CONTENTS 



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PREFACE 1 



CONVERSION FACTORS, NON-SI TO SI (METRIC) 



UNITS OF MEASUREMENT 4 



PART I : WORK UNIT SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES 5 



PART II : REPORT INTRODUCTION 7 



Background 7 



Scope 8 



PART III : RELEVANT GEOLOGICAL FACTORS 10 



Historical Geology 10 



Geomorphology 11 



Lithology 12 



Stratigraphy 13 



PART IV : TYPICAL BORROW SOURCES 15 



Tidal Inlet Shoals 15 



Linear Shoals 17 



Arcuate Shoals 19 



Fluvial Channels 23 



Deltas 24 



Relict Glacial Features 25 



Inter-Reef Deposits 27 



PART V: GEOPHYSICAL TECHNOLOGY 28 



Position Control 28 



Fathometers 29 



Seismic Reflection Systems 31 



Side-Scan Sonar 40 



Adequacy of Existing Equipment 42 



PART VI : BOTTOM AND SUB-BOTTOM SAMPLING 44 



Obj ectives 44 



Grab Samplers 44 



Vibratory Corers 45 



PART VII : DESIGN AND SEQUENCE OF EXPLORATION PROGRAMS 49 



Defining Boundaries 49 



Survey Layout 50 



Schedule of Events 51 



Equipment 55 



Cost Estimate 56 



PART VIII : PRELIMINARY DATA ANALYSIS 58 



Seismic Reflection Records 58 



Core Logging and Sample Analysis 62 



PART IX: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 66 



REFERENCES 67 



