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Leg : 36    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/  50  Analyst: Tarney, J.
Hole: 330   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   550.05
Core:  15   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   547.00
Sect: CC    Top of Section Depth(m):   550.10

LITHOLOGY: SEDIMENT (SAND);

  Piece No.  : PCE 1 (137-142);


Leg : 36    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   60/  90  Analyst: Tarney, J.
Hole: 330   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   550.09
Core:  15   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   547.00
Sect: CC    Top of Section Depth(m):   550.06

LITHOLOGY: GNEISS;

  Piece No.  : PCE 2 (143-146);

  Texture    : GRANULITIC;

  Replacement: CALCITE
               CALCITIZED;


Leg : 36    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  100/ 130  Analyst: Tarney, J.
Hole: 330   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   550.13
Core:  15   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   547.00
Sect: CC    Top of Section Depth(m):   550.10

LITHOLOGY: PEGMATITE;


Leg : 36    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  170/1500  Analyst: Tarney, J.
Hole: 330   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   558.00
Core:  16   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   556.50
Sect:  1    Top of Section Depth(m):   556.67

LITHOLOGY: ACID-INTERMEDIATE GNEISS;
           GRANITE;

  Piece No.  : PCE 1 (18-22), 2 (23-29), 3 (30-38), 4 (39-45),
               5 (46-48), 6 (49-51), 7 (53-57), 8 (57-62),
               9 (62-71), 10 (71-80), 11 (80-90), 12 (90-100),
               13 (100-108), 14 (109-116), 15 (116-122),
               16 (124-129), 17 (129-131), 18 (132-138),
               19 (138-142), 20 (143-147);

  Texture    : FINE-GRAINED, GRANULAR, PCES 1&2 ARE FAIRLY
               HOMOGENEOUS, PCES 2&4 HAVE WEAK PLANAR FABRIC, PCE 7
               IS PEGMATITIC;

  Structure  : GRANITE VEINS IN PCES 7&14&17-19, THIN CHLORITIZED
               BASIC VEIN IN PCE 4 CROSS-CUTS WEAK FOLIATION IN
               GNEISS BUT SHOWS NO TRACE OF DEFORMATION OR
               FOLIATION - THUS EMPLACED POST-BIOTITE FOLIATION,
               BASIC VEINS ON LEFT SIDE OF PCES 8&9, CALCITE VEINS
               IN PCES 3 (35% "VEINS") &7&13&20, MACROSCOPIC
               FOLIATION IN PCES 11-14, WHITE CALCITE-FILLED VEINS
               0.05MM WIDE SUB-PARALLEL TO CORE, VEIN IN PCE 4
               COMPOSED OF SOFT HOMOGENEOUS FINE-GRAINED GREEN
               (5GY 4/1) SMECTITE - CARBONATE-FREE;

  Comments   : PCE 1 IS LIGHT GRAY (N7), PCES 2-4&8-19 ARE GREENISH
               GRAY (5GY 6/1), BASIC VEINS ARE (5BG 5/2), GRANITE
               VEIN IN PCE 7 IS (10R 6/6) TO (5YR 8/1), GRANITE
               VEINS BELOW ARE (10YR 7/4), PCE 20 IS (5GY 5/1), PCE
               3 IS GRANULITE, SEPARATE SHIPBOARD FORMS FOR MANY
               PIECES;

  Vesicles   :
               Location:            Filling: CALCITE, SMECTITE
               A FEW AMYGDULES FILLED WITH CALCITE & GREEN
               SMECTITE IN PCE 7;

  Phenocrysts: KFELDSPAR
               Size(mm):       TO 2
               IN PCE 7;

  Groundmass : KFELDSPAR
               IN PCES 7&13&20;

               PLAGIOCLASE               (   30%)
               PARTLY REPLACED BY CALCITE - HEAVILY REPLACED NEAR
               TOP OF SECTION;

               QUARTZ                    (   60%)
               PCES 3&13&20 ARE QUARTZ-RICH, COARSE QUARTZ
               CRYSTALLINITY IN PCE 7;

               BIOTITE                   (   10%)
               BROWN & GREEN, LATHS ALIGNED IN FOLIATION IN PCE
               2, 2% IN PCE 7;

