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The percentage of calcium carbonate in samples taken from various depths in core GC09, located in the Capricorn Channel.

A gravity core (GC09) was collected from a depth of 166m within the Capricorn Channel, southern Great Barrier Reef (GBR). The percentage of calcium carbonate in samples collected from different depths was analysed, along with other parameters, to determine changes in carbonate mineralogy and terrestrial influx. The lowest percentage of calcium carbonate was recorded at ~60cm depth corresponding to the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). The increase in the percentage of silt and mud during the LGM relates to a reduction in bioclastic carbonate production.

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Title The percentage of calcium carbonate in samples taken from various depths in core GC09, located in the Capricorn Channel.
Type Dataset
Language English
Licence Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Australia
Data Status inactive
Update Frequency never
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/be1e0a69-4828-4f8d-b07e-ce2020707bc7
Date Published 2017-06-24
Date Updated 2023-08-11
Contact Point
National Institute of Water and Atmosphere (NIWA)
h.bostock@niwa.co.nz
Temporal Coverage 2017-06-24 22:48:48
Geospatial Coverage {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[151.5, -24.5], [153.0, -24.5], [153.0, -23.0], [151.5, -23.0], [151.5, -24.5]]]}
Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia
Data Portal data.gov.au
Publisher/Agency National Institute of Water and Atmosphere (NIWA)