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Leg : 42    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   190.95/  191.13
Hole: 377   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   190.50
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  450/ 625
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 QUARTZ FORAMINIFERA SAND;C 5Y6/1-LIGHT OLIVE GRAY;S 1 MM COARSE LAYER OF 
PTEROPOD FORAM SAND AT 62.5 CM;D SEVERLY DISTURBED;H MODERATE INDURATION;Z 
00000000 
 
 
Leg : 42    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   191.13/  191.55
Hole: 377   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   190.50
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  625/1050
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNOFOSSIL MARL;C 5P4/2-GRAYISH PURPLE, 5Y6/1-LIGHT OLIVE GRAY;S 
LAMINATED 5P4/2 AT 62.5-63 CM, 2-3 MM BAND OF 5P4/2 AT 69.5 CM, GRADED 
PTEROPOD FORAM SAND AT 100-105 CM;O DOMINANT COLOR 5Y6/1;H MODERATE 
INDURATION;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 42    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   191.55/  191.71
Hole: 377   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   190.50
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 1050/1210
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 SANDY FORAM NANNO MARL;C 10YR6/2-PALE YELLOWISH BROWN, 10YR5/4-MODERATE 
YELLOWISH BROWN, 5P2/2-VERY DUSKY PURPLE, 5G6/1-GREENISH GRAY, 
5GY6/1-GREENISH GRAY;O 10YR6/2 AT 105-110 CM, <1 MM BAND OF 5P2/2 AT 110 
CM, 10YR5/4 AND 5GY6/1 AT 110-113 CM, 5GY6/1 TO 5G6/1 AT 113-121 CM;H 
MODERATE INDURATION;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 42    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   191.71/  191.86
Hole: 377   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   190.50
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 1210/1360
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 PYRITE NANNO MARL;C 5GY4/1-DARK GREENISH GRAY;H MODERATE INDURATION;Z 
00000000 
 
