Texture of sediments in the Mar Menor coastal lagoon, Murcia (SE Spain)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | IEO-CSIC, Spanish Institute of Oceanography |
| Country | Spain  |
| Time period | From 1 to 29 June 1985 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Mar Menor (Murcia, SE Spain) |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Mineralogical composition |
| Instruments | Rock dredges |
| Description | |
| Summary | The upper sediment samples were taken in the course of two expeditions and cover the total surface of the Mar Menor, both the submerged coastline and the marine bottom. Sediments were studied by sieved columns, and the indexes and parameters of the sand fraction were available. The lime and mud fraction is represented jointly without any modal distribution. The recording of data was performed by the Spanish Institute of Oceanography. |
| Originators | IEO-CSIC, Malaga Oceanographic Centre |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | IEO-CSIC, Spanish Institute of Oceanography |
| Availability | Unrestricted |
| Contact | Alvaro Fernandez (Director) |
| Address | IEO-CSIC, Spanish Institute of Oceanography |
| Telephone | +34 91 5974443 |
| Facsimile | +34 915 974770 |
| director@md.ieo.es | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | IEO-CSIC, Spanish Institute of Oceanography |
| Local identifier | 8036079 |
| Global identifier | 2728 |
| Last revised | 2009-01-12 |
