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

Physical Properties of Long Island Sound Sediment Cores


Image of Core A1C5.

Core A1C5 was taken on June 18, 1996 in 9.5 meters of water. The core measured 47 cm in length, was x-rayed on July 1, 1996 and was subsampled on July 28, 1999 at 2 cm intervals down the whole core. Features noted are seen in the x-ray, water content, and texture profiles above and include some sand and mud ribbons, angled sand deposits, mottled sediment, rocks, and some biological features such as worm tubes.



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