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Core Data from the Deep Sea Drilling Project


Leg : 16    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     0.95/    1.50
Hole: 157A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  950/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO CHALK OOZE; C 10Y5/4-LT.OLIVE,10Y6/2-PALE OLIVE,5Y4/4-MODERATE 
OLIVE BROWN;S 10Y6/2 MOTTLED TO 10Y6/2 AND 5Y4/4,LARGE BURROW FILLED WITH 
10Y6/2; D SLIGHTLY TO HEAVILY DISTURBED;Z 11121210 
 
 
Leg : 16    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     1.50/    3.00
Hole: 157A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO CHALK OOZE; C 10Y5/4-LT.OLIVE,10Y7/4-MOD. GREENISH YELLOW,
10Y6/2-PALE OLIVE,10Y5/2; S 0-15 CM 10Y5/4,15-43 CM 10Y7/4 TO 10Y6/2 WITH 
5Y4/4 FILLED BURROW,43-72 CM 10Y5/4,72-108 CM 10Y6/2 MOTTLED TO 10Y5/4 
WITH 10 MM BURROWS,108-150 CM 10Y5/2-10Y6/2,5 MMBURROW FILLED 10Y6/2 AT 
143 CM; D DISTURBED 45-100 CM;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 16    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     3.00/    4.50
Hole: 157A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO-FORAM CHALK OOZE;C 10Y6/2-PALE OLIVE,10Y5/4-LT OLIVE,10Y6/4,
5GY8/1-LT GREENISH GRAY; S 0-108 CMMOTTLED 10Y6/2,10Y5/4 AND 10Y6/4,60-105 
CM MASSIVE WITH 10Y5/4 FILLED BURROWS,108-118 CM 5GY8/1 MOTTLEDWITH 10Y6/2,
118-135 CM 10Y6/4,135-150 CM MOTTLED 5GY8/1 AND 10Y6/2;D PARTIALLY 
DISTURBED;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 16    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     4.50/    6.00
Hole: 157A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO-FORAM CHALK OOZE; C 10Y6/2-PALE OLIVE,5GY8/1-LT GREENISH GRAY,
10Y7/2,N7-LT GRAY,5GY7/1,N6,10Y5/4-LT OLIVE; S 0-9 CM MOTTLED 10Y6/2 AND 
5GY8/1,9-40 CM MOTTLED 10Y6/2-10Y7/2 WITH STREAKS OF N6 PARALLELTO BEDDING 
AND N6 FILLED BURROWS,40-65 CM 10Y5/4,65-100 CM 5GY7/1 DISCONTINUOUS 
LAMINATIONS AND 2-5 MM BURROW FILLED WITH N6,100-110 CM 10Y5/4,110-120 CM 
5GY7/1 AS IN 65-100 CM,120-150 CM 10Y6/2 MOTTLED AND BURROWED WITH 10Y5/4; 
D DISTURBED 0-7 CM 40-65 CM100-110 CM 143-150 CM;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 16    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     6.00/    7.50
Hole: 157A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO FORAM CHALK OOZE; C 10Y6/4-LT.OLIVE,10Y6/2-PALE OLIVE,10Y7/1-V PALE 
OLIVE,10Y5/2,N7; S INTERBEDS OF 10Y6/2 2 CM THICK AT 15 CM/31 CM/90 CM,5 
MM DIAMETER BURROWS AT 22 CM AND 42 CM,INTERMIXED GRAY STREAKS AT 140 CM,
SLIGHT COLOR CHANGES AT 5 CM/15 CM/31CM/73 CM/90 CM/123 CM; D DISTURBED 
0-5 CM AND 100-125 CM;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 16    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     7.50/    9.00
Hole: 157A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  6
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO FORAM OOZE; C 10Y6/2-PALE OLIVE,N7,10Y6/3-LT GREENISH GRAY,
10Y5/2-PALE OLIVE,10Y7/2; S 10Y5/2 TO 10Y7/2 WITH STREAKS OF N7,BURROWS 
FILLED WITH 10Y6/3,64 CM AND 75 CM INTERBEDS OF LT GREENISH GRAY,LARGE 
BURROW 102 CM TO 107 CM,STREAK OF N7 AT 95 CM; D DISTURBED 0-60 CM;Z 
00000000 
 
