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Core Data from the Deep Sea Drilling Project


Leg : 62    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/ 650  Analyst: Seifert, K.
Hole: 465A  Sample Midpoint (m)    :   411.65
Core:  40   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   409.50
Sect:  2    Top of Section Depth(m):   411.00

LITHOLOGY: SEDIMENTS;


Leg : 62    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  650/1500  Analyst: Seifert, K.
Hole: 465A  Sample Midpoint (m)    :   412.50
Core:  40   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   409.50
Sect:  2    Top of Section Depth(m):   411.65

LITHOLOGY: VOLCANIC BRECCIA;

  Piece No.  : PCES 1 (68-72), 2 (75-80), 3 (82-86), 4 (88-92),
               5 (94-100), 6A (101-111), 6B (110-112),
               7 (115-126), 8A (130-136), 9 (144-150);

  Texture    : PCES 1-5 ARE FINE-GRAINED WITH VISIBLE PLAG LATHS
               UNDER THE BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE, HIGHLY ALTERED,
               POSSIBLE TO MARK WITH THE FINGERNAIL, PYRITE AND
               CALCITE COATINGS ON BOUNDARIES, IN PCE 4 A VEIN IS
               DARK RED TO WHITE AND MAY CONTAIN BARITE IN
               ADDITION TO CALCITE AND PYRITE, PCES 6-9 ARE
               LARGER AND OBVIOUSLY BRECCIATED, THE VOLCANIC ROCK
               IS GENERALLY SLIGHTLY COARSER GRAINED THAN IN PCES
               1-5 AND CONTAINS BOTH PLAG AND PYX MICROPHENOS, THIS
               VOLCANIC ROCK IS NOT SO BADLY ALTERED, THE VEINS ARE
               FILLED WITH CALCITE AND A GREEN MINERAL, THE
               VOLCANIC ROCK CONTAINS FAIRLY ABUNDANT SULFIDES
               IN PLACES, THE VOLCANIC ROCK PCES ARE ANGULAR TO
               SUBROUNDED, ONE EUHEDRAL OL MICROPHENO OUTLINE WAS
               NOTED;


Leg : 62    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/ 430  Analyst: Windom, K
Hole: 465A  Sample Midpoint (m)    :   412.93
Core:  40   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   409.50
Sect:  3    Top of Section Depth(m):   412.50

LITHOLOGY: VOLCANIC BRECCIA;

  Piece No.  : PCE 1A (2-16), 1B (16-26), 1C (26-38);

  Texture    : CLASTS OF VOLCANIC ROCK CEMENTED BY VEINS OF
               CALCITE, THE TEXTURE OF THE INDIVIDUAL CLASTS VARIES
               FROM VERY FINE-GRAINED TO MEDIUM-GRAINED, THE
               COARSER GRAINED CLASTS CONTAIN PLAG LATHS THAT ARE
               VISIBLE UNDER THE BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE, THE CLASTS
               RANGE IN COLOR FROM N5 GRAY TO 5B 5/1 MEDIUM BLUISH
               GRAY, MANY OF THE CLASTS CONTAIN VEINS OF PYRITE,
               OFTEN PYRITE OCCURS AT THE CLAST-CARB INTERFACE,
               FLOW LAYERING EXEMPLIFIED BY ALIGNMENT OF PLAG
               CRYSTALS IS PRESENT IN SOME CLASTS, A FEW CLASTS
               CONTAIN MICROPHENOS OF PLAG, NO HOLOHYALINE CLASTS
               WERE SEEN, SOME HIGHLY ALTERED CLASTS WERE FOUND
               THAT MAY REPRESENT ALTERED GLASS HOWEVER, NO SIZE
               SORTING OF CLASTS WAS OBSERVED, MOST SHOWED A
               MODERATE DEGREE OF ROUNDING;


Leg : 62    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/ 150  Analyst: Windom, K
Hole: 465A  Sample Midpoint (m)    :   419.15
Core:  41   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   419.00
Sect:  1    Top of Section Depth(m):   419.00

LITHOLOGY: VOLCANIC BRECCIA;

  Piece No.  : PCE 1 (0-15);

  Texture    : RUBBLE OF VOLCANIC BRECCIA, CLASTS OF VARYING
               GRAIN SIZES IN A CALCITE MATRIX, A SMEAR SLIDE OF
               A LIGHT COLORED (5B 7/1, LIGHT BLUISH GRAY)
               CONTAINED DEVITRIFIED GLASS, FELDSPAR CRYSTALS AND
               CRYSTAL TENTATIVELY IDENTIFIED AS HYPERSTHENE, THE
               CLAST IS PRESUMED TO BE AN ALTERED GLASS FRAGMENT,
               NO CRYSTALS ARE LARGE ENOUGH TO BE SEEN EVEN WITH
               THE BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE;


Leg : 62    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  160/ 620  Analyst: Windom, K
Hole: 465A  Sample Midpoint (m)    :   419.62
Core:  41   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   419.00
Sect:  1    Top of Section Depth(m):   419.16

