Citation:

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Name: Grain sizes of Witpan sediment sequence (Northern Cape, South Africa) by Horiba Scattering Particle Size Distribution Analyzer LA-950
Published: 2018-06-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Keywords: GeoArchives

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Keyword(s):

GeoArchives

Coverage:

Latitude: -26.677630 * Longitude: 20.157500

Date/Time Start: 2013-11-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2013-11-01T00:00:00

Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0.010 m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 2.830 m

Event(s):

GA1-SP-WP-D3 (Witpan Salt Pan) * Latitude: -26.677630 * Longitude: 20.157500 * Date/Time: 2013-11-01T00:00:00 * Elevation: 828.0 m * Location: Witpan Salt Pan, South Africa * Campaign: (GA) * Method/Device: Core drilling (CDRILL)

GA1-SP-WP-S1 (Witpan Salt Pan) * Latitude: -26.677630 * Longitude: 20.157500 * Date/Time: 2013-11-01T00:00:00 * Elevation: 828.0 m * Location: Witpan Salt Pan, South Africa * Campaign: (GA) * Method/Device: Digging pit (DPIT)

Comment:

Grain size analyses have been done at sediment samples from a drill core and a pit at Witpan (South Africa) during the GeoArchives campaigns (Project Spaces).

Parameter(s):

#	Name	Short Name	Unit	Principal Investigator	Method/Device	Comment
1	Event label	Event		Schüller, Irka
2	Sample code/label	Sample label		Schüller, Irka
3	DEPTH, sediment/rock	Depth sed	m	Schüller, Irka		Geocode
4	Depth, top/min	Depth top	m	Schüller, Irka
5	Depth, bottom/max	Depth bot	m	Schüller, Irka
6	Size fraction < 0.002 mm, clay	<2 µm	%	Schüller, Irka	Scattering Particle Size Distribution Analyzer LA-950 (Horiba)
7	Size fraction 0.0063-0.002 mm, fine silt	6.3-2 µm fU	%	Schüller, Irka	Scattering Particle Size Distribution Analyzer LA-950 (Horiba)
8	Size fraction 0.020-0.0063 mm, medium silt	20-6.3 µm mU	%	Schüller, Irka	Scattering Particle Size Distribution Analyzer LA-950 (Horiba)
9	Size fraction 0.063-0.020 mm, coarse silt	63-20 µm gU	%	Schüller, Irka	Scattering Particle Size Distribution Analyzer LA-950 (Horiba)
10	Size fraction 0.200-0.063 mm, fine sand	200-63 µm fS	%	Schüller, Irka	Scattering Particle Size Distribution Analyzer LA-950 (Horiba)
11	Size fraction 0.630-0.200 mm, medium sand	630-200 µm	%	Schüller, Irka	Scattering Particle Size Distribution Analyzer LA-950 (Horiba)
12	Size fraction 2.000-0.063 mm, sand	2000-63 µm	%	Schüller, Irka	Scattering Particle Size Distribution Analyzer LA-950 (Horiba)
13	Grain size, mean	Grain size mean	phi	Schüller, Irka	Scattering Particle Size Distribution Analyzer LA-950 (Horiba)

License:

Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)

Size:

