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: 0645G        top interval   :   0 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 001H         bottom interval: 150 cm
 
 lithology: SILTY MUD (0-30CM) GRADING TO CLAYEY SILT (30-100CM), 
            LOCALLY DETRICARBONATE AND GRAVEL BEARING;  VOID (100-150CM)
 color    : GRAY (0-30CM) GRADING TO PALE BROWN (30-100CM)
 color nos: 10YR 5/1 (0-30CM) GRADING TO 10YR 6/3 (30-100CM)
 drill def: SOUPY (0-30CM), MODERATELY DISTURBED (30-100CM)
 unusual ocurrences: SCATTERED PEBBLES
 comments : "~10% GRAVEL AS HARD PEBBLES AND SOFT MUD CLASTS", 
            GRADATIONAL CONTACT (30CM)
 more data:  
 
 leg : 105          section        :  02          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645G        top interval   :   0 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 001H         bottom interval: 115 cm
 
 lithology: CLAYEY SILT (0-20CM) GRADING TO SAND- AND GRAVEL-BEARING 
            SILTY MUD, BOTH LOCALLY DETRICARBONATE
 color    : PALE OLIVE (0-20CM) TO GRAY/LIGHT GRAY(20-115CM),GRAY BAND
            (58-90CM),LIGHT BROWNISH GRAY LAMINAE
 color nos: 5Y 6/3 (0-20CM) TO 10YR 6/1 (20-115CM) W/ BAND OF 5Y 5/1 
            (85-90CM), 10YR 6/2 LAMINAE
 structure: ISOLATED PEBBLES, LAMINAE (60,81,83,92,102CM) RESULTING FROM
            FLUCTUATIONS IN CARBONATE SUPPLY, MOTTLING (0-20CM)
 drill def: MODERATELY DISTURBED
 unusual ocurrences: PEBBLES (15 AND 40 CM)
 comments : GRADATIONAL CONTACT (20CM), GRADATIONAL LOWER CONTACT
 more data:  
 
 leg : 105          section        :  02          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645G        top interval   : 115 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 001H         bottom interval: 140 cm
 
 lithology: SILTY CLAY (115-120CM) GRADING TO SILTY MUD (120-140CM)
 color    : GRAY (115-120CM) TO GRAY AND LIGHT BROWNISH GRAY BANDING 
            (120-140CM), TAN CLASTS
 color nos: N5/ (115-120CM) TO N5/ AND 10YR 6/2 BANDING (120-140CM)
 structure: COLOR BANDING
 drill def: MODERATELY DISTURBED
 unusual ocurrences: PEBBLES (130CM)
 comments : GRADATIONAL UPPER CONTACT, SCATTERED DARK MUD CLASTS (115-
            120CM), "TAN" MUD CLASTS (120-140CM)
 more data:  
 
 leg : 105          section        :  02          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645G        top interval   : 140 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 001H         bottom interval: 150 cm
 
 lithology: INTERSTITIAL WATER SAMPLE
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 leg : 105          section        :  03          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645G        top interval   :   0 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 001H         bottom interval:  30 cm
 
 lithology: SILTY CLAY, LOCALLY DETRICARBONATE
 color    : GRAY WITH TAN SHALE CLASTS OR BURROWS AT BASE
 color nos: N5/
 structure: FINING-UPWARD SEQUENCE (27-30CM), MINOR BIOTURBATION, 2 ~5MM
            SILTY LAMINAE (0-4CM), BURROWS AT BASE?
 comments : "TAN" SHALE CLASTS AT BASE?, GRADATIONAL LOWER CONTACT,
 more data:  
 
 leg : 105          section        :  03          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645G        top interval   :  30 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 001H         bottom interval:  84 cm
 
 lithology: GRAVEL-BEARING, DETRICARBONATE SILTY MUD (~15% GRAVEL) WITH 
            SHARP-BASED, GRADED SILT TO CLAY LAYER (63-65CM)
 color    : PALE BROWN WITH "TAN" MUD CLASTS
 color nos: 10YR 6/3
 structure: FINING-UPWARD SEQUENCE (30-35CM), LAMINAE (63-65CM), 
            DROPSTONES (50,72-75CM)
 drill def: SLIGHTLY DISTURBED (65-84)
 unusual ocurrences: 3CM DROPSTONE AT 72-75CM, GNEISSIC PEBBLES
 comments : GRADATIONAL UPPER CONTACT, GRADED SILT-CLAY LAYER IS 
            PROBABLE TURBIDITE (63-65CM)
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 leg : 105          section        :  03          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645G        top interval   :  84 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 001H         bottom interval:  90 cm
 
