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Core Data from the Deep Sea Drilling Project


Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     0.00/    1.50
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL VITRIC MUD,MARLY CALCAREOUS OOZE;H SOFT;Z 33213000.3651;C OLIVE GREY;
D MODERATELY DEFORMED 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     1.50/    3.00
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL VITRIC MUD,MARLY CALCAREOUS OOZE;H SOFT;Z 33213000.3651;C OLIVE GREY;
D GREATLY DEFORMED 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     3.00/    4.00
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1000
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL VITRIC MUD,MARLY CALCAREOUS OOZE;H SOFT;C OLIVE GREY;D GREATLY 
DEFORMED 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     4.11/    4.50
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 1110/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL VITRIC MUD,MARLY CALCAREOUS OOZE;H SOFT;Z 33213000.3651;C OLIVE GREY 
TO OLIVEBLACK;D GREATLY DEFORMED 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     4.52/    5.94
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   20/1440
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL VITRIC MUD,MARLY CALCAREOUS OOZE;H SOFT;Z 33213000.3651;C OLIVE GREY 
TO YELLOWISHBROWN TO OLIVE BLACK;M VOLCANIC ASH 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     6.02/    6.25
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   20/ 250
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL VITRIC MUD,MARLY CALCAREOUS OOZE;H SOFT;Z 33213000.3651;C OLIVE GREY;
D GREATLY DEFORMED 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     6.31/    7.50
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  310/1500
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL VITRIC MUD,MARLY SILICEOUS OOZE;H SOFT;C OLIVE GREY;M VOLCANIC ASH;D 
GREATLY DEFORMED 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     7.50/    9.00
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  6
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL VITRIC MUD,MARLY CALCAREOUS OOZE,MARLY SILICEOUSOOZE;H SOFT;C OLIVE 
GREY;M VOLCANIC ASH;D GREATLY DEFORMED 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     9.00/    9.36
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 360
Sect:  7
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL VITRIC MUD,MARLY CALCAREOUS OOZE;H SOFT;Z 33213000.3651;C OLIVE GREY;
D GREATLY DEFORMED 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     9.60/    9.60
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 100
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL VITRIC MUD;H SOFT;Z 33213000.3651;C OLIVE GREY;D GREATLY DEFORMED 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    28.60/   28.65
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    28.50
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 150
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL VITRIC MUD;H SOFT;Z 33213000.3651;C GREYISH OLIVE;D GREATLY DEFORMED 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    38.00/   39.50
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    38.00
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL VITRIC MUD;H SOFT;C OLIVE GREY;M VOLCANIC ASH;D GREATLY DEFORMED 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    39.50/   40.91
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    38.00
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1410
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL VITRIC MUD,SILTY VITRIC ASH;H SOFT;C OLIVE GREY TO DUSKY YELLOW GREEN;
S BANDING;M VOLCANIC ASH;D MODERATELY DEFORMED 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    41.00/   41.42
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    38.00
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 420
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL VITRIC MUD;H SOFT;C YELLOW GREEN,OLIVEBLACK;S BANDING;M VOLCANIC ASH;
D MODERATELY DEFORMED 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    41.52/   41.62
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    38.00
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 200
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL VITRIC MUD WITH RARE FORAMS;H SOFT;Z 33213000.3651;C DUSKY YELLOW 
GREEN;P FORAMINIFERS;D GREATLY DEFORMED 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    47.50/   48.08
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    47.50
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 580
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL MUDSTONE;H SEMI-LITHIFIED,SOFT;Z 33233000;C GREYISH GREEN;U PEBBLES;S 
BURROWS;D SLIGHTLY DEFORMED 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    48.18/   48.28
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    47.50
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 200
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL VITRIC MARLY NANNO OOZE;H SOFT,SEMI-LITHIFIED;C GREYISH GREEN;S 
BURROWS;D SLIGHTLY DEFORMED 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    57.00/   58.50
