Cores visual description
Visual description of the core ORS- Ba- 05-04 (Băbeni lake)
Sample / interval (cm) |
Visual description |
Observations |
ORS - Ba/ 0.00 - 24.00 |
Silty clay, gray to blackish gray, sticky, disturbed by organic activity |
Level sampled 2 cm by 2 cm (12 samples). |
ORS - Ba/ 24.00 - 25.50 |
Silty clay, blackish, sticky, massive, sharp limits | |
ORS - Ba/ 25.50 - 32.00 ** |
Silty clay, gray to blackish gray, sticky compact, trace of organic activity (?) |
2 samples 25.50 cm to 29 cm and from 29.00 cm to 32.00 cm. |
ORS - Ba/ 32.00 - 35.00 |
Silty clay, black to gray lamina, rich in organic matter, soft | |
ORS - Ba/ 35.00 - 37.50 |
Silty clay, gray to blackish gray in base, sharp base, soft. | |
ORS - Ba/ 37.50 - 38.50 |
Silty clay, black, sticky, massive | |
ORS - Ba/ 38.50 - 40.50 |
Silty clay blackish, unclear limits | |
ORS - Ba/ 40.50 - 43.00 |
Silty clay, gray to blackish gray, rich in organic matters, disturbed by trace of organic activity | |
ORS - Ba/ 43.00 - 48.00 |
Silty clay, gray to yellowish gray, traces of organic activity (?) | |
ORS - Ba/ 48.00 - 56.50 |
Silty clay, gray to yellowish gray, massive, trace of organic activities (?) |
Very compact to the base. |
Visual description of the core ORS-GOV- 05-05 (Govora lake
Sample / interval (cm) |
Visual Description |
Observations |
ORS - Gov/ 0.00 - 1.00 |
Clay, yellowisg gray, soft, sticky |
Disturbed by coring |
ORS - Gov/ 1.00 - 2.00 |
Mixed sediment (sand/silt/clay), gray to yellowish gray, rich in micaceous minerals | |
ORS - Gov/ 2.00 - 13.00 |
Clayey silt, yellowish gray, sticky, massive, a sandy laminae between 10.00-10.50 cm, trace of organic activities (?) | |
ORS - Gov/ 13.00 - 16.50 |
Mixed sediment (sand/silt/clay), gray, yellowish to the base, rich in micaceous minerals | |
ORS - Gov/ 16.50 - 29.00 |
Clayey silt, gray to yellowish gray between 19.00-20.50 cm and 23.00-25.50 cm, massive, rich in micaceous minerals between 23.00-25.50 trace of organic activity below 23.00 cm | |
ORS - Gov/ 29.00 - 33.50 |
Mixed sediment (sand/silt/clay) gray to blackish (32.50 - 33.50 cm), with discontinous parallel lamination, concave base, trace of organic activity (?) | |
ORS - Gov/ 33.50 - 45.00 |
Clayey silt, gray to blackish gray, massive to unclear lamina, rich in micaceous minerals to the base, trace of organic activity toward the base (41.50 - 45.00) |
Cracks from coring |
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