Photographs of Vitoria Trindade Ridge sediment samples from the CORE-VTRCC cruise (2021)

This data set presents photographs of sediment samples collected in 2021 over the Vitoria Trindade Ridge during research cruise CORE-VTRCC on naval vessel Nho Cruzeiro do Sul. During the sampling program, nine seafloor sediment samples were collected within the Vitória-Trindade Ridge with a Van-Veen grab sampler (3600 cm²) on the top of the volcanic seamounts. Sample V7 collected only rhodoliths, without additional sediments. Samples were washed, dried, weighed, sieved, and analysed. The photographs are in JPEG image format. For the analysis, each seafloor sample was subdivided into ten subsamples (Q number). Codes: V# - Number of Sample (_# goes when there is multiple images for the same sample); Q# - Number of the quartile sample (only for the biofacies). Funding for this work was provided through FAPESP awards 2016/24946-9 and 2020/08847-6, and through the Brazilian Navy program PROAMAZONIA AZUL.