NOAA NESDIS National Geophysical Data Center WDC MGG Seafloor Series Volume 2

Core data from the Ocean Drilling Program legs 101-129


 leg : 105          section        :  01          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645C        top interval   :   0 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 001H         bottom interval:  45 cm
 
 lithology: DETRICARBONATE SILTY CLAY, VOID (7-11 CM)
 color    : STRONG BROWN (0-30 CM) GRADING DOWN TO BROWNISH YELLOW (30-
            45 CM),2 THIN LAYERS OF STRONG BROWN AT 39 AND 43CM
 color nos: 7.5YR 5/6 (0-30,39,43 CM) GRADING DOWN TO 10YR 6/6 (30-45 
            CM)
 drill def: SLIGHTLY DISTURBED
 comments : GRADATIONAL LOWER CONTACT
 more data:  
 
 leg : 105          section        :  01          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645C        top interval   :  45 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 001H         bottom interval:  65 cm
 
 lithology: DETRICARBONATE CLAYEY SILT
 color    : BROWNISH YELLOW WITH A LIGHT BROWNISH CRS-GRAINED LAYER
 color nos: 10YR 6/6
 structure: LIGHT BROWNISH CRS GRAINED LAYER
 drill def: SLIGHTLY DISTURBED
 unusual ocurrences: "VERY COARSE SAND SIZED DROPSTONES"
 comments : GRADATIONAL UPPER CONTACT
 more data:  
 
 leg : 105          section        :  01          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645C        top interval   :  65 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 001H         bottom interval: 100 cm
 
 lithology: DETRICARBONATE SILTY CLAY (65-80 CM); DETRICARBONATE CLAYEY 
            SILT (80-100 CM)
 color    : GRAY (65-71,72-80CM), LIGHT BROWNISH GRAY (71-72,80-100CM)
 color nos: 10YR 5/1 (65-71,72-80 CM), 10YR 6/2 (71-72,80-100 CM)
 structure: DROPSTONES
 drill def: SLIGHTLY DISTURBED
 unusual ocurrences: DROPSTONES
 comments : "GRADATIONAL CONTACT TO PREVIOUS LITHOLOGY"(80CM)
 more data:  
 
 leg : 105          section        :  01          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645C        top interval   : 100 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 001H         bottom interval: 110 cm
 
 lithology: DETRICARBONATE SILTY CLAY
 color    : BROWN (100-106 CM), GRAY (106-110 CM)
 color nos: 7.5YR 5/2 (100-106 CM), N5/ (106-110 CM)
 structure: DROPSTONES (101-104CM)
 drill def: SLIGHTLY DISTURBED
 unusual ocurrences: A 3 CM DROPSTONE AND SOME SAND GRAINS (101-104 CM)
 more data:  
 
 leg : 105          section        :  01          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645C        top interval   : 110 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 001H         bottom interval: 150 cm
 
 lithology: DETRICARBONATE SILTY CLAY (110-145 CM); DETRICARBONATE SILTY
            MUD (145-150 CM)
 color    : OLIVE (110-145 CM) WITH GRAY BURROWS;GRAYISH BROWN (145-150 
            CM); BLACK SPECKS (140-142CM)
 color nos: 7.5YR 5/2 WITH N5/ BURROWS (110-145CM);2.5Y 5/2 (145-150CM)
 structure: MINOR BIOTURBATION, DROPSTONES (145-150CM), BURROWS (115-
            125CM)
 drill def: SLIGHTLY DISTURBED (110-125)
 unusual ocurrences: DROPSTONES("MOSTLY CRS SAND SIZE") AT 145-150 CM
 comments : DARK SPECKS BETWEEN 140-142 CM, SHARP CONTACT (145 CM)
 more data:  
 
 leg : 105          section        :  02          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645C        top interval   :   0 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 001H         bottom interval:  25 cm
 
