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Core Data from the Deep Sea Drilling Project


Leg :  5    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     0.00/    1.50
Hole:  40   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 ZEOLITIC CLAY; C 10YR5/4-YELLOWISH BROWN, 10YR3/4-DARK YELLOWISH BROWN, 
10YR8/8-YELLOW, 10YR5/3-BROWN, 10YR4/3-DARK BROWN; D SLIGHTLY TO 
MODERATELY DEFORMED, SOUPY 0-20; U MANGANESE NODULES-PEA SIZED AT 27/93 CM;
 S THICK BEDDED WITH A FEW THIN STREAKS-SLIGHTLY HIGHER IN ZEOLITE CONTENT;
 O DOMINANT COLOR DARKYELLOW BROWN;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg :  5    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     1.50/    3.00
Hole:  40   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 ZEOLITIC RED CLAY; C 10YR4/3-DARK BROWN, 5YR3/2-DARK REDDISH BROWN; D 
STRATA ONLY SLIGHTLY DEFORMED;U ZEOLITE NODULES (IRREGULAR SHAPE-2 MM 
SPHERICAL PELLETS) AT 40 AND 82 CM; O ALTERNATING THICK COLOR BANDS OF 
DARK BROWN AND DARK REDDISH BROWN (DOMINANT); H FIRM;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg :  5    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     3.00/    4.50
Hole:  40   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 ZEOLITIC RED CLAY; C 5Y3/3-DARK REDDISH BROWN, 5Y3/2-DARK REDDISH BROWN, 
10YR8/8-YELLOW; D CORE MARBLED BY CORING (IE HIGHLY DEFORMED); S BEDDING 
MASSIVEWITH STREAKS OF YELLOW CLAY, SOME SCATTERED NODULESOF ZEOLITE; O 
CLAY IS DARK REDDISH BROWN;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg :  5    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     4.50/    6.00
Hole:  40   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
 ZEOLITIC RED CLAY; C 5YR2/2-DUSKY BROWN; D CORE DEFORMED; O SLIGHT 
TEXTURAL CHANGE AT 90 CM;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg :  5    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     6.00/    7.50
Hole:  40   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
 ZEOLITIC RED CLAY; C 5YR3/2-DARK REDDISH BROWN, 7.5YR5/6-STRONG BROWN; S 
BANDS OF ZEOLITE+ZEOLITE NODULES, GRANULAR INTERVAL FROM 95 TO 107 CM HAS 
SHARP LOWER CONTACT AND GRADATIONAL UPPER CONTACT; M CLINOPTILOLITE, 
ZEOLITE; D CANNOT DETERMINE IF SECTION ISDISTORTED. SEVERAL BEDS OF ALMOST 
PURE CLINOPTILOLITE DO NOT SEEM TO BE DISTURBED; O GRANULAR INTERVAL COLOR 
IS STRONG BROWN;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg :  5    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     9.00/    9.85
Hole:  40   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     9.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 850
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 ZEOLITIC RED CLAY; C 5YR3/2-GRAYISH BROWN, -LIGHTGRAY; H PLASTIC; D CORE 
DEFORMED THROUGHOUT; U LIGHT GRAY POD AT 5 CM;Z 31210000.3350 
 
 
Leg :  5    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     9.85/   10.45
Hole:  40   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     9.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  850/1450
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 CLAYEY RAD OOZE; C 5YR3/2-GRAYISH BROWN; H SOFT; D CORE DEFORMED 
THROUGHOUT;Z 22112210.3450 
 
 
Leg :  5    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    10.50/   12.00
Hole:  40   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     9.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 CLAYEY RAD OOZE; C 5YR3/4-MODERATE BROWN; D CORE IS DEFORMED; H SOFT; O 
SLIGHT TEXTURAL CHANGE AT 61 CM;Z 22112210.3450 
 
 
Leg :  5    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    12.00/   13.50
Hole:  40   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     9.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 RED CLAY RAD OOZE; C 5YR3/4-MODERATE BROWN; D CORE IS DEFORMED; H SOFT;Z 
00000000 
 
 
Leg :  5    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    13.50/   15.00
Hole:  40   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     9.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
 RAD OOZE; C -WHITE, 10R3/4-DARK REDDISH BROWN; D CORE IS DEFORMED; H SOFT;
 S WHITE RAD OOZE PATCH AT9 CM;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg :  5    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    15.00/   16.50
Hole:  40   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     9.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
 RAD OOZE; C 5YR3/2-MODERATE BROWN, -WHITE; D COREPROBABLY DEFORMED; H 
SOFT; S WHITE STREAKS AT 110CM;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg :  5    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    16.50/   18.00
Hole:  40   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     9.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  6
 
