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WDC MGG Seafloor Series Vol I

Core Data from the Deep Sea Drilling Project


Leg :  3    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    28.40/   29.90
Hole:  17A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    28.40
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO CHALK OOZE;C 10YR6/4-LIGHT YELLOW BROWN,10YR4/3-BROWN,10YR8/2-WHITE;
S BROWN AND WHITE LAYER FROM 18-23 CM,WHITE SLIGHT MOTTLES;D SLIGHTLY 
DISTURBED;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg :  3    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    29.90/   31.40
Hole:  17A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    28.40
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO CHALK OOZE;C 10YR6/4-LIGHT YELLOW BROWN,10YR5.5/4;S MOTTLES OF 
10YR5.5/4 FROM 35-55 CM AND 135-150 CM (SLIGHT);D SLIGHTLY DISTURBED;Z 
00000000 
 
 
Leg :  3    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    31.40/   32.90
Hole:  17A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    28.40
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO CHALK OOZE;C 10YR5.5/4-LIGHT YELLOW BROWN,10YR8/2-WHITE,
10YR5/4-YELLOW BROWN;S SLIGHT WHITE ANDYELLOW BROWN MOTTLES,THIN LAMINAE,
IRREGULAR SHARP DISTURBED BASALT CONTACT;D DISTURBED;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg :  3    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    32.90/   34.40
Hole:  17A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    28.40
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO CHALK OOZE;C 10YR4.5/4-DARK YELLOW BROWN,10YR4/4;S SLIGHT MOTTLING 
OF 10YR6/5 AND 10YR4/4;D DISTURBED;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg :  3    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    34.40/   35.90
Hole:  17A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    28.40
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO CHALK OOZE;C 10YR5/4-YELLOW BROWN,10YR4/4,10YR7/4;S SLIGHT MOTTLING 
OF 10YR4/4 AND 10YR7/4;D DISTURBED;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg :  3    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    35.90/   37.40
Hole:  17A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    28.40
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  6
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO CHALK OOZE;C 10YR5/4,10YR5.5/4-LIGHT YELLOWBROWN;S SLIGHT MOTTLING 
OF 10YR5/4;D SOME DISTURBANCE;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg :  3    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    37.50/   39.00
Hole:  17A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    37.50
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO CHALK OOZE;C 10YR6/5,10YR5/4;S FINE LAMINAEIN TOP 20 CM,SHARP 
IRREGULAR BASALT CONTACTS AT 100AND 95 AND 57 CM;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg :  3    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    39.00/   40.50
Hole:  17A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    37.50
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO CHALK OOZE;C 10YR5.5/4-YELLOW BROWN,10YR6/4,10YR5/4;S SLIGHT TO 
MODERATE UNCERTAIN MOTTLES OF 10YR5/4;D DISTURBED;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg :  3    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    40.50/   42.00
Hole:  17A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    37.50
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO CHALK OOZE;C 10YR5/4-YELLOW BROWN,10YR6/4-YELLOW BROWN,10YR7/4-VERY 
PALE BROWN;D DISTURBED;O VERY PALE BROWN FROM 35-65 CM;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg :  3    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    42.00/   43.50
Hole:  17A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    37.50
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO CHALK OOZE;C 10YR5/4,10YR7/4,10YR6/4;S SHARP HORIZONTAL BASALT 
CONTACT AT 55 CM,SHARP IRREGULARBASALT CONTACT AT 65 CM,GRADATIONAL 
IRREGULAR BASALT CONTACT AT 105 CM;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg :  3    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    43.50/   45.00
Hole:  17A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    37.50
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO CHALK OOZE;C 10YR7/4-VERY PALE BROWN;O UNIFORM,SOFTER THAN REST OF 
CORE;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg :  3    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    45.00/   46.50
Hole:  17A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    37.50
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  6
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO CHALK OOZE;C 10YR7/4-VERY PALE BROWN;O UNIFORM;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg :  3    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    85.40/   86.90
Hole:  17A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    85.40
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO CHALK OOZE;C 7.5YR5/4-BROWN,10YR8/2-WHITE,10YR8/4-VERY PALE BROWN;S 
CHALK CHIPS;D DISTURBED;Z 11121210 
 
 
Leg :  3    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    96.10/   97.60
Hole:  17A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    94.60
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO CHALK OO E;C 10YR7/4-VERY PALE BROWN,10YR8/2-WHITE;D WHITE MOTTLING;
O VERY HOMOGENEOUS;L NANNO CHALK OOZE;C 10YR7/4-VERY PALE BROWN,
10YR6/6-YELLOW BROWN,10YR6/4-LIGHT YELLOW BROWN,10YR8/2-WHITE;S GREAT TO 
MODERATE BROWN YELLOW AND LIGHT YELLOW BROWN MOTTLES FROM 0-70 CM,GREAT 
WHITE MOTTLES FROM 70-110 CM,SLIGHT YELLOW BROWN MOTTLES FROM 110-150CM;Z 
11111210

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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.