PNRA Expedition:
XVI (2000-2001)
Chief Scientist:
G. Spezie (Ist. Nav. Napoli)
Research Project:
8.2 - Biogenic sedimentation in the Southern Ocean (BIOSESO II)
Sedimentology Principal Investigator:
M. Frignani (CNR Bologna)
Label:
ANTA01-C7
Sampling Method:
Piston Core
Collected Area:
Ross Sea
Latitude:
-74.325
Longitude:
171.834
Collected date:
09/01/2001
Water depth (m):
550
Core length (cm):
150
Number of Sections:
2
Contacts:
museoantartide@units.it
Section Images:
Preliminary Description:
Homogeneous sediment whose density increases gradually towards the bottom. There is a denser lamination between 84 and 86 cm. Between 60 and 95 cm are visible some fractures. The number of clasts (by millimeter to pluricentimetric) increases toward the bottom.