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U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-372

Physical Properties of Long Island Sound Sediment Cores


Image of Core B5C5.

Core B5C5 was taken on June 19, 1996 in 26 meters of water. The core measured 58.3 cm in length, was x-rayed on June 25, 1996 and was subsampled on March 28, 1997 at 0.5 cm intervals down the whole core. Features noted are seen in the x-ray, water content, and texture profiles above and include sand and mud ribbons, mottled sediment, gas cracks, and some biological features including worm tubes.

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