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Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     0.15/    1.40
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  150/1400
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO OOZE;H FIRM;C BROWNISH GRAY,GREENISH GRAY;S BURROWS,MOTTLING;U 
NODULES 
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     1.65/    2.62
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  150/1120
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 FORAM-NANNO OOZE;H FIRM;C GREENISH GRAY;M ORGANIC MATTER;S BURROWS;U   
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     2.63/    2.90
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 1130/1400
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 HYDROTHERMAL CLAY;H FIRM;C GREENISH GRAY,GREENISH BLACK;D SLIGHTLY 
DISTURBED;U   
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     3.03/    3.57
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   30/ 570
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO OOZE;H FIRM;C GREENISH GRAY,BLUISH GRAY;S MOTTLING,BURROWS;U   
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     3.63/    3.73
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   60/ 160
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
 FORAM NANNO OOZE;H SOFT;C GREENISH GRAY,BROWNISH GRAY;D GREATLY DISTURBED;
U   
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     3.50/    3.80
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     3.50
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 300
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO OOZE;H SOFT;C GREENISH GRAY;S BURROWS;U   
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     3.80/    4.12
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     3.50
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  300/ 620
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 CLAY;H SOFT;C GRAYISH BLACK,BROWNISH GRAY,GREENISH GRAY;S BEDDING,
MOTTLING,BURROWS;Z 31210000 
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     4.13/    4.40
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     3.50
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  630/ 900
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 MN OXIDE FRAGS;H SOFT;C GRAYISH BLACK;M MANGANESE;S  ;U   
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     4.41/    5.00
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     3.50
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  910/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 HYDROTHERMAL CLAY;H SOFT;C GREENISH BLACK,BROWNISH BLACK;S BEDDING,
MOTTLING;U   
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     5.00/    6.50
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     3.50
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 GRANULAR HYDROTHERMAL CLAY;H SOFT;C GREENISH BLACK,GREENISH GRAY;S 
MOTTLING,BEDDING,BURROWS;U   
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     6.50/    7.12
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     3.50
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 620
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 GRANULAR HYDROTHERMAL CLAY;H SOFT;Z 33212000;C GREENISH GRAY,GREENISH 
BLACK;S  ;U   
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     7.22/    7.32
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     3.50
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 200
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
 GRANULAR HYDROTHERMAL CLAY;H SOFT;Z 33212000;C GREENISH GRAY,GREENISH 
BLACK;S  ;U   
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     7.90/    9.34
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     7.90
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1440
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 GRANULAR HYDROTHERMAL CLAY;H SOFT;Z 33212000;C GREENISH BLACK;S  ;U 
PEBBLES 
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     9.40/    9.83
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     7.90
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 430
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 GRANULAR HYDROTHERMAL CLAY;H SOFT;Z 33212000;C GREENISH BLACK,GRAYISH 
BLACK;S  ;U   
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     9.84/   10.30
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     7.90
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  440/ 900
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 PELAGIC CLAY;H SOUPY;Z 11110000;C GREENISH BLACK,OLIVE GRAY,GREENISH GRAY;
S BURROWS;U   
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    10.30/   10.50
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     7.90
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  900/1100
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 CLAY WITH GRANULAR;H SOFT;Z 11110000;C GREENISH BLACK,GREENISH GRAY;S  ;U 
  
