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

Physical Properties of Long Island Sound Sediment Cores


Image of Core M2C2.

Core M2C2 was taken on June 18, 1996 in 20 meters of water. The core measured 44.5 cm in length, was x-rayed on July 2, 1996 and was subsampled on July 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 wispy sand layers, angled deposits, mottled sediment, and some biological features such as large shells.

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