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Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     0.00/    1.50
Hole: 111   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 CLAY WITH PEBBLES;D SLOPPY,COMPLETELY DISTURBED;HSOFT;O ABOUT ONE METER 
OF STUFF,SECTION NOT SPLIT;Z 33211000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     1.50/    3.00
Hole: 111   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 SILTY CLAY WITH SOME PEBBLES;D COMPLETELY DISTURBED;C 2.5Y6/2-LIGHT 
GREYISH BROWN;H VERY SOFT,STICKY,WATERY;O SECTION NOT SPLIT;Z 33213000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     3.00/    4.50
Hole: 111   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 SANDY CLAY;C 5Y5/1-GREY,5Y6/3-LIGHT BROWN;D COMPLETELY DISTURBED;S 0-83CM 
IS GREY WITH COMMON PEBBLES,83-120CM IS LIGHT GREY,120-150CM IS GREY AND 
LIGHT BROWN MIXED;H VERY SOFT;O WET;Z 33213000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     4.50/    6.00
Hole: 111   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
 SILTY CLAY WITH SOME PEBBLES;C 2.5Y6/2-LIGHT GREYISH BROWN;S SANDY LAYER 
AT 146CM MOSTLY FORAMS AND SOME QUARTZ GRAINS;D COMPLETELY DISTURBED;H 
VERY SOFTAND SLOPPY;O SECTION NOT SPLIT;P FORAMS P;M QTZ P;Z 33213000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    94.00/   94.40
Hole: 111   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    94.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 400
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 SILTY CLAY;C 5Y7/1-LIGHT GREY,5Y5/1-GREY,10YR6/6-BROWNISH YELLOW;D 
COMPLETELY DISTURBED;U QUARTZITE PEBBLE AT 13 CM;S TWO BROWNISH YELLOW 
BLOTCHES AT 33CM,WATERY BREAK AT 15CM;H FIRM;O FINE TEXTURE;Z 33213000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    95.50/   97.00
Hole: 111   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    94.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 CLAY;C 5Y5/2-OLIVE GREY,5Y6/2-LIGHT OLIVE GREY;D COMPLETELY DISTORTED AND 
MIXED;S LIGHT OLIVE GREY PATCHES;U LIMESTONE PEBBLE 8-9CM,SHELLY LIMESTONE 
PEBBLES 42.5-46.5CM AND 86.5-90.5CM,SMALL CHIPS OF CHERTAT 140 CM,PATCH OF 
QUARTZ GRAINS AT 146CM,ACID IGNEOUS ROCK CHIP AT 111CM;H FIRM;M QTZ P;Z 
00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    97.00/   98.50
Hole: 111   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    94.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 SILTY CLAY;C 5Y5/1-GREY,5Y6/2,10YR6/4,5Y4/1-GREY;D 0-27CM DISTURBED;S 
PATCHES OF 5Y6/2 AND 10YR6/4 FROM 0-27CM;U PEBBLES OF MASSIVE GREY 
LIMESTONE WITH FINE SHELLY FRAGMENTS 22-26CM,LARGE PEBBLE OF DARK IGNEOUS 
ROCK AT 105-108CM;H FIRM;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    98.50/  100.00
Hole: 111   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    94.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
 CLAY;C 5Y4/1-GREY;S SMALL IRREGULAR PATCHES OF FINE SILT THROUGHOUT(UP TO 
2MM ACROSS);U SMALL AND OCCASIONAL LARGE(2CM) PEBBLES OF LIMESTONE;H FIRM;
Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   100.00/  101.50
Hole: 111   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    94.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
 SILTY CLAY;C 5Y4/1-DARK GREY,5Y5/2,5Y6/2;S SILTY PATCHES,112-118CM IS A 
5Y5/2-5Y6/2 LAYER OF SANDY SILT WITH ABUNDANT FORAMS;U SMALL PEBBLES;H 
FIRM;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   101.55/  102.70
Hole: 111   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    94.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   50/1200
Sect:  6
 
