PNRA Expedition:
X (1994-1995)
Chief Scientist:
G. Spezie (Ist. Nav. Napoli)
Research Project:
2a - Glaciology and paleoclimate. Biogenic sedimentation
Sedimentology Principal Investigator:
M. Ravaioli (CNR Bologna)
Label:
ANTA95-104C
Sampling Method:
Gravity Core
Collected Area:
Cape Adare (Ross Sea)
Latitude:
-71.327
Longitude:
173.966
Collected date:
10/02/1995
Water depth (m):
2058
Core length (cm):
622
Number of Sections:
7
Contacts:
museoantartide@units.it
Preliminary Description:
Alternation of dense sediment with a lot of clasts (from millimetric to centimetric) and less dense sediment with submillimetric clasts from 0 up to 159 cm. Alternation of laminated sediment (laminations are millimetric) and denser sediment rich in clasts from 159 cm up to the bottom of the core.