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Leg : 59    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1180  Analyst: Zakariadze, G.
Hole: 449   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   112.18
Core:  14   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   111.00
Sect:  1    Top of Section Depth(m):   111.00

LITHOLOGY: PLAG-OL-SPINEL PHYRIC BASALT;

  Piece No.  : PCE 1 (0-7), 2 (11-17), 3 (20-22), 4 (23-38),
               5A (31-36), 5B (36-42), 6 (45-48), 7 (51-58),
               8 (60-69), 9 (70-74), 10 (76-81), 11 (85-90),
               12 (94-98), 13 (102-106), 14 (109-117);

  Texture    : PLAG-OL-SPINEL PHYRIC, FRAGMENTS OF MARGINAL ZONES
               OF PILLOWS WITH RIMS OF GLASS, GNDMASS IS VARIOLITIC
               AND ALMOST COMPLETELY REPLACED BY YELLOWISH BROWN
               SMEC, EDGES OF PILLOWS ARE BRECCIATED ANGULAR PCES
               OF GLASS(0.7X1.5CM AVERAGE) REPLACED FROM OUTSIDE
               WITH SMEC AND CEMENTED WITH FINE GRAINED CARB
               MATRIX, GLASS FOUND ON PCES 1+4+8+11-13;

  Structure  : INTERPILLOW POCKETS AND RADIAL PILLOW CRACKS ARE
               FILLED BY SMEC+CARB MIXTURE;

  Alteration : EXT;

  Comments   : INTERPILLOW FILL WITH CARB MATRIX AND ALTERNATING
               VOLCANIC GLASS WITH MANGANESE NODULES COMPRISE PCE
               10;

  Vesicles   : Size(mm):    0.5-1   Percent:   3-5
               IRREGULAR SCATTERED VESICLES THAT ARE MOSTLY
               EMPTY;

  Phenocrysts: PLAGIOCLASE               (   10%)
               Size(mm):      1.5-2
               ELONGATE LATHS WHICH ARE MICROPHENOS ADJACENT TO
               GLASS RIMS;

               OLIVINE

               SPINEL

  Groundmass : VARIOLITIC;

  Replacement: SMECTITE
               REPLACING GNDMASS;

               CARBONATE
               MAKES UP A CEMENT FOR PILLOWS;


Leg : 59    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/ 380  Analyst: Zakariadze, G.
Hole: 449   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   112.88
Core:  14   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   111.00
Sect:  2    Top of Section Depth(m):   112.50

LITHOLOGY: PLAG-OL-SPINEL PHYRIC BASALT;
           PILLOW BASALT;

  Piece No.  : PCE 1 (3-7), 2 (12-17), 3A (20-33), 3B (34-37);

  Texture    : PLAG-OL-SPINEL PHYRIC, GNDMASS IS HYALOPILITIC TO
               INTERSERTAL AND SUBOPHITIC, PORTION OF PILLOW
               INTERIOR PCE 3A, CORE IS FRAGMENTS OF PILLOW MARGINS
               SAME AS CORE 14-1, FINE GRAINED PCE 3A;

  Structure  : SAMPLE IS TRANSECTED BY FRACTURE FILLED WITH
               BRECCIATED BASALTIC GLASS CEMENTED WITH CARB;

  Alteration : EXT;

  Groundmass : HYALOPILITIC TO INTERSERTAL TO SUBOPHITIC, ALSO
               75-85% OF GNDMASS IS XTLZED;

               PLAGIOCLASE

               CLINOPYROXENE
               ID UNCERTAIN;

               OLIVINE
               ID UNCERTAIN;

               GLASS
               GLASS IN GNDMASS COMMONLY ALTERED AND REPLACED BY
               SMEC;

  Replacement: SMECTITE
               REPLACING GLASS IN GNDMASS;

               CARBONATE
               IN FRACTURE AS CEMENT;


Leg : 59    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1500  Analyst: Zakariadze, G.
Hole: 449   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   115.50
Core:  15   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   114.00
Sect:  1    Top of Section Depth(m):   114.00

LITHOLOGY: PLAG-OL-SPINEL PHYRIC BASALT;
           PILLOW BASALT;

  Piece No.  : PCE 1A (0-5), 1B (4-8), 2 (12-18), 3 (20-30),
               4A (32-36), 4B (38-42), 4C (43-46), 5 (48-55),
               6 (58-66), 7 (70-76), 8 (78-84), 9A (86-94),
               9B (94-101), 9C (102-110), 10 (113-120),
               11A (123-126), 11B (127-136), 11C (138-143),
               11D (145-149);