517 data points

Data

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1 Event	2 Sample label	3 Depth sed [m]	4 Depth top [m]	5 Depth bot [m]	6 <2 µm [%]	7 6.3-2 µm fU [%]	8 20-6.3 µm mU [%]	9 63-20 µm gU [%]	10 200-63 µm fS [%]	11 630-200 µm [%]	12 2000-63 µm [%]	13 Grain size mean [phi]
GA1-SP-WP-S1	WP -9 - -7 cm	0.010	0.00	0.02	0.127	8.008	30.365	43.940	15.606	1.954	0.000	40.949
GA1-SP-WP-S1	WP -7 - -5 cm	0.030	0.02	0.04	5.497	11.846	28.220	39.422	11.131	3.884	0.000	40.063
GA1-SP-WP-S1	WP -5 - -2 cm	0.055	0.04	0.07	0.047	8.398	37.367	41.375	10.535	2.278	0.000	36.074
GA1-SP-WP-S1	WP -2 - 0 cm	0.080	0.07	0.09	29.986	8.984	30.638	22.704	5.357	2.331	0.000	23.692
GA1-SP-WP-S1	WP 0 - 1 cm	0.095	0.09	0.10	0.148	10.325	37.354	39.030	10.853	2.290	0.000	35.850
GA1-SP-WP-S1	WP 1 - 4 cm	0.115	0.10	0.13	40.596	6.958	16.769	13.599	12.105	8.589	1.384	60.959
GA1-SP-WP-S1	WP 4 - 7 cm	0.145	0.13	0.16	35.281	6.094	11.183	13.701	19.090	14.651	0.000	73.546
GA1-SP-WP-S1	WP 7 - 10 cm	0.175	0.16	0.19	11.268	5.368	13.382	14.464	24.958	30.560	0.000	125.356
GA1-SP-WP-S1	WP 10 - 13 cm	0.205	0.19	0.22	9.556	6.218	10.492	7.327	32.368	34.039	0.000	140.767
GA1-SP-WP-S1	WP 13 -16 cm	0.235	0.22	0.25	82.851	11.329	2.790	1.638	1.392	0.000	0.000	3.514
GA1-SP-WP-S1	WP 16 - 20 cm	0.270	0.25	0.29	5.412	0.625	3.061	2.980	34.018	53.773	0.131	206.373
GA1-SP-WP-D3	WP 20 - 25 cm	0.315	0.29	0.34	1.879	3.647	4.647	3.061	32.830	53.740	0.196	206.063
GA1-SP-WP-D3	WP 25 -30 cm	0.365	0.34	0.39	6.804	3.773	4.911	4.139	33.370	46.933	0.070	183.195
GA1-SP-WP-D3	WP 30 - 35 cm	0.415	0.39	0.44	2.023	2.678	5.161	2.312	29.693	57.977	0.156	213.644
GA1-SP-WP-D3	WP 35 - 40 cm	0.465	0.44	0.49	3.673	4.937	5.241	3.998	32.040	49.950	0.161	194.242
GA1-SP-WP-D3	WP 40 - 45 cm	0.515	0.49	0.54	5.037	7.911	9.963	5.398	43.277	28.414	0.000	140.392
GA1-SP-WP-D3	WP 45 - 50 cm	0.565	0.54	0.59	0.000	6.627	16.776	8.621	45.815	22.161	0.000	127.006
GA1-SP-WP-D3	WP 50 - 55 cm D1	0.615	0.59	0.64	0.010	6.727	10.246	3.640	57.434	21.943	0.000	142.028
GA1-SP-WP-D3	WP 55 - 60 cm	0.665	0.64	0.69	0.002	5.413	11.532	5.551	64.468	13.034	0.000	126.722
GA1-SP-WP-D3	WP 60 - 65 cm	0.715	0.69	0.74	0.010	6.514	11.187	6.247	62.155	13.887	0.000	126.496
GA1-SP-WP-D3	WP 65 - 70 cm	0.765	0.74	0.79	0.128	7.097	11.811	6.591	61.543	12.830	0.000	120.638
GA1-SP-WP-D3	WP 70 - 75 cm	0.815	0.79	0.84	0.006	5.598	12.443	8.677	62.533	10.743	0.000	117.706