 lithology: 2 SHARP BASED, SILT BASED GRADED BEDS OF SILT LAYERS GRADING
            TO CLAY, DETRICARBONATE
 color    : PALE BROWN
 color nos: 10YR 6/3
 structure: 2 FINING-UPWARD SEQUENCES (84-87, 87-90CM), LAMINAE
 drill def: SLIGHTLY DISTURBED
 comments : SHARP LOWER CONTACT, PROBABLE TURBIDITES, SCATTERED MUD 
            CLASTS
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 leg : 105          section        :  03          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645G        top interval   :  90 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 001H         bottom interval: 120 cm
 
 lithology: SILTY CLAY WITH SHARP BASED GRADED SILT-CLAY LAYER AT 104-
            105CM
 color    : GRAY
 color nos: N5/
 structure: THIN SILT LAMINAE (SOME POSSIBLE RIPPLE FORM), MINOR 
            BIOTURBATION
 comments : SHARP UPPER CONTACT, PROBABLE TURBIDITE (104-105CM), 
            GRADATIONAL LOWER CONTACT
 more data:  
 
 leg : 105          section        :  03          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645G        top interval   : 120 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 001H         bottom interval: 150 cm
 
 lithology: SILTY MUD;  VOID (134-150CM)
 color    : BANDED PALE BROWN AND GRAY
 color nos: 10YR 6/3 WITH N5/ BAND
 structure: COLOR BANDING, ISOLATED PEBBLES AND COBBLES, POSSIBLE 
            FINING-UPWARD SEQUENCE (120-125CM)
 unusual ocurrences: PEBBLES
 comments : GRADATIONAL UPPER CONTACT, SCATTERED GRANULES
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 leg : 105          section        :  04          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645G        top interval   :   0 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 001H         bottom interval:  55 cm
 
 lithology: SILTY MUD WITH SPACED LAYERS OF SILTY CLAY, LOCALLY 
            DETRICARBONATE
 color    : LIGHT BROWNISH GRAY WITH GRAY LAYERS, TAN MUD CLASTS
 color nos: 10YR 6/2 WITH N5/ LAYERS
 structure: SILTY CLAY LAYERS OR LAMINAE UP TO 1CM THICK, MOTTLING, 
            ISOLATED PEBBLES AND COBBLES (26CM)
 unusual ocurrences: PEBBLES (26CM)
 comments : SCATTERED GRANULES, "SOME... SILTS BENEATH CLAYS HAVE FINE 
            LAMINATION AND MAY BE TURBIDITES"
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 leg : 105          section        :  04          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645G        top interval   :  55 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 001H         bottom interval:  75 cm
 
 lithology: SILTY CLAY, LOCALLY DETRICARBONATE
 color    : GRAY
 color nos: N5/
 structure: FINING-UPWARD SEQUENCES (62-65, 73-75CM), LAMINAE (62-65, 
            69-75CM), MINOR BIOTURBATION
 comments : GRADATIONAL LOWER CONTACT, PROBABLE TURBIDITE (62-65CM), 
            POSSIBLE EROSIONAL BASE
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 leg : 105          section        :  04          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645G        top interval   :  75 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 001H         bottom interval: 150 cm
 
 lithology: GRAVEL-BEARING MUDDY SAND (~10% GRAVEL), LOCALLY 
            DETRICARBONATE
 color    : LIGHT BROWNISH GRAY
 color nos: 10YR 6/2
 structure: ISOLATED PEBBLES AND COBBLES
 unusual ocurrences: PEBBLES AND COBBLES
 comments : GRADATIONAL UPPER CONTACT
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 leg : 105          section        :  05          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645G        top interval   :   0 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 001H         bottom interval:  13 cm
 
 lithology: GRAVEL-BEARING MUDDY SAND, DETRICARBONATE FROM 0-11CM
 color    : LIGHT BROWNISH GRAY GRADING TO WEAK RED (11-13CM)
 color nos: 10YR 6/2 GRADING TO 10R 5/3 (11-13CM)
 structure: FAINT LAMINAE (10-13CM)
 unusual ocurrences: PEBBLES AND COBBLES (13CM)
 more data:  
 
 leg : 105          section        :  05          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645G        top interval   :  13 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 001H         bottom interval:  45 cm
 
 lithology: SILTY CLAY (13-19CM) GRADING TO SILTY MUD (19-45CM), LOCALLY
            DETRICARBONATE
 color    : GRAY
 color nos: N5/
 structure: LENSES TO LAYERS OF CARBONATE SILT (13-19CM), DIFFUSE SILTY/
            SANDY LAYERS (19-45CM)
 comments : IRREGULAR SILT MASSES (13-19CM), GRANULES IN ONE SILTY/SANDY
            LAYER (19-45CM)
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 leg : 105          section        :  CC          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645G        top interval   :   0 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 001H         bottom interval:  12 cm
 
