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:
ANTA91-43C
Sampling Method:
Gravity Core
Collected Area:
Drygalski Basin (Ross Sea)
Latitude:
-74.806
Longitude:
164.927
Collected date:
09/01/1991
Water depth (m):
834
Core length (cm):
38
Number of Sections:
1
Publications:
Contacts:
museoantartide@units.it
Preliminary Description:
A low density sediment rich in clasts (millimetric to pluricentimetric in length). Between 9 and 12 cm there is a level that contains isoriented centimetric clasts. There are two levels where sediment is barely visible.