NOAA/NGDC/WDC for MGG, Boulder-Core Data from the Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP)

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Core Data from the Deep Sea Drilling Project

Leg : 26    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/1500  Age: PLIOCENE
Hole: 255   Depth Top of Layer(m)   :   23.00    Age: PLIOCENE
Core:   3   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):   24.50    Age: 
Sect:  1    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    1.50
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
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     95         0         5           /                  
 
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Shipboard Lith : NANNOPLANKTON FORAMINIFERAL OOZE                            
Screen Lith    : NANNOFOSSIL OOZE                                            
 
 
 
Leg : 26    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/1500  Age: PLIOCENE
Hole: 255   Depth Top of Layer(m)   :   24.50    Age: PLIOCENE
Core:   3   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):   26.00    Age: 
Sect:  2    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    1.50
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
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    100         0         0           /                  
 
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Shipboard Lith : NANNOPLANKTON FORAMINIFERAL OOZE                            
Screen Lith    : NANNOFOSSIL OOZE                                            
 
 
 
Leg : 26    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :     /      Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Hole: 255   Depth Top of Layer(m)   :   26.10    Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Core:   3   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):   26.10    Age: 
Sect: CC    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.00
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
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     95         0         5           /                  
 
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Shipboard Lith : NANNOPLANKTON FORAMINIFERAL OOZE                            
Screen Lith    : NANNOFOSSIL OOZE                                            
 
 
 
Leg : 26    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/1500  Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Hole: 255   Depth Top of Layer(m)   :   32.50    Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Core:   4   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):   34.00    Age: 
Sect:  1    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    1.50
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
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     96         0         4           /                  
 
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Shipboard Lith : NANNOPLANKTON FORAMINIFERAL OOZE                            
Screen Lith    : NANNOFOSSIL OOZE                                            
 
 
 
Leg : 26    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/1500  Age: MIDDLE MIOCENE
Hole: 255   Depth Top of Layer(m)   :   34.00    Age: MIDDLE MIOCENE
Core:   4   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):   35.50    Age: 
Sect:  2    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    1.50
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
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    100         0         0           /                  
 
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Shipboard Lith : NANNOPLANKTON FORAMINIFERAL OOZE                            
Screen Lith    : FORAMINIFERA RICH NANNOFOSSIL OOZE                          
 
 
 
Leg : 26    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :     /      Age: MIDDLE MIOCENE
Hole: 255   Depth Top of Layer(m)   :   35.60    Age: MIDDLE MIOCENE
Core:   4   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):   35.60    Age: 
Sect: CC    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.00
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
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      0         0         0           /                  
 
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Shipboard Lith : NANNOPLANKTON FORAMINIFERAL OOZE                            
Screen Lith    : FORAMINIFERA RICH NANNOFOSSIL OOZE                          
 
 
 
Leg : 26    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/1500  Age: MIDDLE MIOCENE
Hole: 255   Depth Top of Layer(m)   :   42.00    Age: MIDDLE MIOCENE
Core:   5   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):   43.50    Age: 
Sect:  1    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    1.50
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
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     90         0        10           /                  
 
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Shipboard Lith : NANNOPLANKTON FORAMINIFERAL OOZE                            
Screen Lith    : FORAMINIFERA RICH NANNOFOSSIL OOZE                          
 
 
 
Leg : 26    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :     /      Age: LOWER MIOCENE
Hole: 255   Depth Top of Layer(m)   :   43.60    Age: LOWER MIOCENE
Core:   5   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):   43.60    Age: 
Sect: CC    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.00
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
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    100         0         0           /                  
 
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Shipboard Lith : NANNOPLANKTON FORAMINIFERAL OOZE                            
Screen Lith    : FORAMINIFERA RICH NANNOFOSSIL OOZE                          
 
 
 
Leg : 26    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :     /      Age: MIOCENE
Hole: 255   Depth Top of Layer(m)   :   51.60    Age: MIOCENE
Core:   6   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):   51.60    Age: 
Sect: CC    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.00
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
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      0         0         0           /                  
 
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Shipboard Lith : FORAMINIFERA                                                
Screen Lith    : PELAGIC CALCAREOUS SEDIMENT.                                
 
