Pteropod ooze deposits
BRSMG-Cc6312
Holding institution:
Donor:
F G Pearcey
Licence:
Open Government Licence
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
15 March 1874 - 15 March 1874
Form:
Sample
Type status:
No
Station:
23
Station/Area Information
Station:
23
Date collected:
15/03/1873
Area:
Off Sombrero Island, Antilles
Water body:
Western Central Atlantic Ocean
FAO:
31
Depth (Fathoms):
450 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
18.40
Decimal Longitude:
-63.47
Surface Temperature:
76°F
Bottom Temperature:
0°F
Gear:
Dredge
Sediment sample:
Pteropod ooze
Notes:
Label reads: Pteropod Ooze. Off Sombrero Island, West Indies, 450 fathoms