LITHOLOGY: TRACHYTE;

  Piece No.  : PCE 2 (16-24), 3 (25-40), 4 (40-46), 5 (47-62);

  Texture    : APHYRIC WITH RARE PLAG MICROPHENOS, VERY FINE-
               GRAINED, PATCHES OF ALTERED GLASS ARE COMMON;

  Alteration : EXT
               THIN COATINGS OF PYRITE WITH OR WITHOUT CALCITE
               OCCUR ON SEVERAL PCES;

  Comments   : COLOR IS A FAIRLY UNIFORM 5B 7/1 LIGHT BLUISH GRAY;

  Phenocrysts: PLAGIOCLASE
               RARE PLAG MICROPHENOS;

  Replacement: PYRITE

               CALCITE


Leg : 62    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  620/ 700  Analyst: Windom, K
Hole: 465A  Sample Midpoint (m)    :   419.70
Core:  41   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   419.00
Sect:  1    Top of Section Depth(m):   419.62

LITHOLOGY: BASALT FRAGMENTS;
           PILLOW BASALT;

  Piece No.  : PCE 6 (62-70);

  Texture    : PCE 6 CONSISTS OF A RUBBLE OF SMALL PCES OF BASALT,
               SOME BRECCIATED;

  Structure  : SOME CONTAINING CALCITE AND PYRITE VEINS;

  Alteration : EXT;

  Replacement: CALCITE

               PYRITE


Leg : 62    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  710/ 950  Analyst: Windom, K
Hole: 465A  Sample Midpoint (m)    :   419.95
Core:  41   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   419.00
Sect:  1    Top of Section Depth(m):   419.71

LITHOLOGY: BASALTIC BRECCIA;

  Piece No.  : PCE 7A (71-80), 7B (80-86), 7C (87-95);

  Texture    : BRECCIA CONTAINING HIGHLY SINGULAR BASALT FRAGMENTS
               IN A MATRIX OF CALCITE, THE BASALT IS BADLY ALTERED,
               PLAG CRYSTALS ARE PRESENT AND SOME APPARENTLY FLOW
               ALIGNED MAY BE SEEN WITH THE BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE,
               DISSEMINATED PYRITE OCCURS IN MANY CLASTS, COLOR
               VARIES FROM N5 GRAY TO 5B 5/1 MEDIUM BLUISH GRAY
               EXCEPT ONE CLAST WHICH IS ABOUT 5YR8/1 PINKISH GRAY
               AND BANDED, SEVERAL PCES SHOW LAYERING, PROBABLY
               FLOWAGE INDUCED;


Leg : 62    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  960/1500  Analyst: Windom, K
Hole: 465A  Sample Midpoint (m)    :   420.50
Core:  41   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   419.00
Sect:  1    Top of Section Depth(m):   419.96

LITHOLOGY: BASALTIC BRECCIA;
           SIMILAR TO ABOVE;

  Piece No.  : PCE 8 (96-105), 9 (106-120), 10 (122-129),
               11A (130-136), 11B (136-142), 11C (142-148);

  Texture    : SIMILAR TO ABOVE EXCEPT THAT BRECCIATION APPEARS
               TO HAVE OCCURRED IN SITU, PCES ARE VERY ANGULAR AND
               APPEAR TO FIT TOGETHER ACROSS THE CACITE VEINS, PCE
               9 SHOWS FLOW LAYERING THAT HAS BEEN FOLDED, A GREEN
               ALTERATION MINERAL IS ABUNDANT, IT IS EITHER AN
               ALTERATION PRODUCT OF GLASS OR VESICLE FILLING;


Leg : 62    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1500  Analyst: Windom, K
Hole: 465A  Sample Midpoint (m)    :   422.00
Core:  41   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   419.00
Sect:  2    Top of Section Depth(m):   420.50

LITHOLOGY: TRACHYTE;

  Piece No.  : PCE 1 (1-3), 2A (5-11), 2B (11-15), 2C (13-17),
               2D (18-22), 3 (25-28), 4 (30-35), 5 (36-45),
               6 (47-51), 7 (53-58), 8 (60-65), 9 (66-71),
               10 (72-77), 11A (80-88), 11B (88-92),
               12 (95-101), 13 (102-112), 14 (115-120),
               15 (122-128), 16 (130-135), 17A (137-143),
               17B (144-150);

  Texture    : BRECCIATION IS MOST INTENSE IN THE UPPER 30CM OF THE
               SECTION, PCE 2 IS FINE TO MEDIUM-GRAINED, GRAIN SIZE
               APPEARS TO DECREASE DOWNWARD FROM THERE TO AT LEAST
               PCE 14;

  Structure  : HIGHLY FRACTURED, FRACTURES NOW FILLED WITH CALCITE
               AND OCCASIONALLY WITH A BRIGHT GREEN UNIDENTIFIED
               MINERAL, LAYERING IS PRESENT IN PCES 12 AND 13 AND
               PCE 2, THE LAYERING IS PRESUMED DUE TO FLOWAGE,
               LAYERING IN PCE 12 IS FOLDED;

