Manganese nodule deposits
BRSMG-Cc6104
Holding institution:
Donor:
F G Pearcey
Licence:
Open Government Licence
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
13 March 1874 - 13 March 1874
Form:
Sample
Type status:
No
Station:
160
Station/Area Information
Station:
160
Date collected:
13/03/1874
Area:
South Australian Basin
Water body:
Eastern Indian Ocean
FAO:
57
Depth (Fathoms):
2600 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
-42.70
Decimal Longitude:
134.17
Surface Temperature:
55°F
Bottom Temperature:
33.9°F
Gear:
Trawl
Sediment sample:
Red clay
Specific Gravity at water bottom:
1.0278
Specific Gravity at water surface:
1.02627
Temperature at 50 fathoms:
51.8°F
Temperature at 100 fathoms:
48.5°F
Temperature at 150 fathoms:
47.9°F
Temperature at 200 fathoms:
47.7°F
Temperature at 250 fathoms:
47.5°F
Temperature at 300 fathoms:
47.2°F
Temperature at 400 fathoms:
44.9°F
Temperature at 500 fathoms:
41.6°F
Temperature at 600 fathoms:
38.5°F
Temperature at 700 fathoms:
37°F
Temperature at 800 fathoms:
36.8°F
Temperature at 900 fathoms:
36.6°F
Temperature at 1000 fathoms:
36.4°F
Notes:
Label reads: Manganese deorid nodules. Lat 42? 42'S ; long 134? 10' E from Red-Clay Deposit. Depth 2600 fathoms
