Seagoing Cruise MV1203 to the Walvis Ridge seamount trail sailed in February-March 2012 and mapped 49 seamounts and placed in total 62 dredges, of which 47 contained relatively fresh basaltic rocks. Project Overview The Walvis Ridge is a hotspot-related seamount trail in the South Atlantic, and one of the most striking seafloor features on the African plate. The old end of the trail, beginning...
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This is the top-View of the fully automated ~500 cc extraction line for ARGUS VI.
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Welcome to the new website for the OSU Argon Geochronology Laboratory. Here we explain how we employ the 40Ar/39Ar dating method using two rare gas mass spectrometers, one 20-year-old MAP 215-50 single collector and one brand-new ARGUS VI multi-collector that is currently being readied for analyses. We also have added a section on our ongoing Projects, which the PI’s and students keep...
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