Field Activity B186SP

Identifier B186SP
Alternate names B-1-86-SP
Purpose Pilot project for mineral resources, especially lagoonal phosphorite, by a comprehensive program of drilling, geophysical surveys, and sampling of islands, atolls, and lagoon bottom sediments.
Description United States Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California. Chief Scientist: Jim Hein. Drilling data (navigation, samples) of field activity B-1-86-SP in Aitutak, Cook Islands, South Pacific from 05/01/1986 to 07/01/1986
Location South Pacific
Comments Staff information imported from InfoBank Jim Hein (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist Lisa Morgenson - USGS Western Region
Projects
Platform
Barge
Itinerary
Start (port not specified) 1986-05-01
End (port not specified) 1986-07-01
Bounds
West -160.263
East -159.26317
North -18.47133
South -19.47133
Activity Drilling

Personnel

Organization
2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz, CA95060
(831) 460-7401
Principal investigators James R Hein
Crew members
Morgenson, Lisa
Scientist, Staff

Data types and categories

Data category: Location-Elevation, Sampling
Data type: Navigation, Biology, Chemistry, Geology

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
samples Biology, Chemistry, Geology (no data reported)
integratednavigation Navigation 1
drillcore Geology 5

Datasets

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity