Determining the grainsize of sediment with increasing depth in core GC11, located in the Capricorn Channel

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

A gravity core (GC11) was collected from a depth of 502 mbsl within the Capricorn Channel, southern Great Barrier Reef (GBR). Samples were separated into different size fractions to determine the % of each grainsize at each sample depth. Although not overly accurate, the information is correlated with analyses of other parameters to impart clues to the environmental changes within the core. The smallest size fraction (<100µm) dominates at all depths, and is particularly pronounced during glacial periods, at 460cm (MIS 10) and at 330cm (MIS 8).

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Title Determining the grainsize of sediment with increasing depth in core GC11, located in the Capricorn Channel
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/141d0b72-d684-4337-8dce-c0010f235834
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Australian Ocean Data Network
h.bostock@niwa.co.nz
Reference Period 01/01/1997 - 01/01/1997
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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Determining the grainsize of sediment with increasing depth in core GC11, located in the Capricorn Channel". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/determining-the-grainsize-of-sediment-with-increasing-depth-in-core-gc11-located-in-the-caprico1