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Leg : 90    Top Int Depth(mm):   990       Sand:        Sect:  3
Hole: 594A  Top Core Depth(m):    41.30    Silt:
Core:   1   Sample Depth (m) :    45.29    Clay:

Age : QUATERNARY
Name: FORAM BEARING NANNO OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (06%);  FELDSPAR (02%);  MICA (06%);
HEAVY MINERAL (02%);  GLASS (02%);  FORAMINIFERA (21%);
NANNOFOSSIL (53%);  DIATOM (02%);  SPICULE (06%);



Leg : 90    Top Int Depth(mm):  1250       Sand: 023%   Sect:  5
Hole: 594A  Top Core Depth(m):    41.30    Silt: 055%
Core:   1   Sample Depth (m) :    48.55    Clay: 023%

Age : QUATERNARY
Name: SP SPIC-DIAT-NANNO BEARING CLAYEY SILT

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (25%);  FELDSPAR (03%);  MICA (25%);
HEAVY MINERAL (01%);  CLAY MINERAL (10%);  PYRITE (03%);
FORAMINIFERA (03%);  NANNOFOSSIL (10%);  DIATOM (10%);
RADIOLARIA (01%);  SPICULE (10%);



Leg : 90    Top Int Depth(mm):   720       Sand:        Sect:  1
Hole: 594A  Top Core Depth(m):    50.90    Silt:
Core:   2   Sample Depth (m) :    51.62    Clay:

Age : QUATERNARY
Name: QTZ + MICA BEARING NANNO OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (18%);  MICA (18%);  HEAVY MINERAL (02%);
PYRITE (02%);  FORAMINIFERA (05%);  NANNOFOSSIL (44%);
DIATOM (05%);  RADIOLARIA (02%);  SPICULE (05%);



Leg : 90    Top Int Depth(mm):   720       Sand:        Sect:  4
Hole: 594A  Top Core Depth(m):    50.90    Silt:
Core:   2   Sample Depth (m) :    56.12    Clay:

Age : QUATERNARY
Name: MICA-QTZ-FORAM BEARING NANNO OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (17%);  MICA (17%);  PYRITE (01%);
FORAMINIFERA (17%);  NANNOFOSSIL (40%);  DIATOM (05%);
SPICULE (05%);



Leg : 90    Top Int Depth(mm):   750       Sand: 006%   Sect:  1
Hole: 594A  Top Core Depth(m):    60.50    Silt: 027%
Core:   3   Sample Depth (m) :    61.25    Clay: 066%

Age : QUATERNARY
Name: NANNO-DIAT-SP SPIC BEARING CLAYEY SILT

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (25%);  FELDSPAR (01%);  MICA (25%);
HEAVY MINERAL (01%);  CLAY MINERAL (11%);  GLASS (01%);
FORAMINIFERA (03%);  NANNOFOSSIL (11%);  DIATOM (11%);
RADIOLARIA (01%);  SPICULE (11%);



Leg : 90    Top Int Depth(mm):   780       Sand: 018%   Sect:  4
Hole: 594A  Top Core Depth(m):    70.10    Silt: 041%
Core:   4   Sample Depth (m) :    75.38    Clay: 041%

Age : QUATERNARY
Name: QTZ-MICA-FORAM BEARING NANNO OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (17%);  MICA (17%);  HEAVY MINERAL (01%);
PYRITE (01%);  FORAMINIFERA (17%);  NANNOFOSSIL (42%);
DIATOM (01%);  SPICULE (04%);



Leg : 90    Top Int Depth(mm):   700       Sand: 018%   Sect:  1
Hole: 594A  Top Core Depth(m):    89.30    Silt: 041%
Core:   6   Sample Depth (m) :    90.00    Clay: 041%

Age : QUATERNARY
Name: FORAM-CLAY-SILT BEARING NANNO OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (04%);  FELDSPAR (04%);  MICA (04%);
CLAY MINERAL (17%);  GLAUCONITE (02%);  FORAMINIFERA (17%);
NANNOFOSSIL (44%);  DIATOM (04%);  SPICULE (04%);



Leg : 90    Top Int Depth(mm):   700       Sand:        Sect:  2
Hole: 594A  Top Core Depth(m):    89.30    Silt:
Core:   6   Sample Depth (m) :    91.50    Clay:

Age : QUATERNARY
Name: SP SPIC AND CLAY BEARING SILT

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (18%);  FELDSPAR (18%);  MICA (18%);
CLAY MINERAL (18%);  FORAMINIFERA (05%);  NANNOFOSSIL (02%);
DIATOM (02%);  RADIOLARIA (02%);  SPICULE (18%);



