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

Physical Properties of Long Island Sound Sediment Cores


Image of Core B3C2.

Core B3C2 was taken on June 19, 1996 in 13 meters of water. The core measured 36 cm in length, was x-rayed on June 25, 1996 and was subsampled on October 24, 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 sand and mud deposits, mottled sediment, and biological features such as significant shell layers.

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