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: 17.372
Ship: Sea Sounder Longitude: -117.705
Cruise: S179MX Water Depth(m): 3919
Sample: P2 Date: 19790328
Device: core, piston PI: James V. Gardner
Storage: refrigerated IGSN:
Core length (cm): 790
Diameter (cm): 9

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1 :    0. to 450. cm in core
Primary composition: terrigenous
Primary texture: mud or ooze
Secondary composition: iron or iron oxide
Secondary texture: nodules
Components: zeolites
Geologic Age: unknown
Comments: BURROWS
2 :    450. to 790. cm in core
Primary composition: terrigenous
Primary texture: mud or ooze
Secondary composition: zeolites
Secondary texture: crusts
Geologic Age: unknown
Comments: PHILLIPSITE
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