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Core Data from the Deep Sea Drilling Project


Leg : 29    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     1.06/    1.50
Hole: 275   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 1060/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 SANDY SILT RICH OOZE;C 5Y7/2-PALE YELLOW,5Y6/2-LIGHT OLIVE GRAY;S 
MODERATE MOTTLING;U MANGANESE PEBBLE AT 117.5,119 CM;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 29    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     1.50/    3.00
Hole: 275   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 DIATOM OOZE;C 5Y6/3-PALE OLIVE,5Y7/4-PALE YELLOW;S MODERATE MOTTLING;O 
SMALL OPEN PATCHES 2-3 CM OPENED DURING CORE SPLITTING SHOW COTTAGE CHEESE 
TYPE STRUCTURE,REFLECTS RIODISTURBANCE,QUARTZ,ANGULAR SAND AND SILT,
UNIFORM THROUGHOUT;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 29    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     3.00/    4.50
Hole: 275   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 QTZ BEARING GLAUC RICH DIATOM OOZE;C 5Y7/3-PALE YELLOW,5Y5/3-OLIVE;S 
INTENSELY MOTTLED;D DRILLING DEFORMATION 131-150 CM;O .5 CM 5Y7/3 SILT 
LAMINAE,94 CMTHREE .5 5Y7/3 SILT LAMINAE;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 29    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     4.60/    6.00
Hole: 275   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  100/1500
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
 DIATOM OOZE;C 5Y5/3-OLIVE,5Y7/6-YELLOW;S MOTTLES 1-2 CM EQUANT TO 
ELLIPTICAL;D INTENSE DEFORMATION;M GLAUC,SILT;P RADS;O 0-10 CM VOID 
GEOCHEMISTRY;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 29    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     6.10/    6.10
Hole: 275   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/   0
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
 DIATOM RAD OOZE;C 5Y6/3-PALE OLIVE;S MOTTLED;M GLAUC,QTZ BEARING;H SOFT;Z 
00000000 
 
 
Leg : 29    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     5.00/    5.00
Hole: 275   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     5.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/  00
Sect:  0
 
Visual Text Description:
 "0" SECTION SPLIT AS ABOVE AND BELOW;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 29    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     5.02/    6.52
Hole: 275   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     5.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 DIATOM OOZE THROUGHOUT;C -OLIVE,-YELLOW;S MOTTLED;D DEFORMED BY DRILLING 
THROUGHOUT;O SOME SANDY SILTAND GLAUC RICH RADS;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 29    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     6.52/    8.02
Hole: 275   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     5.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 SAME AS 2-1,SOME NODULES 1.5-4 CM DOWN,ROUNDED CIRCULAR TO ELLIPTICAL 
SHAPE;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 29    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     8.02/    9.52
Hole: 275   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     5.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 SAME AS 2-1;Z 22112220.2210.3501 
 
 
Leg : 29    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     9.52/   11.02
Hole: 275   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     5.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
 SAME AS 2-1,SOME MN.NODULES;Z 22112220.2210.3501 
 
 
Leg : 29    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    11.07/   12.52
Hole: 275   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     5.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   50/1500
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
 SAME AS 2-1,0-5 CM VOID GEOCHEM;Z 22112220.2210.3501 
 
 
Leg : 29    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    12.52/   12.82
Hole: 275   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     5.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 300
Sect:  6
 
Visual Text Description:
 DIATOM RAD OOZE;C 5Y7/3-PALE YELLOW,5Y3/1-VERY DARK GRAY;D INTENSE TO 
MODERATE DEFORMATION;H SOFT;Z 21112220.2210.2220 
 
 
Leg : 29    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    12.82/   14.02
Hole: 275   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     5.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  300/1500
Sect:  6
 
Visual Text Description:
 RADS SPONGE GLAUC RICH SILTY DETRITAL SAND;C 5Y3/1-VERY DARK GRAY;O 
SILICIFIED 5 MM ANGULAR FRAGMENTSOF SILTY SAND IN PATCHES AT 55,78,123 CM;
H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 29    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    24.10/   24.10
Hole: 275   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    24.00
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/   0
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
 CLAYEY SILTSTONE;C 5Y3/2-DARK OLIVE GRAY;O MIXED  4-5 CM SPHERICAL 
MANGANESE NODULES AND 3-6 CM ANGULAR FRAGMENTS OR HARD SILICIFIED GLAUC 
BEARING SP.SPIC RICH DETRITAL SILTY SAND;Z 33235000 
 
 
Leg : 29    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    34.76/   35.00
Hole: 275   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    33.50
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 1260/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 DETRITAL CLAYEY SILT;C 5Y3/2-DARK OLIVE GRAY;O GLAUC AND NODULE BEARING,
MASSIVE;H STIFF;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 29    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    35.00/   35.95
Hole: 275   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    33.50
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 950
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 CLAY SILT;C 5Y3/2-DARK OLIVE GRAY;S SLIGHTLY MOTTLED;D DEFORMED;O 
GLAUCONITE DETRITAL BEARING;H STIFF;Z 33213000 
 
 
Leg : 29    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    35.95/   36.30
Hole: 275   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    33.50
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  950/1300
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 SILICIFIED CLAY SILTSTONE;S SEMI-LITHIFIED;O BRECCIATED;Z 33235000 
 
 
Leg : 29    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    36.30/   36.50
Hole: 275   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    33.50
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 1300/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 GLAUC RICH DETRITAL CLAY SILT;C 5Y3/2-DARK OLIVE GRAY;S SLIGHTLY MOTTLED;
D DEFORMED;H STIFF;Z 33213000 
 
 
Leg : 29    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    36.60/   36.60
Hole: 275   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    33.50
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/   0
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
 GLAUC BEARING DETRITAL CLAY SILT;C 5Y3/2-DARK OLIVE GRAY,5Y3/1-VERY DARK 
GRAY;S LITHIFIED;H STIFF;Z 33213000 
 
 
Leg : 29    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    52.50/   53.68
Hole: 275   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    52.50
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1180
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 DETRITAL SILTY CLAY;C 5Y3/2-DARK OLIVE GRAY;M QTZ,MICA;O BLOCKS 0-34,
55-72,105-118 CM;H SOFT,BRITTLE;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 29    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    55.60/   55.60
Hole: 275   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    52.50
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/   0
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
 GLAUC BEARING DETRITAL SAND SILTY CLAY;C 5Y3/2-DARK OLIVE GRAY;D DRILLING 
BRECCIA;H SOFT;Z 00000000

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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