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    57.00
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL VITRIC MUDSTONE,VITRIC NANNO CHALK,SILTY VITRICTUFF;H SEMI-LITHIFIED 
(HARDER THAN CORE 4);Z 33233000.3651;C GREENISH GREY;S BURROWS,BANDING,
LAMINAE;U PEBBLES,VOLCANOGENICDEPOSITS;M ZEOLITES;D SLIGHTLY DEFORMED 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    58.50/   60.00
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    57.00
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL MUDSTONE;H SEMI-LITHIFIED (AS SECT. 1);C GREENISH GREY;S BURROWS,
LAMINAE,GRADEDBEDDING;D SLIGHTLY DEFORMED 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    60.00/   60.57
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    57.00
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 570
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL VITRIC MUDSTONE;H SEMI-LITHIFIED (AS PER SECT.1);Z 33233000.3651;C 
GREENISH GREY;S BURROWS;D UNDEFORMED 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    60.73/   60.83
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    57.00
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 200
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL VITRIC MUDSTONE;H SEMI-LITHIFIED (AS PER SECT 1);Z 33233000.3651;C 
GREENISH GREY;S BURROWS;D UNDEFORMED 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    66.50/   68.00
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    66.50
Core:   6   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL VITRIC MUDSTONE,SANDSTONE;H HARD;Z 33233000.3651;S SLUMP STRUCTURES,
BEDDING,BOUDINAGE;P NANNOFOSSILS;C GREENISH GREY 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    68.00/   68.05
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    66.50
Core:   6   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/  50
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL SANDSTONE;H HARD;Z 33234000;C GREENISH GREY;S BANDING;D UNDEFORMED 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    68.05/   68.20
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    66.50
Core:   6   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   50/ 200
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL MUDSTONE;H HARD;Z 33233000;C GREENISHGREY;U PEBBLES;D UNDEFORMED 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    68.20/   68.30
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    66.50
Core:   6   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  200/ 300
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL SILTSTONE-SANDSTONE;H HARD;Z 33234000;C GREENISH GREY;M FELDSPARS;D 
UNDEFORMED 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    68.30/   68.40
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    66.50
Core:   6   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  300/ 400
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL VITRIC MUDSTONE;H HARD;Z 33233000.3651;C GREENISH BLACK;D UNDEFORMED 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    68.40/   68.45
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    66.50
Core:   6   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  400/ 450
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL SILT;H FIRM;Z 33215000;C GREENISH GREY;S SLUMP STRUCTURES,BEDDING;D 
UNDEFORMED 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    68.45/   68.60
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    66.50
Core:   6   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  450/ 600
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL SILTY MUDSTONE;H HARD;Z 33213000;C GREENISH GREY;M FELDSPARS;D 
UNDEFORMED 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    68.60/   68.65
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    66.50
Core:   6   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  600/ 650
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL SILTY VITRIC TUFF;H HARD,FIRM;C GREENISH GREY;U VOLCANOGENIC DEPOSITS;
S BURROWING;D UNDEFORMED 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    68.65/   68.78
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    66.50
Core:   6   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  650/ 780
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL MUDSTONE;H HARD;Z 33213000;C GREENISHGREY;S BURROWS;D UNDEFORMED 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    68.78/   69.38
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    66.50
Core:   6   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  780/1380
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL MUDSTONE,SILTSTONE;H HARD;Z 33213000;C GREENISH GREY;S LAMINAE,
BURROWS;D UNDEFORMED 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    69.38/   69.50
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    66.50
Core:   6   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 1380/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL MUDSTONE;H HARD;C BROWNISH GREY;S BURROWS;D UNDEFORMED 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    69.50/   69.77
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    66.50