 lithology: DETRICARBONATE, SILTY MUD
 color    : GRAYISH BROWN WITH OLIVE YELLOW BURROWS (20-25 CM)
 color nos: 2.5Y 5/2 WITH 2.5Y 6/6 BURROWS (20-25 CM)
 structure: MODERATE BIOTURBATION AND BURROWS (20-25 CM)
 unusual ocurrences: CRS SAND TO PEBBLE SIZED DROPSTONES IN LAYERS
 more data:  
 
 leg : 105          section        :  02          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645C        top interval   :  25 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 001H         bottom interval:  80 cm
 
 lithology: DETRICARBONATE CLAYEY SILT
 color    : GRAYISH BROWN WITH A THIN PALE BROWN LAYER AT BASE
 color nos: 2.5Y 5/2 WITH A THIN 10YR 6/3 LAYER AT BASE
 structure: DROPSTONES (30CM)
 drill def: MODERATELY DISTURBED (70-83 CM)
 unusual ocurrences: "LAYER OF ENRICHED DROPSTONES AT 30 CM"
 comments : SHARP LOWER CONTACT
 more data:  
 
 leg : 105          section        :  02          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645C        top interval   :  80 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 001H         bottom interval: 140 cm
 
 lithology: DETRICARBONATE, CLAYEY SILT
 color    : REDDISH BROWN
 color nos: 5YR 4/3
 structure: DROPSTONES
 drill def: MODERATELY DISTURBED
 unusual ocurrences: DROPSTONES
 comments : SHARP UPPER CONTACT
 more data:  
 
 leg : 105          section        :  02          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645C        top interval   : 140 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 001H         bottom interval: 150 cm
 
 lithology: INTERSTITIAL WATER SAMPLE
 more data:  
 
 leg : 105          section        :  03          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645C        top interval   :   0 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 001H         bottom interval:  90 cm
 
 lithology: DETRICARBONATE CLAYEY SILT
 color    : REDDISH BROWN
 color nos: 5YR 4/3
 structure: DROPSTONES (50-80 CM)
 drill def: HIGHLY DISTURBED (0-18CM AND 57-90CM), MODERATELY DISTURBED
 unusual ocurrences: 2 DROPSTONES 5 CM ACROSS AT 55-60 CM AND 70-75 CM
 more data:  
 
 leg : 105          section        :  03          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645C        top interval   :  90 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 001H         bottom interval: 127 cm
 
 lithology: DETRICARBONATE CLAYEY SILT
 color    : REDDISH BROWN GRADING DN TO DARK GRAY (90-100CM), DARK GRAY 
            (100-127CM)
 color nos: 5YR 4/3 GRADING DOWN TO 5YR 4/1 (90-100CM), 5Y 4/1 (100-
            127CM)
 structure: COARSENING-UPWARD SEQUENCE (120-127CM)
 drill def: MODERATELY DISTURBED
 unusual ocurrences: PEBBLES (100-113CM)
 comments : SHARP CONTACT (120CM)
 more data:  
 
 leg : 105          section        :  03          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645C        top interval   : 127 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 001H         bottom interval: 135 cm
 
 lithology: CRS-GRAINED DETRICARBONATE MUDDY SAND
 color    : DARK GRAYISH BROWN
 color nos: 2.5Y 4/2
 structure: DROPSTONES
 unusual ocurrences: DROPSTONES
 more data:  
 
 leg : 105          section        :  CC          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645C        top interval   :   0 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 001H         bottom interval:  13 cm
 
 lithology: DETRICARBONATE, MUDDY SAND (0-5 CM); DETRICARBONATE SILTY 
            MUD (5-13 CM)
 color    : WEAK RED (0-5 CM); DARK GRAY (5-13 CM)
 color nos: 2.5YR 4/2 (0-5 CM); 5YR 4/1 (5-13 CM)
 structure: DROPSTONES (0-5CM)
 drill def: MODERATELY DISTURBED
 unusual ocurrences: DROPSTONES (0-5 CM)
 more data:  
 
