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Project Acronym: PISDP | State: Completed | Expedition ID: 5033

ins.: 2006-02-23 23:00, 20 yrs ago
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Category: PetenItza
PetenItza

Petén Itzá: 2006-02-24

The first hole at site Pi-4 was stopped at a
A strong wind created swells large enough to gently rock the platform and break on the Eastern deck. Luckily, it stopped after only an hour.

The first hole at site Pi-4 was stopped at a depth of 65 meters below lake floor. Within the cores there are several mixed layers of gravel and gypsum which are thought to be caused by a combination of turbidites and/or slumping at this hole. The second hole was started Friday afternoon. The borehole logging team from the GFZ plans to log the second hole Saturday morning.