Ancillary Rock Sample description data from the Lau Back-arc Basin acquired during rock dredging operations on Kilo Moana expedition KM0417 (2004)

This data set describes rock samples collected with a ship-based Rock Dredge device during Kilo Moana expedition KM0417 conducted in 2004 (Chief Scientist: Dr. Charles Langmuir). The data file is in Microsoft Excel format and was acquired as part of the projects: LAUB-FLEX: Deep Circulation and Dispersal in the Lau Basin using Floats, Integrated Hydrothermal and Petrological Studies of the Eastern Lau Spreading Center; and, Venture Deep Ocean, Lau Basin Expedition 2 of 5, and funding was provided by NSF grants: OCE02-41716, OCE02-41785, OCE02-41909, OCE02-41913, OCE02-42114, OCE02-42618, OCE02-42675, and OCE02-42902.