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Leg : 69    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   20/1450  Analyst: Pertsev, N.
Hole: 504A  Sample Midpoint (m)    :   266.45
Core:   6   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   265.00
Sect:  1    Top of Section Depth(m):   265.02

LITHOLOGY: PLAG-OL-CPX SPARSELY MICROPHYRIC BASALT;

  Piece No.  : PCES 3 (2-10), 4 (9-15), 5 (15-18), 6 (20-30),
               7 (30-36), 8 (36-45), 9 (39-44), 10 (44-50),
               11 (50-53), 12 (53-62), 13 (62-69), 14 (69-74),
               15 (74-84), 16 (77-80), 17 (81-85), 18 (85-89),
               19 (90-95), 20 (93-98), 21 (100-105), 22 (108-114),
               23 (116-123), 24 (123-130), 25 (131-134),
               26 (140-145);

  Texture    : SPARSELY MICROPHYRIC BASALT,UNIFORM THROUGHOUT
               SECTION,NO GLASSY MARGINS RECOVERED;

  Structure  : CALCITE VEINS TO 3MM ACROSS ARE IN PCES 6-7+24,THIN
               GREEN CALCITE VEINS CUT CALCITE VEINS IN PCE 7,
               CRACKS ALSO FILLED WITH CARB.UNSPEC,SMEC;

  Alteration : MOD
               OL PHENOS REPLACED WITH LIGHT-GREEN SMEC;

  Vesicles   : Size(mm):     TO 3   Percent:    <1
               Location:          1 Filling: SMEC,CALCITE

  Phenocrysts: PLAGIOCLASE               ( TO 5%)
               Size(mm):         <3

               OLIVINE                   ( TO 5%)
               Size(mm):         <3
               REPLACED BY SMEC;

               CLINOPYROXENE             ( TO 5%)
               Size(mm):         <3
               ALL ARE MICROPHENOS;

  Replacement: CALCITE

               SMECTITE
               Minerals Replaced: OL
               LIGHT GREEN;

               CARBONATE
               UNSPEC;


Leg : 69    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   20/1500  Analyst: Pertsev, N.
Hole: 504A  Sample Midpoint (m)    :   268.00
Core:   6   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   265.00
Sect:  2    Top of Section Depth(m):   266.52

LITHOLOGY: PLAG-OL SPARSELY PHYRIC BASALT;

  Piece No.  : PCES 27 (2-7), 28 (8-13), 29 (14-17), 30 (18-26),
               31 (28-31), 32 (35-42), 33 (42-36), 34 (48-53),
               35 (56-66), 36 (65-73), 37 (73-87), 38 (79-83),
               39 (85-88), 40 (91-102), 41 (102-108), 42 (108-113),
               43 (113-117), 44 (119-127), 45 (129-136),
               46 (137-147);

  Texture    : SPARSELY PHYRIC BASALT,NO GLASSY MARGINS PRESENT,
               RATHER UNIFORM;

  Structure  : CALCITE VEINS ABSENT,THIN SMEC &/OR CELAD VEINS
               OCCUR THROUGHOUT SECTION,PYR-SMEC VEINS &
               DISSEMINATED SMALL GRAINS OF PYR;

  Alteration : MOD
               OL ALTERED INTO GREEN & ORANGE CELAD(?) & LIGHT
               GREEN SMEC;

  Vesicles   : Size(mm):     TO 1   Percent:    <4

  Phenocrysts: PLAGIOCLASE               ( TO 5%)
               Size(mm):         <3

               OLIVINE                   ( TO 5%)
               Size(mm):         <3
               ALTERED INTO GREEN & ORANGE CELAD(?) & LIGHT GREEN
               SMEC;

               CLINOPYROXENE             (    0%)
               CPX APPEARS TO BE ABSENT;

  Replacement: CALCITE                   (    0%)

               SMECTITE
               Minerals Replaced: OL

               CELADONITE
               Minerals Replaced: OL



Leg : 69    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   20/1100  Analyst: Pertsev, N.
Hole: 504A  Sample Midpoint (m)    :   269.10
Core:   6   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   265.00
Sect:  3    Top of Section Depth(m):   268.02

LITHOLOGY: PLAG-OL SPARSELY PHYRIC BASALT;

  Piece No.  : PCES 47 (2-7), 48 (10-17), 49 (19-23), 50 (25-35),
               51 (30-41), 52 (41-49), 53 (50-56), 54 (58-67),
               55 (70-77), 56 (82-87), 57 (90-94), 58 (98-102),
               59 (103-109);

  Texture    : SPARSELY PHYRIC BASALT,GLASSY MARGINS ABSENT;

