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:
ANTA91-10C
Sampling Method:
Gravity Core
Collected Area:
Drygalski Basin (Ross Sea)
Latitude:
-71.612
Longitude:
174.505
Collected date:
19/12/1990
Water depth (m):
2161
Core length (cm):
162
Number of Sections:
2
Publications:
Contacts:
museoantartide@units.it
Preliminary Description:
The sediment is dense with a lot of clasts. There are some levels rich in clasts (millimetric to pluricentimetric) delimited by irregular contacts. The x-ray is characterized by levels without sediment.