Core:   6   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 270
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL VITRIC MUDSTONE,TUFF;H HARD;Z 33233000.3651;C GREENISH BLACK;S 
LAMINAE;D MODERATELY DEFORMED 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    69.87/   69.92
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    66.50
Core:   6   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 150
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL SANDSTONE,SILTY MUDSTONE;H HARD;Z 33234000;C GREENISH BLACK;S LAMINAE,
BURROWS 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    76.00/   77.50
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    76.00
Core:   7   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL MUDSTONE;H HARD;Z 33233000;C OLIVE BLACK TO GREENISH GREY;S BURROWS,
LAMINAE;D UNDEFORMED 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    77.50/   79.00
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    76.00
Core:   7   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL VITRIC MUDSTONE,SANDSTONE,SILTSTONE;H HARD;Z 33233000.3651;C GREENISH 
BLACK,GREENISHGREY;S BURROWS,GRADED BEDDING;D UNDEFORMED 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    79.10/   79.35
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    76.00
Core:   7   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 350
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL SANDSTONE,SILTSTONE,MUDSTONE;H HARD;Z 33234000;C GREENISH BLACK;U 
PEBBLES;S BURROWS;D UNDEFORMED 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    85.50/   87.00
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    85.50
Core:   8   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL CALCAREOUS MUDSTOE,SANDSTONE,VITRIC MARLY CHALK;H HARD;C GREENISH 
BLACK;U PEBBLES;S BURROW,GRADED BEDDING;D UNDEFORMED 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    87.00/   87.75
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    85.50
Core:   8   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 750
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL CALCAREOUS MUDSTONE,VITRIC MARLY CHALK;H HARD;Z 33233000.1100;C 
GREENISH BLACK TOGREENISH GREY;S GRADED BEDDING,BURROWS,LAMINAE;D 
UNDEFORMED 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    95.00/   96.50
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    95.00
Core:   9   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL SILTSTONE,SANDSTONE,SILTY MUDSTONE;H HARD;C GREYISH GREEN TO GREENISH 
GREY;S BURROWS,LAMINAE,GRADED BEDDING,CROSS BEDDING;U PEBBLES;D UNDEFORMED 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    96.50/   98.00
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    95.00
Core:   9   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL MUDDY,SILTY AND SANDY VITRIC TUFF;H HARD;C BROWNISH GREY TO GREYISH 
RED PURPLE;S LAMINAE,BURROWS,BANDING 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    98.00/   98.23
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    95.00
Core:   9   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 230
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL SANDY VITRIC TUFF,SANDSTONE;H HARD(?),FIRM(?) 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   104.50/  106.00
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   104.50
Core:  10   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL SANDSTONE,MUDSTONE,SILTSTONE,CLAYSTONE;H HARD;Z 33234000;C DARK BLUE 
GREEN TO BROWN;S BURROWS,LAMINAE,CROSS BEDDING,FLAMESTRUCTURE,GRADED 
BEDDING;U PEBBLES 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   106.00/  107.50
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   104.50
Core:  10   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL MUDSTONE,SANDSTONE;H HARD;Z 33233000;C BLUE GREEN TO BROWN;S BURROWS 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   107.50/  109.00
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   104.50
Core:  10   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL SANDSTONE,MUDSTONE;H HARD;Z 33234000;C BLUE GREEN TO BROWN;S BURROWS,
BEDDING;M PYRITE 
 
 
Leg : 60    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   109.00/  109.95
Hole: 456A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   104.50
Core:  10   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 950
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
 PKL SANDSTONE,MUDSTONE;H HARD;C BROWN;S BURROWS

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]

These Web pages are from the Core Data from the Deep Sea Drilling Project Legs 1-96 CD-ROM produced in 1989 and modified 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 (now part of the National Centers for Environmental Information), and collocated World Data Center for Marine Geology and Geophysics, Boulder (now part of the World Data Service for Geophysics). Data were compiled in cooperation with the U.S. Science Support Program, of the Joint Oceanographic Institutions, Inc. (now the Consortium for Ocean Leadership), and the U.S. National Science Foundation.

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