Leg : 90    Top Int Depth(mm):   400       Sand:        Sect:  1
Hole: 594A  Top Core Depth(m):    98.90    Silt: 024%
Core:   7   Sample Depth (m) :    99.30    Clay: 076%

Age : LOWER PLEISTOCENE
Name: FORAM BEARING NANNO OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (06%);  FELDSPAR (02%);  MICA (02%);
CLAY MINERAL (06%);  FORAMINIFERA (23%);  NANNOFOSSIL (55%);
SPICULE (06%);



Leg : 90    Top Int Depth(mm):  1300       Sand:        Sect:  1
Hole: 594A  Top Core Depth(m):    98.90    Silt: 024%
Core:   7   Sample Depth (m) :   100.20    Clay: 076%

Age : LOWER PLEISTOCENE
Name: FORAM-CLAY BEARING NANNO OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (05%);  FELDSPAR (02%);  MICA (05%);
HEAVY MINERAL (02%);  CLAY MINERAL (18%);  FORAMINIFERA (18%);
NANNOFOSSIL (44%);  DIATOM (02%);  SPICULE (05%);



Leg : 90    Top Int Depth(mm):   870       Sand:        Sect:  4
Hole: 594A  Top Core Depth(m):    98.90    Silt: 050%
Core:   7   Sample Depth (m) :   104.27    Clay: 050%

Age : LOWER PLEISTOCENE
Name: FORAM+NANNO BEARING CLAYEY SILT

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (20%);  FELDSPAR (02%);  MICA (06%);
HEAVY MINERAL (02%);  CLAY MINERAL (20%);  GLAUCONITE (02%);
FORAMINIFERA (20%);  NANNOFOSSIL (20%);  DIATOM (02%);
SPICULE (06%);



Leg : 90    Top Int Depth(mm):   700       Sand:        Sect:  5
Hole: 594A  Top Core Depth(m):    98.90    Silt: 076%
Core:   7   Sample Depth (m) :   105.60    Clay: 024%

Age : LOWER PLEISTOCENE
Name: SPONGE SPIC BEARING CLAYEY SILT

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (20%);  FELDSPAR (05%);  MICA (20%);
CLAY MINERAL (20%);  FORAMINIFERA (05%);  NANNOFOSSIL (05%);
DIATOM (02%);  RADIOLARIA (02%);  SPICULE (20%);



Leg : 90    Top Int Depth(mm):   510       Sand: 018%   Sect:  3
Hole: 594A  Top Core Depth(m):   108.50    Silt: 041%
Core:   8   Sample Depth (m) :   112.01    Clay: 041%

Age : LOWER PLEISTOCENE
Name: FORAM+NANNO BEARING VOLC ASH

Components:  (Minor lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (01%);  GLASS (59%);  GLAUCONITE (01%);
FORAMINIFERA (18%);  NANNOFOSSIL (18%);  DIATOM (01%);
RADIOLARIA (01%);  SPICULE (01%);



Leg : 90    Top Int Depth(mm):  1130       Sand:        Sect:  3
Hole: 594A  Top Core Depth(m):   118.10    Silt: 024%
Core:   9   Sample Depth (m) :   122.23    Clay: 076%

Age : LOWER PLEISTOCENE
Name: CLAY-QTZ-FORAM BEARING NANNO OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (16%);  MICA (04%);  CLAY MINERAL (16%);
GLASS (02%);  GLAUCONITE (02%);  FORAMINIFERA (16%);
NANNOFOSSIL (40%);  SPICULE (04%);



Leg : 90    Top Int Depth(mm):   790       Sand:        Sect:  1
Hole: 594A  Top Core Depth(m):   127.70    Silt: 029%
Core:  10   Sample Depth (m) :   128.49    Clay: 071%

Name: FORAM BEARING NANNO OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (06%);  FELDSPAR (02%);  MICA (02%);
HEAVY MINERAL (02%);  CLAY MINERAL (06%);  GLAUCONITE (02%);
FORAMINIFERA (22%);  NANNOFOSSIL (53%);  SPICULE (06%);



Leg : 90    Top Int Depth(mm):   480       Sand:        Sect:  3
Hole: 594A  Top Core Depth(m):   127.70    Silt: 007%
Core:  10   Sample Depth (m) :   131.18    Clay: 093%

