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Deck41 is a digital summary of surficial sediment composition for 36,401 seafloor
samples worldwide. Data include collecting source, ship, cruise, sample id, latitude/longitude,
date of collection, water depth, sampling device, dominant lithology, secondary lithology,
and a brief description of the surficial sediment at the location. Descriptions were
abstracted largely from unpublished laboratory reports and core log sheets contributed
to the National Oceanographic Data Center prior to 1975. Descriptions were assigned
by Ms. Susie Bershad,and Dr. Martin Weiss of the Marine Geology and Geophysics Branch
of NODC, which was transferred to the National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) in 1976,
at which time compilation ceased. Data are free for online search and download. |