CONTENTS 



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INTRODUCTION 1 



Subject and Purpose 1 



Background 2 



Approach and Scope 2 



SAMPLING AND TESTING PROCEDURES 3 



Coring 3 



Vane Shear Testing 4 



Index Properties 6 



Original Water Content 7 



Grain Size Distribution 7 



Carbonate-Organic Carbon Content 7 



Specific Gravity 8 



Atterberg Limits 8 



Miscellaneous ..... 8 



STRENGTH CONSIDERATIONS 9 



Vane Shear Strength 10 



Geologic Controls 14 



RESULTS 15 



DISCUSSION OF RESULTS 21 



General 21 



Station A 22 



Geologic Considerations 22 



MBL/WHOI 



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