Name: NANNO OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (06%);  MICA (02%);  HEAVY MINERAL (02%);
CLAY MINERAL (06%);  GLAUCONITE (02%);  FORAMINIFERA (06%);
NANNOFOSSIL (70%);  DIATOM (02%);  SPICULE (06%);



Leg : 90    Top Int Depth(mm):    80       Sand:        Sect:  6
Hole: 594A  Top Core Depth(m):   127.70    Silt:
Core:  10   Sample Depth (m) :   135.28    Clay:

Name: SILT BEARING PYRITIC VOLC ASH

Components:  (Minor lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (16%);  GLASS (39%);  PYRITE (39%);
FORAMINIFERA (01%);  NANNOFOSSIL (05%);



Leg : 90    Top Int Depth(mm):   800       Sand:        Sect:  1
Hole: 594A  Top Core Depth(m):   197.90    Silt: 024%
Core:  11   Sample Depth (m) :   198.70    Clay: 076%

Age : UPPER MIOCENE
Name: NANNO OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (02%);  MICA (06%);  GLAUCONITE (02%);
FORAMINIFERA (06%);  NANNOFOSSIL (75%);  DIATOM (02%);
RADIOLARIA (02%);  SPICULE (06%);



Leg : 90    Top Int Depth(mm):   300       Sand:        Sect:  3
Hole: 594A  Top Core Depth(m):   197.90    Silt: 007%
Core:  11   Sample Depth (m) :   201.20    Clay: 093%

Age : UPPER MIOCENE
Name: NANNO OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (02%);  MICA (02%);  FORAMINIFERA (06%);
NANNOFOSSIL (82%);  DIATOM (02%);  SPICULE (06%);



Leg : 90    Top Int Depth(mm):   800       Sand:        Sect:  1
Hole: 594A  Top Core Depth(m):   495.50    Silt: 007%
Core:  12   Sample Depth (m) :   496.30    Clay: 093%

Age : MIDDLE MIOCENE
Name: NANNO CHALK

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (02%);  FORAMINIFERA (07%);  NANNOFOSSIL (84%);
SPICULE (07%);



Leg : 90    Top Int Depth(mm):   880       Sand:        Sect:  1
Hole: 594A  Top Core Depth(m):   505.10    Silt: 024%
Core:  13   Sample Depth (m) :   505.98    Clay: 076%

Age : MIDDLE MIOCENE
Name: FORAM BEARING NANNO CHALK

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (02%);  MICA (02%);  FORAMINIFERA (21%);
NANNOFOSSIL (69%);  SPICULE (06%);



Leg : 90    Top Int Depth(mm):  1360       Sand:        Sect:  2
Hole: 594A  Top Core Depth(m):   505.10    Silt:
Core:  13   Sample Depth (m) :   507.96    Clay:

Age : MIDDLE MIOCENE
Name: SP SPIC+FORAM BEARING NANNO CHALK

Components:  (Minor lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (05%);  MICA (02%);  GLAUCONITE (02%);
FORAMINIFERA (21%);  NANNOFOSSIL (49%);  SPICULE (21%);



Leg : 90    Top Int Depth(mm):   480       Sand:        Sect:  1
Hole: 594A  Top Core Depth(m):   514.70    Silt:
Core:  14   Sample Depth (m) :   515.18    Clay:

Age : MIDDLE MIOCENE
Name: FORAM BEARING NANNO CHALK

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
FORAMINIFERA (21%);  NANNOFOSSIL (69%);  DIATOM (02%);
RADIOLARIA (02%);  SPICULE (06%);



Leg : 90    Top Int Depth(mm):   310       Sand:        Sect:  4
Hole: 594A  Top Core Depth(m):   514.70    Silt: 024%
Core:  14   Sample Depth (m) :   519.51    Clay: 076%

Age : MIDDLE MIOCENE
Name: SP SPIC BEARING NANNO CHALK

Components:  (Minor lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (02%);  MICA (02%);  FORAMINIFERA (06%);
NANNOFOSSIL (61%);  DIATOM (02%);  RADIOLARIA (02%);
SPICULE (25%);



Leg : 90    Top Int Depth(mm):   750       Sand:        Sect:  1
Hole: 594A  Top Core Depth(m):   524.30    Silt: 007%
Core:  15   Sample Depth (m) :   525.05    Clay: 093%

Age : MIDDLE MIOCENE
Name: NANNO CHALK

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
FORAMINIFERA (07%);  NANNOFOSSIL (86%);  SPICULE (07%);



