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Gutiérrez-Estrada, Mario; Salisbury, Matthew H; Castro-del Rio, Alberto (1983): Atterberg limits of sediments from DSDP Leg 65 Holes [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.818258, Supplement to: Gutiérrez-Estrada, M et al. (1983): Atterberg limits of sediments from the mouth of the Gulf of California, Deep Sea Drilling Project Leg 65. In: Lewis, BTR; Robinson, P; et al. (eds.), Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project (U.S. Govt. Printing Office), 65, 685-691, https://doi.org/10.2973/dsdp.proc.65.135.1983

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Abstract:
Atterberg limits have been determined for 32 unconsolidated sediment samples, ranging in composition from silty clay to sandy silt and recovered from four sites drilled at the mouth of the Gulf of California during DSDP Leg 65. The liquid limit of the samples ranged from 41.5% to 157.5%, and the plastic limit from 32.8% to 65.1%. The plasticity index ranged from 5.9% to 102.0%. In some samples, the water content was less than the liquid limit. The liquidity index averaged 76% while the flow and toughness indices averaged 35% and 2.18%, respectively. On the basis of these limits, the sediments analyzed can be classified as inorganic clays of high plasticity, organic clays of moderate to high plasticity, and diatomaceous sands, silts, and silty clays of low plasticity.
Project(s):
Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP)
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 22.893967 * Median Longitude: -108.252391 * South-bound Latitude: 22.748700 * West-bound Longitude: -108.748300 * North-bound Latitude: 23.188700 * East-bound Longitude: -107.903500
Date/Time Start: 1979-01-24T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1979-03-05T00:00:00
Event(s):
65-482C * Latitude: 22.789000 * Longitude: -107.992800 * Date/Time: 1979-01-24T00:00:00 * Elevation: -2998.0 m * Penetration: 184 m * Recovery: 84.6 m * Location: North Pacific/Gulf of California/CONT RISE * Campaign: Leg65 * Basis: Glomar Challenger * Method/Device: Drilling/drill rig (DRILL) * Comment: 15 cores; 120.5 m cored; 0 m drilled; 70.2 % recovery
65-482D * Latitude: 22.788500 * Longitude: -107.991800 * Date/Time: 1979-01-24T00:00:00 * Elevation: -3008.0 m * Penetration: 186.5 m * Recovery: 64.2 m * Location: North Pacific/Gulf of California/CONT RISE * Campaign: Leg65 * Basis: Glomar Challenger * Method/Device: Drilling/drill rig (DRILL) * Comment: 13 cores; 114 m cored; 0 m drilled; 56.3 % recovery
65-483 * Latitude: 22.883300 * Longitude: -108.748300 * Date/Time: 1979-02-12T00:00:00 * Elevation: -3070.0 m * Penetration: 204.5 m * Recovery: 110.7 m * Location: North Pacific/Gulf of California/CONT RISE * Campaign: Leg65 * Basis: Glomar Challenger * Method/Device: Drilling/drill rig (DRILL) * Comment: 26 cores; 204.5 m cored; 0 m drilled; 54.1 % recovery
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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
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  1. Gutiérrez-Estrada, M; Salisbury, MH; Castro-del Rio, A (1983): (Table 1) Atterberg limits of sediments from DSDP Leg 65 Holes. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.818256
  2. Gutiérrez-Estrada, M; Salisbury, MH; Castro-del Rio, A (1983): (Table 2) Grain sizes of sediments from DSDP Leg 65 Holes. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.818257