  Replacement: CALCITE                   (   30%)
               Minerals Replaced: PLAG, KSPAR
               IN VEINS, ALL PLAG REPLACED IN PCE 1, PCES 1-4 ARE
               CALCITIZED, ALSO IN CRACKS BETWEEN MINERALS IN PCE
               20;

               SMECTITE
               GREEN SPOTTY AREAS IN PCE 2 PROBABLY COATED WITH
               GREEN SMECTITE CLAY, IN VEINS;

               CHLORITE
               IN PCE 4;

               PYRITE
               TRACE AMOUNT;


Leg : 36    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1450  Analyst: Tarney, J.
Hole: 330   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   559.45
Core:  16   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   556.50
Sect:  2    Top of Section Depth(m):   558.00

LITHOLOGY: INTERMEDIATE TO ACID GNEISS;
           PEGMATITE;
           BIOTITITE;

  Piece No.  : PCE 1 (1-11), 2 (12-18), 3 (18-23), 4 (25-30),
               5 (43-50), 6 (51-55), 7 (56-63), 8 (64-69),
               9 (69-72), 10 (74-78), 11 (78-82), 12 (82-87),
               13 (87-91), 14 (92-100), 15 (100-104), 16 (104-108),
               17 (108-117), 18 (117-124), 19 (124-130),
               20 (131-135), 21 (136-144);

  Texture    : FINE TO MEDIUM-GRAINED, GRANULAR, PCE 10 IS A
               PEGMATITIC AND BANDED GRANULITIC GNEISS;

  Structure  : FOLIATION THROUGHOUT, CALCITE VEINS IN PCE 1,
               CROSS-CUTTING CALCITE VEINS IN PCE 10, GRANITE VEINS
               (10YR 7/4) IN PCES 1&3-4&12&14&19-20, QUARTZ VEIN IN
               PCE 9 IS LIGHT GRAY (N7) & GRAY (N8), FINE-GRAINED
               CLAY/CHLORITE VEINS IN PCE 1, SERICITE/CHLORITE
               VEINS IN PCE 5, MANY SERICITE-FILLED VEINS PARALLEL
               TO FOLIATION IN PCES 18&21, PCE 1 IS A CONTACT
               BETWEEN BIOTITITE & BIOTITE-PLAG QUARTZ GNEISS, SOME
               MAFIC TO ULTRAMAFIC BANDS ESPECIALLY IN PCE 21,
               BANDS OF METAMORPHIC CLAY IN PCE 10, CHLORITE/GARNET
               CLOTS IN PCES 5&17-18;

  Alteration : PCE 10 IS FAIRLY EXTENSIVE;

  Comments   : PCES 1-2&8&10-17 ARE DARK GREENISH GRAY (5G 4/1),
               PCES 5&6 ARE GRAY-GREEN-PINK (5YR 7/2), PCES 7&21
               ARE GREENISH GRAY (5G 6/1), PCES 17&18 ARE LIGHT
               GRAY (N7), SEPARATE SHIPBOARD FORMS FOR MANY PIECES,
               PCE 5 IS PEGMATITE, BIOTITITE IN PCE 1, PCES 1&2
               CONTAIN BASIC GNEISS;

  Groundmass : GARNET
               IN PCES 5&16&18&21, CHLORITE/GARNET CLOTS;

               PLAGIOCLASE
               IN PCES 1&16&21, PLAG? BADLY CLOUDED AND REPLACED
               BY CALCITE/SIDERITE IN PCE 16;

               KFELDSPAR
               PCE 5 IS DEFORMED KSPAR PEGMATITE, IN PCE 18,
               KSPAR BAND IN PCE 21;

               TOURMALINE
               IN PCE 18;

               QUARTZ
               IN PCES 1&16&18&21, SOME QUARTZ RECRYSTALLIZATION
               IN PCE 5;

               BIOTITE
               IN PCES 1&5&16&18&21;

  Replacement: CALCITE
               Minerals Replaced: PLAG
               IN VEINS, REPLACES PLAG IN PCE 16;

               CHLORITE
               IN VEINS, CHLORITE/GARNET CLOTS;

               SIDERITE
               Minerals Replaced: PLAG
               IN PCE 1, REPLACES PLAG IN PCE 16;

               SERICITE
               MUD SERICITE IN PCE 1, VEINS IN PCES 5&18&21;