  Texture    : PLAG-OL-SPINEL PHYRIC, GNDMASS IS MAINLY VARIOLITIC
               TO HYALOPILITIC, ALTERED MARGINAL ZONES OF BASALTIC
               PILLOWS WITH DISCONTINUOUS RIMS IS FINE GRAINED
               APHYRIC TO PLAG SPARSELY MICROPHYRIC AND THE GLASS
               RIMS ARE FROM 0.5-1CM THICK ALTERED TO SMEC FROM
               OUTER SIDE OF PILLOWS, GLASS IS PRESENT IN PCES
               1A+1B+4A+4B+6-9A+10-11D, COMMONLY BRECCIATED AND
               CEMENTED WITH CARB MATRIX, SAME AS CORES 14-1 AND 2;

  Structure  : INTERPILLOW POCKETS AND RADIAL PILLOW CRACKS ARE
               FILLED WITH FRAGMENTED GLASS AND CARB CEMENT IN
               PCES 11A+11B;

  Alteration : EXT;

  Comments   : WEATHERED PARTS ARE PALE YELLOWISH BROWN COLOR
               (10YR6/2);

  Vesicles   : Size(mm):    0.5-1   Percent:   5-7
               IRREGULAR AND MAINLY EMPTY VESICLES;

  Phenocrysts: PLAGIOCLASE

               SPINEL

               OLIVINE

  Groundmass : VARIOLITIC TO HYALOPILITIC;

  Replacement: CARBONATE
               AS A CEMENT FOR GLASS FRAGMENTS AND BRECCIA;

               SMECTITE
               Minerals Replaced: GLASS


Leg : 59    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1400  Analyst: Zakariadze, G.
Hole: 449   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   116.90
Core:  15   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   114.00
Sect:  2    Top of Section Depth(m):   115.50

LITHOLOGY: PLAG-OL-SPINEL PHYRIC BASALT;
           PILLOW BASALT;

  Piece No.  : PCE 1A (0-16), 1B (17-25), 2 (27-34), 3 (36-39),
               4 (41-46), 5 (48-56), 6 (59-66), 7 (69-79),
               8A (81-90), 8B (90-95), 8C (95-105), 8D (106-113),
               8E (114-119), 9 (121-127), 10 (130-138);

  Texture    : PLAG-OL-SPINEL PHYRIC, GLASS IN PCES 1A+4-8A+8C+10,
               FLOW IS THE SAME TEXTURALLY AND MINERALOGICALLY AS
               CORE 15-1;

  Structure  : PILLOWS;


Leg : 59    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1450  Analyst: Zakariadze, G.
Hole: 449   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   124.95
Core:  16   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   123.50
Sect:  1    Top of Section Depth(m):   123.50

LITHOLOGY: PLAG-OL-SPINEL PHYRIC BASALT;
           PILLOW BASALT;

  Piece No.  : PCE 1 (2-5), 2 (7-14), 3A (16-18), 3B (19-22),
               4A (25-30), 4B (31-38), 5A (40-45), 5B (45-49),
               6A (51-60), 6B (59-64), 7 (67-73), 8A (76-84),
               8B (86-89), 8C (90-93), 9 (96-99), 10A (103-109),
               10B (109-112), 10C (113-116), 10D (115-120),
               11 (123-128), 12A (131-134), 12B (136-139),
               12C (141-144);

  Texture    : GNDMASS IS VARIOLITIC TO INTERSERTAL, INNER PARTS
               OF PILLOWS ARE FINE GRAINED, TEXTURALLY AND
               MINERALOGICALLY THE SAME AS CORE 15-2,GLASS RIMS;

  Structure  : FOUR PILLOWS TRANSECTED CONSECUTIVELY FROM 0-45CM
               AND 45-95CM, PILLOWS ARE EXTREMELY ALTERED ON THE
               INNER PARTS, INTERPILLOW BRECCIATION ASSOCIATED WITH
               GLASS RIMS;

  Alteration : EXT
               PILLOWS ARE EXTREMELY ALTERED AND ARE MODERATE
               YELLOWISH BROWN AFTER WEATHERING ALSO GNDMASS
               IS VERY ALTERED;

  Phenocrysts: PLAGIOCLASE               (    5%)
               Size(mm):    0.3-0.5
               ELONGATE LATHS PARTIALLY ALTERED AND REPLACED BY
               SMEC AND FE.OXIDES;

               OLIVINE

               SPINEL

  Groundmass : VARIOLITIC TO INTERSERTAL AND EXTREMELY ALTERED;

  Replacement: SMECTITE
               Minerals Replaced: PLAG

               FERROUS OXIDE
               Minerals Replaced: PLAG


Leg : 59    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/ 450  Analyst: Zakariadze, G.
Hole: 449   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   125.45
Core:  16   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   123.50
Sect:  2    Top of Section Depth(m):   125.00