Visual Text Description:
 RED CLAY RAD OOZE; C 5YR3/4-MODERATE BROWN, -WHITE;D  CORE IS DEFORMED 
THROUGHOUT; H SOFT; S SMALL WHITE BLEB AT 97 CM;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg :  5    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    19.50/   21.00
Hole:  40   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    18.00
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 RAD OOZE; C 5YR3/4-MODERATE BROWN, -WHITE; D COREIS DEFORMED; H SOFT; S 
WHITE BLEBS AT 118 CM;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg :  5    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    21.00/   22.50
Hole:  40   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    18.00
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 RAD OOZE; C 10R3/4-DARK REDDISH BROWN, -WHITE; D CORE DEFORMED THRUGHOUT; 
H SOFT; S WHITE RAD OOZE BED WITH SHARP CONTACTS 57-60 CM;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg :  5    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    37.50/   39.00
Hole:  40   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    36.00
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 RAD OOZE; C 10R3/4-DARK REDDISH BROWN, -YELLOW; DCORE IS DEFORMED; H SOFT;
 S YELLOW RAD OOZE PATCHESAT 74 AND 120 CM;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg :  5    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    39.00/   40.50
Hole:  40   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    36.00
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 RAD OOZE; C 10R3/4-DARK REDDISH BROWN, -YELLOW; DCORE IS DEFORMED; H SOFT;
 S YELLOW RAD OOZE PATCH AT 118 CM;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg :  5    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    40.50/   42.00
Hole:  40   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    36.00
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
 RAD OOZE; C 10R3/4-DARK REDDISH BROWN, -YELLOW; DCORE IS DEFORMED; H SOFT;
 S YELLOW RAD OOZE PATCH AT 90 CM;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg :  5    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    42.00/   43.50
Hole:  40   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    36.00
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
 RAD OOZE; C 10R3/4-DARK REDDISH BROWN, -YELLOW; DCORE IS DEFORMED 
THROUGHOUT; H SOFT; S YELLOW RADOOZE STREAK 46-57 CM -PROBABLY ORIGINALLY 
A HORIZONTAL BED;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg :  5    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    43.50/   45.00
Hole:  40   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    36.00
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  6
 
Visual Text Description:
 RAD OOZE; C 10R3/4-DARK REDDISH BROWN, -YELLOW; DCORE IS DEFORMED AND 
WATER INJECTED 130-150 CM; H SOFT; S YELLOW RAD OOZE STREAKS 30-50 AND 
62-63 CM;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg :  5    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    48.00/   49.50
Hole:  40   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    48.00
Core:   6   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 RAD OOZE; C 5YR4/4-MODERATE BROWN,-LIGHT YELLOW;DCORE IS DEFORMED 
THROUGHOUT; H SOFT; S LIGHT YELLOWPODS OF RAD OOZE AT 64 AND 121 CM;Z 
21112110 
 
 
Leg :  5    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    51.00/   52.50
Hole:  40   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    48.00
Core:   6   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 RAD OOZE; C 5YR4/4-MODERATE BROWN; D CORE IS DEFORMED; H SOFT; C -WHITE; 
U SMALL HARD VOLCANIC ASH SPOT AT 120 CM, SOME SMALL BLEBS AND STREAKS OF 
WHITERAD OOZE BETWEEN 100-130 CM;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg :  5    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    52.50/   54.00
Hole:  40   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    48.00
Core:   6   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
 RAD OOZE; C 5YR3/4-MODERATE BROWN; H SOFT; D COREIS BADLY DEFORMED; O 
VERY HOMOGENEOUS CORE;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg :  5    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    69.00/   70.50
Hole:  40   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    66.00
Core:   8   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 RAD OOZE; C 5YR4/4-MODERATE BROWN; D CORE IS DEFORMED; H SOFT; O CORE IS 
HOMOGENEOUS;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg :  5    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    76.50/   78.00
Hole:  40   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    75.00
Core:   9   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 RAD OOZE; C 5YR4/4-MODERATE BROWN; D CORE IS DEFORMED; H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg :  5    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    97.50/   99.00
Hole:  40   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    93.00
Core:  11   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
 RAD OOZE; C 5YR4/4-MODERATE BROWN, 5YR3/4-MODERATE BROWN, -YELLOW; H SOFT;
 U MN NODULE AT 10 CM -FLATTENED-PROBABLY CONTAMINATION FROM ABOVE; S 
YELLOW RAD OOZE BAND AT 148 CM, MODERATE BROWN(5YR3/4) BAND AT 124 CM;Z 
00000000 
 