  Structure  : CRACKS FILLED WITH GREEN SMEC OR CELAD & LOCALLY
               WITH YELLOW & ORANGE CELAD(?),PCES 47+54 THERE ARE
               SMALL IRREGULAR PATCHES OR CAVITIES(TO 7MM) FILLED
               WITH BRIGHT GREEN CELAD(RIMS) & LIGHT GREEN OR
               YELLOW CORES;

  Alteration : MOD
               RARE GRAINS OF PYR ON DRILLED SURFACES ARE COVERED
               WITH LIMONITE HALO;

  Vesicles   : Size(mm):     TO 1   Percent:    <4

  Phenocrysts: PLAGIOCLASE               ( TO 5%)
               Size(mm):         <3

               OLIVINE                   ( TO 5%)
               Size(mm):         <3

               PYROXENE                  (    0%)
               PYX APPEARS TO BE ABSENT;

  Replacement: CELADONITE
               BRIGHT GREEN,YELLOW & ORANGE;


Leg : 69    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   30/1500  Analyst: Pertsev, N.
Hole: 504A  Sample Midpoint (m)    :   274.50
Core:   7   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   273.00
Sect:  1    Top of Section Depth(m):   273.03

LITHOLOGY: PLAG-OL SPARSELY PHYRIC TO APHYRIC BASALT;

  Piece No.  : PCES 60 (3-9), 61 (10-19), 62 (22-27), 63 (29-37),
               64 (38-48), 65 (51-60), 66 (63-67), 67 (71-79),
               68 (79-86), 69 (87-95), 70 (97-100), 71 (104-107),
               72 (108-115), 73 (117-122), 74 (127-131),
               75 (133-137), 76 (140-147);

  Texture    : SPARSELY PHYRIC TO APHYRIC BASALT,ROCK IS UNIFORM,
               PCES 73+75-76 HAVE CHILLED MARGINS,ZONES NEAR GLASSY
               MARGINS ARE FINE-GRAINED & PLAG-CPX MICROPHYRIC;

  Alteration : MOD
               PCES 60-61+65,PATCHES(TO 8MM) WHICH CONSIST OF
               CELAD & SMEC FROM DARK GREEN TO YELLOW & ORANGE,
               ZONE NEAR GLASSY MARGINS IN PCES 73+75-76 IS
               STRONGLY ALTERED TO SMEC;

  Vesicles   : Size(mm):            Percent:     0

  Phenocrysts: PLAGIOCLASE               (  3-5%)
               Size(mm):       TO 3
               ALSO PRESENT AS SMALL PHENOS IN CHILLED MARGINS OF
               PCES 73+75-76;

               OLIVINE                   (  3-5%)
               Size(mm):       TO 3

               CLINOPYROXENE
               SMALL PHENOS PRESENT IN CHILLED MARGINS OF PCES
               73+75-76;

  Replacement: CELADONITE

               SMECTITE
               ALT.MINS RANGE FROM DARK GREEN TO YELLOW & ORANGE;


Leg : 69    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   20/1400  Analyst: Pertsev, N.
Hole: 504A  Sample Midpoint (m)    :   275.90
Core:   7   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   273.00
Sect:  2    Top of Section Depth(m):   274.52

LITHOLOGY: PILLOW BASALT;

  Piece No.  : PCES 77 (2-8), 78 (10-15), 79 (19-30), 80 (32-47),
               81 (50-55), 82 (59-62), 83 (66-70), 84 (73-82),
               85 (85-90), 86 (94-102), 87 (105-110), 88 (113-122),
               89 (123-127), 90 (132-140);

  Texture    : LAST PART OF SECTION IS APHYRIC BASALT FLOW,UNIFORM,
               MICROLITIC,FINE-GRAINED;

  Structure  : CRACKS FILLED WITH LIGHT GREEN SMEC IN CENTRAL PART
               WITH MORE DARK GREEN BORDERS;

  Alteration : OL CONVERTED INTO LIGHT GREEN SMEC,OXIDATION
               OBSERVED IN SOME VEINS,BORDERS OF VEINS ARE ORANGE
               OR RED THEN  MORE YELLOW OUTSIDE & BECOMING DARK
               GREEN,OXIDATION ZONE WIDTH IS UP TO 1CM ON BOTH
               SIDES OF VEINS;

  Vesicles   : Size(mm):            Percent:  RARE
               ABSENT TO RARE,VERY SMALL WHEN PRESENT;

  Phenocrysts: OLIVINE
               CONVERTED TO SMEC;

  Replacement: SMECTITE
               Minerals Replaced: OL
               LIGHT GREEN;

               UNIDENTIFIED
               ORANGE OR RED,YELLOW;


    

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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]

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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