Core Data from the Deep Sea Drilling Project

Leg : 66    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/ 200  Analyst: Lundberg, N.
Hole: 493   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   652.20
Core:  58   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   652.00
Sect:  1    Top of Section Depth(m):   652.00

LITHOLOGY: SEDIMENT;
           FINE SAND;


Leg : 66    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  250/ 850  Analyst: Lundberg, N.
Hole: 493   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   652.85
Core:  58   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   652.00
Sect:  1    Top of Section Depth(m):   652.25

LITHOLOGY: QTZ DIORITE;

  Piece No.  : PCES 2 (27-31), 3 (34-38), 4 (40-45), 5 (46-52),
               6 (54-62), 7 (64-67), 8 (69-75), 9 (76-82);

  Comments   : MEDIUM-LIGHT GRAY(N6) AVERAGE COLOR;

  Groundmass : PLAGIOCLASE
               Size(mm):        1-3

               QUARTZ
               Size(mm):        1-3

               HORNBLENDE
               Size(mm):        1-3

               BIOTITE
               Size(mm):        1-3
               ALL GNDMASS MINERALS ARE EQUANT XTLS;

  Replacement: SULFIDES
               Size(mm):        1-3
               PYR & CHALCOPYR EQUANT XTLS;


Leg : 66    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1500  Analyst: Lundberg, N.
Hole: 493   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   658.00
Core:  59   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   656.50
Sect:  1    Top of Section Depth(m):   656.50

LITHOLOGY: QTZ DIORITE;

  Piece No.  : PCES 1 (0-7), 2 (9-12), 3A (14-16), 3B (14-25),
               4 (26-35), 5 (37-44), 6A (47-60), 6B (60-66),
               7 (70-73), 8 (76-78), 9 (82-89), 10 (91-97),
               11 (99-105), 12 (108-118), 13 (120-133),
               14 (134-143), 15 (145-150);

  Structure  : OCCASIONAL VEINING & FRACTURING;

  Comments   : MEDIUM-LIGHT GRAY(N6) AVERAGE COLOR;

  Groundmass : PLAGIOCLASE
               Size(mm):       TO 3

               QUARTZ
               Size(mm):       TO 3

               BIOTITE
               Size(mm):       TO 3

               HORNBLENDE
               Size(mm):       TO 3
               ALL GNDMASS MINERALS ARE EQUANT XTLS;

  Replacement: SULFIDES
               Size(mm):       TO 3
               PYR & CHALCOPYR ARE EQUANT XTLS;


Leg : 66    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1500  Analyst: Lundberg, N.
Hole: 493   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   659.50
Core:  59   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   656.50
Sect:  2    Top of Section Depth(m):   658.00

LITHOLOGY: QTZ DIORITE;

  Piece No.  : PCES 1 (0-6), 2 (8-13), 3 (16-24), 4 (25-35),
               5 (36-43), 6 (45-50), 7 (52-62), 8A (63-68),
               8B (65-68), 9 (71-79), 10 (82-84), 11 (87-94),
               12 (97-101), 13 (104-112), 14 (115-120),
               15 (122-127), 16 (130-135), 17 (137-143),
               18 (146-150);

  Texture    : SAME TEXTURE & COMPOSITION AS CORE 59-1;


Leg : 66    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/ 600  Analyst: Lundberg, N.
Hole: 493   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   662.10
Core:  60   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   661.50
Sect:  1    Top of Section Depth(m):   661.50

LITHOLOGY: SEDIMENT;
           FINE TO MEDIUM SAND;

  Comments   : ORIGINALLY PACKED AROUND PCES OF PLUTONIC ROCK WHEN
               CORE WAS RECOVERED;


Leg : 66    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  600/1500  Analyst: Lundberg, N.
Hole: 493   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   663.00
Core:  60   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   661.50
Sect:  1    Top of Section Depth(m):   662.10

LITHOLOGY: DIORITE;

  Piece No.  : PCES 1 (62-68), 2 (71-78), 3 (80-88), 4 (90-98),
               5 (100-107), 6 (108-116), 7 (118-123), 8 (126-132),
               9 (136-142), 10 (145-150);

  Comments   : MEDIUM-LIGHT GRAY(N6) AVERAGE COLOR;

  Groundmass : PLAGIOCLASE
               Size(mm):       TO 2

               QUARTZ
               Size(mm):       TO 2

               HORNBLENDE
               Size(mm):       TO 2

               BIOTITE
               Size(mm):       TO 2
               ALL GNDMASS MINERALS EQUANT XTLS;

  Replacement: SULFIDES
               Size(mm):       TO 2
               EQUANT XTLS;


Leg : 66    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1450  Analyst: Lundberg, N.
Hole: 493   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   664.45
Core:  60   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   661.50
Sect:  2    Top of Section Depth(m):   663.00

LITHOLOGY: DIORITE;

  Piece No.  : PCES 1 (0-7), 2 (8-21), 3 (23-34), 4 (36-42),
               5 (43-50), 6 (52-59), 7 (61-73), 8 (85-87),
               9 (84-87), 10 (89-106), 11 (108-114), 12 (116-122),
               13 (123-130), 14 (132-141);

  Texture    : SAME TEXTURE & COMPOSITION AS CORE 60-1;

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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