Parâmetros físicos de sedimentos marinhos superficiais da região costeira de Caravelas, Sul da Bahia

Abstract

ABSTRACT. This research combines geological data obtained from core samples and geophysical properties in order to investigate how geological and sedimentological parameters affect the velocity of P-waves in near surface marine sediments, The velocity of P-waves (V p), gamma density, acoustic impedance and magnetic susceptibility were correlated with core geology of four core of the coastal region of Caravelas, Bahia State. Geophysical properties were acquired using the MSCL (MultiSensor Core Logger). Core were opened and described according to grain size, color, compaction degree. Eight different kinds of sediments were recognized:shell, coarse to very coarse sand, medium sand, fine to very fine sand, sandy mud, compact mud, fluid mud, and very fluid mud. The results showed that, in general, the highest values of V p and density and the lowest values of magnetic susceptibility are related to the coarser sediments. Very coarse sediments and shells showed erratic values basically due to the low compaction of these materials. The acoustic impedance and reflection coefficient profiles were useful to detect sediments interface. More detailed grain size analysis were conducted at the sandy mud section of core JP-112 and corroborated the relationship between V p and grain size.Keywords: P-wave velocity, magnetic susceptibility, shallow sediments, Caravelas. RESUMO.Este trabalho combina informações obtidas por testemunhos de sondagem com dados adquiridos por perfilagem geofísica a fim de verificar a influência dos parâmetros geológicos e sedimentológicos na velocidade de ondas P em sedimentos marinhos superficiais. Dados de velocidade da onda compressional (V p), densidade gama, impedância acústica e susceptibilidade magnética foram correlacionados com dados geológicos de quatro testemunhos coletados na zona costeira da cidade de Caravelas, estado da Bahia. As propriedades geofísicas foram obtidas utilizando como sistema de medição o perfilador multisensor de testemunhos (MultiSensor Core Logger -MSCL). Os testemunhos foram descritos segundo a geologia, cor e grau de compactação. Oito tipos distintos de sedimentos foram observados: conchas, areia grossa a muito grossa, areia média, areia muito fina a fina, lama arenosa, lama compacta, lama fluida e lama muito fluida. Os resultados mostram que, de maneira geral, os maiores valores de velocidade e densidade, inversamente proporcionais aos de susceptibilidade magnética, estão associados aos sedimentos de maior granulometria. Os valores de V p para areia muito grossa e conchas mostrou-se errático devidoà falta de compactação desses materiais. Os gráficos de impedância acústica e do coeficiente de reflexão facilitaram a identificação de interfaces e apresentaram coerência em relação aos perfis de velocidade e de densidade. Medições de granulometria foram realizadas na seção de lama arenosa do testemunho JP-112, para ratificar a relação da variabilidade dos parâmetros físicos com a classificação granulométrica utilizada para a caracterização dos quatro testemunhos.Palavras-c...

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