MNA - Sede di Trieste

PNRA Expedition: 
VI (1990-1991)
Chief Scientist: 
F. Giorgetti (Univ. Trieste)
Research Project: 
Sedimentology and seabed sampling
Sedimentology Principal Investigator: 
M. Ravaioli (CNR Bologna)
Label: 
ANTA91-18C
Sampling Method: 
Gravity Core
Collected Area: 
Drygalski Basin (Ross Sea)
Latitude: 
-73.433
Longitude: 
177.714
Collected date: 
26/12/1990
Water depth (m): 
450
Core length (cm): 
100
Number of Sections: 
1
Publications: 
  • Brambati A., Corradi N., Finocchiaro F, Giglio F., 2002: The position of the Last Glacial Maximum grounding line in the Joides Basin: an interpretation based on sedimentological and geotechnical data. In: Gamble J.A., Skinner D.N.B., Henrys S., Lynch R. (Editors) Antarctic Earth Sciences at the Close of a Millennium. Proceedings Volume 8th International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences. Royal Society of New Zealand Bulletin, 35: 365-372.
  • Contacts: 
    museoantartide@units.it
    Section Images: 
    Preliminary Description: 

    Dense sediment homogeneous and rich in clasts (millimetric to centimetric in length) up to 65 cm. This section is separated from the underlying by an oblique contact. The sediment becomes denser and remains rich in clasts.