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Datasets relating to samples collected from the reef flat physiographic zone of Wistari Reef

Created 13/03/2025

Updated 13/03/2025

Wistari Reef is a lagoonal platform reef, situated on the Tropic of Capricorn, within the Capricorn and Bunker region of the southern Great Barrier Reef. Surface samples were taken from the reef-flat to determine the mean grainsize and the sorting coefficient and also the proportion of aragonite to calcite within the samples. In this area the average mean grainsize is ~0.19phi, with an average sorting coefficient of 0.58phi. The reef flat features moderately well-sorted coarse to very coarse sand, and can be divided into two sub-groups: the windward reef flats (samples S62 and S61) and the leeward reef flats (samples S24, S25 and S02). XRD analysis on two samples indicate a higher proportion of aragonite (57-67%) than calcite.

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Title Datasets relating to samples collected from the reef flat physiographic zone of Wistari Reef
Language eng
Licence notspecified
Landing Page https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/ebff2564-157c-4fae-97c2-eaca3f087d61
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CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere
David.ryan75@gmail.com
Reference Period 01/01/1998 - 01/01/1998
Geospatial Coverage {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[151.5, -24.5], [153.0, -24.5], [153.0, -23.0], [151.5, -23.0], [151.5, -24.5]]]}
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https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/datasets-relating-to-samples-collected-from-the-reef-flat-physiographic-zone-of-wistari-reef1

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