Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): James M. Robb
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s):
Data Type(s): Sampling: Geology, Location-Elevation: Navigation
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Obtain 40 vibracores, each approximately 15 ft. long, in Buzzards Bay and perform size analysis.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA
End Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA
Start Date: 1975-05-21
End Date: 1975-05-25
Equipment Used: Alpine Vibracorer, Loran-C
Information to be Derived: Grain size analysis; Morphology;
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Vibracores: 40 (#1-3, 5-7, 10-12, 14-17, 19, 22-25, 27, and 29-30).
Staff: James M. Robb
Affiliate Staff:
John Dunlavey (May 21-23); Michael Samson - MA Div. of Mineral Resources
Charles Dill - Alpine Geophysical
Bernard Katz - Alpine Geophysical
Notes: Original Center People field also contained: John Dunlavey (May 21-23).
Project = MA Co-op, MA Co-op
Location:
Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 41.75 | South: 41.25 | West: -71 | East: -70.4 |
Platform(s):
 Atlantic Twin |
Robb, J.M., and Oldale, R.N., 1977, Preliminary geologic maps, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-889, 2 sheets, URL: https://doi.org/10.3133/mf889.
| Title | Survey Equipment | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cruise report | Alpine Vibracorer | Chief Scientist's cruise report describing ship movement, equipment, personnel, core descriptions, and locations. |
| Contractor's report | Alpine Vibracorer | Alpine Geophysical Associates Report (pdf file) Contactor's report to Massachusetts Division of Mineral Resources describing 1975 field work, grain size distribution, and core descriptions. (analyses of 160 selected sediment samples as plots) |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Vibracorer | --- | Geology | 1975-007-FA-NL-002 (Alpine Geophysical Associates Report (pdf file) Contactor's report to Massachusetts Division of Mineral Resources describing 1975 field work, grain size distribution, and core descriptions.) |
| Loran-C | --- | Navigation |