  Alteration : EXT
               ALTERATION IS PERVASIVE AND THE ROCK CAN EASILY
               BE SCRATCHED WITH A SPATULA, A GREEN MATERIAL
               IS UBIQUITOUS AND OCCURRING AS PATCHES THROUGHOUT
               THE BASALT, IT IS PROBABLY A REPLACEMENT PRODUCT
               OF EITHER GLASS OR IS A VESICLE FILLING;

  Comments   : IN CONTRAST TO THE UPPER PART OF SECTION 1
               TRANSPORTATION OF BRECCIATED CLASTS DOES NOT APPEAR
               TO HAVE OCCURRED WITH THE POSSIBLE EXCEPTION OF PCE
               6 IN WHICH CALCITE ACCOUNTS FOR ABOUT HALF OF THE
               SPECIMEN;

  Vesicles   : PCE 15 IS HIGHLY VESICULAR, PCES 16 AND 17 ARE
               ALSO VESICULAR BUT CONTAIN FEWER VESICLES THAN
               PCE 15;

  Groundmass : PLAGIOCLASE
               VISIBLE PLAG LATHS IN PCE 2;

  Phenocrysts: PLAGIOCLASE

               OLIVINE
               PSEUDOMORPHED;

  Replacement: CALCITE

               PYRITE
               PYRITE OCCURS SPARSELY DISSEMINATED THROUGHOUT THE
               TRACHYTE;


Leg : 62    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/ 950  Analyst: Windom, K
Hole: 465A  Sample Midpoint (m)    :   422.95
Core:  41   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   419.00
Sect:  3    Top of Section Depth(m):   422.00

LITHOLOGY: TRACHYTE;

  Piece No.  : PCE 1 (1-6), 2A (7-12), 2B (12-21), 2C (21-27),
               3A (30-37), 3B (36-40), 3C (40-43), 4A (45-50),
               4B (50-55), 4C (55-60), 5 (62-65), 6 (67-71),
               7 (73-77), 8 (80-85), 9 (87-92);

  Texture    : SMALL GRAIN SIZE IN PCE 1, FROM PCE 1 DOWNWARD
               TO PCE 2C GRAIN SIZE INCREASES, GRAIN SIZE
               APPROXIMATELY CONSTANT FROM PCE 2C THROUGH 3B THEN
               DECREASING TO PCE 4C, PCE 5 IS FINE-GRAINED, GRAIN
               SIZE INCREASES FROM PCE 5 DOWNWARD TO BOTTOM OF
               CORE;

  Structure  : DEGREE OF FRACTURING IS REDUCED FROM TOP OF CORE
               (SEE SECTIONS 1 AND 2) BUT SOME FRACTURING STILL IS
               PRESENT, CALCITE FILLS VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE
               FRACTURES, FRACTURING IS MOST INTENSE IN PCE 3C;

  Alteration : EXT;

  Comments   : N6 GRAY COLOR;

  Vesicles   : TOP OF PCE 2A IS VESICULAR, PCES 2B+2C ARE
               NON-VESICULAR, NUMBER OF OPEN VESICLES DECREASES
               FROM PCE 1 DOWNWARD, PCE 5 IS VESICULAR, A DARK
               GREEN MATERIAL MAY BE FILLING VESICLES;

  Replacement: CALCITE

               PYRITE
               PYRITE IS VERY SCARCE IN THIS SECTION, A DARK
               GREEN MATERIAL IS ABUNDANT THROUGHOUT THE BASALT
               AND IT APPEARS TO BE EITHER REPLACING GLASS OR
               FILLING VESICLES;


Leg : 62    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/ 450  Analyst: Windom, K
Hole: 465A  Sample Midpoint (m)    :   428.95
Core:  42   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   428.50
Sect:  1    Top of Section Depth(m):   428.50

LITHOLOGY: TRACHYTE BRECCIA;

  Piece No.  : PCE 1 (1-11), 2A (14-19), 2B (19-25), 3A (27-31),
               3B (31-35), 3C (35-40), 3D (41-44);

  Texture    : BRECCIA CONTAINING VERY ANGULAR FRAGMENTS OF TRACHYT
               THAT RANGE IN TEXTURE FROM FINE-GRAINED VESICULAR
               TRACHYTE AND ALTERED GLASS TO MEDIUM-GRAINED TRACHYT
               CONTAINING ORIENTED FELDSPARS, THE MATRIX IS MOSTLY
               CALCITE, AN UNIDENTIFIED LIGHT-GREEN MINERAL
               (COMMONLY OCCURRING AS CRYSTALS) IN THE OPEN VUGS
               BETWEEN CLASTS, SEVERAL CLASTS ARE SURROUNDED BY
               PYRITE, ONE CLAST IN PCE 3C IS VERY DIFFERENT
               IN APPEARANCE FROM THE OTHER TRACHYTE (5YR/1 OLIVE
               GRAY) AND MAY REPRESENT A DIFFERENTIATION;


