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Field Activity Details for field activity V270SC

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AKA: none

Other ID: V-2-70-SC

Status: Completed

Organization(s):

Funding Program(s): Southern California Continental Borderland (MU270)

Principal Investigator(s): George Moore

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Sampling: Geology

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Dredging operations

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location:

End Port/Location:

Start Date: 1970-04-18

End Date: 1970-05-20

Equipment Used: dredge

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Dredge core samples

Staff: Tau Alpha, Mike Carey, Dave Eckert, Steve Wolf

Affiliate Staff:
Kenny Hudson - Ship Captain
Bob Morse - Engineer
Harry Hickman - Crew
Tom Voshka - First Mate
Kent Jones (Fullerton) - Unspecified
Doug Siperly (Fullerton) - Unspecified

Notes:
Staff information imported from InfoBank
George Moore (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist
Tau Alpha (USGS Western Region) - Unspecified
Steve Wolf (USGS Western Region) - Unspecified
Kenny Hudson - Ship Captain
Bob Morse - Engineer
Dave Eckert - Crew
Harry Hickman - Crew
Tom Voshka - First Mate
Mike Carey - Unspecified
Kent Jones (Fullerton) - Unspecified
Doug Siperly (Fullerton) - Unspecified

Location:

Los Angleles Coast

Boundaries
North: 34.75 South: 32.25 West: -122.75 East: -116.75

Platform(s):

photo of Vantuna
Vantuna

Publications

Vedder, J.G., Beyer, L.A., Junger, A., Moore, G.W., Roberts, A.E., Taylor, J.C., and Wagner, H.C., 1974, Preliminary report on the geology of the continental borderland of Southern California: U. S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 624, 34 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/mf624.

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
dredge --- Geology

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