Location: | Caplen Oil Field, Galveston County, TX Latitude N29°29'41.05" Longitude W94°35'21.89" Water depth 0.13 m Length recovered 0.73 m Date obtained 06/18/2000 Date described 08/21/00 |
0-2 cm | Mud Olive gray (5Y3/2) Mostly hydrous mud Roots: 10% 1mm, 90% fibrous (random)
* gradational contact |
2-17 cm | Organic Mud Olive gray (5Y3/2) to greenish black (5GY 2/1) with depth Less hydrous than above and slightly noncohesive Roots: 20% 1 mm, 80% <1 mm - fibrous
* gradational contact |
17-27cm | Mud Dark gray (N3) Some med. light gray (N6) and grayish black (N2) mottling More mud present and more compacted than above Spongy texture at top which decreases toward bottom Roots: 15% <1 mm, 85% fibrous
* gradational contact |
27-52 | Mud Medium gray (N5) to med. light gray (N6) and greenish gray (5GY 6/1) with depth Disseminated grayish black (N2) mottling except a horizontal feature (lamination) ~42cm which is below a few 0.5-1cm diameter lenses of mottled v. fine-grained sandy mud 40-41cm Roots: less than or equal to 1 mm (random to common)
* distinct contact |
52-73 | Sandy Mud Greenish gray (5GY 6/1) Drag of upper section present along rt side of core 51-69 cm Iron-stained organic remains moderately light brown (5YR 4/5) and moderate brown (5YR 3/4) 68.5-73 cm Roots: less than or equal to 1 mm (random to common) |