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Field Activity Details for field activity 1969-006-FA

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Other ID: 939009, Leg 2; K-5-69-GM

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Charles W. Holmes

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Biological Field Study: Experiments (biological), Sampling: Geology

Scientific Purpose/Goals:

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location:

End Port/Location:

Start Date: 1969-06-07

End Date: 1969-08-12

Equipment Used: Piston corer

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: All cores - 60 piston cores.

Staff:

Affiliate Staff:
PMG: Alfred Maralos
Paul Carlson

Notes: Original Center People field contained: Alfred Maralos, Paul Carlson.
Project = NAVOCEANO, NAVOCEANO

Location:

Gulf of Mexico, North America, North Atlantic,

Boundaries
North: 30 South: 24 West: -98 East: -80

Platform(s):

photo of Elisha Kane
Elisha Kane

Publications

Holmes, C.W., 1976, Distribution, regional variation, and geochemical coherence of selected elements in the sediments of the central Gulf of Mexico: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 928, 29 p., doi: 10.3133/pp928.

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Piston corer --- Geology

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