Shark's teeth in manganese nodules
BRSMG-Cc6296
Holding institution:
Donor:
F G Pearcey
Licence:
Open Government Licence
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
11 September 1875 - 11 September 1875
Form:
Sample
Type status:
No
Station:
274
Station/Area Information
Station:
274
Date collected:
11/09/1875
Area:
Off Caroline Island, Line Islands
Water body:
South Pacific Ocean
FAO:
77
Depth (Fathoms):
2750 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
-7.42
Decimal Longitude:
-152.25
Surface Temperature:
80.2°F
Bottom Temperature:
35.1°F
Gear:
Trawl
Sediment sample:
Radiolarian ooze
Specific Gravity at water surface:
1.0235
Temperature at 10 fathoms:
80°F
Temperature at 20 fathoms:
80°F
Temperature at 30 fathoms:
80°F
Temperature at 40 fathoms:
80°F
Temperature at 50 fathoms:
79.3°F
Temperature at 60 fathoms:
79.5°F
Temperature at 70 fathoms:
78.6°F
Temperature at 80 fathoms:
77°F
Temperature at 90 fathoms:
73.7°F
Temperature at 100 fathoms:
69.3°F
Temperature at 110 fathoms:
64.7°F
Temperature at 120 fathoms:
60.9°F
Temperature at 130 fathoms:
57.8°F
Temperature at 140 fathoms:
55.1°F
Temperature at 150 fathoms:
52.9°F
Temperature at 160 fathoms:
51.3°F
Temperature at 170 fathoms:
49.9°F
Temperature at 180 fathoms:
49.2°F
Temperature at 190 fathoms:
48.5°F
Temperature at 200 fathoms:
48°F
Temperature at 300 fathoms:
44.6°F
Temperature at 400 fathoms:
42.5°F
Temperature at 500 fathoms:
41°F
Temperature at 600 fathoms:
39.5°F
Temperature at 700 fathoms:
38.5°F
Temperature at 800 fathoms:
37.6°F
Temperature at 900 fathoms:
37.1°F
Temperature at 1000 fathoms:
36.7°F
Temperature at 1100 fathoms:
36.4°F
Temperature at 1200 fathoms:
36.1°F
Temperature at 1300 fathoms:
35.9°F
Temperature at 1400 fathoms:
35.6°F
Temperature at 1500 fathoms:
35.3°F
Notes:
Label reads: Sharks teeth, in nodules. From Radiolarian ooze. S Pacific Depth 2750 fathoms
