Cape Shore 78/CS/06 Leg 1
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name | Cape Shore |
| Cruise identifier | 78/CS/06 Leg 1 |
| Cruise period | 1978-04-18 — 1978-05-05 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Lerwick, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Objective:
To systematically sample the area to map out the surface sediment distribution and investigate the Quaternary, using vibrocorer, gravity sediment corer and shipek grab, at selected sites, and secondly, to complete the solid geological interpretation using the 1m rock drill and gravity rock corer at selected sites. Geochemical analysis involving Eh/pH measurements were also made on the surface sediments and by Quaternary cores. The area worked was to the west of the Shetlands (60° to 61° N, 1° to 2° W) between the island of Foula and the mainland including two 1:100,000 sheets. Water depths in this region average 100m and in the north-west may reach 200m. 64 stations were occupied in total during the Firth of Forth trials (3 stations) and the surveying of the West Shetland area (61 stations). A Shipek grab sample was taken at each of these stations and sediment cores, vibrocores, rock cores and midi drill samples were taken at a number of stations. Weather was good and the 1m drill and vibrocorer were deployed with ease. |
| Chief scientist | John A Chesher (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh) |
| Cruise report |  (5.62 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea Norwegian Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | West Shetland |
| Measurements | |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Grab | Quantity: number of stations = 64 Description: Shipek grab sediment samples collected: Firth of Forth trials 3 stations; West Shetland area 61 stations |
| Core - rock | Quantity: number of stations = 6 Description: midi rock drills in West Shetland area |
| Core - rock | Quantity: number of stations = 11 Description: rock cores collected in West Shetland area |
| Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of stations = 10 Description: vibrocores collected: Firth of Forth trials 3 stations; West Shetland area: 7stations |
| Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of stations = 45 Description: sediment cores collected: Firth of Forth trials 1 station; West Shetland area 44 stations |
