Location: | Caplen Oil Field, Galveston County, TX Latitude N29°30'48.88" Longitude W94°34'23.20" Water depth 0.43 m Length recovered 0.49 m Date obtained 06/19/2000 Date described 08/15/00 |
0-4 cm | Sandy Mud Dark gray (N3) Shell fragments and whole bivalve valves (black, brown, opalescent) Somewhat noncohesive
* distinct contact |
4-10 cm | Mud Dark gray (N3) to medium gray (N5) Grayish black (N2) organic mottling disseminated Roots: less than or equal to 1 mm (random)
* gradational contact |
10-22 cm | Sandy Mud Medium gray (N5) and light greenish gray (5GY 6/1) Dark gray (N3) mottling - specks/lines (laminations that were bioturbated) Iron-stained organic remains - Moderately light brown (5YR 4/5) and moderate brown (5YR 3/4) mottling Lines and areas of mottling are typically vertical V. fine-grained sand Roots: less than or equal to 1 mm found within 8-10 cm, 11-14 cm with some random
* gradational contact |
22-46 cm | Sandy MudMedium gray (N5) and light greenish gray (5GY 6/1) Similar to 10-22cm, but decreased mottling and increased iron staining Lines and areas of mottling are typically vertical Roots: less than or equal to 1 mm found within 24-25 cm with some random
* gradational contact |
46-49 cm | Mud and Sand Olive gray (5Y 4/1) and medium gray (N5) ½ core (left) is muddy sand lens (light olive gray (5Y5/2)) ½ core (right) is sandy mud lens (med. dark gray (N4)) - however, mud does extend under sand lens at cm from bottom of core |