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WDC MGG Seafloor Series Vol I

Core Data from the Deep Sea Drilling Project


Leg :  4    Top Int Depth(mm):   700       Sand: 085%   Sect:  4
Hole:  30   Top Core Depth(m):    59.00    Silt: 015%
Core:   2   Sample Depth (m) :    64.20    Clay:

Age : PLEISTOCENE
Name: CALCAREOUS CLAY

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
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FORAMINIFERA (99%);



Leg :  4    Top Int Depth(mm):     0       Sand: 052%   Sect: CC
Hole:  30   Top Core Depth(m):    59.00    Silt: 018%
Core:   2   Sample Depth (m) :    65.10    Clay: 030%

Age : PLEISTOCENE
Name: FORAM CLAY OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
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CLAY MINERAL (54%);  FORAMINIFERA (42%);  DIATOM (02%);



Leg :  4    Top Int Depth(mm):   560       Sand: 060%   Sect:  2
Hole:  30   Top Core Depth(m):   108.00    Silt: 020%
Core:   3   Sample Depth (m) :   110.06    Clay: 020%

Age : PLEISTOCENE
Name: CALCAREOUS MUD

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
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CLAY MINERAL (43%);  FELDSPAR (15%);  ZEOLITE (02%);
NANNOFOSSIL (01%);  FORAMINIFERA (05%);  LAMELLIBRANCH (03%);
SPICULE (01%);



Leg :  4    Top Int Depth(mm):   750       Sand: 070%   Sect:  2
Hole:  30   Top Core Depth(m):   174.00    Silt: 024%
Core:   6   Sample Depth (m) :   176.25    Clay: 006%

Age : UPPER PLIOCENE
Name: CALCAREOUS MUD

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
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CLAY MINERAL (70%);  QUARTZ (02%);  CARBONATE (05%);
NANNOFOSSIL (02%);  FORAMINIFERA (06%);  FELDSPAR (01%);



Leg :  4    Top Int Depth(mm):   920       Sand: 060%   Sect:  1
Hole:  30   Top Core Depth(m):   260.00    Silt: 030%
Core:   7   Sample Depth (m) :   260.92    Clay: 010%

Age : UPPER PLIOCENE
Name: CALCAREOUS MUD

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
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CLAY MINERAL (00%);  CARBONATE (15%);  ZEOLITE (01%);
NANNOFOSSIL (02%);



Leg :  4    Top Int Depth(mm):  1200       Sand: 020%   Sect:  2
Hole:  30   Top Core Depth(m):   366.00    Silt: 030%
Core:   9   Sample Depth (m) :   368.70    Clay: 050%

Age : UPPER MIOCENE
Name: CALCAREOUS MUDSTONE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
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CLAY MINERAL (20%);  GLASS (05%);  FELDSPAR (10%);
CARBONATE (10%);  NANNOFOSSIL (01%);  FORAMINIFERA (40%);
SPICULE (04%);



Leg :  4    Top Int Depth(mm):    40       Sand: 020%   Sect:  5
Hole:  30   Top Core Depth(m):   393.00    Silt:
Core:  12   Sample Depth (m) :   399.04    Clay:

Age : MIDDLE MIOCENE
Name: FORAM CALCAREOUS CLAY

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
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CLAY MINERAL (15%);  FELDSPAR (02%);  CARBONATE (10%);
NANNOFOSSIL (02%);  FORAMINIFERA (48%);  DIATOM (02%);
RADIOLARIA (02%);  SPICULE (15%);



Leg :  4    Top Int Depth(mm):   630       Sand: 010%   Sect:  2
Hole:  30   Top Core Depth(m):   402.00    Silt: 015%
Core:  13   Sample Depth (m) :   404.13    Clay: 075%

Age : MIDDLE MIOCENE
Name: FORAM ARGILLACEOUS SAND

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
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CLAY MINERAL (10%);  FELDSPAR (03%);  CARBONATE (05%);
FORAMINIFERA (62%);  SPICULE (15%);



Leg :  4    Top Int Depth(mm):  1450       Sand: 020%   Sect:  1
Hole:  30   Top Core Depth(m):   407.00    Silt: 020%
Core:  14   Sample Depth (m) :   408.45    Clay: 060%

Age : MIDDLE MIOCENE
Name: FORAM CALCAREOUS MUDSTONE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
CLAY MINERAL (20%);  FELDSPAR (10%);  OPAQUE MINERAL (20%);
CARBONATE (10%);  FORAMINIFERA (40%);



Leg :  4    Top Int Depth(mm):    80       Sand:        Sect:  2
Hole:  30   Top Core Depth(m):   412.00    Silt: 020%
Core:  15   Sample Depth (m) :   413.58    Clay: 080%

Age : LOWER MIOCENE
Name: FORAM GLAUCONITE SAND

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
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FELDSPAR (05%);  GLAUCONITE (20%);  FORAMINIFERA (70%);



Leg :  4    Top Int Depth(mm):     0       Sand: 010%   Sect: CC
Hole:  30   Top Core Depth(m):   421.00    Silt: 020%
Core:  16   Sample Depth (m) :   422.60    Clay: 070%

Age : LOWER MIOCENE
Name: GLAUCONITE FORAM SAND

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
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CARBONATE (10%);  GLAUCONITE (25%);  FORAMINIFERA (65%);

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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.