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Core Data from the Deep Sea Drilling Project


Leg : 32    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :    0/   0  Age: CRETACEOUS
Hole: 303A  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  211.10    Age: CENOMANIAN
Core:   1   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  211.10    Age: UPPER ALBIAN
Sect: CC    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.00
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      0        10        90           /                  
 
Processing Hist: Classification was successful.
Shipboard Lith : ZEOLITIC CLAY                                               
Screen Lith    : ZEOLITE RICH CLAY MINERAL RICH PELAGIC CLAY                 
 
 
 
Leg : 32    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :    0/   0  Age: UPPER ALBIAN
Hole: 303A  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  220.10    Age: UPPER ALBIAN
Core:   2   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  220.10    Age: 
Sect: CC    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.00
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      0        14        86           /                  
 
Processing Hist: Classification was successful.
Shipboard Lith : CHERT                                                       
Screen Lith    : ZEOLITE RICH CLAY MINERAL RICH PELAGIC CLAYSTONE            
 
 
 
Leg : 32    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :    0/   0  Age: LOWER CRETACEOUS
Hole: 303A  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  238.30    Age: APTIAN
Core:   3   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  238.30    Age: BARREMIAN
Sect: CC    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.00
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      0         0       100           /                  
 
Processing Hist: Classification was successful.
Shipboard Lith : CHERT                                                       
Screen Lith    : ZEOLITE RICH CLAY MINERAL RICH PELAGIC CLAYSTONE            
 
 
 
Leg : 32    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :    0/   0  Age: LOWER CRETACEOUS
Hole: 303A  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  240.10    Age: APTIAN
Core:   4   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  240.10    Age: BARREMIAN
Sect: CC    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.00
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      0         3        97           /                  
 
Processing Hist: Classification was successful.
Shipboard Lith : CHERT                                                       
Screen Lith    : ZEOLITE RICH CLAY MINERAL RICH PELAGIC CLAYSTONE            
 
 
 
Leg : 32    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :  800/1500  Age: LOWER CRETACEOUS
Hole: 303A  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  248.60    Age: BARREMIAN
Core:   5   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  249.30    Age: HAUTERIVIAN
Sect:  1    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.70
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      0         0       100           /                  
 
Processing Hist: Classification was successful.
Shipboard Lith : CHERT                                                       
Screen Lith    : ZEOLITE RICH CLAY MINERAL RICH PELAGIC CLAYSTONE            
 
 
 
Leg : 32    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :  840/1500  Age: LOWER CRETACEOUS
Hole: 303A  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  250.14    Age: BARREMIAN
Core:   5   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  250.80    Age: HAUTERIVIAN
Sect:  2    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.66
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      0         0       100           /                  
 
Processing Hist: Classification was successful.
Shipboard Lith : CHERT                                                       
Screen Lith    : ZEOLITE RICH CLAY MINERAL RICH PELAGIC CLAYSTONE            
 
 
 
Leg : 32    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :    0/   0  Age: LOWER CRETACEOUS
Hole: 303A  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  250.90    Age: BARREMIAN
Core:   5   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  250.90    Age: HAUTERIVIAN
Sect: CC    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.00
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      0        14        86           /                  
 
Processing Hist: Classification was successful.
Shipboard Lith : RAD CHERT                                                   
Screen Lith    : ZEOLITE RICH CLAY MINERAL RICH PELAGIC CLAYSTONE            
 
 
 
Leg : 32    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) : 1040/1500  Age: LOWER CRETACEOUS
Hole: 303A  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  258.04    Age: APTIAN
Core:   6   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  258.50    Age: HAUTERIVIAN
Sect:  1    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.46
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      0         0         0           /                  
 
Processing Hist: 
Shipboard Lith : CHERT                                                       
Screen Lith    : PELAGIC SEDIMENT.                                           
 
 
 
Leg : 32    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) : 1120/1410  Age: LOWER CRETACEOUS
Hole: 303A  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  267.32    Age: APTIAN
Core:   7   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  267.61    Age: VALANGINIAN
Sect:  1    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.29
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      0        14        86           /                  
 
Processing Hist: Classification was successful.
Shipboard Lith : NANNO CLAY                                                  
Screen Lith    : RADIOLARIA RICH CLAY MINERAL RICH PELAGIC CLAY              
 
 
 
Leg : 32    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) : 1410/1500  Age: LOWER CRETACEOUS
Hole: 303A  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  267.61    Age: APTIAN
Core:   7   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  267.70    Age: VALANGINIAN
Sect:  1    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.09
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
     35        50        86           /                  
 
Processing Hist: Data incomplete; interpretation allowed manual encoding.
Shipboard Lith : CHERT                                                       
Screen Lith    :  CHERT                                                      
 
 
 
Leg : 32    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :    0/   0  Age: LOWER CRETACEOUS
Hole: 303A  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  267.80    Age: APTIAN
Core:   7   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  267.80    Age: VALANGINIAN
Sect: CC    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.00
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
     35        50        86           /                  
 
Processing Hist: Data incomplete; interpretation allowed manual encoding.
Shipboard Lith : CHERT                                                       
Screen Lith    :  CHERT                                                      
 
 
 
Leg : 32    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) : 1200/1500  Age: LOWER CRETACEOUS
Hole: 303A  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  276.70    Age: APTIAN
Core:   8   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  277.00    Age: VALANGINIAN
Sect:  1    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.30
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
     38         0        62           /                  
 
Processing Hist: Classification was successful.
Shipboard Lith : CHERT                                                       
Screen Lith    : IRON RICH MARLY NANNOFOSSIL LIMESTONE                       
 
 
 
Leg : 32    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :    0/   0  Age: LOWER CRETACEOUS
Hole: 303A  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  277.10    Age: APTIAN
Core:   8   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  277.10    Age: VALANGINIAN
Sect: CC    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    0.00
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      0         0         0           /                  
 
Processing Hist: 
Shipboard Lith : CHERT                                                       
Screen Lith    : CALCAREOUS SEDIMENT.                                        
 
 
 
Leg : 32    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :   00/1500  Age: LOWER CRETACEOUS
Hole: 303A  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  284.80    Age: APTIAN
Core:   9   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  286.30    Age: VALANGINIAN
Sect:  1    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    1.50
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
     75         0        25           /                  
 
Processing Hist: Classification was successful.
Shipboard Lith : APHONITIC BASALT                                            
Screen Lith    : INDURATED CARBONATE CHALK                                   
 
 
 
Leg : 32    Top/Bottom Interval(mm) :  480/1500  Age: 
Hole: 303A  Depth Top of Layer(m)   :  288.48    Age: 
Core:  10   Depth Bottom of Layer(m):  289.50    Age: 
Sect:  1    Thickness of Layer(m)   :    1.02
 
       Average Percent          G.R.A.P.E. Avg   # G.R.A.P.E.
Calcareous Siliceous Detrital  Density/Porosity   meas Avg'd
========== ========= ========  ================  ============
      0         0         0           /                  
 
Processing Hist: Classification failed; no smear slide data exists.
Shipboard Lith : APHONITIC BASALT                                            
Screen Lith    : APHONITIC BASALT                                            
 
 
 
    

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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