 
Leg :  5    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   102.00/  103.50
Hole:  40   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   102.00
Core:  12   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 RAD OOZE; C 5YR3/4-MODERATE BROWN, 5YR4/4-MODERATE BROWN; D CORE IS 
DEFORMED, WATER INJECTED 0-7/31-35/60-85 CM; S SCATTERED BROKEN PUMICE 
NODULES 10-45 CM;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg :  5    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   112.00/  113.50
Hole:  40   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   112.00
Core:  13   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 RAD OOZE; C 5YR4/4-MODERATE BROWN; D CORE IS DEFORMED,WATER INJECTED 
40-60 CM; H SOFT; O PROBABLY CAVINGS 0-32 CM;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg :  5    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   124.00/  125.50
Hole:  40   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   121.00
Core:  14   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 RAD OOZE; C 5YR4/4-MODERATE BROWN, 5YR3/4-MODERATE BROWN; O MODERATE 
BROWN-SOMEWHAT MARBLIZED ; D CORE IS DEFORMED BUT FIRM; H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg :  5    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   131.50/  133.00
Hole:  40   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   130.00
Core:  15   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 RAD OOZE; C 5YR4/4-MODERATE BROWN, -BLACK; D COREIS DEFORMED THROUGHOUT, 
GREATLY DEFORMED 0-30 CM PROBABLY REPRESENTING CAVINGS; U BLACK PUMICE 
FRAGMENTS 42-60 CM; H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg :  5    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   133.00/  134.50
Hole:  40   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   130.00
Core:  15   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 RAD OOZE; C 5YR4/4-MODERATE BROWN, 5YR5/6-LIGHT BROWN; H SOFT; D CORE IS 
DEFORMED; U PUMICE FRAGMENTSAT 25 CM;S RED CLAY FRAGMENT AT 10 CM; O 32 TO 
121 CM MODERATE BROWN AND LIGHT BROWN SOMEWHAT MOTTLED;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg :  5    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   134.50/  136.00
Hole:  40   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   130.00
Core:  15   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
 RAD OOZE; C 5YR4/4-MODERATE BROWN,5YR5/6-LIGHT BROWN, 10YR5/4-MODERATE 
YELLOWISH BROWN; D CORE IS MODERATELY DEFORMED; O 5YR4/4 AND 5YR5/6 MIXED 
0-73 AND115-150 CM, MODERATE YELLOWISH BROWN 73-80 CM, MODERATE BROWN 
80-115 CM, RED COLOR ASSOCIATED WITH CLAYCONTENT--MORE CLAY=DARKER RED IN 
GENERAL; S CONTACTS ARE DEFORMED BUT RELATIVELY SHARP;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg :  5    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   136.00/  137.50
Hole:  40   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   130.00
Core:  15   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
 RAD OOZE; C 5YR4/4-MODERATE BROWN, 10YR5/4-MODERATE YELLOWISH BROWN; D 
CORE DEFORMED THROUGHOUT; O MODERATE BROWN PREDOMINANT WITH SOME MODERATE 
YELLOWISH BROWN; H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg :  5    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   137.50/  139.00
Hole:  40   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   130.00
Core:  15   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  6
 
Visual Text Description:
 RAD OOZE; C 5YR4/4-MODERATE BROWN, 5YR5/6-LIGHT BROWN; D CORE IS DEFORMED;
 O MODERATE BROWN AND LIGHTBROWN MIXED;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg :  5    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   139.88/  140.50
Hole:  40   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   139.00
Core:  16   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  880/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 RAD OOZE; C 5YR4/4-MODERATE BROWN; D CORE IS DEFORMED;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg :  5    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   142.00/  142.70
Hole:  40   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   139.00
Core:  16   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 700
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 RAD OOZE; C 5YR4/4-MODERATE BROWN; S CLAY PATCH AT 65-70 CM, CONTACTS 
SHARP BUT GREATLY DEFORMED; D CORE IS DEFORMED THROUGHOUT;H SOFT;Z 
00000000 
 
 
Leg :  5    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   142.77/  143.31
Hole:  40   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   139.00
Core:  16   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  770/1310
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 RAD OOZE; C 5YR3/4-MODERATE BROWN, 5YR4/4-MODERATE BROWN; S CLAY AT 77-80 
AND 127-131 CM; D CORE IS DEFORMED THROUGHOUT; S CONTACTS ARE SHARP BUT 
GREATLYDEFORMED; O CLAY AT 77-80 HAS COLOR 5YR3/4;H SOFT;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]

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