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    10.90/   11.65
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     7.90
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 750
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 PELAGIC CLAY;H SOFT;C GREENISH BLACK,GRAYISH BLACK,GRAY,OLIVE GRAY,
YELLOWISH GRAY;S MOTTLING;U PEBBLES 
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    11.66/   12.02
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     7.90
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  760/1120
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 GRANULAR HYDROTHERMAL CLAY;H SOFT;Z 33212000;C GREENISH GRAY;S  ;U   
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    12.48/   13.77
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    12.30
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  180/1470
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 GRANULAR CLAY;H SOUPY;C GREENS;S  ;U   
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    13.78/   13.80
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    12.30
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 1480/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO OOZE;H SOFT;Z 11111210;C GREENS;S CONTACTS;U   
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    13.80/   13.88
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    12.30
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/  80
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO OOZE;H SOFT;Z 11111210;C GREEN;S  ;U   
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    13.89/   14.15
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    12.30
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   90/ 350
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 HYDROTHERMAL CLAY AND OOZE;H SOFT;Z 33212000;C GREENS;S  ;U   
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    14.16/   14.26
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    12.30
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  360/ 460
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO OOZE;H SOFT;Z 11111210;C GREENS;S CONTACTS;U   
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    14.27/   14.32
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    12.30
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  470/ 520
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 GRANULAR HYDROTHERMAL CLAY;H SOFT;Z 33212000;C GREEN,BROWNISH;S CONTACTS;
U   
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    14.33/   14.50
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    12.30
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  530/ 700
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO OOZE;H SOFT;C GREENS;S  ;U   
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    14.51/   14.80
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    12.30
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  710/1000
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 GRANULAR HYDROTHERMAL CLAY;H SOFT;C BROWNISH,GREEN;S  ;U   
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    14.81/   14.85
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    12.30
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 1010/1050
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 OOZE;H SOFT;C GREENS;S  ;U   
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    14.86/   15.30
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    12.30
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 1060/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 GRANULAR HYDROTHERMAL CLAY;H SOFT;C GREEN;S  ;U   
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    15.30/   15.58
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    12.30
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 280
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 GRANULAR CLAY;H SOFT;C GREENS;S  ;U   
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    15.59/   15.68
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    12.30
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  290/ 380
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO OOZE AND CLAY;H SOFT;C GREENISH GRAY;S  ;U   
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    15.69/   16.04
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    12.30
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  390/ 740
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 HYDROTHERMAL CLAY;H SOFT;C DARK GREEN;S  ;U   
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    16.14/   16.19
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    12.30
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 150
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO OOZE;H SOFT;C GREENS;S MOTTLING;U   
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    16.70/   17.02
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    16.70
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 320
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 HYDROTHERMAL CLAY AND OOZE;H SOFT;C GREENS;S  ;U PEBBLES 
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    17.03/   18.20
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    16.70
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  330/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 OOZE;H SOFT;C GRAY GREEN;S MOTTLING,BURROWS,CONTACTS;U   
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    18.20/   19.70
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    16.70
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO OOZE;H SOFT;C GREEN,OLIVE GREEN;S MOTTLING,BURROWS;U   
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    19.70/   21.10
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    16.70
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1400
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO OOZE;H SOFT;C GREEN,OLIVE GREEN;S MOTTLING,BURROWS;U   
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    21.10/   22.60
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    21.10
Core:   6   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO OOZE;H SOFT;C GREENS,OLIVE BROWN;S  ;U   
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    22.60/   24.10
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    21.10
Core:   6   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO OOZE;H SOFT;C GREENS,OLIVE GREEN;S MOTTLING,BURROWS;U   
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    24.10/   25.32
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    21.10
Core:   6   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1220
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO OOZE;H SOFT;C GREEN;S MOTTLING,BURROWS;U   
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    25.52/   25.52
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    21.10
Core:   6   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/   0
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO OOZE;H SOFT;C GREEN;S MOTTLING,BURROWS;U   
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    25.50/   26.32
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    25.50
Core:   7   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 820
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO OOZE W/CLAY GRANULAR;H SOUPY;C GREENS;S  ;U   
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    26.37/   26.80
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    25.50
Core:   7   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  870/1300
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO OOZE;H SOFT;C GREENS;S MOTTLING;U   
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    26.81/   27.00
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    25.50
Core:   7   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 1310/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO OOZE WITH BASALT CLASTS;H SOUPY;C GREENS,BLACK;M VOLCANIC GLASS;S  ;
U VOLCANOGENIC DEPOSITS 
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    27.38/   28.04
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    25.50
Core:   7   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  380/1040
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO OOZE AND BASALT FRAGS;H WATERY;C GREEN,BLACK;M VOLCANIC GLASS;S  ;U 
VOLCANOGENIC DEPOSITS 
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    28.15/   28.15
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    25.50
Core:   7   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/   0
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO OOZE AND BASALT FRAGS;H SOFT;C GREENS;S  ;U   
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    28.00/   29.50
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    28.00
Core:   8   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 CLAY AND SILTY OOZE;H SOFT;C GREENS;S  ;U PEBBLES 
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    29.50/   29.80
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    28.00
Core:   8   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 300
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 BASALT AND CLAY GRANULAR BRECCIA;H HARD;C GREEN;M VOLCANIC GLASS;S  ;U 
VOLCANOGENIC DEPOSITS 
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    29.81/   31.00
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    28.00
Core:   8   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  310/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO OOZE;H WATERY;C GREEN;S  ;U PEBBLES 
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    31.00/   31.63
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    28.00
Core:   8   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 630
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO OOZE;H SOFT;C GREENS;S  ;U PEBBLES;70506C  8 3 640 850   28.00   
31.64   31.85 5L BASALT FRAGMENTS;H HARD;C  ;S  ;U PEBBLES 
 
 
Leg : 70    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    31.95/   33.10
Hole: 506C  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    28.00
Core:   8   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1250
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
 BASALT FRAGMENTS;H HARD;C  ;S  ;U

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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