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:
ANTA91-22C
Sampling Method:
Gravity Core
Collected Area:
Drygalski Basin (Ross Sea)
Latitude:
-73.994
Longitude:
169.039
Collected date:
29/12/1990
Water depth (m):
519
Core length (cm):
348
Number of Sections:
3
Publications:
Contacts:
museoantartide@units.it
Preliminary Description:
The whole core is characterized by a dense sediment and rich in clasts (millimetric to pluricentimetric in length). There are some weak gradual changes of density. The sediment is grain supported by pluricentimetric clasts from 233 up to 242 cm.