LITHOLOGY: PLAG-OL-SPINEL PHYRIC BASALT;
           PILLOW BASALT;

  Piece No.  : PCE 1A (0-19), 1B (19-24), 1C (24-29), 1D (31-34),
               2 (38-43);

  Texture    : PLAG-OL-SPINEL PHYRIC, TEXTURALLY AND
               MINERALOGICALLY THE SAME AS CORE 16-1;


Leg : 59    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1500  Analyst: Ishi, Teruaki
Hole: 449   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   134.50
Core:  17   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   133.00
Sect:  1    Top of Section Depth(m):   133.00

LITHOLOGY: PLAG-OL-SPINEL PHYRIC BASALT;
           PILLOW BASALT;

  Piece No.  : PCE 1 (0-11), 2 (14-19), 3 (22-26), 4 (29-35),
               5 (36-50), 6 (52-56), 7A (58-66), 7B (66-72),
               8A (74-79), 8B (80-86), 9A (87-94), 9B (94-100),
               10 (102-116), 11 (120-123), 12 (129-134),
               13 (141-146);

  Texture    : PLAG-OL-SPINEL PHYRIC, FINE GRAINED TOP AND BOTTOM
               OF SECTION AND COARSE GRAINED IN MIDDLE OF SECTION,
               GLASS ZONE DARK GREY TO BLACK ABOUT 8MM THICK IN
               PCE 1 FOLLOWED BY A GREY VARIOLITIC ZONE ABOUT 5MM
               THICK BELOW GLASS, XTLN INTERIOR IN PCES 4-9A, PALE
               BROWN TRANSITION ZONE (CHILLED ZONE) WHERE QUENCH
               XTLS ARE OBSERVED IN PCE 1 ALSO PALE BROWN
               TRANSITION ZONE OBSERVED IN PCE 10, GLASS IS PRESENT
               IN PCE 11, TEXTURALLY AND MINERALOGICALLY THE SAME
               AS PREVIOUS SECTION 16-2;

  Structure  : PILLOWS;

  Alteration : EXT
               PCES 1-3 AND PCES 11-13 AND LOWER HALF PCE 10;
               MOD
               PCES 4-9B AND UPPER HALF OF PCE 10;


Leg : 59    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1150  Analyst: Ishi, Teruaki
Hole: 449   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   135.65
Core:  17   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   133.00
Sect:  2    Top of Section Depth(m):   134.50

LITHOLOGY: PLAG-CPX PHYRIC BASALT;
           PILLOW BASALT;

  Piece No.  : PCE 1A (0-13), 1B (14-22), 1C (21-28), 2A (30-33),
               2B (34-37), 3 (40-50), 4A (51-59), 4B (60-65),
               5A (66-70), 5B (73-75), 6A (77-89), 6B (89-96),
               6C (99-113);

  Texture    : PLAG-CPX PHYRIC, COARSE GRAINED FROM 0-50CM, QUENCH
               ZONE WITH QUENCH XTLS IN PCES 4A-B, INTERSERTAL TO
               HYALOPILITIC GNDMASS;

  Structure  : PILLOWS, MAY BE PART OF BIG PILLOW OR FLOW INTERIOR
               FOR PCES 1A-C;

  Alteration : MOD
               PCES 1A-3;
               EXT
               PCES 3-6C;

  Vesicles   : Size(mm):    0.5-4   Percent:    <5
               Location:            Filling: CLAY.MINS
               EMPTY OR CLAY LINED FROM 4-7CM;

  Phenocrysts: PLAGIOCLASE

               CLINOPYROXENE

  Groundmass : INTERSERTAL TO HYALOPILITIC;

  Replacement: CLAY MINERALS
               SOMETIMES LINES VESICLES;


Leg : 59    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/ 850  Analyst: Ishi, Teruaki
Hole: 449   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   143.35
Core:  18   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   142.50
Sect:  1    Top of Section Depth(m):   142.50

LITHOLOGY: PLAG-CPX PHYRIC BASALT;
           PILLOW BASALT;

  Piece No.  : PCE 1 (2-10), 2A (12-14), 2B (16-19), 3 (23-29),
               4 (33-39), 5A (42-46), 5B (45-50), 6 (52-58),
               7 (62-69), 8 (70-75), 9 (78-83);

  Texture    : PLAG-CPX PHYRIC, PILLOW MARGIN PCES 1-2B,
               TEXTURALLY AND MINERALOGICALLY THE SAME AS PREVIOUS
               SECTION OF CORE 17-2, FINE GRAINED PCES 1-2B,
               COARSE GRAINED PCES 3-9;

  Structure  : PILLOWS, PILLOW INTERIOR REPRESENTED BY PCES 3-9;

  Alteration : FRESH;


    

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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