Continental shelf sediments off the mid-Atlantic States

Research Article| March 31, 1936 Continental shelf sediments off the mid-Atlantic States F. P. SHEPARD; F. P. SHEPARD Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar G. V. COHEE G. V. COHEE Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (1936) 47 (3): 441–458. https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-47-441 Article history received: 27 Sep 1935 first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share MailTo Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation F. P. SHEPARD, G. V. COHEE; Continental shelf sediments off the mid-Atlantic States. GSA Bulletin 1936;; 47 (3): 441–458. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-47-441 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract INTRODUCTIONA number of articles have appeared in recent years, describing sediments from various parts of the continental shelf, but, in those studies, only a few samples have been available from any particular portion of the shelf. It seemed desirable, therefore, to study an area for which a much larger number of samples was available, especially in view of the abundant evidence, found by the senior author,1 suggesting a contrast between present shelf sediments and those laid down in the seas of the past. These previous studies had indicated, more particularly, that the rule of decreasing grain-size with increasing distance from the shore would not hold for the continental shelf.The area chosen for this study was the shelf between Delaware Bay and Martha’s Vineyard, represented by a large collection of samples, taken by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, and stored, without study, in the United States National . . . This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.