GA1-SP-WP-D3	WP 75 - 80 cm	0.865	0.84	0.89	0.000	5.144	14.205	9.178	61.716	9.757	0.000	113.363
GA1-SP-WP-D3	WP 80 - 85 cm	0.915	0.89	0.94	0.000	4.730	13.306	9.446	61.243	11.275	0.000	115.781
GA1-SP-WP-D3	WP 85 - 89 cm	0.960	0.94	0.98	0.000	4.516	11.243	7.057	59.070	18.114	0.000	133.520
GA1-SP-WP-D3	WP 89 - 95 cm	1.010	0.98	1.04	0.000	4.389	25.223	15.278	45.888	9.222	0.000	92.143
GA1-SP-WP-D3	WP 95 - 100 cm	1.065	1.04	1.09	0.000	5.548	31.599	18.999	35.977	7.877	0.000	75.542
GA1-SP-WP-D3	WP 100 - 109 cm	1.135	1.09	1.18	7.867	6.712	13.718	9.945	52.818	8.940	0.000	96.149
GA1-SP-WP-D3	WP 109 - 115 cm	1.210	1.18	1.24	56.925	6.175	11.495	6.894	15.078	3.433	0.000	31.484
GA1-SP-WP-D3	WP 115 - 125 cm	1.290	1.24	1.34	35.636	8.114	25.188	12.252	15.381	3.429	0.000	34.677
GA1-SP-WP-D3	WP 125 - 136 cm	1.395	1.34	1.45	19.155	8.445	26.058	11.552	14.860	5.453	14.477	197.867
GA1-SP-WP-D3	WP 136 - 145 cm	1.495	1.45	1.54	72.078	7.424	6.766	2.927	9.689	1.116	0.000	15.357
GA1-SP-WP-D3	WP 145 - 157 cm	1.600	1.54	1.66	25.827	7.988	28.943	17.945	15.774	3.523	0.000	37.777
GA1-SP-WP-D3	WP 157 - 165 cm	1.700	1.66	1.74	65.485	5.860	6.000	3.140	17.239	2.276	0.000	26.831
GA1-SP-WP-D3	WP 165 - 180 cm	1.815	1.74	1.89	59.295	7.768	11.097	5.552	14.743	1.545	0.000	23.039
GA1-SP-WP-D3	WP 180 - 192 cm	1.950	1.89	2.01	73.424	7.775	10.790	5.023	2.954	0.034	0.000	6.160
GA1-SP-WP-D3	WP 192 - 195 cm	2.025	2.01	2.04	15.865	7.637	31.723	38.576	5.856	0.343	0.000	23.793
GA1-SP-WP-D3	WP 195 - 210 cm	2.115	2.04	2.19	2.001	15.217	48.158	26.491	7.047	1.086	0.000	25.298
GA1-SP-WP-D3	WP 210 - 217 cm	2.225	2.19	2.26	46.677	11.859	15.973	13.067	10.824	1.600	0.000	22.773
GA1-SP-WP-D3	WP 217 - 221 cm	2.280	2.26	2.30	35.533	10.679	21.946	12.542	14.616	4.684	0.000	36.850
GA1-SP-WP-D3	WP 221 - 235 cm	2.370	2.30	2.44	13.176	10.311	28.128	22.821	20.297	5.267	0.000	49.319
GA1-SP-WP-D3	WP 235 - 243 cm	2.480	2.44	2.52	25.461	11.291	27.272	15.277	15.452	5.247	0.000	41.245
GA1-SP-WP-D3	WP 243 - 250 cm	2.555	2.52	2.59	12.733	12.076	36.405	19.268	15.481	4.037	0.000	39.916
GA1-SP-WP-D3	WP 250 - 258 cm	2.630	2.59	2.67	0.005	12.861	45.538	23.259	15.510	2.827	0.000	38.587
GA1-SP-WP-D3	WP 258 - 263 cm	2.695	2.67	2.72	1.301	14.667	39.785	19.274	21.152	3.821	0.000	46.039
GA1-SP-WP-D3	WP 263 - 273 cm	2.770	2.72	2.82	11.089	11.309	22.089	24.082	25.301	6.130	0.000	57.222
GA1-SP-WP-D3	WP 273 - 275 cm	2.830	2.82	2.84	17.251	9.260	22.709	19.791	22.483	8.506	0.000	60.481