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:
ANTA91-17C
Sampling Method:
Gravity Core
Collected Area:
Drygalski Basin (Ross Sea)
Latitude:
-73.543
Longitude:
176.116
Collected date:
26/12/1990
Water depth (m):
577
Core length (cm):
66
Number of Sections:
1
Publications:
Contacts:
museoantartide@units.it
Preliminary Description:
There is a less dense, homogeneous sediment with clasts up to 80 cm. Net contact followed by inhomogeneous dense sediment. From 82 up to 98 cm is rich in clasts and the sediment becomes grain supported.