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‘SLABBER’: a useful device for subsampling box cores
Author(s) -
BENGGIO BRADFORD L.,
NELSEN TERRY A.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
sedimentology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.494
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 1365-3091
pISSN - 0037-0746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3091.1984.tb00893.x
Subject(s) - bioturbation , layering , geology , sediment , sedimentary rock , orientation (vector space) , shell (structure) , visual inspection , paleontology , artificial intelligence , computer science , geometry , engineering , mathematics , botany , civil engineering , biology
The ‘SLABBER’, a plexiglass device designed for subsampling box cores, was used at sea with excellent results. The SLABBER allowed visual inspection of any existing sedimentary features, and also provided storage, when necessary for subsamples. When the features were present, X‐radiography of the SLABBER subsamples clearly showed sediment layering, evidence of bioturbation and orientation of shell material, all with apparent minimal disturbance of these structures.