60 



EXPEDITION OF THE "ALBATROSS," 1899-1900. 



Red clay. Large 

 liaul of trawl of 

 manganese nodules. 



Two splierical manga- 

 nese nodules, about 

 15 mm. iu diameter 

 jammed cup open. 

 I Coarse volcanic mud. 



Volcanic mud and 

 coral sand. 



Volcanic rock and 

 coral sand. 



Volcanic sand. 



Volcanic sand. 



50 miles from last, halfway to Mehetia 

 from Hcreheretue. 



14 miles southeast of Mehetia. 



1\ miles off southeast face of Mehetia. 



J mile off north shore of Mehetia. 



St. 177-179 Mi'lielia to Tahiti. 

 23 miles from Mehetia. 

 30 miles from Tahiti. 



SOCIETY ISLANDS TO TONGATABU, TONGA ARCHIPELAGO VIA LEEWARD 



SOCIETY ISLANDS, THE COOK GROUP, AND NIUE ISLAND. 



From TAnixi to Leeward Society Islands. 



180 



Nov. 15 



17 30 



149 41 



79 



3C.7 



981 



Volcanic sand. Pter- 

 opod ooze. 



About lialfway to Murea from Papeete. 

 5 miles from the northeast point of 

 Murea. 



From Aitutaki to Niue. 



No sample. 



Red clay. 

 Red chiy. 



Glob. 

 Radiol. 



Sts. 181-184 referred to II. O. Chart 

 No. 825", corrected to April, 1896. 



From Niue to Eua (Tonga). 



Red clay. Radiol. 

 Light brown volcanic 

 mud. Radiol. 



Light brown volcanic 

 mud. Radiol. 



Near 4702 I'ms. hole, siliceous sponges 

 in trawl. Deepest haul of trawl yet 

 made. Lost thei'mo. 



VAVAU TO FIJI. 



Pteropods and very 

 peculiar coral santf, 

 resembles volcanic 

 sand, with white 

 crystals of calcite, 

 gray brown. 



Volcanic mud, glob. 



Between Vavau and Lette. 

 Sts. 185 to 188 referred to B. A. Chart 

 No. 2421, corrected to August, 1899. 



Beyond Lette to westward. 



