National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), NOAA Satellite and Information Service US National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences
Index to Marine and Lacustrine Geological Samples

Repository: USGSMP Latitude: 16.447
Ship: Sea Sounder Longitude: -117.777
Cruise: S179MX Water Depth(m): 3810
Sample: G3 Date: 19790326
Device: core, gravity PI: James V. Gardner
Storage: refrigerated IGSN:
Core length (cm): 240
Diameter (cm): 9

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1 :    0. to 16. cm in core
Geologic Age: unknown
Comments: VOID
2 :    16. to 240. cm in core
Primary composition: terrigenous
Primary texture: mud or ooze
Secondary composition: zeolites
Secondary texture: crusts
Components: iron or iron oxide
manganese
Geologic Age: unknown
Comments: MICRONODULES
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