Leg : 90    Top Int Depth(mm):     0       Sand:        Sect: CC
Hole: 594A  Top Core Depth(m):   524.30    Silt:
Core:  15   Sample Depth (m) :   528.75    Clay:

Age : MIDDLE MIOCENE
Name: SP SPIC-CLAY-SILT BEARING NANNO CHALK

Components:  (Minor lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (04%);  FELDSPAR (01%);  MICA (16%);
CLAY MINERAL (16%);  FORAMINIFERA (04%);  NANNOFOSSIL (38%);
DIATOM (04%);  RADIOLARIA (01%);  SPICULE (16%);



Leg : 90    Top Int Depth(mm):   750       Sand:        Sect:  4
Hole: 594A  Top Core Depth(m):   533.90    Silt:
Core:  16   Sample Depth (m) :   539.15    Clay:

Age : MIDDLE MIOCENE
Name: NANNO CHALK

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
FELDSPAR (02%);  MICA (02%);  GLASS (02%);
PYRITE (02%);  FORAMINIFERA (06%);  NANNOFOSSIL (78%);
DIATOM (02%);  SPICULE (06%);



Leg : 90    Top Int Depth(mm):  1410       Sand:        Sect:  5
Hole: 594A  Top Core Depth(m):   533.90    Silt:
Core:  16   Sample Depth (m) :   541.31    Clay:

Age : MIDDLE MIOCENE
Name: VOLC GLAS BEARING CLAYEY NANNO CHALK

Components:  (Minor lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (02%);  MICA (02%);  CLAY MINERAL (20%);
GLASS (20%);  PYRITE (02%);  FORAMINIFERA (05%);
NANNOFOSSIL (48%);  SPICULE (02%);



Leg : 90    Top Int Depth(mm):    70       Sand:        Sect:  6
Hole: 594A  Top Core Depth(m):   533.90    Silt: 050%
Core:  16   Sample Depth (m) :   541.47    Clay: 050%

Age : MIDDLE MIOCENE
Name: MICA-SP SPIC BEARING NANNO CHALK

Components:  (Minor lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (04%);  MICA (15%);  HEAVY MINERAL (04%);
CLAY MINERAL (15%);  PYRITE (04%);  FORAMINIFERA (04%);
NANNOFOSSIL (36%);  DIATOM (04%);  SPICULE (15%);



Leg : 90    Top Int Depth(mm):   950       Sand:        Sect:  3
Hole: 594A  Top Core Depth(m):   543.50    Silt: 024%
Core:  17   Sample Depth (m) :   547.45    Clay: 076%

Age : MIDDLE MIOCENE
Name: FORAM BEARING NANNO CHALK

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (02%);  MICA (02%);  PYRITE (02%);
FORAMINIFERA (20%);  NANNOFOSSIL (67%);  RADIOLARIA (02%);
SILICOFLAGELLATE (05%);



Leg : 90    Top Int Depth(mm):   900       Sand:        Sect:  1
Hole: 594A  Top Core Depth(m):   553.10    Silt:
Core:  18   Sample Depth (m) :   554.00    Clay:

Age : MIDDLE MIOCENE
Name: NANNO CHALK

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
MICA (02%);  PYRITE (02%);  FORAMINIFERA (06%);
NANNOFOSSIL (82%);  DIATOM (02%);  SPICULE (06%);



Leg : 90    Top Int Depth(mm):     0       Sand:        Sect: CC
Hole: 594A  Top Core Depth(m):   553.10    Silt:
Core:  18   Sample Depth (m) :   557.96    Clay:

Age : MIDDLE MIOCENE
Name: SP SPIC BEARING NANNO CHALK

Components:  (Minor lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (04%);  MICA (04%);  PYRITE (04%);
CARBONATE (35%);  NANNOFOSSIL (35%);  RADIOLARIA (01%);
SPICULE (14%);  OTHER SILICEOUS (04%);



Leg : 90    Top Int Depth(mm):   200       Sand:        Sect: CC
Hole: 594A  Top Core Depth(m):   610.70    Silt:
Core:  24   Sample Depth (m) :   613.42    Clay:

Age : LOWER MIOCENE
Name: CLAYEY NANNO CHALK

Components:  (Minor lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (04%);  MICA (04%);  CLAY MINERAL (14%);
PYRITE (04%);  CARBONATE (35%);  FORAMINIFERA (04%);
NANNOFOSSIL (35%);  SPICULE (01%);



    

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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