Leg : 62    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  450/ 600  Analyst: Windom, K
Hole: 465A  Sample Midpoint (m)    :   429.10
Core:  42   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   428.50
Sect:  1    Top of Section Depth(m):   428.95

LITHOLOGY: TRACHYTE AND TRACHYTE BRECCIA;

  Piece No.  : PCE 4 (45-60);

  Texture    : APHYRIC , APHANITIC, ONE PCE EXHIBITS AN
               INTERFACE OF BRECCIA WITH VESICULAR TRACHYTE;

  Alteration : EXT;

  Vesicles   : SEVERAL SMALL VESICULAR PCES;


Leg : 62    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  610/1500  Analyst: Windom, K
Hole: 465A  Sample Midpoint (m)    :   430.00
Core:  42   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   428.50
Sect:  1    Top of Section Depth(m):   429.11

LITHOLOGY: TRACHYTE;

  Piece No.  : PCE 5 (62-75), 6A (77-82), 6B (82-87), 6C (88-96),
               6D (97-105), 6E (105-111), 6F (110-115),
               7 (115-120), 8A (121-140), 8B (140-148);

  Texture    : APHYRIC, APHANITIC;

  Structure  : VEINS OF CALCITE OCCUR IN PCES 5A+5B+6A-6F AND
               IN RUBBLE IN BAG OF PCE 7;

  Alteration : EXT;

  Comments   : N6 GRAY IN COLOR;

  Replacement: CALCITE

               PYRITE
               SPARCE PYRITE DISSEMINATED THROUGHOUT THIS
               INTERVAL;


Leg : 62    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1420  Analyst: Seifert, K.
Hole: 465A  Sample Midpoint (m)    :   431.42
Core:  42   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   428.50
Sect:  2    Top of Section Depth(m):   430.00

LITHOLOGY: TRACHYTE;

  Piece No.  : PCE 1A (0-7), 1B (7-14), 2A (16-22), 2B (22-29),
               3 (30-35), 4A (37-45), 4B (44-48), 5 (51-60),
               6 (61-66), 7 (69-78), 8A (81-87), 8B (88-95),
               9 (97-105), 10 (108-115), 11 (117-122),
               12 (124-130), 13 (132-140);

  Texture    : APHYRIC, VERY FINE-GRAINED, PCES 5+11+13 HAVE
               SLIGHTLY LARGER PLAG MICROPHENOS;

  Structure  : VEINS ARE FILLED WITH CALCITE;

  Alteration : EXT;

  Comments   : N7 LIGHT GRAY;

  Vesicles   : Size(mm):       >1   Percent:
               Location:            Filling: SMEC,CALCITE
               MANY VESICLES, RANGE UP TO 1CM AND RANGE FROM
               UNALIGNED TO FAIRLY WELL ALIGNED, SMEC(?) RIM
               AND A CENTRAL FILLING OF CALCITE;

  Phenocrysts: PLAGIOCLASE
               MICROPHENOS, SLIGHTLY LARGER IN PCES 5+11+13;

  Replacement: CALCITE

               SMECTITE
               ID UNCERTAIN;

               SULFIDE
               DISSEMINATED SULFIDES OCCUR THROUGHOUT;


Leg : 62    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1470  Analyst: Seifert, K.
Hole: 465A  Sample Midpoint (m)    :   432.97
Core:  42   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   428.50
Sect:  3    Top of Section Depth(m):   431.50

LITHOLOGY: TRACHYTE;

  Piece No.  : PCE 1A (1-9), 1B (9-17), 1C (19-28), 2 (31-36),
               3 (38-45), 4 (46-54), 5 (55-60), 6 (62-67),
               7 (69-78), 8 (80-90), 9 (91-102), 10A (104-106),
               10B (106-109), 11 (111-116), 12 (118-125),
               13 (127-130), 14A (132-134), 14B (135-137),
               14C (137-141), 15 (145-147);

  Texture    : APHYRIC, VERY FINE-GRAINED;

  Structure  : VEINS ARE FILLED WITH CALCITE;

  Alteration : EXT
               VERY BADLY ALTERED;

  Comments   : N7 LIGHT GRAY, FLOW UNIT PCES 6-9, FLOW UNIT PCES
               9-15;

  Vesicles   : Size(mm):      >=1   Percent:
               Location:            Filling: SMEC
               VESICULAR TRACHYTE, MOST VESICLES ARE >=1MM BUT
               SOME ARE A FEW MM IN SIZE, VESICLES ARE SOMETIMES
               ORIENTED, THEY RANGE FROM EQUIDIMENSIONAL POORLY
               ALIGNED TO FLATTENED ELLIPTICAL WELL ALIGNED, IN
               PCES 9-11 THE VESICLES ARE FILLED-LINED WITH
               SMEC? AND THE CENTER FILLED WITH OTHER MATERIAL;

  Replacement: SULFIDES
               SULFIDES ARE DISSEMINATED THROUGHOUT THE TRACHYTE
               BUT OCCURS IN LARGER AMOUNTS IN PCES 1A+1B;


