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:
ANTA91-32C
Sampling Method:
Gravity Core
Collected Area:
Drygalski Basin (Ross Sea)
Latitude:
-74.894
Longitude:
164.432
Collected date:
06/01/1991
Water depth (m):
504
Core length (cm):
116
Number of Sections:
1
Publications:
Contacts:
museoantartide@units.it
Preliminary Description:
The sediment is inhomogeneous up to 17 cm and becomes homogeneous from 17 cm up to the bottom. The core is rich in clasts (millimetric to pluricentimetric in length) with some grain supported levels.