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Core Data from the Deep Sea Drilling Project


Leg : 87    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/1250  Age: UPPER QUATERNARY
Hole: 584B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :    0.00    Age: UPPER QUATERNARY
Core:   1   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):    1.25    Age: 
Sect:  1    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    1.25
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
     25        40       100           /                  
 
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Shipboard Lith : MUD                                                         
Screen Lith    : DIATOM MUDSTONE                                             
 
 
 
Leg : 87    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/ 380  Age: UPPER QUATERNARY
Hole: 584B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :    1.35    Age: UPPER QUATERNARY
Core:   1   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):    1.73    Age: 
Sect: CC    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.38
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
     25        40       100           /                  
 
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Shipboard Lith : MUD                                                         
Screen Lith    : DIATOM MUDSTONE                                             
 
 
 
Leg : 87    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/1500  Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Hole: 584B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  644.10    Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Core:   2   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  645.60    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
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      1        11        89       1.47/ 74            114
 
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Shipboard Lith : MUDSTONE                                                    
Screen Lith    : GLASS RICH CLAY MINERAL RICH MUDSTONE                       
 
 
 
Leg : 87    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/1500  Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Hole: 584B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  645.60    Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Core:   2   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  647.10    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         8        92       1.53/ 70            126
 
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Shipboard Lith : MUDSTONE                                                    
Screen Lith    : QUARTZ RICH CLAY MINERAL RICH MUDSTONE                      
 
 
 
Leg : 87    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/1500  Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Hole: 584B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  647.10    Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Core:   2   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  648.60    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        48        50       1.51/ 71            128
 
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Shipboard Lith : MUDSTONE                                                    
Screen Lith    : CLAY MINERAL RICH DIATOM MUDSTONE                           
 
 
 
Leg : 87    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/1500  Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Hole: 584B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  648.60    Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Core:   2   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  650.10    Age: 
Sect:  4    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        50       1.51/ 71            127
 
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Shipboard Lith : MUDSTONE                                                    
Screen Lith    : SANDY MUDSTONE                                              
 
 
 
Leg : 87    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/1000  Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Hole: 584B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  650.10    Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Core:   2   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  651.10    Age: 
Sect:  5    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    1.00
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      0         9        91       1.50/ 72             41
 
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Shipboard Lith : MUDSTONE                                                    
Screen Lith    : QUARTZ RICH CLAY MINERAL RICH MUDSTONE                      
 
 
 
Leg : 87    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/ 170  Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Hole: 584B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  651.20    Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Core:   2   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  651.37    Age: 
Sect: CC    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         0           /                  
 
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Shipboard Lith : MUDSTONE                                                    
Screen Lith    : CLASTIC SEDIMENT.                                           
 
 
 
Leg : 87    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/1500  Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Hole: 584B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  943.10    Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Core:   3   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  944.60    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
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      0         7        93       1.41/ 77            113
 
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Shipboard Lith : MUDSTONE                                                    
Screen Lith    : CLASTIC SEDIMENT.                                           
 
 
 
Leg : 87    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/1400  Age: MIDDLE MIOCENE
Hole: 584B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  944.60    Age: MIDDLE MIOCENE
Core:   3   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  946.00    Age: 
Sect:  2    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
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      0         3        97       1.44/ 75            107
 
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Shipboard Lith : MUDSTONE                                                    
Screen Lith    : HEAVY MINERAL RICH GLASS RICH MUD                           
 
 
 
Leg : 87    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/ 150  Age: MIDDLE MIOCENE
Hole: 584B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  946.20    Age: MIDDLE MIOCENE
Core:   3   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  946.35    Age: 
Sect: CC    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.15
 
       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 : MUDSTONE                                                    
Screen Lith    : MUDSTONE                                                    
 
 
 
Leg : 87    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/1470  Age: 
Hole: 584B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :    1.40    Age: 
Core: H 1   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):    2.87    Age: 
Sect:  1    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    1.47
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      3        66        31           /                  
 
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Shipboard Lith : SAND                                                        
Screen Lith    : CLAY MINERAL RICH MUDDY DIATOM OOZE                         
 
 
 
Leg : 87    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/ 150  Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Hole: 584B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :    2.97    Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Core: H 1   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):    3.12    Age: 
Sect: CC    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.15
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
     25        40        31           /                  
 
Processing Hist: Data incomplete; interpretation allowed manual encoding.
Shipboard Lith : MUDSTONE                                                    
Screen Lith    : DIATOM MUDSTONE                                             
 
 
 
Leg : 87    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/1500  Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Hole: 584B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  509.70    Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Core: H 2   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  511.20    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
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      7        22        71       1.45/ 75            124
 