Leg : 62    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/ 150  Analyst: Windom, K
Hole: 465A  Sample Midpoint (m)    :   433.15
Core:  42   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   428.50
Sect:  4    Top of Section Depth(m):   433.00

LITHOLOGY: TRACHYTE;

  Piece No.  : PCE 1 (2-15);

  Texture    : VERY FINE-GRAINED;

  Alteration : EXT
               ALTERED TRACHYTE;

  Comments   : GRAY N5;

  Vesicles   : TWO PCES CONTAIN A FEW VESICLES;


Leg : 62    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1480  Analyst: Seifert, K.
Hole: 465A  Sample Midpoint (m)    :   439.48
Core:  43   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   438.00
Sect:  1    Top of Section Depth(m):   438.00

LITHOLOGY: TRACHYTE;

  Piece No.  : PCE 1 (2-7), 2 (10-12), 3 (15-17), 4 (10-15),
               5 (16-31), 6 (33-37), 7 (40-42), 8 (44-46),
               9 (48-52), 10 (55-61), 11 (63-66), 12 (69-74),
               13 (77-81), 14 (82-88), 15 (90-96), 16 (97-102),
               17 (105-110), 18 (112-120), 19A (121-127),
               19B (127-134), 20 (136-141), 21 (145-148);

  Texture    : FINE-GRAINED, PCES 2-4 ARE SLIGHTLY COARSER GRAINED
               AND PCES 1+5 ARE FINER GRAINED;

  Structure  : PYRITE CONCENTRATIONS IN VEINS;

  Alteration : EXT
               HIGHLY ALTERED;

  Comments   : N7 LIGHT GRAY, INDIVIDUAL FLOW UNITS COMPRISED OF
               PCES 1-5 AND PCES 6-9 AND PCES 13-16 AND PCES 16-
               19 AND PCES 19 ON DOWN, FLOW UNITS ARE BASED ON
               VESICLE AND MICROPHENO SIZE VARIATIONS;

  Vesicles   : Size(mm):     TO 5   Percent:
               VESICULAR, VESICLE SIZE RANGES UP TO 5MM BUT IS
               GENERALLY ABOUT 1MM;

  Phenocrysts: PLAGIOCLASE
               SMALL PARALLEL TO SUBPARALLEL PLAG MICROPHENOS
               THROUGHOUT;

  Replacement: PYRITE
               FAIRLY DISSEMINATED PYRITE IN SMALL AMOUNTS WITH
               CONCENTRATIONS IN VEINS;


Leg : 62    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1400  Analyst: Seifert, K.
Hole: 465A  Sample Midpoint (m)    :   440.90
Core:  43   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   438.00
Sect:  2    Top of Section Depth(m):   439.50

LITHOLOGY: TRACHYTE;

  Piece No.  : PCE 1 (0-8), 2 (11-15), 3 (17-19), 4A (22-28),
               4B (28-31), 4C (31-37), 5 (40-50), 6 (52-62),
               7A (65-70), 7B (72-75), 8 (77-88), 9 (90-94),
               10 (96-102), 11 (105-108), 12 (110-117),
               13 (122-127), 14 (130-138);

  Texture    : VERY FINE-GRAINED;

  Alteration : EXT
               HIGHLY ALTERED;

  Comments   : N7 LIGHT GRAY, INDIVIDUAL FLOW UNITS INCLUDE PCES
               1-4C AND PCES 7-10 AND PCES 10-14;

  Vesicles   : Size(mm):     TO 5   Percent:
               Location:            Filling: SMEC,CALCITE
               VESICULAR, VESICLE SIZE RANGES UP TO 5MM BUT IS
               GENERALLY NEAR 1MM OR LESS, VESICLES FILLED WITH
               SMEC? LINING AND CENTRAL CALCITE FILLINGS IN
               PCES 1+2+8;
               PCES 5-7 ARE VERY VESICULAR;

  Phenocrysts: PLAGIOCLASE
               SMALL PLAG MICROPHENOS IN PCES 5-7;

  Replacement: SMECTITE
               ID UNCERTAIN;

               CALCITE

               PYRITE
               DISSEMINATED PYRITE IN SMALL AMOUNTS THROUGHOUT-
               LESS IN CORE 43 THAN IN CORE 42;


Leg : 62    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1500  Analyst: Seifert, K.
Hole: 465A  Sample Midpoint (m)    :   449.00
Core:  44   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   447.50
Sect:  1    Top of Section Depth(m):   447.50

LITHOLOGY: TRACHYTE;

  Piece No.  : PCE 1 (2-8), 2A (12-19), 2B (19-22), 3 (25-30),
               4 (32-37), 5 (39-45), 6 (46-50), 7 (53-57),
               8A (60-62), 8B (65-67), 9 (70-75), 10 (77-82),
               11 (84-92), 12A (95-97), 12B (97-102),
               13A (105-111), 13B (111-117), 13C (119-122),
               14 (125-128), 15A (131-135), 15B (135-139),
               16A (141-146), 16B (148-150);

