A visual summary and annotation of the stratification in core MD002361, sampled from the shelf edge off Western Australia

Created 25/06/2017

Updated 11/08/2023

The core description highlights the stark contrast been glacial and interglacial periods. 1-1.5m bands of red/brown clay indicate interglacial periods, which then alternate with 1-1.5m bands of light grey foraminifera sand and dark grey clays deposited during the glacial periods.

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Title A visual summary and annotation of the stratification in core MD002361, sampled from the shelf edge off Western Australia
Language English
Licence Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Australia
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/en/dataset/34f7dcaf-6be5-4ec6-9199-9285bf09bb4a
Contact Point
Australian National University
michelle.spooner8@gmail.com
Reference Period 25/06/2017
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        113.0,
        -22.5
      ],
      [
        113.5,
        -22.5
      ],
      [
        113.5,
        -22.0
      ],
      [
        113.0,
        -22.0
      ],
      [
        113.0,
        -22.5
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
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This dataset was originally found on data.gov.au "A visual summary and annotation of the stratification in core MD002361, sampled from the shelf edge off Western Australia". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/a-visual-summary-and-annotation-of-the-stratification-in-core-md002361-sampled-from-the-shelf-e