Figure 139 - Systematic Mapping of Bedrock and Habitats along the Florida Reef Tract - Central Key Largo to Halfmoon Shoal (Gulf of Mexico)

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Figure 139. Hydraulic core drill being used to core (A) a coral reef at Grecian Rocks in the upper Florida Keys and (B) (after adaptation for use on land), an uplifted and exposed algal reef at Scorpion Mound in the Sacramento Mountains outside Tularosa, New Mexico. Scorpion core segments were examined microscopically on site. Horizontal bar attached to drill is a stabilizer, enabling the drill to turn the drill string.

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Hydraulic core drill being used to core (A) a coral reef at Grecian Rocks in the upper Florida Keys and (B) (after adaptation), an uplifted and exposed algal reef at Scorpion Mound in the Sacramento Mountains outside Tularosa, New Mexico.

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