Maps showing the surficial geology of the Culebra shelf, Puerto Rico

Open-File Report 97-290
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Abstract

This study presents the surficial and shallow subbottom geology of the insular shelf around Culebra, Puerto Rico. In view of the need for sand and gravel for construction purposes in the area, we inferred the thickness of unlithified, surficial sediment deposits from high-resolution acoustic-reflection profiles and described seafloor sediment samples collected with a Shipek grab.

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Hampton, M.A., Torresan, M.E., Trias, J.L., Folger, D.W., and Wong, F.L., 1997, Maps showing the surficial geology of the Culebra shelf, Puerto Rico: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 1997–90, 3 sheets, scale 1:40,000, https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr97290.

ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)

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  • Sheet 1
  • Sheet 2
  • Sheet 3
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Maps showing the surficial geology of the Culebra shelf, Puerto Rico
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 97-290
DOI 10.3133/ofr97290
Year Published 1997
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Description 3 Plates: 36.0 x 36.0 inches
Scale 40000
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