 
 
Leg : 26    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :     /      Age: MIDDLE EOCENE
Hole: 255   Depth Top of Layer(m)   :   61.10    Age: MIDDLE EOCENE
Core:   7   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):   61.10    Age: 
Sect: CC    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.00
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
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     50        30        20           /                  
 
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Shipboard Lith : CHERT                                                       
Screen Lith    : CHERT FRAGMENT RICH INDURATED CARBONATE OOZE                
 
 
 
Leg : 26    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :  100/ 150  Age: MIDDLE EOCENE
Hole: 255   Depth Top of Layer(m)   :   61.10    Age: MIDDLE EOCENE
Core:   7   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):   61.15    Age: 
Sect: CC    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.05
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
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      0         0        20           /                  
 
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Shipboard Lith : SILT                                                        
Screen Lith    : SILT                                                        
 
 
 
Leg : 26    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :     /      Age: UPPER CRETACEOUS
Hole: 255   Depth Top of Layer(m)   :   70.60    Age: UPPER CRETACEOUS
Core:   8   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):   70.60    Age: 
Sect: CC    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.00
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
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     35        50        20           /                  
 
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Shipboard Lith : CHERT                                                       
Screen Lith    :  CHERT                                                      
 
 
 
Leg : 26    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :  100/1500  Age: SANTONIAN
Hole: 255   Depth Top of Layer(m)   :   80.10    Age: SANTONIAN
Core:   9   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):   81.50    Age: 
Sect:  1    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    1.40
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
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      2         0        98           /                  
 
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Shipboard Lith : GREY LIMESTONE                                              
Screen Lith    : GLAUCONITE RICH CLAYSTONE                                   
 
 
 
Leg : 26    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :     /      Age: SANTONIAN
Hole: 255   Depth Top of Layer(m)   :   81.60    Age: SANTONIAN
Core:   9   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):   81.60    Age: 
Sect: CC    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.00
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
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     40        25        98           /                  
 
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Shipboard Lith : LIMESTONE                                                   
Screen Lith    :  LIMESTONE                                                  
 
 
 
Leg : 26    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/1500  Age: SANTONIAN
Hole: 255   Depth Top of Layer(m)   :   89.50    Age: SANTONIAN
Core:  10   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):   91.00    Age: 
Sect:  1    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    1.50
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
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     35        50        98           /                  
 
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Shipboard Lith : BLACK CHERT                                                 
Screen Lith    :  CHERT                                                      
 
 
 
Leg : 26    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :     /      Age: SANTONIAN
Hole: 255   Depth Top of Layer(m)   :   91.10    Age: SANTONIAN
Core:  10   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):   91.10    Age: 
Sect: CC    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.00
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
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     40        25        98           /                  
 
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Shipboard Lith : GREY LIMESTONE                                              
Screen Lith    :  LIMESTONE                                                  
 
 
 
Leg : 26    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/1500  Age: SANTONIAN
Hole: 255   Depth Top of Layer(m)   :   99.00    Age: SANTONIAN
Core:  11   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  100.50    Age: 
Sect:  1    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    1.50
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
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     40        25        98           /                  
 
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Shipboard Lith : GREY LIMESTONE WITH CALCITE BANDS AND GLAUCONITE SMEARS     
Screen Lith    :  LIMESTONE                                                  
 
 
 
Leg : 26    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :     /      Age: SANTONIAN
Hole: 255   Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  100.60    Age: SANTONIAN
Core:  11   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  100.60    Age: 
Sect: CC    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.00
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
     40        25        98           /                  
 
Processing Hist: Data incomplete; interpretation allowed manual encoding.
Shipboard Lith : GREY LIMESTONE WITH CALCITE BANDS AND GLAUCONITE SMEARS     
Screen Lith    :  LIMESTONE
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These Web pages are from the Core Data from the Deep Sea Drilling Project Legs 1-96 CD-ROM produced 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, and collocated World Data Center for Marine Geology and Geophysics, Boulder. Data were compiled in cooperation with the U.S. Science Support Program, the Joint Oceanographic Institutions, Inc., and the U.S. National Science Foundation. Please see the NGDC privacy, disclaimer, and copyright notices.
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