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Sample Type is Igneous

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IGSN Sample Type Notes Location Number Thin Sections Storage Location
GRD0272S0 Pumice Two uncut pumice samples. Some quartz crystals visible in the light grey groundmass glass. Original label: 30 March, 1975. Pacific Ocean 0 Ritter 154, 37 F
GRD0277S0 Pumice Small cut pumice sample that measures ~4x2x5 cm. Billet. Original label: 21 October, 1967, section cut July 1971 and designated 87-D-BB-1. Pacific Ocean 1 Ritter 154, 37 G
GRD027BS0 Dunite Three samples that appear to be composed mainly of olivine and a dark grey/black mineral (pyroxene?). Samples are not cut and have high specific gravity. Pacific Ocean 0 Ritter 154, 37 G
GRD027CS0 Dunite Two samples that appear to be composed mainly of olivine and a dark grey/black mineral (pyroxene?). Samples are cut and have high specific gravity. Original label: 21 October, 1967; section cut July, 1971. Pacific Ocean 0 Ritter 154, 37 G
GRD027DS0 Dunite Small slab (~5x3x1 cm) that appears to be composed mainly of olivine and a dark grey/black mineral (pyroxene?). Sample is cut and has high specific gravity. Billet, billet pieces. Original label: 21 October, 1967; section cut July, 1971. Pacific Ocean 0 Ritter 154, 37 G
GRD027ES0 Dunite Two small samples that appear to be composed mainly of olivine and a dark grey/black mineral (pyroxene?). Samples are cut and have high specific gravity. Original label: 21 October, 1967; section cut July, 1971. Pacific Ocean 0 Ritter 154, 37 G
GRD027FS0 Dunite Small sample that appears to be composed mainly of olivine and a dark grey/black mineral (pyroxene?). Sample is cut and has high specific gravity. Original label: 21 October, 1967; section cut July, 1971. Pacific Ocean 0 Ritter 154, 37 G
GRD027GS0 Dunite Five samples that appear to be composed mainly of olivine and a dark grey/black mineral (pyroxene ?). Some Fe-staining on the surface. Samples are not cut and have high specific gravity. Billet and billet pieces. Original label: 21 October, 1967; section cut July, 1971. Pacific Ocean 0 Ritter 154, 37 G
GRD027NS0 Basalt Three small cut samples in a plastic bag. White blebs in a dark green, fine-grained matrix. Some thin veins/fractures. Pacific Ocean 0 Ritter 154, 37 G
GRD027XS0 Pumice Two grey pumice samples (some olivine and feldspar crystals visible). Largest measures 5x4x1 cm. Billet. Original label: 21 October, 1967, Section cut July 1971. Pacific Ocean 1 Ritter 154, 37 G
GRD027YS0 Pumice One small (~3.5x3.5x2 cm) pumice sample, some quartz and olivine crystals visible. Sample and small fragments in plastic bag. Pacific Ocean 0 Ritter 154, 37 G
GRD027ZS0 Pumice Seven small (~2x3x2 cm) pumice samples, some quartz and olivine crystals visible. Pacific Ocean 0 Ritter 154, 37 G
GRD0282S0 Dunite Two separate boxes of small black and green crystalline samples. All are cut. The largest measures 3x2x1 cm on the cut face. Original label: 21 October, 1967. Pacific Ocean 0 Ritter 154, 37 G
GRD0283S0 Dunite One small green, granular crystalline sample. Measures 3x1x2 cm on the cut face. Original label: 21 October, 1967, Section cut Nov 1967. Pacific Ocean 0 Ritter 154, 37 H
GRD0284S0 Dunite Billet only. Dark green, coarse-grained crystalline. Original label: 21 October, 1967, Section cut Nov 1967. Pacific Ocean 0 Ritter 154, 37 H
GRD0285S0 Dunite Billet only. Dark green, coarse-grained crystalline. Original label: 21 October, 1967, Section cut Nov 1967. Pacific Ocean 0 Ritter 154, 37 H
