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Core Data from the Deep Sea Drilling Project


Leg : 65    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :  100/1500  Age: QUATERNARY
Hole: 483B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :   91.60    Age: QUATERNARY
Core:   1   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):   93.00    Age: 
Sect:  1    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    1.40
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
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      0         0        98           /                  
 
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Shipboard Lith : MUD                                                         
Screen Lith    : MUD                                                         
 
 
 
Leg : 65    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/1500  Age: QUATERNARY
Hole: 483B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :   93.00    Age: QUATERNARY
Core:   1   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):   94.50    Age: 
Sect:  2    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    1.50
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      0         0        98       1.45/ 75            144
 
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Shipboard Lith : MUD                                                         
Screen Lith    : MUD                                                         
 
 
 
Leg : 65    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/1500  Age: QUATERNARY
Hole: 483B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :   94.50    Age: QUATERNARY
Core:   1   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):   96.00    Age: 
Sect:  3    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    1.50
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      2         0        98       1.49/ 72            146
 
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Shipboard Lith : MUD                                                         
Screen Lith    : CLAY MINERAL RICH MUD                                       
 
 
 
Leg : 65    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/1300  Age: QUATERNARY
Hole: 483B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :   96.00    Age: QUATERNARY
Core:   1   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):   97.30    Age: 
Sect:  4    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    1.30
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      1         0        99       1.49/ 72            106
 
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Shipboard Lith : CLAY                                                        
Screen Lith    : CLAY MINERAL RICH MUD                                       
 
 
 
Leg : 65    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/1290  Age: QUATERNARY
Hole: 483B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :   97.50    Age: QUATERNARY
Core:   1   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):   98.79    Age: 
Sect:  5    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    1.29
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      1         0        99       1.56/ 68            107
 
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Shipboard Lith : CLAY (TURBIDITE)                                            
Screen Lith    : CLAY MINERAL RICH MUD                                       
 
 
 
Leg : 65    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   50/ 250  Age: QUATERNARY
Hole: 483B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :   99.05    Age: QUATERNARY
Core:   1   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):   99.25    Age: 
Sect:  6    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.20
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      0         0         0           /                  
 
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Shipboard Lith : CLAY                                                        
Screen Lith    : CLAY MINERAL RICH MUD                                       
 
 
 
Leg : 65    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/1500  Age: QUATERNARY
Hole: 483B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  101.00    Age: QUATERNARY
Core:   2   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  102.50    Age: 
Sect:  1    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    1.50
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      4         0        96       1.57/ 68            143
 
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Shipboard Lith : MUD                                                         
Screen Lith    : CLAY MINERAL RICH MUD                                       
 
 
 
Leg : 65    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/1500  Age: QUATERNARY
Hole: 483B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  102.50    Age: QUATERNARY
Core:   2   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  104.00    Age: 
Sect:  2    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    1.50
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      3         2        95       1.59/ 66            144
 
Processing Hist: Classification was successful.
Shipboard Lith : MUD                                                         
Screen Lith    : CLAY MINERAL RICH MUD                                       
 
 
 
Leg : 65    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/1500  Age: QUATERNARY
Hole: 483B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  104.00    Age: QUATERNARY
Core:   2   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  105.50    Age: 
Sect:  3    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    1.50
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      1         0        99       1.60/ 65            145
 
Processing Hist: Classification was successful.
Shipboard Lith : MUD                                                         
Screen Lith    : CLAY MINERAL RICH CLAY                                      
 
 
 
Leg : 65    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/1200  Age: QUATERNARY
Hole: 483B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  105.50    Age: QUATERNARY
Core:   2   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  106.70    Age: 
Sect:  4    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    1.20
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      1         0        99       1.55/ 69             90
 
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Shipboard Lith : MUD                                                         
Screen Lith    : CLAY MINERAL RICH CLAY                                      
 
 
 
Leg : 65    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/1450  Age: QUATERNARY
Hole: 483B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  107.00    Age: QUATERNARY
Core:   2   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  108.45    Age: 
Sect:  5    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    1.45
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      2         0        98       1.61/ 65            136
 
Processing Hist: Classification was successful.
Shipboard Lith : MUD                                                         
Screen Lith    : CLAY MINERAL RICH CLAY                                      
 
 
 
Leg : 65    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/1310  Age: QUATERNARY
Hole: 483B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  108.50    Age: QUATERNARY
Core:   2   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  109.81    Age: 
Sect:  6    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    1.31
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
     74         0        26       1.62/ 64            115
 
Processing Hist: Classification was successful.
Shipboard Lith : MUD                                                         
Screen Lith    : QUARTZ RICH CARBONATE CHALK                                 
 
 
 
Leg : 65    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) : 1310/1360  Age: QUATERNARY
Hole: 483B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  109.81    Age: QUATERNARY
Core:   2   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  109.86    Age: 
Sect:  6    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.05
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      0         0         0       1.66/ 62              4
 
Processing Hist: Classification failed; no smear slide data exists.
Shipboard Lith : BASALT                                                      
Screen Lith    : BASALT                                                      
 
 
 
Leg : 65    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :  150/ 200  Age: QUATERNARY
Hole: 483B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  110.15    Age: QUATERNARY
Core:   2   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  110.20    Age: 
Sect:  7    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.05
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      0         0         0           /                  
 
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Shipboard Lith : MUD (SILTY CLAY)                                            
Screen Lith    : MUD                                                         
 
 
 
Leg : 65    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/  60  Age: 
Hole: 483B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  133.00    Age: 
Core:   7   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  133.06    Age: 
Sect:  1    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.06
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      2         0        98           /                  
 
