Volcanic mud
OUMNH-Hist.Rocks 3969
Holding institution:
Donor:
H.N. Moseley
Licence:
Creative Commons CC BY NC SA
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
10 July 1874 - 10 July 1874
Form:
Dry
Station:
169
Station/Area Information
Station:
169
Date collected:
10/07/1874
Area:
Off Kermedec Islands, East Cape, New Zealand
Water body:
Southwest Pacific Ocean
FAO:
81
Depth (Fathoms):
700 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
-37.57
Decimal Longitude:
179.37
Surface Temperature:
58.2°F
Bottom Temperature:
40°F
Gear:
Trawl
Sediment sample:
Blue mud
Specific Gravity at water bottom:
1.02777
Temperature at 100 fathoms:
55.2°F
Temperature at 200 fathoms:
50°F
Temperature at 300 fathoms:
46.7°F
Temperature at 400 fathoms:
44.8°F
Temperature at 500 fathoms:
43°F
Temperature at 600 fathoms:
41.5°F
Temperature at 700 fathoms:
40°F
Notes:
Sample in circular wooden pill box. Writing in ink on lid reads "Volcanic mud July 10.74 Lat 37.56 S Long. 179.15 E 700 fms Off Kermadecs". To see Oxford University Museum of Natural History's database go to http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/collect/lifecoll2.htm