Visual Text Description:
 CLAY;C 5Y5/1-OLIVE GREY,5Y4/1,5Y6/1;D COMPLETELY DEFORMED;S 81-87CM AND 
90-97CM ARE COMPOSED ENTIRELYOF FORAMS,35-45CM IS DARKER 5Y4/1,FORAM ZONES 
ARE 5Y6/1;U SOME PEBBLES UP TO 3CM ACROSS;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   189.00/  189.16
Hole: 111   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   189.00
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 160
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 SANDY DOLOMITIC LIMESTONE CONGLOMERATE;O COMGLOMERATE MADE UP OF UP TO 
4CM SUBROUNDED PEBBLES SOME WITH A MANGANESE CRUST AND ALL WITH A BROWN 
WEATHERED MARGIN UP TO 3MM THICK,TOP PIECE(OUT OF 2) HAS A MANGANESE LAYER 
UP TO 5MM THICK,PEBBLES AND MATRIX HAVESAME COMPOSITION,A 5MM LONG SUB 
ANGULAR MANGANESE PEBBLE IS ALSO CAUGHT UP IN THE ROCK PROBABLY MANGANESE 
SULPHIDE,GLAUCONITE IS PRESENT IN SANDSTONE IN ABOUT SAME PROPORTION AS IN 
SECTION2;C -BROWN;H HARD;Z 33239000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   189.16/  190.50
Hole: 111   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   189.00
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  160/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 SILT;O SILT DEPOSITED AS A LAYER ON THE INSIDE OFCORE LINER;Z 33215000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   190.50/  192.00
Hole: 111   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   189.00
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 GLAUCONITIC SANDY SILT;C 5Y7/2-YELLOW GREY,10YR6/6-DARK YELLOWISH ORANGE;
S AREA BETWEEN 15-108CM IS OXIDIZED TO DARK YELLOWISH ORANGE,32-56CM 
INTENSELY OXIDIZED,OXIDIZED AREA BOUNDED BY THIN YELLOW ORANGE BANDS;O 
ROCK FRAGMENTS OF DOLOMITIC LIMESTONE AT 1-7CM 22-24CM 42-51CM 110-113CM 
135-136CM AND 140-144CM,  140-144CM CONTAINS A GASTROPOD TEST,PEBBLES ARE 
ROUND TO SUBROUND AND APPEAR TO BE TRANSPORTED INTO AREA,SECTION IS MORE 
CLAY RICH TOWARDS BOTTOM;Z 33213000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   198.00/  198.12
Hole: 111   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   198.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 120
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 GLAUCONITIC LIMESTONE;C 5B7/1-GREY,5B5/1-GREY;H HARD ROCK;O TWO PIECES,A 
FEW SHALLOW WATER FOSSILS,THIS PIECE WAS NOT SAMPLED OR SPLIT IN FIRST 7 
WEEKS OF LEG 12 IT WAS LATER DISCOVERED IN CORE LINER;Z 12130000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   199.60/  199.60
Hole: 111   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   198.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/   0
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
 DOLOMITIC LIMESTONE;O MUCH GLAUCONITE AND SOME QUARTZ,FORAMS AND SPONGE 
SPICULES REPLACED BY GLAUCONITE COMMON;H HARD;Z 12130000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   204.10/  204.10
Hole: 111   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   204.00
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/   0
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
 CLAYEY LIMESTONE;C -GREY;O 14 PIECES 2-6CM ACROSSWITH PIECES OF ADHERING 
CLAY,ONE PIECE IS MORE SANDY GLAUCONITIC AND DOLOMITIC;H HARD ROCK;Z 
12130000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   213.10/  213.10
Hole: 111   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   213.00
Core:   6   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/   0
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
 DOLOMITIC LIMESTONE;O MUCH GLAUCONITE AND QUARTZ,FORAMS AND SPONGE 
SPICULES REPLACED BY GLAUCONITE COMMON;H HARD ROCK;Z 12130000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   249.00/  249.30
Hole: 111   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   249.00
Core:   7   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 300
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 CLAYEY SILTSTONE;C 2.5Y4/0-DARK GREY;S STREAKS(CONVOLUTIONS OF BEDDING;H 
HARD ROCK;Z 33235000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   249.30/  249.45
Hole: 111   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   249.00
Core:   7   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  300/ 450
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 SANDY SILTSTONE;C 5Y3/1-BLACK;U TWO PEBBLES AT 32CM;H HARD ROCK;Z 
33235000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   249.45/  249.65
Hole: 111   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   249.00
Core:   7   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  450/ 650
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 COARSE SANDSTONE;C 5Y3/1-BLACK,2.5Y2/0-DARK GREY;S DARK GREY STREAKS AND 
DARK BANDS UP TO 3MM THICK;HHARD ROCK;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   249.65/  249.69
Hole: 111   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   249.00
Core:   7   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  650/ 690
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 LAMINATED CLAY;H SOFT;S LAMINATED;Z 33211000 
 
 
    

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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