 leg : 105          section        :  CC          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645C        top interval   :   0 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 002H         bottom interval:  32 cm
 
 lithology: SILTY MUD WITH SCATTERED GRAVEL (UP TO 5%)
 color    : DARK GREENISH GRAY
 color nos: 5G 4/1
 structure: ISOLATED PEBBLES AND COBBLES (25-30 CM)
 drill def: HIGHLY DISTURBED
 comments : GRAVELS UP TO 2CM
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 leg : 105          section        :  01          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645C        top interval   :   0 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 003H         bottom interval:  54 cm
 
 lithology: DETRICARBONATE SILTY MUD
 color    : GRAY (0-25CM), GRAYISH BROWN (25-54CM) WITH A LIGHT BROWNISH
            GRAY LAYER AT BASE
 color nos: 5Y 5/1 (0-25CM), 10YR 5/2 (25-54CM), 10YR 6/2 LAYER AT BASE
 structure: PARALLEL LAMINAE
 drill def: MODERATELY DISTURBED
 comments : RARE SCATTERED GRANULES OF 0.2CM SIZE
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 leg : 105          section        :  01          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645C        top interval   :  54 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 003H         bottom interval: 102 cm
 
 lithology: DETRICARBONATE CLAYEY SILT (54-59 CM) GRADING INTO 
            DETRICARBONATE MUDDY SAND (59-102 CM)
 color    : GREENISH GRAY WITH WEAK RED MOTTLES (54-59CM) GRADING INTO 
            GRAYISH BROWN (59-102 CM)
 color nos: 5G 5/1 WITH 10R 4/2 MOTTLES (54-59CM) GRADING DN TO 10YR 5/2
 structure: MOTTLING (54-59 CM), PARALLEL LAMINAE (70-80 CM), FINING-
            UPWARD SEQUENCE (56-62 CM)
 drill def: MODERATELY DISTURBED
 unusual ocurrences: ISOLATED PEBBLES AND COBBLES
 comments : GRADATIONAL CONTACT (59 CM), GRADATIONAL LOWER CONTACT, 
            LOCALLY GRAVEL-BEARING (59-102CM)
 more data:  
 
 leg : 105          section        :  01          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645C        top interval   : 102 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 003H         bottom interval: 110 cm
 
 lithology: DETRICARBONATE MUDDY SAND (102-106 CM) GRADING INTO 
            DETRICARBONATE CLAYEY SILT (106-110 CM)
 color    : WEAK RED (102-106 CM) GRADING DN TO GREENISH GRAY WITH WEAK 
            RED MOTTLING (106-110 CM)
 color nos: 10R 4/2 (102-106CM)GRADING DOWN TO 5BG 5/1 WITH 10R 4/2 
            MOTTLES
 structure: MOTTLING (106-110 CM)
 drill def: MODERATELY DISTURBED
 comments : GRADATIONAL UPPER CONTACT, SHARP LOWER CONTACT
 more data:  
 
 leg : 105          section        :  01          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645C        top interval   : 110 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 003H         bottom interval: 130 cm
 
 lithology: DETRICARBONATE, SILTY MUD (110-117 CM); DETRICARBONATE 
            CLAYEY SILT (117-130 CM)
 color    : LIGHT BROWNISH GRAY (10-117 CM); GREENISH GRAY WITH WEAK RED
            MOTTLING (117-130 CM)
 color nos: 10YR 6/2 (110-117CM);5BG 5/1 WITH 10R 4/2 MOTTLES (117-
            130CM)
 structure: MOTTLING THROUGHOUT
 drill def: MODERATELY DISTURBED
 comments : SHARP UPPER AND LOWER CONTACTS, SHARP CONTACT (117 CM)
 more data:  
 
 leg : 105          section        :  01          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645C        top interval   : 130 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 003H         bottom interval: 150 cm
 
