MNA - Sede di Trieste

ANTA91-13C

PNRA Expedition: 
VI (1990-1991)
Chief Scientist: 
F. Giorgetti (Univ. Trieste)
Research Project: 
Sedimentology and seabed sampling
Sedimentology Principal Investigator: 
M. Ravaioli (CNR Bologna)
Label: 
ANTA91-13C
Sampling Method: 
Gravity Core
Collected Area: 
Drygalski Basin (Ross Sea)
Latitude: 
-74.061
Longitude: 
176.821
Collected date: 
24/12/1990
Water depth (m): 
402
Core length (cm): 
79
Number of Sections: 
1
Publications: 
  • Brambati A., Corradi N., Finocchiaro F, Giglio F., 2002: The position of the Last Glacial Maximum grounding line in the Joides Basin: an interpretation based on sedimentological and geotechnical data. In: Gamble J.A., Skinner D.N.B., Henrys S., Lynch R. (Editors) Antarctic Earth Sciences at the Close of a Millennium. Proceedings Volume 8th International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences. Royal Society of New Zealand Bulletin, 35: 365-372.
  • Melis R, Salvi G., 2009: Late Quaternary foraminiferal assemblages from western Ross Sea (Antarctica) in relation to the main glacial and marine lithofacies. Marine Micropaleontology, 70: 39-53.
    • Contacts: 
    museoantartide@units.it
    Section Images: 
    Preliminary Description: 

    The whole core is characterized by a low density sediment. From 9 cm up to the bottom the sediment is rich in clasts (millimetric to pluricentimetric in lenght).