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WDC MGG Seafloor Series Vol I

Core Data from the Deep Sea Drilling Project


Leg :  6    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     0.00/    1.50
Hole:  47   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 FORAM RAD DIAT SPONGE NANNO MARL TO CHALK OOZE;C 5Y6/1-LIGHT OLIVE GRAY,
5Y5/1-LIGHT OLIVE GRAY,5GY6/1-GREENISH GRAY,5Y8/1-YELLOWISH GRAY,
10YR5/4-MODERATEYELLOWISH GREEN;D INTENSE THROUGHOUT,COMPLETLY MOTTLED(DUE 
TO DRILL) WITH LIGHT OLIVE GRAY GREENISH GRAY YELLOWISH GRAY VERY RARE 
MODERATE YELLOWISH GREEN;O LIGHT OLIVE GRAY (5Y6/1) 0-5 CM AND M0-90 CM 
WHICHIS MORE COMPACT FINER SEDIMENT,PATCH OF LIGHT OLIVEGRAY (5Y5/1) 50-56 
CM,GREENISH GRAY PIECES OF MORE CONSOLIDATED CLAY 104 CM;O 115 CM,
YELLOWISH GRAY COCC OOZE,GENERALLY PALER COLOR HIGHER NANNOS DARKER COLOR 
MORE SILIC FOSS FORAMS DECREASE WITH DEPTH DIATOMS INCREASE WITH DEPTH;Z 
00000000;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg :  6    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     1.50/    3.00
Hole:  47   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 MARL CHALK OOZES WITH FOSSILS;C 5Y6/1-LIGHT OLIVEGRAY,N8-VERY LIGHT GRAY,
5Y8/1-YELLOWISH GRAY,N9-WHITE,10YR4/2-MODERATE YELLOWISH GREEN;D STRONGLY 
DISTURBED;O VERY LIGHT GRAY CHALK OOZE 20-40 CM,LIGHT OLIVE GRAY CHALK 
OOZE 0-20 CM,THIN VERTICAL VERY LIGHT GRAY AND WHITE STREAK RANGING FROM 
100 CM TAPPERING TO 140 CM,MODERATE YELLOWISH GREEN TINY PATCHES AT 110 
AND 115-120 CM ALSO A REGION 130-138 CM,MIXTURE VERY LIGHT GRAY YELLOWISH 
GRAY LIGHT OLIVE GRAY 140-150 CM;O REST OF SECT IS MIXTURE OF YELLOWISH 
GRAY AND LIGHT OLIVE GRAY;H MORE COMPACT CHALK OOZE IN MIDDLE OFSECTION,
SOFT MARL OOZE IN LOWER PROTION;Z 00000000;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg :  6    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     3.00/    4.50
Hole:  47   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 SANDY FORAM NANNOPLANKTON CHALK OOZE;C 5Y7/1-LIGHT GRAY,5Y6/1-GRAY,
5Y5/1-GRAY,10YR5/6-YELLOWISH BROWN,10YR4/2-DARK GRAYISH BROWN,
10YR6/2-LIGHT BROWNISH GRAY,5Y8/1-WHITE;S CYCLIC BEDDING AS FOLLOWS YELLOW 
BROWN DARK GRAY LIGHT GRAY YELLOW BROWN AVERAGE THICKNESS OF CYCLE APPROX 
25CM,5Y6/1-GRAY SLIGHT MOTTLINGWITH 5Y5/1-GRAY 1-15 CM YELLOWISH BROWN 
SLIGHT MOTTLING WITH 5Y6/1-GRAY 70-80 CM 5Y6/1-GRAY SLIGHT MOTTLING WITH 
LIGHT GRAY 80-90 CM;S YELLOWISH BROWN SLIGHT MOTTLING WITH DARK 
GRAYISHBROWN AND LIGHT BROWNISH GRAY 90-105 CM LIGHT GRAY MODERATE MOTTLED 
WITH 5Y6/1-GRAY 115-125 CM AND 140-150 CM YELLOWISH BROWN MOTTLED WITH 
LIGHT GRAY 135 CM;D DISTURBED DEFORMATION;U PEPPLE OF PUMICE AT 60 CM;O 
TWO VERY THIN BANDS OF WHITE 8-12 CM AND 110-125CM,LIGHT GRAY 0-2 CM 55-10 
CM,5Y6/1-GRAY PATCH AT 17-20 CM 30-45 CM 105-115 CM AND BAND 125-130 CM,
5Y5/1-GRAY FROM 25 CM TAPPERING TO 40 CM PATCH AT 50-55 CM;O YELLOWISH 
BROWN 20-25 CM 45-50 CM;H SOFT;Z 00000000;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg :  6    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     4.50/    6.00
Hole:  47   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
 FORAM NANNOPLANKTON CHALK OOZE WITH SMALL PERCENTAGES OF RADS DIAT;C 
5Y6/1-GRAY,10YR5/6-YELLOWISH BROWN,5Y6/3-PALE OLIVE,5Y5/1-GRAY,5Y7/1-LIGHT 
GRAY;S YELLOW BROWN WITH SLIGHT MOTTLES OF PALE OLIVE 31CM AND 71 CM,
5Y6/1-GRAY WITH MODERATE MOTTLES OF 5Y5/1-GRAY;D DEFORMATION DISTURBED;O 
5Y6/1-GRAY OCCURING AT 0-5 CM PATCH AT 20-27 CM THIN DIAGONAL BAND 90-45CM 
REGION AT 55-67 CM AND FROM 105-145 CM,YELLOWISH BROWN 5-40 CM 45-55 CM 
TINY PATCH AT 60-61 CM,5Y5/1-GRAY TINY PATCH 58-59 CM;O LIGHT GRAY TINY 
PATCH AT 81 CM 90-107 CM TINY PATCH AT 115 CM 125 CM AND SMALL REGION 
140-144 CM 146-150 CM,PEBBLE OF PUMICE AT 99 CM;Z 00000000;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg :  6    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     6.00/    7.50
Hole:  47   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNOPLANKTON CHALK OOZE;C 5Y7/2-LIGHT GRAY,5Y5/1-GRAY,5Y7/1-LIGHT GRAY,
5Y8/1-WHITE,5Y6/1-GRAY;S MOTTLED 5Y7/1 AND 5Y7/2 21 CM AND 28 CM,LARGE 
PYRITIZED BURROW 82 CM PYRITIZED BURROWS 90 AND 91 CM;D DEFORMATION 
DISTURBED;M PYRITE;O PATCHES OF WHITE 38-44 CM120-124 CM 148 CM VERTICAL 
BANDS OF WHITE 65-75 CM ON EACH SIDE OF THE EDGE AND 105-120 CM REGION OF 
WHITE 45-60 CM AND 127-145 CM,5Y6/1-GRAY 60-127 CM AND145-150 CM,
5Y5/1-GRAY SMALL PATCH 5-12 CM;H SOFT;Z 00000000;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg :  6    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     7.50/    9.00
Hole:  47   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  6
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNOPLANKTON CHALK OOZE;C 5Y7/1-LIGHT GRAY,5Y6/1-GRAY;S HIGHLY CONTORTED 
ZONE OF 5Y6/1-GRAY MUD WITHTHIN FOLDED STRINGERS OF 5Y7/1-LIGHT GRAY MUD 
55-150 CM;D HIGHLY DISTURBED;H SOFT;Z 00000000;Z 00000000 
 
 
    

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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.