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Seafloor samples and bottom photographs from continental margin of NE Spain (Figueres)
Data set information
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General | |
Data holding centre | Geological Survey of Spain |
Country | Spain ![]() |
Time period | From 1985 to 1988 |
Ongoing | No |
Geographical area | Continental margin of NE Spain (Figueres) from 42° 00'N to 42° 30'N and 3° 05'E to 4° 00'E |
Observations | |
Parameters | Sediment resuspension; Mineralogical composition; Sediment accumulation rate |
Instruments | Gravimeters; rock corers; rock dredges |
Description | |
Summary | Includes data from 174 rock cores, 45 gravity cores, 287 dredges and 60 submarine photographs. The samples have been analyzed for granulometry, carbonate content, grain size, heavy minerals and study of thin plates. Maps of texture, texture-carbonate relationships, etc. are obtained. |
Originators | Geological Survey of Spain |
Availability | |
Organisation | Geological Survey of Spain |
Availability | Unrestricted |
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 | 8004015 |
Global identifier | 2550 |
Last revised | 2009-01-15 |