 lithology: DETRICARBONATE MUDDY SAND (130-145 CM); DETRICARBONATE 
            CLAYEY SILT (145-150 CM)
 color    : LIGHT BROWNISH GRAY (130-145 CM); GREENISH GRAY WITH WEAK 
            RED MOTTLES (145-150 CM)
 color nos: 10YR 6/2 (130-145CM);5BG 5/1 WITH 10R 4/2 MOTTLES (145-
            150CM)
 structure: MOTTLING (145-150 CM), ISOLATED PEBBLES AND COBBLES (130-145
            CM)
 drill def: MODERATELY DISTURBED
 unusual ocurrences: ISOLATED PEBBLES AND COBBLES
 comments : SHARP UPPER CONTACT, SHARP CONTACT (145 CM), LOCALLY GRAVEL-
            BEARING (130-145CM)
 induration: UNLITHIFIED
 more data:  
 
 leg : 105          section        :  02          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645C        top interval   :   0 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 003H         bottom interval:  57 cm
 
 lithology: DETRICARBONATE MUDDY SAND
 color    : GRAYISH BROWN
 color nos: 10YR 5/2
 structure: MINOR BIOTURBATION, FAINT PARALLEL LAMINAE, ISOLATED PEBBLES
            AND COBBLES
 drill def: MODERATELY DISTURBED
 unusual ocurrences: ISOLATED PEBBLES AND COBBLES
 comments : SHARP LOWER CONTACT, WEAKLY STRATIFIED, LOCALLY GRAVEL-
            BEARING
 more data:  
 
 leg : 105          section        :  02          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645C        top interval   :  57 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 003H         bottom interval:  70 cm
 
 lithology: DETRICARBONATE SILTY MUD
 color    : GREENISH GRAY WITH ~5 MM WEAK RED BAND NEAR TOP
 color nos: 5G 5/1
 structure: MOTTLING, MODERATE BIOTURBATION, THIN COLOR BAND NEAR TOP OF
            INTERVAL
 drill def: MODERATELY DISTURBED
 comments : SHARP UPPER AND LOWER CONTACTS
 more data:  
 
 leg : 105          section        :  02          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645C        top interval   :  70 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 003H         bottom interval: 120 cm
 
 lithology: DETRICARBONATE MUDDY SAND
 color    : GRAYISH BROWN
 color nos: 10YR 5/2
 structure: PARALLEL LAMINAE, MINOR BIOTURBATION, ISOLATED PEBBLES AND 
            COBBLES, FINING-UPWARD SEQUENCE (~70-75CM)
 drill def: MODERATELY DISTURBED
 unusual ocurrences: ISOLATED PEBBLES AND COBBLES
 comments : SHARP UPPER CONTACT, WEAKLY STRATIFIED, LOCALLY GRAVEL-
            BEARING
 more data:  
 
 leg : 105          section        :  02          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645C        top interval   : 120 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 003H         bottom interval: 150 cm
 
 lithology: ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY SAMPLE
 more data:  
 
 leg : 105          section        :  03          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645C        top interval   :   0 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 003H         bottom interval:  40 cm
 
 lithology: VOID (0-25 CM); DETRICARBONATE MUDDY SAND (25-40 CM)
 color    : GRAYISH BROWN
 color nos: 10YR 5/2
 structure: ISOLATED PEBBLES AND COBBLES
 drill def: HIGHLY DISTURBED
 unusual ocurrences: ISOLATED PEBBLES AND COBBLES UP TO 7CM
 comments : SHARP LOWER CONTACT, LOCALLY GRAVEL-BEARING
 more data:  
 
 leg : 105          section        :  03          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645C        top interval   :  40 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 003H         bottom interval:  71 cm
 
 lithology: DETRICARBONATE SILTY MUD
 color    : DARK GREENISH GRAY
 color nos: 5BG 4/1
 structure: ISOLATED PEBBLES AND COBBLES, MINOR BIOTURBATION, PARALLEL 
            LAMINAE (55-60 CM)
 drill def: HIGHLY (40-45CM) TO SLIGHTLY (45-71CM) DISTURBED
 unusual ocurrences: ISOLATED PEBBLES AND COBBLES UP TO 5CM
 comments : SHARP UPPER AND LOWER CONTACTS
 more data:  
 
