacific Ocean
FAO:
77
Depth (Fathoms):
2700 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
9.47
Decimal Longitude:
-150.82
Surface Temperature:
80°F
Bottom Temperature:
35°F
Sediment sample:
Radiolarian ooze
Specific Gravity at water bottom:
1.02778
Specific Gravity at water surface:
1.02191
Temperature at 10 fathoms:
77°F
Temperature at 20 fathoms:
73.5°F
Temperature at 30 fathoms:
68.4°F
Temperature at 40 fathoms:
61.3°F
Temperature at 50 fathoms:
56°F
Temperature at 60 fathoms:
53.6°F
Temperature at 70 fathoms:
52.3°F
Temperature at 80 fathoms:
51.7°F
Temperature at 90 fathoms:
51.4°F
Temperature at 100 fathoms:
51°F
Temperature at 110 fathoms:
50.7°F
Temperature at 120 fathoms:
50.3°F
Temperature at 130 fathoms:
50°F
Temperature at 140 fathoms:
49.7°F
Temperature at 150 fathoms:
49.4°F
Temperature at 160 fathoms:
49.1°F
Temperature at 170 fathoms:
48.8°F
Temperature at 180 fathoms:
48.4°F
Temperature at 190 fathoms:
48.1°F
Temperature at 200 fathoms:
47.8°F
Temperature at 300 fathoms:
45°F
Temperature at 400 fathoms:
42.5°F
Temperature at 500 fathoms:
40.8°F
Temperature at 600 fathoms:
39.5°F
Temperature at 700 fathoms:
38.5°F
Temperature at 800 fathoms:
37.8°F
Temperature at 900 fathoms:
37.1°F
Temperature at 1000 fathoms:
36.6°F
Temperature at 1100 fathoms:
36.1°F
Temperature at 1200 fathoms:
35.7°F
Temperature at 1300 fathoms:
35.4°F
Temperature at 1400 fathoms:
35.2°F
Temperature at 1500 fathoms:
35°F
Notes:
Label reads: Section through Manganese Nodule, showing nucleus, North Pacific. 2700 fathoms