  Texture    : FINE-GRAINED;

  Alteration : EXT
               HIGHLY ALTERED;

  Comments   : N7 LIGHT GRAY, INDIVIDUAL FLOW UNITS INCLUDE PCES
               1-8B AND 8B-13B AND 13B-16B;

  Vesicles   : Size(mm):     TO 5   Percent:
               VESICULAR THROUGHOUT, VESICLES RANGE FROM >=1MM
               IN GENERAL TO 5MM;

  Phenocrysts: PLAGIOCLASE
               MICROPHENOS;

  Replacement: PYRITE
               SOME VERY FAIRLY DISSEMINATED PYRITE;


Leg : 62    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1450  Analyst: Seifert, K.
Hole: 465A  Sample Midpoint (m)    :   450.45
Core:  44   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   447.50
Sect:  2    Top of Section Depth(m):   449.00

LITHOLOGY: TRACHYTE;

  Piece No.  : PCE 1 (2-7), 2 (10-13), 3A (15-18), 3B (19-22),
               4 (25-32), 5 (34-39), 6A (41-43), 6B (45-47),
               6C (47-48), 7A (50-52), 7B (52-55), 7C (55-58),
               8A (61-63), 8B (64-65), 8C (64-67), 9A (69-74),
               9B (75-81), 9C (81-87), 9D (88-92), 10 (96-100),
               11 (102-106), 12A (108-112), 12B (114-115),
               13 (117-120), 14 (125-128), 15 (133-135),
               16 (140-143);

  Texture    : FINE-GRAINED, FINE-GRAINED FROM 9A ON THROUGH THE
               REMAINDER OF THE CORE-PCE 16;

  Alteration : EXT
               HIGHLY ALTERED;

  Comments   : N7 LIGHT GRAY, INDIVIDUAL FLOW UNITS INCLUDE
               PCES 1-3A AND 3B-7C AND 7C-9B?;

  Vesicles   : Size(mm):   TO 5MM   Percent:
               VESICULAR, VESICLES RANGE FROM GENERALLY >=1MM
               TO 5MM IN SIZE, VESICULAR FROM 9A ON THROUGH THE
               REMAINDER OF CORE-PCE 16;

  Phenocrysts: PLAGIOCLASE
               MICROPHENOS;

  Replacement: PYRITE
               FINELY DISSEMINATED PYRITE IN VERY SMALL
               AMOUNTS;


Leg : 62    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1500  Analyst: Windom, K
Hole: 465A  Sample Midpoint (m)    :   452.00
Core:  44   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   447.50
Sect:  3    Top of Section Depth(m):   450.50

LITHOLOGY: TRACHYTE;

  Piece No.  : PCE 1A (3-9), 1B (9-16), 1C (16-19), 1D (20-24),
               2A (26-31), 2B (31-36), 2C (36-41), 3A (42-48),
               3B (48-55), 3C (55-61), 3D (61-66), 3E (66-70),
               4A (74-76), 4B (77-81), 5 (82-87), 6A (90-101),
               6B (101-111), 6C (111-117), 7A (118-132),
               7B (132-135), 7C (135-149);

  Texture    : APHYRIC, APHANITIC;

  Structure  : VEINS FILLED WITH CALCITE ARE COMMON;

  Alteration : EXT
               ALTERATION OF BASALT PRESENT AROUND VEINS;

  Comments   : N6 GRAY;
               PCES 6A+6B SHOW A VERY FAINT REDDISH COLOR;

  Vesicles   : VESICULAR, SOME VESICLES ARE FLATTENED
               PERPENDICULAR TO AXIAL DIRECTION OF CORE;

  Replacement: CALCITE


Leg : 62    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1480  Analyst: Windom, K
Hole: 465A  Sample Midpoint (m)    :   558.48
Core:  45   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   557.00
Sect:  1    Top of Section Depth(m):   557.00

LITHOLOGY: TRACHYTE;

  Piece No.  : PCE 1A (2-14), 1B (15-16), 1C (16-18), 1D (19-26),
               1E (26-32), 1F (31-32), 2 (35-37), 3 (40-42),
               4A (45-51), 4B (51-55), 5A (58-67), 5B (67-76),
               5C (76-88), 6 (91-95), 7A (97-105), 7B (106-111),
               8A (114-121), 8B (121-125), 9 (126-131),
               10 (133-136), 11A (138-142), 11B (143-148);

  Texture    : APHYRIC, APHANITIC;

  Structure  : SEVERAL PCES CONTAIN FRACTURES FILLED WITH CALCITE;

  Alteration : EXT
               ALTERATION IS COMMON AROUND THE VEINS, CALCITE
               ALSO OCCURS AS PATCHES SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE
               TRACHYTE;

  Comments   : N6 GRAY, PCES 6+7A+7B+9-11 HAVE A FAINT REDDISH
               TINT ESPECIALLY SURROUNDING SOME OF THE LARGER
               VESICLES;

