Location: | Port Neches, Orange County, TX Latitude N30°01'02.92" Longitude W93°54'45.07" Water depth 0.87 m Length recovered 1.05 m Date obtained 06/16/2000 Date described 08/15/00 |
0-15 cm | Organic Mud Olive black (5Y 2/1) Root mat: one large 1 cm vertical root almost fully intact, 20% 1-2 mm, 79% fibrous Generally unconsolidated, becoming more compact with increasing % mud toward bottom of section
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15-19 cm | Mud Grayish black (N2) Roots: 5% 1mm, 95% fibrous
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19-21.5 cm | Mud Pale olive (10Y6/2) Roots: 5% less than or equal to 0.5mm, 95% fibrous (random)
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21.5-32 cm | Mud Grayish black (N2) Spongy texture at top, decreasing toward bottom of section Med. light gray (N6) mottling toward bottom of section Roots: fibrous
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32-42 cm | Mud Mottled between med. light gray (N6) and med. dark gray (N4) Primarily med. dark gray with distinct smaller areas of med. light gray Roots: 5% less than or equal to 1 mm, 95% fibrous (random)
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42-48 cm | Mud Med. light gray (N6) to light olive gray (5Y6/1) Med. light gray grades into light olive gray downcore 44-45 cm - med. dark gray (N4) laminae Load structure at bottom of section (or just drag?)
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48-66.5 cm | Mud Dark gray (N3) with med. gray (N5) Mottled throughout with areas of med. dark gray (N4) and light olive gray (5Y6/1) Roots: less than or equal to 1 mm (random)
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66.5-84 cm | Mud Dark gray (N3) with med. gray (N5) Alternating dark and med. gray 1-2 mm laminae Mottling within layers
*distinct contact |
84-115 cm | Organic Mud Brownish black (5YR2/1) Spongy texture, 1% 1 mm, 99% fibrous |