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U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-002
Geological Framework Data from Long Island Sound, 1981-1990:
A Digital Data Release
Visual Core Description: AT88-10
| SHIP: | R/V Atlantic Twin |
| CRUISE: | AT-88 |
| CORE: | AT88-10 |
| LENGTH: | 56 cm |
| DATE OF CORE: | 9/88 |
| DESCRIBED BY: | N. Neff |
| LOCATION: | Northeast of Montauk, N.Y., Block Island Sound |
| LATITUDE: | 41o 07.75' N |
| LONGITUDE: | 71o 46.9' W |
| LORAN: | 26960.4, 43885.9 |
| WATER DEPTH (m): | 19 |
| DATE SPLIT: | 3/89 |
| 0 - 56 cm - | Grayish brown, 10 YR 5/2, firm, sandy gravel (color maybe due to post - coring organic activity within the liner). Well - rounded gravel clasts, average size 1 cm; shell fragments and organic material from 0 - 10 cm. At time of sample collection, in situ live mussels were noted in top of liner. |