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

Physical Properties of Long Island Sound Sediment Cores


Image of Core G3C2.

Core G3C2 was taken on June 21, 1996 in 46 meters of water. The core measured 49.5 cm in length, was x-rayed on June 26, 1996 and was subsampled on October 31, 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 ribbons, mottled sediment, and biological features such as shell layers.

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