 leg : 105          section        :  03          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645C        top interval   :  71 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 003H         bottom interval: 118 cm
 
 lithology: DETRICARBONATE MUDDY SAND
 color    : LIGHT BROWNISH GRAY (71-110 CM), CYCLE OF WEAK RED AND LIGHT
            BROWNISH GRAY (110-118CM)
 color nos: 10YR 6/2 (71-110CM), CYCLE OF 10R 4/2 AND 10YR 6/2 (110-
            118CM)
 structure: PARALLEL LAMINAE (71-110 CM), MODERATE BIOTURBATION, FINING-
            UPWARD SEQUENCE (71-75 CM)
 drill def: SLIGHTLY DISTURBED
 comments : SHARP UPPER AND LOWER CONTACTS
 more data:  
 
 leg : 105          section        :  03          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645C        top interval   : 118 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 003H         bottom interval: 150 cm
 
 lithology: DETRICARBONATE SILTY MUD
 color    : DARK GREENISH GRAY
 color nos: 5G 4/1
 structure: DROPSTONES, MINOR BIOTURBATION (118-126 CM)
 drill def: MODERATELY DISTURBED
 unusual ocurrences: GRANITE AND SEDIMENTARY DROPSTONES
 comments : SHARP UPPER CONTACT, GRADATIONAL CONTACT (126 CM), 10% 
            PEBBLES (128-150CM)
 more data:  
 
 leg : 105          section        :  04          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645C        top interval   :   0 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 003H         bottom interval: 150 cm
 
 lithology: DETRICARBONATE SILTY MUD; BROKEN LINER (42-150)
 color    : DARK GREENISH GRAY
 color nos: 5G 4/1
 structure: ISOLATED PEBBLES AND COBBLES
 drill def: SLIGHTLY DISTURBED
 unusual ocurrences: ISOLATED PEBBLES AND COBBLES
 comments : NO GAP FROM 42-150 CM-BROKEN LINER; ~5% FINE PEBBLES
 more data:  
 
 leg : 105          section        :  05          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645C        top interval   :   0 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 003H         bottom interval:  81 cm
 
 lithology: DETRICARBONATE, SILTY MUD (0-8CM) GRADING DOWN INTO 
            DETRICARBONATE MUDDY SAND, VOID (55-71 CM)
 color    : DARK GREENISH GRAY (0-8 CM), LIGHT BROWNISH GRAY (8-55CM)
 color nos: 5BG 4/1 (0-8 CM), 10YR 6/2 (8-55CM)
 structure: FINING-UPWARD SEQUENCE (6-18 CM), MODERATE BIOTURBATION, 
            ISOLATED PEBBLES AND COBBLES
 drill def: MODERATELY DISTURBED
 unusual ocurrences: DROPSTONES
 comments : GRADATIONAL CONTACT (8 CM), SHARP LOWER CONTACT, LOCALLY 
            GRAVEL-BEARING [UP TO 10%](8-81CM)
 more data:  
 
 leg : 105          section        :  05          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645C        top interval   :  81 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 003H         bottom interval:  98 cm
 
 lithology: DETRICARBONATE SILTY MUD
 color    : DARK GREENISH GRAY
 color nos: 5BG 4/1
 drill def: MODERATELY DISTURBED
 comments : SHARP UPPER CONTACT, "GRITTY"
 more data:  
 
 leg : 105          section        :  CC          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645C        top interval   :   0 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 003H         bottom interval:  16 cm
 
 lithology: VOID (0-1 CM); DETRICARBONATE MUDDY SAND
 color    : DARK GREENISH GRAY
 color nos: 5BG 4/1
 drill def: MODERATELY DISTURBED
 comments : "GRITTY"
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