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Field Activity Details for field activity 2020-602-FA

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AKA: Mid-Cayman Rise AT42-22

Other ID: none

Status: Completed

Organization(s): Other, USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s): Pacific EEZ Minerals (ZP00AZ9)

Principal Investigator(s): Amy Gartman

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Amy Gartman

Data Type(s): Sampling: Geology

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect hydrothermal minerals from Mid-Cayman Rise in collaboration with AT 42-22, Chief Scientist Jeff Seewald WHOI.

Vehicle(s): None

Start Port/Location: Balboa, Panama

End Port/Location: Gulf Port, Mississippi

Start Date: 2020-01-14

End Date: 2020-02-06

Equipment Used: Hand-grab sample

Information to be Derived: mineralogy, element abundances

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: We collected hydrothermal sulfide and talc samples and are in the process of analyzing them.

Staff: Amy Gartman

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: This is collaborative research on an NSF-led effort.

Location:

Mid-Cayman Rise, Caribbean Sea

Boundaries
North: 18.83 South: 17.747 West: -81.735 East: -81.089

Platform(s):


Other

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Hand-grab sample --- Biology
Chemistry
Geology

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