  Vesicles   : DEGREE OF VESICULATION VARIABLE, PCES 4A+B
               CONTAIN FEWER VESICLES THAN PCES ABOVE OR BELOW,
               PCES 8A+B CONTAIN FEWER THAN SURROUNDING PCES;

  Replacement: CALCITE


Leg : 62    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1470  Analyst: Windom, K
Hole: 465A  Sample Midpoint (m)    :   559.97
Core:  45   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   557.00
Sect:  2    Top of Section Depth(m):   558.50

LITHOLOGY: TRACHYTE;

  Piece No.  : PCE 1 (2-7), 2 (8-16), 3 (17-25), 4 (26-33),
               5 (35-38), 6 (41-46), 7 (48-54), 8 (55-60),
               9 (62-68), 10 (70-74), 11 (75-81), 12 (82-90),
               13 (90-95), 14 (97-105), 15A (97-111),
               15B (111-115), 15C (115-120), 15D (121-125),
               16A (127-134), 16B (134-147);

  Texture    : APHYRIC, APHANITIC;

  Structure  : CALCITE VEINS COMMON;

  Alteration : EXT;

  Comments   : N6 GRAY, PCES 3+9-11+14+15 HAVE A FAINT REDDISH
               TINT;

  Vesicles   : VESICULAR, VESICLES COMMONLY FLATTENED
               PERPENDICULAR TO AXIS OF CORE, NUMBER AND SIZE
               OF VESICLES DECREASES IN BOTTOM OF PCE 3, PCES
               4-7 CONTAIN MORE THAN BOTTOM OF PCE 3 BUT LESS
               THAN 1AND 2 AND TOP OF PCE 3, VESICLE SIZE THEN
               INCREASES FROM PCE 8 TO BOTTOM OF SECTION-PCE
               17;

  Replacement: CALCITE


Leg : 62    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1450  Analyst: Seifert, K.
Hole: 465A  Sample Midpoint (m)    :   561.45
Core:  45   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   557.00
Sect:  3    Top of Section Depth(m):   560.00

LITHOLOGY: TRACHYTE;

  Piece No.  : PCE 1 (3-7), 2 (10-12), 3 (15-18), 4 (20-25),
               5 (28-32), 6 (35-37), 7 (40-43), 8 (45-49),
               9 (51-57), 10 (60-62), 11 (65-70), 12 (71-75),
               13 (77-81), 14 (85-94), 15 (96-103), 16 (120-126),
               17 (127-130), 18A (132-136), 18B (137-141),
               18C (141-145);

  Texture    : FINE-GRAINED, PCES 1-7 ARE FINE-GRAINED, PORTIONS OF
               THE CUT SURFACE HAVE A REDDISH CAST;

  Alteration : EXT
               HIGHLY ALTERED;

  Comments   : N7 LIGHT GRAY, FLOW UNIT PCES 8-18C AND CONTINUED;

  Vesicles   : VESICULAR, PCES 1-7 ARE HIGHLY VESICULAR;

  Phenocrysts: PLAGIOCLASE
               FRESH PLAG MICROPHENOS;

               OLIVINE
               PSEUDOMORPHED BY A BRIGHT GREEN SOFT MINERAL BUT
               HAS MAINTAINED GOOD EUHEDRAL OUTLINES, RELIC OL;

               PYROXENE
               OCCASIONAL MICROPHENOCRYST OCCURS;

  Replacement: PYRITE
               SMALL AMOUNTS OF SCATTERED PYRITE;


Leg : 62    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1470  Analyst: Seifert, K.
Hole: 465A  Sample Midpoint (m)    :   562.97
Core:  45   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   557.00
Sect:  4    Top of Section Depth(m):   561.50

LITHOLOGY: TRACHYTE;

  Piece No.  : PCE 1A (2-5), 1B (5-8), 1C (8-10), 1D (10-14),
               2 (17-21), 3 (26-27), 4 (30-35), 5 (39-43),
               6 (45-51), 7 (55-60), 8 (62-65), 9 (68-73),
               10 (75-83), 11A (85-87), 11B (88-96), 11C (96-100),
               12 (101-106), 13A (108-114), 13B (115-118),
               14 (121-126), 15 (130-132), 16 (135-138),
               17 (140-147);

  Texture    : FINE TO MEDIUM-GRAINED;

  Structure  : PYRITE VEINS DISSEMINATED THROUGHOUT CORE;

  Alteration : EXT
               HIGHLY ALTERED;

  Comments   : N7 LIGHT GRAY, FLOW UNIT (CONTINUED) PCES 1-4,
               FLOW UNIT PCES 5-11C, FLOW UNIT 11C-16;

  Vesicles   : Size(mm):     TO 5   Percent:
               VARYING AMOUNTS OF VESICLES, VESICLE SIZE NORMALLY
               >=1MM BUT RANGES TO 5MM;

  Phenocrysts: PLAGIOCLASE
               USUAL ABUNDANT PLAG MICROPHENOS;

               OLIVINE
               FEW EUHEDRAL AND BRIGHT GREEN OL PSEUDOMORPHS;

