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Project Acronym: HOTSPOT | State: Completed | Expedition ID: 5036

ins.: 2011-08-04 02:00, 14 yrs ago
By: Scientists
Category: SnakeRiver
SnakeRiver

HOTSPOT: 2011-08-04

Drilling through sediments continues at Mountain Home. Slow going: the ...
Coarse sand with subangular gravel at the base of the core 183A, 437.8 m

Drilling through sediments continues at Mountain Home. Slow going: the intercalation of sand, clay, and gravel makes it difficult to penetrate with core bit, but recovery is still fairly good at around 80%. The gravel beds especially make trouble for the bit and the core catcher. Depth 445.9 meters as of 08-03-11.