GRD0286S0 Andesite Two large purple samples with white wispy lenses (quartz?) and grey-black spots. Largest sample measures ~10x6x6 cm. Several small billet pieces. Original label: 21 October, 1967, Section cut Nov 1967. Pacific Ocean 0 Ritter 154, 37 H
GRD0287S0 Dunite Two cut samples measuring 6x4x2.5 and 5x4x1 cm on the cut surfaces. Green crystalline with higher specific gravity. Billet pieces. Mislabelled NOVA88D-4 in the past; later corrected. Pacific Ocean 0 Ritter 154, 37 H
GRD0289S0 Ankaramite One large (~9x5.5x3.5 cm) and one small (~2x3.5x2 cm) sample. Fibrous brown-green crystals and white blebs in fine-grained black groundmass. Pacific Ocean 0 Ritter 154, 37 H
GRD028ES0 Basalt Two very large (~15x7x5 cm and ~22x7x7 cm) and three large (~8x8x3 cm) of basalt with large vesicles (~1 cm in diameter). Some clear/white crystal growth in vesicles of largest sample. Smallest sample is cut. Billet and billet pieces. Original label: 1 August, 1968, Baie du Cap volcanics. Mauritius 2 Ritter 154, 34 A
GRD028GS0 Gabbro Very large (~10.5x8x12 cm from the larger cut surface) sample with green-black crystalline interior and a Fe-Mn crust. Billet. Original label: 8 August, 1968. SiO2 ~50.0, TiO2 ~0.30, Na2O ~2.95, K2O ~0.07, P2O5 <0.01. Olivine-Augite. Indian Ocean 0 Ritter 154, 34 A
GRD028RS0 Basalt Dark, fine-grained porphyritic basalt. Occasional euhedral to subhedral feldspar crystals. Fe-Mn crust on sample. Billet. Original label: 14 August, 1968. Indian Ocean 1 Ritter 154, 34 A
GRD028SS0 Basalt Dark, fine-grained sparsely porphyritic basalt with occasional very small euhedral to subhedral crystals. Fe-Mn crust on sample. Billet. Original label: 14 August, 1968. Indian Ocean 1 Ritter 154, 34 A
GRD028TS0 Basalt Dark, fine-grained basalt. Fe-Mn crust on sample. Billet. Original label: 14 August, 1968. Indian Ocean 2 Ritter 154, 34 A
GRD028US0 Basalt Dark, fine-grained basalt with occasional euhedral to subhedral crystals. Fe-Mn crust on sample. Billet. Original label: 14 August, 1968. Indian Ocean 1 Ritter 154, 34 A
GRD028XS0 Basalt Large (~10x9x11 cm) sample; Dark, fine-grained porphyritic basalt; occasional euhedral to subhedral feldspar crystals and subhedral olivine crystals; Sample has had cores drilled in three places. Indian Ocean 0 Ritter 154, 34 B
GRD029AS0 Basalt Two very large cut samples (~21x11x7 cm and ~11x8x5 cm) with two smaller pieces. Black, porphyritic basalt with a glassy surface. White feldspar and green olivine crystals visible. Fe-stained bottom. Original label: 21 August, 1968. Basalt. SiO2 ~51.0, TiO2 ~1.10, Na2O ~2.76, K2O ~0.18, P2O5 ~0.10. Indian Ocean 2 Ritter 154, 34 B
GRD029DS0 Basalt Small cut sample of vesicular porphyritic basalt; feldspar and pyroxene crystals are visible in the sample. White rind on sample. Billet and billet pieces. Original label: 21 August, 1968. Indian Ocean 1 Ritter 154, 34 B
GRD029ES0 Basalt Small (~7.5x8x6 cm from the cut face) sample of vesicular porphyritic basalt; feldspar crystals are visible in the sample. Glassy top with white rind. Billet piece. Original label: 21 August, 1968. Indian Ocean 1 Ritter 154, 34 B
GRD029FS0 Basalt Large (~14x8x8 cm from the cut face) sample of vesicular porphyritic basalt; feldspar and olivine crystals are visible in the sample. Small glassy top. Billet and billet pieces. Thin section missing. Original label: 21 August, 1968. Indian Ocean 0 Ritter 154, 34 B