Seafloor Morphology: Site 2

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Seafloor Morphology between Año Nuevo and Santa Cruz, California

Site 2

Underwater photo of cobbles and pebbles in coarse sand. Field of view is 3 feet by 2 feet. Large rock in upper left is part of the Santa Cruz Mudstone. This sediment texture is associated with type of seafloor at point "2" on side-scan record "B". Water depth is 20 meters.

Site 2 Photo, see caption above.

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