Seafloor samples and bottom photographs from continental margin of NE Spain (Tortosa - Tarragona)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Geological Survey of Spain |
| Country | Spain  |
| Time period | From 1982 to 1983 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Continental margin of NE Spain (Tortosa - Tarragona) from 40° 40'N to 41° 20'N and 0° 35'E to 2° 08'E |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Mineralogical composition; Gravity; Sediment accumulation rate |
| Instruments | Gravimeters; rock corers; rock dredges |
| Description | |
| Summary | Includes data from 725 rock cores, 111 piston cores, 96 box cores, 491 dredges and 109 submarine photographs. The samples have been analyzed for granulometry, carbonate content, grain size, organic matter and heavy minerals. Maps of texture, texture-carbonate relationships, etc. are obtained. |
| Originators | Geological Survey of Spain |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Geological Survey of Spain |
| Availability | Moratorium |
| Contact | Not supplied (Jefe de Servicio de Geologia Marina) |
| Address | Geological Survey of Spain |
| Telephone | +34 1 5343881 |
| Facsimile | +34 914 426216 |
| igme@igme.es | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | IEO-CSIC, Spanish Oceanographic Institute |
| Local identifier | 8004005 |
| Global identifier | 2540 |
| Last revised | 2009-02-09 |
