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

Physical Properties of Long Island Sound Sediment Cores


Image of Core L3C1.

Core L3C1 was taken on June 21, 1996 in 35 meters of water. The core measured 52.8 cm in length, was x-rayed on July 1, 1996 and was subsampled on June 3, 1998 at 0.5 cm intervals down the whole core. Features noted are seen in the x-ray and water content profiles above and include sand ribbons, wispy sand deposits, and some biological features such as shells.

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