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Core Data from the Deep Sea Drilling Project


Leg : 29    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  800/1180  Analyst: Gostin, V.
Hole: 282   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   295.18
Core:  18   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   294.00
Sect:  1    Top of Section Depth(m):   294.80

LITHOLOGY: SEDIMENT (SILTSTONE);


Leg : 29    Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 1180/1500  Analyst: Gostin, V.
Hole: 282   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   295.50
Core:  18   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   294.00
Sect:  1    Top of Section Depth(m):   295.18

LITHOLOGY: BASALT;

  Texture    : FELDSPAR LATHS STILL SHOW THEIR ORIGINAL
               SUB-STELLATE TO SUB-SPINIFEX (QUENCH) TEXTURE;

  Comments   : ALL WEATHERED BASALT, FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
               SEE CORE FORM AND LITHOLOGIC DESCRIPTION OF THE
               INITIAL REPORTS;


Leg : 29    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1500  Analyst: Gostin, V.
Hole: 282   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   297.00
Core:  18   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   294.00
Sect:  2    Top of Section Depth(m):   295.50

LITHOLOGY: BASALT;

  Piece No.  : PCES 1 (0-7), 2 (7-15), 3 (15-18), 4 (18-24),
               5 (24-32), 6 (32-40), 7 (40-45), 8 (45-51),
               9 (51-58), 10 (58-63), 11 (63-72), 12 (72-82),
               13 (82-86), 14 (86-90), 15 (90-100), 16 (102-106),
               17 (106-110), 18 (110-116), 19 (120-126),
               20 (126-131), 21 (132-144);

  Texture    : BLACK TO GREENISH BLACK GLASS RINDS ON PCES 16 + 18
               + 19 + 20, SACCHAROIDAL CARBONATE WITH LITHIC
               FRAGMENTS;

  Structure  : WEATHERING ZONES IN FROM THE FRACTURES, SACCHAROIDAL
               CARBONATE WITH LITHIC FRAGMENTS;

  Comments   : WEATHERING ZONES IN FROM THE FRACTURES,
               INTENSELY WEATHERED BASALT, SACCHAROIDAL CARBONATE
               WITH LITHIC FRAGMENTS, ON PCES 9 AND 10 A CARBONATE
               ROCK WITH PYRITE - COULD BE BAKED SEDIMENT - SOME
               SECONDARY CALCITE PRECIPITATED IN A PARTLY FILLED
               GEODE ON BASE OF PCE 9, BLACK TO GREENISH GLASS
               RINDS ON PCES 16 + 18 + 19 + 20;

  Vesicles   :
               Location:            Filling: CALCITE
               SOME SECONDARY CALCITE PRECIPITATED IN A PARTLY
               FILLED GEODE ON BASE OF PCE 9;

  Groundmass : GLASS
               SEE PCES 5 AND 6;

  Replacement: PYRITE
               IN PCES 9 AND 10 A CARBONATE ROCK WITH PYRITE;


Leg : 29    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1470  Analyst: Gostin, V.
Hole: 282   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   298.47
Core:  18   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   294.00
Sect:  3    Top of Section Depth(m):   297.00

LITHOLOGY: BASALT;

  Piece No.  : PCES 1 (0-10), 2 (11-20), 3 (20-30), 4 (30-35),
               5 (35-46), 6 (46-51), 7 (51-56), 8 (56-64),
               9 (64-70), 10 (71-79), 11 (79-84), 12 (84-96),
               13 (96-111), 14 (111-120), 15 (121-130),
               16 (133-147);

  Texture    : BLACK GLASS RIND 1 CM THICK BETWEEN PCES 2 AND 3,
               GLASS + CARBONATE WITH SEDIMENTARY INCLUSIONS
               AND POLYGONAL CARBONATE, ON PCE 5 A CHILLED GLASSY
               MARGIN, GLASS RIND ON PCE 7, GLASS ON PCE 15,
               GLASS RIND ON BOTTOM OF PCE 16, SACCHAROIDAL
               CARBONATE - WITH SMALL SPHERICAL SHAPES, CHILLED
               ALTERED MARGIN ON TOP OF PCE 16;

