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

Physical Properties of Long Island Sound Sediment Cores


Image of Core B1C2.

Core B1C2 was taken on June 19, 1996 in 6.5 meters of water. The core measured 39.8 cm in length, was x-rayed on June 26, 1996 and was subsampled on July 30, 1996 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 defined sand and mud ribbons, mottled sediment, and abundant biological features such as shell layers.

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