Processing Hist: Classification was successful.
Shipboard Lith : MUDSTONE                                                    
Screen Lith    : DIATOM RICH CLAY MINERAL RICH SANDY MUDSTONE                
 
 
 
Leg : 87    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/1500  Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Hole: 584B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  511.20    Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Core: H 2   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  512.70    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        71       1.45/ 75            124
 
Processing Hist: Data incomplete; interpretation allowed manual encoding.
Shipboard Lith : MUDSTONE                                                    
Screen Lith    : SANDY MUDSTONE                                              
 
 
 
Leg : 87    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/1500  Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Hole: 584B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  512.70    Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Core: H 2   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  514.20    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
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      0         0        71       1.48/ 73            125
 
Processing Hist: Data incomplete; interpretation allowed manual encoding.
Shipboard Lith : MUDSTONE                                                    
Screen Lith    : SANDY MUDSTONE                                              
 
 
 
Leg : 87    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/1500  Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Hole: 584B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  514.20    Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Core: H 2   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  515.70    Age: 
Sect:  4    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
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
     25        40        71       1.38/ 79            127
 
Processing Hist: Data incomplete; interpretation allowed manual encoding.
Shipboard Lith : MUDSTONE                                                    
Screen Lith    : DIATOM MUDSTONE                                             
 
 
 
Leg : 87    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/1500  Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Hole: 584B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  515.70    Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Core: H 2   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  517.20    Age: 
Sect:  5    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        71       1.43/ 76            128
 
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Shipboard Lith : MUDSTONE                                                    
Screen Lith    : SANDY MUDSTONE                                              
 
 
 
Leg : 87    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/1330  Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Hole: 584B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  517.20    Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Core: H 2   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  518.53    Age: 
Sect:  6    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    1.33
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      0         0        71       1.45/ 74             97
 
Processing Hist: Data incomplete; interpretation allowed manual encoding.
Shipboard Lith : MUDSTONE                                                    
Screen Lith    : SANDY MUDSTONE                                              
 
 
 
Leg : 87    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/ 350  Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Hole: 584B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  518.63    Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Core: H 2   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  518.98    Age: 
Sect: CC    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
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      0         0        71           /                  
 
Processing Hist: Data incomplete; interpretation allowed manual encoding.
Shipboard Lith : MUDSTONE                                                    
Screen Lith    : SANDY MUDSTONE                                              
 
 
 
Leg : 87    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/1500  Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Hole: 584B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  653.80    Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Core: H 3   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  655.30    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
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      0         6        94       1.60/ 66            117
 
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Shipboard Lith : MUDSTONE                                                    
Screen Lith    : QUARTZ RICH GLASS RICH SANDY MUDSTONE                       
 
 
 
Leg : 87    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/1500  Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Hole: 584B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  655.30    Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Core: H 3   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  656.80    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
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
     15        26        59       1.59/ 66            129
 
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Shipboard Lith : SILT                                                        
Screen Lith    : DIATOM RICH CLAY MINERAL RICH MUD                           
 
 
 
Leg : 87    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/1200  Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Hole: 584B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  656.80    Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Core: H 3   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  658.00    Age: 
Sect:  3    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
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      0         0         0       1.59/ 66             79
 
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Shipboard Lith : MUDSTONE                                                    
Screen Lith    : CLASTIC SEDIMENT.                                           
 
 
 
Leg : 87    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/ 280  Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Hole: 584B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  658.12    Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Core: H 3   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  658.40    Age: 
Sect: CC    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.28
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      0         0         0           /                  
 
Processing Hist: Data incomplete; interpretation allowed manual encoding.
Shipboard Lith : MUDSTONE                                                    
Screen Lith    : SANDY MUDSTONE                                              
 
 
 
Leg : 87    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/1500  Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Hole: 584B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  846.80    Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Core: H 4   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  848.30    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
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      2        13        85       1.40/ 78            120
 
Processing Hist: Classification was successful.
Shipboard Lith : MUDSTONE                                                    
Screen Lith    : CLAY MINERAL RICH MUD                                       
 
 
 
Leg : 87    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/ 850  Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Hole: 584B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  848.30    Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Core: H 4   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  849.15    Age: 
Sect:  2    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.85
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      0         0         0       1.40/ 77             15
 
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Shipboard Lith : MUDSTONE                                                    
Screen Lith    : MUDSTONE                                                    
 
 
 
Leg : 87    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/ 100  Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Hole: 584B  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  849.26    Age: UPPER MIOCENE
Core: H 4   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  849.36    Age: 
Sect: CC    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           /                  
 
Processing Hist: Classification failed; no smear slide data exists.
Shipboard Lith : MUDSTONE                                                    
Screen Lith    : MUDSTONE                                                    
 
 
 
    

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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