Leg : 36    Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 1450/1500  Analyst: Tarney, J.
Hole: 330   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   559.50
Core:  16   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   556.50
Sect:  2    Top of Section Depth(m):   559.45

LITHOLOGY: GNEISS;
           PEGMATITE;

  Piece No.  : PCE 22 (145-150);

  Texture    : PEGMATITIC;

  Structure  : CONTACT BETWEEN GRANULAR ACID GNEISS & PEGMATITIC
               LAYERS;

  Comments   : COLOR IS MEDIUM BLUE GRAY (5B 5/1);


Leg : 36    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  450/1500  Analyst: Tarney, J.
Hole: 330   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   567.50
Core:  17   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   566.00
Sect:  1    Top of Section Depth(m):   566.45

LITHOLOGY: GNEISS;

  Piece No.  : PCE 1 (45-52), 2 (52-57), 3 (58-63), 4 (63-69),
               5 (69-78), 6 (78-84), 7 (85-93), 8 (93-104),
               9 (104-109), 10 (110-119), 11 (118-124),
               12 (125-130), 13 (131-140), 14 (141-149);

  Texture    : PCE 3 IS GRANULAR;

  Structure  : GRANITE VEINS IN PCES 4&14, CALCITE & SERICITE VEINS
               IN PCE 3, FOLIATION THROUGHOUT;

  Comments   : PCE 1 IS LIGHT GRAY (N7), PCES 2-13 ARE GREEN-GRAY
               (5G 6/1), GRANITE VEIN IN PCE 4 IS (5YR 8/4) AND IN
               PCE 14 IS PINK-GRAY (5YR 8/1);

  Groundmass : GARNET
               PCE 3;

               TOURMALINE
               PCE 3;

               KFELDSPAR
               PCE 3;

               PLAGIOCLASE
               CLOUDY PLAG & KSPAR IN PCE 3;

               QUARTZ
               PCE 3;

  Replacement: CALCITE
               VEINS IN PCE 3;

               SERICITE
               VEINS IN PCE 3;


Leg : 36    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1380  Analyst: Tarney, J.
Hole: 330   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   568.88
Core:  17   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   566.00
Sect:  2    Top of Section Depth(m):   567.50

LITHOLOGY: GNEISS;

  Piece No.  : PCE 1 (0-6), 2 (6-8), 3 (8-17), 4 (17-25),
               5 (26-30), 6 (29-32), 7 (32-37), 8 (38-46),
               9 (47-53), 10 (53-55), 11 (56-59), 12 (60-62),
               13 (63-68), 14 (68-72), 15 (72-85), 16 (85-94),
               17 (94-97), 18 (98-104), 19 (104-106), 20 (107-113),
               21 (113-116), 22 (116-122), 23 (122-130),
               24 (130-134), 25 (135-138);

  Structure  : FOLIATION THROUGHOUT;

  Alteration : EXT;

  Comments   : GRANITE IN PCE 1 IS (5YR 8/1), PEGMATITE IN PCE 20
               IS ORANGE (10YR 7/4), PCES 4-6 ARE GREENISH GRAY
               (5GY 6/1), PCES 7-25 ARE GREENISH GRAY (5GY 5/1);

  Groundmass : GARNET
               PCE 3 IS GARNETIFEROUS;


Leg : 36    Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 1380/1500  Analyst: Tarney, J.
Hole: 330   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   569.00
Core:  17   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   566.00
Sect:  2    Top of Section Depth(m):   568.88

LITHOLOGY: FAULT BRECCIA;

  Piece No.  : PCE 26 (138-150);

  Comments   : COLOR IS GREENISH GRAY (5G 6/1);


Leg : 36    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/  70  Analyst: Tarney, J.
Hole: 330   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   569.07
Core:  17   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   566.00
Sect:  3    Top of Section Depth(m):   569.00

LITHOLOGY: ACID GNEISS;

  Piece No.  : PCE 1 (0-7);

  Texture    : GRANULAR;

  Structure  : MANY CALCITE-FILLED VEINS;


Leg : 36    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/ 220  Analyst: Tarney, J.
Hole: 330   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   569.22
Core:  17   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   566.00
Sect:  3    Top of Section Depth(m):   569.00

