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U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-002

Geological Framework Data from Long Island Sound, 1981-1990:

A Digital Data Release

Visual Core Description: AT88-10

SHIP: R/V Atlantic Twin
CRUISE: AT-88
CORE: AT88-10
LENGTH: 56 cm
DATE OF CORE: 9/88
DESCRIBED BY: N. Neff
LOCATION: Northeast of Montauk, N.Y., Block Island Sound
LATITUDE: 41o 07.75' N
LONGITUDE: 71o 46.9' W
LORAN: 26960.4, 43885.9
WATER DEPTH (m): 19
DATE SPLIT: 3/89
0 - 56 cm - Grayish brown, 10 YR 5/2, firm, sandy gravel (color maybe due to post - coring organic activity within the liner). Well - rounded gravel clasts, average size 1 cm; shell fragments and organic material from 0 - 10 cm. At time of sample collection, in situ live mussels were noted in top of liner. 


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