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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

Publications

Gartman, A., and Payan, D., 2024, Major, minor and trace elements, carbon isotopes, Raman spectra, and X-ray diffractograms from Von Damm vent field, Mid-Cayman Rise: doi: 10.5066/P14NQIHF.

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Hand-grab sample --- Biology
Chemistry
Geology
Major, minor, and trace element data for rock samples from Von Damm vent field, Mid-Cayman Rise (This portion of the data release presents major, minor and trace element data of rock samples collected from Von Damm vent field, Mid Cayman Rise, in the Caribbean Sea.)
Carbon isotopes data for rock samples from Von Damm vent field, Mid-Cayman Rise (This portion of the data release presents stable carbon isotopes of rock samples collected from Von Damm vent field, Mid-Cayman Rise, in the Caribbean Sea.)
Raman spectroscopy data for rock samples from Von Damm vent field, Mid-Cayman Rise (This portion of the data release presents Raman spectroscopy of rock samples collected from Von Damm vent field, Mid Cayman Rise, in the Caribbean Sea)
X-ray diffraction data for rock samples from Von Damm vent field, Mid-Cayman Rise (This portion of the data release presents X-ray diffractograms of rock samples collected from Von Damm vent field, Mid-Cayman Rise, in the Caribbean Sea.)

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