  Structure  : VERY THIN VEINS (1MM) OF A PALE GREEN SOFT MINERAL
               POSSIBLY STEATITE, HAIRLINE CALCITE FILLED
               FRACTURES, DARK GREY SOFT (POSSIBLY CLAY) VEIN
               FILLING, CALCITE VEINS, IN PCE 16 SPECKS OF NATIVE
               COPPER IN CALCITE VEINS;

  Alteration : BETWEEN PCES 4 AND 5 CHILLED (GLASSY) MARGIN AND A
               3 CM WEATHERED ZONE UNDERLAIN BY FRESH BASALT, ON
               BOTTOM OF PCE 16 A CHILLED ALTERED MARGIN;

  Comments   : AROUND PCE 5 IS A 3 CM WEATHERED ZONE UNDERLAIN BY
               FRESH BASALT, DOWN TO PCE 10 THE DOMINANT COLOR IS
               GREENISH GREY (5 GY 5/1) TO OLIVE BLACK (5 Y 2/1)
               AND BELOW THIS THE BASALT IS OLIVE BLACK;

  Groundmass : GLASS

               COPPER
               SPECKS OF NATIVE COPPER IN CALCITE VEINS;

  Replacement: CARBONATE
               GLASS AND CARBONATE WITH SEDIMENTARY INCLUSIONS
               AND POLYGONAL CARBONATE;

               CALCITE
               CALCITE VEINS;

               UNIDENTIFIED
               DARK GREY SOFT VEIN FILLING POSSIBLY CLAY;

               UNIDENTIFIED
               POSSIBLY STEATITE IS THE PALE GREEN SOFT MINERAL
               FILLING THE VERY THIN VEINS (1 MM);


Leg : 29    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  800/1500  Analyst: Gostin, V.
Hole: 282   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   299.50
Core:  19   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   298.00
Sect:  1    Top of Section Depth(m):   298.80

LITHOLOGY: BASALT;

  Piece No.  : PCES 1 (80-100), 2 (100-116), 3 (116-121),
               4 (121-127), 5 (127-140), 6 (140-150);

  Texture    : FRAGMENTS OF BASALT WITH VEINS, PYROXENE PHENOCRYSTS
               UP TO 2 MM DIAMETER;

  Structure  : FRAGMENTS OF BASALT WITH VEINS, BASALT WITH CALCITE
               VEINS;

  Comments   : BASALT SIMILAR TO THAT IN CORE 18 SECTION 3;

  Phenocrysts: PYROXENE
               Size(mm):       TO 2
               PYROXENE PHENOCRYSTS UP TO 2 MM IN DIAMETER;

  Replacement: CALCITE
               CALCITE VEINS;


Leg : 29    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  820/1500  Analyst: Gostin, V.
Hole: 282   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   308.50
Core:  20   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   307.00
Sect:  1    Top of Section Depth(m):   307.82

LITHOLOGY: BASALT;

  Piece No.  : PCES 1 (82-96), 2 (96-106), 3 (106-116),
               4 (116-122), 5 (122-134), 6 (134-146),
               7 (146-150);

  Structure  : CALCITE VEINS 3 MM THICK;

  Alteration : PCES 1 + 2 + 6 + 7 ARE THE FRESHEST;

  Comments   : BASALT SIMILAR TO CORE 18 SECTION 3;

  Replacement: CALCITE
               CALCITE VEINS 3 MM THICK;


Leg : 29    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1500  Analyst: Gostin, V.
Hole: 282   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   310.00
Core:  20   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   307.00
Sect:  2    Top of Section Depth(m):   308.50

LITHOLOGY: PILLOW BASALT;

