Ehrmann, Werner; Schmiedl, Gerhard; Wennrich, Volker (2025): Sand, silt and clay fraction of terrigenous matter from sediment core SO121_KL42, southern Red Sea [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.987995 (DOI registration in progress)
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Published: 2025-12-15
Abstract:
We present detailed and high-resolution grain size data of the terrigenous matter from the upper 8.30 m of marine sediment core KL42, southern Red Sea. The core was recovered at 15°54.9' N and 41°34.7' E from a water depth of 958 m during RV Sonne cruise SO121 in 1997. After removing carbonate and organic matter, the grain size distribution was measured with a Beckman Coulter LS13320 laser particle analyzer (Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, Indianapolis, IN, USA). Volume percentages are given for 116 grain-size classes between 0.0004 mm and 2.0 mm. Concentrations of clay (<0.002 mm), fine silt (0.002-0.0063 mm), medium silt (0.0063-0.02 mm), coarse silt (0.02-0.063 mm), fine sand (0.063-0.2 mm), medium sand (0.2-0.63 mm), and coarse sand (0.63-2.0 mm) were calculated.
Related to:
Ehrmann, Werner; Schmiedl, Gerhard; Wennrich, Volker (2025): Grain size of terrigenous matter from sediment core SO121_KL42, southern Red Sea [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.987992
Funding:
German Research Foundation (DFG), grant/award no. Eh 89/23-1: Red Sea deep-water ventilation and climate variability during the past 200,000 years
German Research Foundation (DFG), grant/award no. Schm 1180/26-1: Red Sea deep-water ventilation and climate variability during the past 200,000 years
Coverage:
Latitude: 15.915667 * Longitude: 41.578333
Date/Time Start: 1997-08-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1997-08-01T00:00:00
Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0.005 m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 8.295 m
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Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEPTH, sediment/rock | Depth sed | m | Ehrmann, Werner | Geocode | |
| 2 | Size fraction < 0.002 mm, clay | <2 µm | % | Ehrmann, Werner | Beckman Coulter Laser diffraction particle size analyzer LS 13 320 | |
| 3 | Size fraction 0.063-0.002 mm, silt, mud | 63-2 µm | % | Ehrmann, Werner | Beckman Coulter Laser diffraction particle size analyzer LS 13 320 | |
| 4 | Size fraction 2.000-0.063 mm, sand | 2000-63 µm | % | Ehrmann, Werner | Beckman Coulter Laser diffraction particle size analyzer LS 13 320 | |
| 5 | Size fraction 0.0063-0.002 mm, fine silt | 6.3-2 µm fU | % | Ehrmann, Werner | Beckman Coulter Laser diffraction particle size analyzer LS 13 320 | |
| 6 | Size fraction 0.020-0.0063 mm, medium silt | 20-6.3 µm mU | % | Ehrmann, Werner | Beckman Coulter Laser diffraction particle size analyzer LS 13 320 | |
| 7 | Size fraction 0.063-0.020 mm, coarse silt | 63-20 µm gU | % | Ehrmann, Werner | Beckman Coulter Laser diffraction particle size analyzer LS 13 320 | |
| 8 | Size fraction 0.200-0.063 mm, fine sand | 200-63 µm fS | % | Ehrmann, Werner | Beckman Coulter Laser diffraction particle size analyzer LS 13 320 | |
| 9 | Size fraction 0.630-0.200 mm, medium sand | 630-200 µm | % | Ehrmann, Werner | Beckman Coulter Laser diffraction particle size analyzer LS 13 320 | |
| 10 | Size fraction 2.000-0.630 mm, coarse sand | 2000-630 µm | % | Ehrmann, Werner | Beckman Coulter Laser diffraction particle size analyzer LS 13 320 |
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
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Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
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