National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), NOAA Satellite and Information Service US National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences
Index to Marine and Lacustrine Geological Samples

Repository: USGSMP Latitude: 17.378
Ship: Sea Sounder Longitude: -117.693
Cruise: S179MX Water Depth(m): 3917
Sample: G6 Date: 19790328
Device: core, gravity PI: James V. Gardner
Storage: refrigerated IGSN:
Core length (cm): 300
Diameter (cm): 9

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1 :    0. to 90. cm in core
Primary composition: terrigenous
Primary texture: mud or ooze
Secondary composition: zeolites
Secondary texture: crusts
Geologic Age: unknown
Comments: MICRONODULES
2 :    90. to 185. cm in core
Primary composition: terrigenous
Primary texture: mud or ooze
Secondary composition: zeolites
Secondary texture: crusts
Components: iron or iron oxide
Geologic Age: unknown
Comments: FRACTRED MATRIX
3 :    185. to 270. cm in core
Primary composition: terrigenous
Primary texture: mud or ooze
Secondary composition: zeolites
Secondary texture: crusts
Geologic Age: unknown
Comments: MICRONODULES
4 :    270. to 300. cm in core
Primary composition: terrigenous
Primary texture: mud or ooze
Secondary composition: zeolites
Secondary texture: crusts
Geologic Age: unknown
Comments: RED-BRN, STIFF
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