 lithology: GRAVEL-BEARING SILTY MUD, LOCALLY DETRICARBONATE
 color    : LIGHT BROWNISH GRAY (0-5CM) TO GRAY (5-12CM) WITH "TAN" 
            LENSES IN LOWER PART
 color nos: 10YR 6/2 (0-5CM) TO 10YR 5/1 (5-12CM)
 structure: LENSES IN LOWER PART <5MM
 drill def: SLIGHTLY DISTURBED
 unusual ocurrences: PEBBLES (0-5CM)
 comments : "TAN" LENSES IN LOWER PART
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 leg : 105          section        :  01          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645G        top interval   :   0 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 002H         bottom interval:  61 cm
 
 lithology: DETRICARBONATE SILTY MUD
 color    : LIGHT BROWNISH GRAY
 color nos: 10YR 6/2
 drill def: SOUPY (0-50CM), SLIGHTLY DISTURBED (50-61CM)
 comments : SCATTERED GRANULES
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 leg : 105          section        :  01          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645G        top interval   :  61 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 002H         bottom interval: 126 cm
 
 lithology: SILTY MUD (61-83CM) GRADING TO DETRICARBONATE SILTY MUD (83-
            126CM)
 color    : DARK GRAY (61-83CM) GRADING TO GRAYISH BROWN (83-116CM); 
            YELLOWISH BROWN (116-126CM)
 color nos: 5Y 4/1 (61-83CM) - 10YR 5/2 (83-116CM) - 10YR 5/4 (116-126)
 structure: FAINT LAMINAE AND COLOR BANDING (61-83CM), ISOLATED PEBBLES 
            AND COBBLES (85-126CM)
 drill def: SLIGHTLY DISTURBED
 unusual ocurrences: PEBBLES
 comments : SCATTERED GRANULES (83-126CM), POORLY SORTED
 more data:  
 
 leg : 105          section        :  01          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645G        top interval   : 126 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 002H         bottom interval: 150 cm
 
 lithology: SILTY MUD (126-131CM) GRADING TO DETRICARBONATE SILTY MUD 
            (131-150CM)
 color    : DARK GRAY (126-131CM) GRADING TO YELLOWISH BROWN (131-150CM)
 color nos: 10YR 4/1 (126-131CM) GRADING TO 10YR 5/4 (131-150CM)
 structure: ISOLATED PEBBLES (126-131CM)
 drill def: SLIGHTLY DISTURBED
 unusual ocurrences: ISOLATED PEBBLES (126-131CM)
 comments : SCATTERED GRANULES, POORLY SORTED
 more data:  
 
 leg : 105          section        :  02          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645G        top interval   :   0 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 002H         bottom interval:  27 cm
 
 lithology: DETRICARBONATE SILTY MUD
 color    : YELLOWISH BROWN
 color nos: 10YR 5/4
 structure: ISOLATED PEBBLES, COLOR BANDING
 drill def: SLIGHTLY DISTURBED
 unusual ocurrences: ISOLATED PEBBLES
 comments : SCATTERED GRANULES, POORLY SORTED
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 leg : 105          section        :  CC          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645G        top interval   :   0 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 002H         bottom interval:  16 cm
 
 lithology: DETRICARBONATE SILTY MUD (0-8CM);  CRS- TO VERY CRS-GRAINED 
            DETRICARBONATE CLAYEY SAND (8-16CM)
 color    : YELLOWISH BROWN (0-8CM), GRAY (8-16CM)
 color nos: 10YR 5/4 (0-8CM), 5Y 5/1 (8-16CM)
 structure: COLOR BANDING (6-8CM)
 drill def: SLIGHTLY DISTURBED
 comments : SHARP CONTACT (8CM), SHARP LOWER CONTACT
 more data:  
 
 leg : 105          section        :  CC          top piece/sub:     
 hole: 0645G        top interval   :  16 cm       bot piece/sub:       mg
 core: 002H         bottom interval:  42 cm
 
 lithology: LOCALLY DETRICARBONATE SILTY MUD
 color    : DARK GRAY (16-24CM) GRADING TO GRAY (24-42CM) WITH "RED 
            STAINED PATCHES" FROM 16-24CM
 color nos: 5Y 4/1 (16-24CM) GRADING TO 5Y 5/1 (24-42CM)
 structure: ISOLATED PEBBLES (20-23CM), LENSES OF SILTIER MATERIAL (24-
            42CM)
 drill def: SLIGHTLY DISTURBED
 unusual ocurrences: 3CM PEBBLE (20-23CM)
 comments : SHARP UPPER CONTACT, SCATTERED GRANULES (24-42CM), POORLY 
            SORTED
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