Location: | Port Neches, Orange County, TX Latitude N30°02'42.81" Longitude W93°57'27.49" Water depth 0.87 m Length recovered 1.05 m Date obtained 06/16/2000 Date described 08/18/00 |
0-59 cm | Organic Mud Olive black (5Y 2/1) At top - 1 valve of Rangia cuneata either stained greenish brown or chiton layer (freshwater) slightly leached Roots: 50% 1-3mm, 50% fibrous V. hydrous at top with an increase in mud and more compacted toward bottom 55.5 cm pale olive (10Y 6.2) mottling, closer to left side Less of above roots visible toward bottom, bottom becoming more spongy
* gradational contact into laminations |
59-80 cm | Mud Grayish black (N2) with olive black (5Y 2/1) and olive gray (5Y 4/1) with med. gray (N5) Alternating light and dark color laminations with organic mottling of lighter layers Roots: fibrous (random), with a few 1mm roots at 61cm, 74-77cm (rt side)
* gradational contact |
80-88 cm | Organic Mud Olive black (5Y 2/1) Organic spongy texture
*somewhat distinct contact |
88-90 cm | Mud Grayish black (N2) with olive black (5Y 2/1) and olive gray (5Y 4/1) with med. gray (N5) Laminations not completely continuous left to right
* gradational contact |
90-105 cm | Organic Mud Olive black (5Y 2/1) Organic spongy texture |