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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: AT88-9
| SHIP: | R/V Atlantic Twin |
| CRUISE: | AT-88 |
| CORE: | AT88-9 |
| LENGTH: | 291 cm |
| DATE OF CORE: | 9/88 |
| DESCRIBED BY: | N. Neff |
| LOCATION: | South of Watch Hill, R.I., Block Island Sound |
| LATITUDE: | 41o 15.5' N |
| LONGITUDE: | 71o 53.0' W |
| LORAN: | 26030.0, 43952.2 |
| WATER DEPTH (m): | 36 |
| DATE SPLIT: | 3/89 |
| 0 - 165 cm - | Gray, 10YR 4/1, firm, coarse sand with gravel - sized shell fragments and shell hash. 0 - 50 cm slightly disturbed in splitting. Large shell fragments at 55 - 65 cm. Gradational lower contact. |
| 165 - 291 cm - | Grayish brown, 10 YR 5/2, medium to coarse sand; few scattered shell fragments |