Processing Hist: Classification was successful.
Shipboard Lith : SILTY CLAY                                                  
Screen Lith    : CLAY MINERAL RICH MUD                                       
 
 
 
Leg : 65    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/  50  Age: 
Hole: 483B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  137.50    Age: 
Core:   8   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  137.55    Age: 
Sect:  1    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.05
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      0         1        99           /                  
 
Processing Hist: Classification was successful.
Shipboard Lith : MUD                                                         
Screen Lith    : CLAY MINERAL RICH MUD                                       
 
 
 
Leg : 65    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   50/ 100  Age: 
Hole: 483B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  137.55    Age: 
Core:   8   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  137.60    Age: 
Sect:  1    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.05
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      0         0         0           /                  
 
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Shipboard Lith : SANDSTONE                                                   
Screen Lith    : CLAY MINERAL RICH MUD                                       
 
 
 
Leg : 65    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :  100/ 200  Age: 
Hole: 483B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  137.60    Age: 
Core:   8   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  137.70    Age: 
Sect:  1    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.10
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      0         0         0           /                  
 
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Shipboard Lith : APHYRIC BASALT                                              
Screen Lith    : CLAY MINERAL RICH MUD                                       
 
 
 
Leg : 65    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :  200/ 300  Age: 
Hole: 483B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  137.70    Age: 
Core:   8   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  137.80    Age: 
Sect:  1    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.10
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      0         0         0           /                  
 
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Shipboard Lith : SANDSTONE                                                   
Screen Lith    : CLAY MINERAL RICH MUD                                       
 
 
 
Leg : 65    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/  50  Age: UPPER PLIOCENE
Hole: 483B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  146.50    Age: UPPER PLIOCENE
Core:   9   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  146.55    Age: 
Sect:  1    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.05
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      8         2        90           /                  
 
Processing Hist: Classification was successful.
Shipboard Lith : MUD                                                         
Screen Lith    : CLAY MINERAL RICH MUD                                       
 
 
 
Leg : 65    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   50/ 450  Age: UPPER PLIOCENE
Hole: 483B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  146.55    Age: UPPER PLIOCENE
Core:   9   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  146.95    Age: 
Sect:  1    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.40
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      0         0         0           /                  
 
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Shipboard Lith : BASALT                                                      
Screen Lith    : CLASTIC SEDIMENT.                                           
 
 
 
Leg : 65    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :  650/ 700  Age: UPPER PLIOCENE
Hole: 483B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  210.65    Age: UPPER PLIOCENE
Core:  20   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  210.70    Age: 
Sect:  2    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.05
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      1         1        98           /                  
 
Processing Hist: Classification was successful.
Shipboard Lith : MUD                                                         
Screen Lith    : CLAY MINERAL RICH CLAY                                      
 
 
 
Leg : 65    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :  700/ 950  Age: UPPER PLIOCENE
Hole: 483B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  210.70    Age: UPPER PLIOCENE
Core:  20   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  210.95    Age: 
Sect:  2    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.25
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      0         0        98           /                  
 
Processing Hist: Data incomplete; interpretation allowed manual encoding.
Shipboard Lith : MUD                                                         
Screen Lith    : MUD                                                         
 
 
 
Leg : 65    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :  950/1300  Age: UPPER PLIOCENE
Hole: 483B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  210.95    Age: UPPER PLIOCENE
Core:  20   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  211.30    Age: 
Sect:  2    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.35
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      6         3        92       1.79/ 54             26
 
Processing Hist: Classification was successful.
Shipboard Lith : MUDSTONE                                                    
Screen Lith    : CLAY MINERAL RICH MUDSTONE                                  
 
 
 
Leg : 65    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) : 1300/1500  Age: UPPER PLIOCENE
Hole: 483B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  211.30    Age: UPPER PLIOCENE
Core:  20   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  211.50    Age: 
Sect:  2    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.20
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      0         0         0       1.94/ 46              9
 
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Shipboard Lith : BASALT                                                      
Screen Lith    : CLAY MINERAL RICH MUDSTONE                                  
 
 
 
Leg : 65    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/  50  Age: 
Hole: 483B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  232.50    Age: 
Core:  25   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  232.55    Age: 
Sect:  2    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.05
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      0         0         0           /                  
 
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Shipboard Lith : BASALT                                                      
Screen Lith    : CLAY MINERAL RICH MUDSTONE                                  
 
 
 
Leg : 65    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   50/ 220  Age: 
Hole: 483B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  232.55    Age: 
Core:  25   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  232.72    Age: 
Sect:  2    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.17
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      0         0       100           /                  
 
Processing Hist: Classification was successful.
Shipboard Lith : MUD                                                         
Screen Lith    : CLAY MINERAL RICH MUDSTONE                                  
 
 
 
Leg : 65    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :  220/1500  Age: 
Hole: 483B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  232.72    Age: 
Core:  25   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  234.00    Age: 
Sect:  2    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    1.28
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      0         0         0       2.31/ 23            111
 
Processing Hist: 
Shipboard Lith : BASALT                                                      
Screen Lith    : CLASTIC SEDIMENT.                                           
 
 
 
Leg : 65    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/  50  Age: 
Hole: 483B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  237.00    Age: 
Core:  26   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  237.05    Age: 
Sect:  2    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.05
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      5         0        95           /                  
 
Processing Hist: Classification was successful.
Shipboard Lith : MUD                                                         
Screen Lith    : CLAY MINERAL RICH MUD                                       
 
 
 
    

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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