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Core Data from the Deep Sea Drilling Project


Leg :  4    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    97.23/   97.50
Hole:  26   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    96.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 1230/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 FINE GRAINED DETRITAL QTZ SAND;M MUSCOUITE,BIOTITE,CHLORITE,HEMATITE,
CALCITE,ZIRCON,TOURMALINE;P FORAM AND FORAM FRAGMENTS;H SOFT;Z 33214000 
 
 
Leg :  4    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    97.50/   99.00
Hole:  26   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    96.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 SILTY CLAY,FINE-GRAINED SILTY SAND;C N4-MEDIUM GRAY,N5-DARKER MEDIUM GRAY;
S MOTTLED THROUGHOUT;O 0-18CM DISTURBED BY CORING, NODULES HARDENED BY 
MN.OX;H SOFT;Z 33213000 
 
 
Leg :  4    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    99.00/  100.35
Hole:  26   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    96.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1350
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 SILTY CLAY;C N3-MEDIUM DARK GRAY,N2-DARK GRAY,-BLACK;S N2 MOTTLES;O FEW 
BLACK NODULES THAT APPEAR TOBE THE SAME CLAY,SLIGHTLY HARDENED BY MN.OX,
DARK COLOR PROBABLY DUE MOSTLY TO MANGANESE;M QTZ,MICA;H SOFT;Z 33213000 
 
 
Leg :  4    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   100.35/  100.50
Hole:  26   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    96.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 1350/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 FINE GRAINED QTZ SAND;C N2-DARK GRAY;M HEMATITE,MUSCOUITE,BIOTITE,
CHLORITE,CALCITE,HORNBLENDE,JADEITE,PYROXENE,BERYL,AMBER;O MUCH ORGANIC 
MATTER;H SOFT;Z 33214000 
 
 
Leg :  4    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   106.00/  106.50
Hole:  26   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   105.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 1000/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 SILTY CLAY;C -MEDIUM GRAY,-MEDIUM LIGHT GRAY;O SILT GRAINS MOSTLY QTZ;H 
SOFT;Z 33213000 
 
 
Leg :  4    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   106.50/  107.73
Hole:  26   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   105.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1230
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 SILTY CLAY;C 5Y6/2-OLIVE GRAY,N3-MEDIUM DARK GRAY;S 5Y6/2-MOTTLES;D 
SLIGHT DEFORMATION;O ORIGINALLY TWO COLORS WERE PROBABLY IN NEARBY 
HORIZONTAL LAYERSAND HAVE BEEN DIAPIRICALLY DISTURBED BY CORING;H SOFT;Z 
33213000 
 
 
Leg :  4    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   107.73/  108.00
Hole:  26   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   105.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 1230/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 SILTY CLAY TO FINE SANDSTONE;S GRADED BEDDING;M FELDSPAR,MICA,HORNBLENDE,
CHLORITE,TOURMALINE,ZIRCON;PFEW DISCOASTERS;Z 33213000 
 
 
Leg :  4    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   228.50/  230.00
Hole:  26   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   227.00
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 CLAYSTONE GRADING TO SILTY CLAYSTONE;C 5Y6/2-OLIVE GRAY;O NO BEDDING;H 
SOUPY;Z 33231000 
 
 
Leg :  4    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   401.00/  401.25
Hole:  26   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   401.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 250
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 CLAY;C 5Y3/2,5YR,N3;S SOME THIN BEDS;H FIRM;Z 33211000 
 
 
Leg :  4    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   477.06/  478.36
Hole:  26   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   477.00
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   60/1360
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 SLIGHTLY SILTY CLAY;C 5Y3/1-DARK OLIVE GRAY,5Y4/1;O 130-136 5Y4/1;H 
COMPACT;Z 33213000 
 
 
Leg :  4    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   478.62/  479.94
Hole:  26   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   477.00
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  120/1440
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 CLAYSTONE;C 5Y3/1-OLIVE GRAY,5Y4/1;O DENSE,ARGILL;Z 33231000 
 
 
Leg :  4    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   480.09/  481.50
Hole:  26   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   477.00
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   90/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 SILTY CLAY AND SILTY CLAYSTONE;C 5Y4/1,5Y3/1-OLIVE GRAY;S ALTERNATING 
COLORS,INTERBEDDED;O SLIGHTLYSILTY AT TOP GRADING TO VERY SILTY;H COMPACT,
DENSE;Z 33233000 
 
 
Leg :  4    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   481.50/  481.80
Hole:  26   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   477.00
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 300
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
 CLAYEY SILT TO SILTY CLAY;C 10YR4/1-DARK GRAY;S GRADED BED OF TURBIDITE;M 
QUARTZ,FELDSPAR,APATITE,MICA,TOURMALINE,PYROXENE,BARITE,HORNBLENDE,OLIVERE,
CALCITE;P FORAM;H FIRM;Z 33213000 
 
 
Leg :  4    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   481.80/  481.82
Hole:  26   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   477.00
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  300/ 320
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
 SILTY CLAY;C N2-DARK GRAY;H FIRM;Z 33213000 
 
 
Leg :  4    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   481.82/  481.91
Hole:  26   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   477.00
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  320/ 410
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
 SILTY CLAY;C 5Y5/1,5Y4/1;H FIRM;Z 33213000 
 
 
Leg :  4    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   481.91/  481.92
Hole:  26   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   477.00
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  410/ 420
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
 SILTY CLAY;C 2.5Y5/3-OLIVE GRAY;O HIGH PERCENTAGEGROUND UP CALCITE;H FIRM;
Z 33213000 
 
 
Leg :  4    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   481.92/  482.91
Hole:  26   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   477.00
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  420/1410
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
 SILTY CLAY;C 10YR5/1-GRAY,N3,N4 MEDIUM GRAY;O MINOR VARIATIONS IN SILT 
CONTENT IN INTERVAL BUT NO MAJOR BREAK,SLIGHTLY CALCAREOUS;H FIRM;Z 
33213000

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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