  Piece No.  : PCES 1 (0-8), 2 (8-16), 3 (16-24), 4 (25-45),
               5 (45-51), 6 (51-56), 7 (51-53), 8 (53-56),
               9 (56-66), 10 (66-78), 11 (79-82), 12 (79-82),
               13 (82-89), 14 (89-99), 15 (96-110), 16 (110-116),
               17 (116-120), 18 (120-134), 19 (134-136),
               20 (135-150);

  Texture    : BLACK GLASS MARGINS ON PCE 3 AND 4, GLASS ON CORNERS
               OF PCES 9 AND 10, ON PCES 11-14 BASALT WITH GLASS
               RIMS AND BAKED SEDIMENT IN BETWEEN PILLOW AREAS,
               GLASS ON PCE 16, ON PCE 17 SEDIMENT WITH SOME
               ADHERING BLACK GLASS;

  Structure  : ON PCE 4 PROBABLY A RADIAL FRACTURE NETWORK IN A
               BASALT PILLOW FILLED WITH CALCITE, NUMEROUS CALCITE
               VEINS UP TO 3 MM THICK MOST ENDING BY THINNING OUT
               - SUGGESTING A CONTRACTION ORIGIN WITHIN PILLOW
               BASALT;

  Alteration : PCES 10-14 PALE GREEN WITH OTHER PARTS FRESHER
               WITH COLOR OLIVE GREY;

  Comments   : BASALT SIMILAR TO BASALT IN CORE 18 SECTION 3,
               CLOSE TO PCE 5 IS GREENISH GREY (5 GY 5/1) BAKED
               CARBONATE SEDIMENT, PCES 10-14 PALE GREEN
               (5 YR 5/4) WITH OTHER PARTS FRESHER WITH COLOR OLIVE
               GREY (5Y 4/1), GREENISH GREY BAKED SEDIMENT WITH
               SOME ADHERING BLACK GLASS;

  Groundmass : GLASS

  Replacement: CALCITE
               CALCITE VEINS, RADIAL FRACTURE NETWORK FILLED WITH
               CALCITE;


Leg : 29    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1500  Analyst: Gostin, V.
Hole: 282   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   311.50
Core:  20   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   307.00
Sect:  3    Top of Section Depth(m):   310.00

LITHOLOGY: PILLOW BASALT;

  Piece No.  : PCES 1 (0-6), 2 (6-16), 3 (16-25), 4 (24-26),
               5 (26-35), 6 (34-45), 7 (44-60), 8 (60-68),
               9 (68-84), 10 (83-93), 11 (93-95), 12 (97-102),
               13 (104-108), 14 (109-117), 15 (118-133),
               16 (134-144), 17 (144-149);

  Texture    : ON PCES 3 AND 4 GLASS RINDS (1 CM THICK) ENCLOSING
               BAKED SEDIMENT IN A -BLIND- CORNER, ON PCE 14 A
               CHILLED GLASSY MARGIN, ON PCES 16 AND 17 GREENISH
               BLACK GLASS RINDS;

  Structure  : FRAGMENTS INCLUDE BLACK VOLCANIC GLASS;

  Alteration : PCES 1-2 ARE A MODERATELY FRESH PART OF THIS
               PILLOW BASALT, PCES 8-9 ARE THE FRESHEST PART OF
               THIS PILLOW;

  Comments   : ON PCES 3 AND 4 GLASS RINDS (1 CM THICK) ENCLOSING
               BAKED SEDIMENT IN A -BLIND- CORNER, FRAGMENTS
               INCLUDE BLACK VOLCANIC GLASS, WEATHERED BASALT,
               ON PCES 16-17 GREENISH BLACK GLASS RINDS;

  Phenocrysts: PLAGIOCLASE
               Size(mm):     10 X 6
               LARGE PHENOCRYST (10 X 6 MM) OF PLAGIOCLASE;

  Groundmass : GLASS


    

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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]

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