Summary Information for Field Activity 1974-005-FA

Area of Operations: Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic

Dates: June 18, 1974 to June 23, 1974

Chief scientist: Chuck O'Hara
Bob Oldale

Objectives: Obtain vibracores in Cape Cod Bay using Alpine Electric Vibracore System.

Type of Activity: Vibracoring;Vibracoring

Information to be derived: Grain size analysis; Sea floor map; Morphology;

Summary: Collected 28 vibracores, bathymetry, gravity, magnetics, and seismic data.

Contact: Chuck O'Hara ()
Bob Oldale (boldale@usgs.gov)

InfoBank: uses the identifier T-1-74-CD. Visit this site for more information.

Related Links:

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Platform Info:

ATLANTIC TWIN

Publications resulting from these data

Oldale, Robert N., and O'Hara, Charles J.,1990, Maps showing the geology of the inner continental shelf, Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-2118, 4 sheets. (Available as a PDF version). (Also available at http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/mf/mf2118)

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Data Types and Locations:

Bathymetry

Geophysics

Logs

Vibracoring Log (pdf file) Description and seismic profile detail of site.

Samples

Core Descriptions (pdf file) Geologic descriptions of vibracores.

Sediment Texture Descriptions (pdf file) Sediment Texture Laboratory work sheets.

Seismics

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