 
Leg : 16    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     9.20/   10.50
Hole: 157A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     9.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  200/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO FORAM OOZE; C 10Y6/2-PALE OLIVE,10Y7/2,5GY8/1-LT GREENISH GRAY,
10Y6/4-LT OLIVE,N6; S PALE OLIVETHROUGHOUT,MOTTLED TO 10Y7/2 AND 5GY8/1,N6 
PYR STREAKS,BURROW FILLED WITH 5GY8/1 AT 77 CM,BURROWS FILLEDWITH 10Y6/4 
AT 85-90 CM; O H2.5 ODOR; M PYRITE;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 16    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    18.00/   19.50
Hole: 157A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    18.00
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO FORAM OOZE; C 5GY8/1-LT GREENISH GRAY,10Y6/4-LT OLIVE; S MOTTLED; D 
EXTREMELY MOTTLED; O H2.5 ODOR;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 16    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    19.50/   20.65
Hole: 157A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    18.00
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1150
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO FORAM OOZE; C 10Y7/2-PALE OLIVE,10Y6/2,N7-LT GRAY; S MOTTLED,
DIFFUSE LAMINATIONS OF N7,5 MM BURROW FILLED WITH 5Y6/4 AT 118 CM; C 
5Y6/4-DUSKY YELLOW; D DISTURBED 0-115 CM;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 16    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    21.00/   22.50
Hole: 157A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    18.00
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO FORAM CHALK OOZE; C 10Y6/2-PALE OLIVE,N7-LTGRAY,10Y6/4-LT OLIVE,
10Y7/2; S STREAKS OF N7,LAMINAE OF 10Y6/4 AND N7; D COMPLETELY DISTURBED 
20-140 CM;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 16    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    22.50/   24.00
Hole: 157A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    18.00
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO FORAM CHALK OOZE; C 10Y6/2-PALE OLIVE,10Y7/2,N7-LT GRAY,10Y8/2-PALE 
GREENISH YELLOW,10Y6/4-LT OLIVE; S 0-52 CM 10Y6/2 WITH LAMINAE OF 10Y7/2 
AND N7,52-105 CM 10Y6/4 WITH MOTTLES AND BURROWS OF 10Y8/2,105-150 CM 
10Y6/2,HORIZONTAL 10Y6/2 BURROW AT 79 CM,105-107 CM AND 130 CM LAYERS OF 
10Y6/4; D DISTURBED10-55 CM;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 16    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    24.00/   25.50
Hole: 157A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    18.00
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO FORAM CHALK OOZE; C 10Y6/4-VERY LT OLIVE,10Y7/2-VERY PALE OLIVE,N7; 
S 10Y6/4 AND 10Y7/2 WITH MOTTLES AND STREAKS OF GRAY; D DISTURBED;Z 
00000000 
 
 
Leg : 16    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    25.50/   27.00
Hole: 157A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    18.00
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  6
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO FORAM CHALK OOZE; C 10Y6/4-VERY LT OLIVE,10Y5/4-LT OLIVE,
10Y7/2-VERY PALE OLIVE,-LT GRAY; D 10Y6/4 AND 10Y7/2,LOCAL MOTTLES OF 
10Y5/4,PYRITE GRAY STREAKS; M PYRITE; D COMPLETELY DISTURBED;Z 00000000

Introduction


Cite as: Deep Sea Drilling Project (1989): Archive of Core and Site/Hole Data and Photographs from the Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP). National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA. doi:10.7289/V54M92G2 [access date]

These Web pages are from the Core Data from the Deep Sea Drilling Project Legs 1-96 CD-ROM produced in 1989 and modified in 2000 by the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, National Geophysical Data Center (now part of the National Centers for Environmental Information), and collocated World Data Center for Marine Geology and Geophysics, Boulder (now part of the World Data Service for Geophysics). Data were compiled in cooperation with the U.S. Science Support Program, of the Joint Oceanographic Institutions, Inc. (now the Consortium for Ocean Leadership), and the U.S. National Science Foundation.

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