LITHOLOGY: GNEISS;
           GRANITE;

  Piece No.  : PCE 1 (0-7), 2 (8-12), 3 (12-15), 4 (15-21);

  Comments   : FAULT-SHEARED CONTACT BETWEEN GNEISS AND GRANITE,
               COLOR IS GREEN-GRAY (5GY 6/1);


Leg : 36    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  280/ 360  Analyst: Tarney, J.
Hole: 330   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   569.36
Core:  17   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   566.00
Sect:  3    Top of Section Depth(m):   569.28

LITHOLOGY: GNEISS;
           PEGMATITE;

  Piece No.  : PCE 5 (28-36);

  Comments   : CONTACT BETWEEN PEGMATITE AND GNEISS;

  Groundmass : GARNET
               GNEISS AT CONTACT IS RICH IN PALE RED-PURPLE
               (5RP 6/2) GARNET IN QUARTZ MATRIX;

               QUARTZ


Leg : 36    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  300/1500  Analyst: Tarney, J.
Hole: 330   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   570.50
Core:  17   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   566.00
Sect:  3    Top of Section Depth(m):   569.30

LITHOLOGY: GRANITE;

  Piece No.  : PCE 5 (28-36), 6 (35-41), 7 (42-50), 8 (50-55),
               9 (56-60), 10 (60-65), 11 (65-75), 12 (75-84),
               13 (83-91), 14 (91-101), 15 (102-107), 16 (107-120),
               17 (120-126), 18 (126-135), 19 (135-145);

  Texture    : COARSE-GRAINED AND PEGMATITIC IN PATCHES;

  Comments   : COLOR IS MODERATE ORANGE-PINK (5YR 8/4);

  Groundmass : KFELDSPAR


Leg : 36    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/   0  Analyst: Tarney, J.
Hole: 330   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   570.60
Core:  17   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   566.00
Sect: CC    Top of Section Depth(m):   570.60

LITHOLOGY: QUARTZ DIORITE;

  Piece No.  : PCE NO PIECE NUMBERS ASSIGNED, LOWER PART OF CORE
               CATCHER;

  Texture    : VERY FINE-GRAINED, SHAPES OF SOME GRAINS LOOK LIKE
               PYROXENE, COMPOSITION LOOKS INTERMEDIATE, CONTAINS
               MAFIC MINERALS;

  Structure  : MANY CALCITE VEINS PARTLY FILLED WITH QUARTZ;

  Alteration : MAFIC MINERALS CLOUDED, GROUNDMASS PARTLY ALTERED;

  Comments   : MINERAL PROPORTIONS INDETERMINABLE--TOO FINE-GRAINED
               AND ALTERED, HAND SAMPLE HAS GRANITE XENOLITHS;

  Phenocrysts: QUARTZ
               Size(mm):     <0.1-2
               XENOCRYSTS OR PHENOCRYSTS;

  Groundmass : PLAGIOCLASE

               QUARTZ
               THIN SECTION SHOWS MANY IRREGULAR CRYSTALS OF
               QUARTZ OR QUARTZ AGGREGATES, NO CRYSTAL FACES,
               RATHER RAGGED OUTLINES;

               BIOTITE
               GREENISH AREAS MAY BE ALTERED & DEGRADED BIOTITES;

  Replacement: SERICITE
               RADIATING AGGREGATES IN GROUNDMASS, ID UNCERTAIN;

               CALCITE

               HEMATITE
               SMALL MICROSCOPIC HEMATITE HEXAGONS;


Leg : 36    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/   0  Analyst: Tarney, J.
Hole: 330   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   570.60
Core:  17   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   566.00
Sect: CC    Top of Section Depth(m):   570.60

LITHOLOGY: GRANITE;

  Piece No.  : PCE NO PIECE NUMBERS ASSIGNED, BIT ASSEMBLY SAMPLE;

  Structure  : CHLORITE & MUSCOVITE VEINS;

  Comments   : CONTACT OF FINE-GRAINED MARGIN OF LATER INTRUSION
               AGAINST GRANITE, SAMPLE ACTUALLY FOUND IN BIT
               ASSEMBLY ON RETRIEVAL OF DRILL STRING AFTER HOLE
               ABANDONED;

  Replacement: CHLORITE

               MUSCOVITE


    

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]

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