  Replacement: PYRITE


Leg : 62    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/ 140  Analyst: Seifert, K.
Hole: 465A  Sample Midpoint (m)    :   563.14
Core:  45   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   557.00
Sect:  5    Top of Section Depth(m):   563.00

LITHOLOGY: TRACHYTE;

  Piece No.  : PCE 1 (2-5), 2 (8-11);

  Texture    : FINE-GRAINED;

  Alteration : EXT
               HIGHLY ALTERED;

  Comments   : N7 LIGHT GRAY;

  Vesicles   : VESICULAR;

  Phenocrysts: PLAGIOCLASE
               MICROPHENOS;

               OLIVINE
               A FEW OF THE USUAL BRIGHT GREEN OL PSEUDOMORPHS;


Leg : 62    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1480  Analyst: Seifert, K.
Hole: 465A  Sample Midpoint (m)    :   467.98
Core:  46   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   466.50
Sect:  1    Top of Section Depth(m):   466.50

LITHOLOGY: TRACHYTE;

  Piece No.  : PCE 1 (0-6), 2 (8-12), 3 (14-20), 4 (23-29),
               5 (31-35), 6A (36-42), 6B (42-48), 6C (49-57),
               6D (58-67), 6E (67-75), 6F (73-80), 6G (80-86),
               6H (86-91), 7 (95-100), 8A (101-106), 8B (107-115),
               8C (112-126), 8D (126-132), 9A (135-141),
               9B (141-147);

  Texture    : FINE-GRAINED;

  Alteration : EXT
               BADLY ALTERED TO SMEC, PCES 6E+6F+6G HAVE
               ABUNDANT BRIGHT GREEN PATCHES PERHAPS OL
               PSEUDOMORPHS IN PART;

  Comments   : N7 LIGHT GRAY;

  Vesicles   : Size(mm):     TO 5   Percent:
               HIGHLY VESICULAR, VESICLE SIZE IS GENERALLY
               >=1MM BUT RANGES UP TO 5MM AS IN PREVIOUS CORES;

  Phenocrysts: PLAGIOCLASE
               FINE PLAG MICROPHENOS THROUGHOUT;

               OLIVINE
               OCCASIONAL BRIGHT GREEN OL PSEUDOMORPHS;

  Replacement: SMECTITE

               PYRITE
               FINELY DISSEMINATED PYRITE OCCURS THROUGHOUT;


Leg : 62    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1500  Analyst: Seifert, K.
Hole: 465A  Sample Midpoint (m)    :   469.50
Core:  46   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   466.50
Sect:  2    Top of Section Depth(m):   468.00

LITHOLOGY: TRACHYTE;

  Piece No.  : PCE 1 (0-3), 2 (6-10), 3 (12-20), 4A (22-31),
               4B (32-39), 5A (41-46), 5B (46-51), 5C (52-62),
               6 (64-72), 7 (74-77), 8 (79-86), 9 (90-97),
               10A (100-105), 10B (106-110), 10C (110-119),
               10D (119-122), 10E (122-130), 11 (132-137),
               12 (140-150);

  Texture    : FINE-GRAINED, PCES 9-12 ARE MEDIUM-GRAINED;

  Alteration : EXT
               BADLY ALTERED;

  Comments   : N7 LIGHT GRAY, FLOW UNIT PCES 4B-7;

  Vesicles   : PCES 1-4 HAVE VESICLES MOSTLY FILLED WITH
               GREEN OR WHITE MATERIAL, PCES 9-12 ARE VESICULAR,
               PCES 4C-12 HAVE EMPTY VESICLES;

  Phenocrysts: PLAGIOCLASE
               MICROPHENOS;

               OLIVINE
               OCCASIONAL OL PSEUDOMORPHS;

  Replacement: PYRITE
               FINELY DISSEMINATED PYRITE OCCURS IN SMALL
               AMOUNTS;


Leg : 62    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1030  Analyst: Seifert, K.
Hole: 465A  Sample Midpoint (m)    :   470.53
Core:  46   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   466.50
Sect:  3    Top of Section Depth(m):   469.50

LITHOLOGY: TRACHYTE;

  Piece No.  : PCE 1A (0-6), 1B (7-12), 2 (15-19), 3 (21-24),
               4 (26-35), 5 (36-40), 6 (42-47), 7 (49-55),
               8 (57-65), 9A (68-72), 9B (72-77), 9C (78-82),
               10 (86-89), 11 (92-102);

  Texture    : MEDIUM-GRAINED, PCE 7 IS FINE-GRAINED;

  Alteration : EXT
               HIGHLY ALTERED THROUGHOUT;

  Comments   : N7 LIGHT GRAY;

  Vesicles   : Size(mm):     TO 5   Percent:
               VESICLE SIZE STILL THE SAME, GENERALLY>=1MM BUT UP
               TO 5MM, VESICLES ARE FILLED IN PCES 6+8+9A+10;

  Phenocrysts: PLAGIOCLASE
               PLAG MICROPHENOS;


    

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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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