Link to USGS Home Page


U.S. Geological Survey
Open-File Report 03-441

DATA REPORT: Geology of Reef-Front Carbonate Sediment Deposits around Oahu, Hawaii

South coast vibracores sketches, descriptions, and photographs

Home > data > vibracores > sketches, descriptions & photographs > south coast > vibracore 44V1

See also:

Vibracore 44V1, south coast

Vaguely-laminated succession of fine- to medium-grained, algal/coral/foraminiferal carbonate sand: light olive to yellowish gray (5Y6/1-8/1); vague bedding indicated by oriented shell fragments local coral/algal fragments (2-4 cm); moderate sorting; sand size clasts angular to rounded; composed mainly of a mix of calcareous algae (31.5-31.5%), coral fragments (26.5-28.0%) and foraminifera (19.0-20.5%); common carbonate rock fragments (6.0-13.0%) and Halimeda (3.5-6.0%); minor echinoid fragments (1.0-1.5%) and mollusks (1.5%).

Labelled sketch of core showing bedding and other features
High detail photo of core

 
Top of page


 Table of Contents  Reef-Front Carbonate Sediment Home Page  Coastal and Marine Geology Home Page


http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of03-441/data/vibracore/descriptions/socoast44V.html

For more information, please contact: Monty Hampton

Pages created and maintained by Laura Zink Torresan
last modified 15 December 2003 (cad)

USGS Privacy Statement   |   Disclaimer   |   Feedback   |   Accessibility
Department of the Interior   U.S. Geological Survey   Geologic Division
Coastal & Marine Geology Program   Western Region Coastal & Marine Geology Team