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Sediment coring and analysis

Subcategory: sediment characterization
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Description

Collection of sediment cores using slide hammer or bucket auger, followed by sieving, grinding, and geochemical analysis including iron oxide extraction.

Typical Equipment

  • 2-inch (5-cm) diameter slide hammer corer
  • bucket auger
  • 2-mm sieve
  • tungsten-carbide balls

Output Measurements

  • total carbon
  • total inorganic carbon
  • free iron oxide content
  • sediment properties