 
Leg : 42    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   191.88/  192.00
Hole: 377   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   190.50
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 1380/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNOFOSSIL MARL;C 5G6/1-GREENISH GRAY, 5G4/1-DARK GREENISH GRAY, 
5Y3/2-OLIVE GRAY, 10Y4/2-GRAYISH OLIVE;O GEOCHEMICAL SAMPLE AT 138-144 CM, 
5G6/1 TO 5G4/1 AT 144-146 CM, 5Y3/2 TO 10Y4/2 ORGANIC RICH AT 146-150 CM;H 
MODERATE INDURATION;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 42    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   192.00/  192.32
Hole: 377   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   190.50
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 320
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 SAPROPELIC FORAM MARL;C 5Y2/1-OLIVE BLACK, 5Y3/2-OLIVE GRAY, 
10Y4/2-GRAYISH OLIVE, N2-GRAYISH BLACK, 5G4/1-DARK GREENISH GRAY;S GRADED 
BED OF SAPROPELIC SANDY FORAM MARL 5Y3/2 TO 5Y2/1 AT 11-17 CM, 5G4/1 NANNO 
OOZE AT 17-20 CM, N2 ORGANIC RICH SAPROPELIC MARL AT 20-21 CM, 5G4/1 OOZE 
AT 21-22 CM, LAMINATED N2TO 5Y2/1 ORGANIC RICH SAPROPELIC MARL AT 22-24 CM,
 5G4/1 NANNOFOSSIL OOZE AT 24-28 CM, 5Y2/1 ORGANIC RICH AT 28-32 CM;O 
5Y2/1 ORGANIC RICH AT 0-3 CM, 5Y3/2TO 10Y4/2 AT 3-8 CM, VOID AT 8-11 CM;H 
SOFT TO MODERATE INDURATION;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 42    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   192.32/  192.89
Hole: 377   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   190.50
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  320/ 890
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNOFOSSIL OOZE;C 5G6/1-GREENISH GRAY, 5GY6/1-GREENISH GRAY;O 5G6/1 AT 
32-41.5 CM, 5GY6/1 AT 41.5-89CM;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 42    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   192.89/  193.18
Hole: 377   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   190.50
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  890/1180
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 PTEROPOD FORAM SAND;C 5Y2/1-OLIVE BLACK,10G4/2,OLIVE GRAY,10G4/1-DARK 
GRAYISH GREEN, 5G6/1-GREENISH GRAY;S TURBIDITIC LAYER RICH IN FORAMS, 
FORAM RICH LAYER AT 89-91.5 CM, GRANULES AND SAND OF 10G4/2 
(FORAMS-PTEROPODS) PROBABLE VOLCANIC LITHOCLASTS IN 5Y6/1AND 5G6/1 MARL AT 
91.5-112 CM, 5Y6/1 WITH ONE LAYEROF DARK GREENISH GRAY GRANULES AND SAND 
OF VOLCANICLITHIFICATION AT 112-117 CM;S LAYERS OF GRANULES OF 10G4/2 
PROBABLY VOLCANIC ROCKS IN MATRIX OF 5Y5/2 AT 117-118 CM;U 5Y2/1 MUD 
PEBBLES (SAPROPEL ?) AT 95-98 CM;P SMALL GASTROPODS AT117-118 CM;H 
MODERATE INDURATION;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 42    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   193.18/  193.42
Hole: 377   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   190.50
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 1180/1420
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 SANDY FORAM NANNO MARL;C 5BG5/2-GRAYISH BLUE GREEN, 5Y6/1-LIGHT OLIVE 
GRAY, 10Y4/2-GRAYISH OLIVE, 5Y5/2-LIGHT OLIVE GRAY, 5G6/1-GREENISH GRAY, 
5GY5/2-GREENISH GRAY, -PALE GREENISH YELLOW;S PROBABLE SLUMP DEFORMED 
LAMINATIONS IN OOZE AND MARL MUD PEBBLES, LUMP OF PALE GREENISH YELLOW 
FORAM NANNO OOZE AT 120-121 CM, MATRIX OF 5Y6/1 AT 118-128 CM, LAMINATED 
AT 133-140 CM, DISTURBED LAMINATION OF 10Y4/2 AT 136-137CM, 10Y4/2 ORGANIC 
RICH MARL AT 140-142 CM;U SOME DISPERSED GRANULES OF DARK ROCK AT 122-123 
CM;U PEBBLE OF NANNOFOSSIL MARLSTONE (5BG5/2) AT 126 CM, MUD PEBBLE AT 136 
CM;O 5Y5/2 AT 128-129 CM, 10Y4/2 AT 131-133 CM, GREENISH GRAY AT 133-134 
CM, 5Y6/1 TO 5GY6/1 AT 134-136 CM, 5G6/1 AT 138-140 CM;H SOFT,MODERATE AND 
HARD INDURATIONS;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 42    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   193.42/  193.50
Hole: 377   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   190.50
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 1420/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 MARL;C 5GY6/1-GREENISH GRAY;H MODERATE INDURATION;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 42    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   250.40/  250.70
Hole: 377   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   249.50
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  900/1200
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNOFOSSIL MARLSTONE;C 5G4/1-DARK GREENISH GRAY;P TINY PLANT FRAGMENTS;O 
TRACES OF MELHAN IN CORE 2-1;H HARD;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 42    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   250.70/  250.86
Hole: 377   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   249.50
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 1200/1360
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 CALCAREOUS SILTSTONE;C 5G2/1-GREENISH BLACK;S NEARLY STRUCTURELESS, FAINT 
BEDDING, INCLINED BEDDING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREES (FAULT);H HARD;Z 
00000000 
 
 
Leg : 42    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   250.86/  251.00
Hole: 377   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   249.50
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 1360/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 SILTY MARLSTONE;C 5G4/1-DARK GREENISH GRAY, 5G2/1-GREENISH BLACK;S 
PROBABLY A CEMENTED SILTY NANNOFOSSIL MARL;O 5G4/1 TO 5G2/1 HOMOGENOUS;H 
HARD;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 42    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   258.04/  258.50
Hole: 377   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   257.00
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 1040/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 SLIGHTLY CALCAREOUS CLAYSTONE;C N3-DARK GRAY, 5G2/1-GREENISH BLACK;D 
DRILLING BRECCIA;S SILTSTONE AT 135-140 CM;H HARD;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 42    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   258.56/  258.70
Hole: 377   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   257.00
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   60/ 200
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 SILTY SANDSTONE, SILTSTONE (CALCAREOUS OR DOLOMITIC);C N3-DARK GRAY, 
5Y5/2-LIGHT OLIVE GRAY;S PARALLEL LAMINATED AND SMALL SCALE 
CROSS-LAMINATED GRADED FINE SILTY SANDSTONE GRADING TO SILTSTONE, N3 WITH 
5Y5/2 LAMINAE;H HARD;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 42    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   258.70/  258.89
Hole: 377   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   257.00
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  200/ 390
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 CLAYSTONE, SILTSTONE, SILTY MUDSTONE;C N4-MEDIUM DARK GRAY, 5GY4/1-DARK 
GREENISH GRAY;S SMALL SCALE CROSS-LAMINATION GRADING SILTSTONE TO SILTY 
MUDSTONE AT 34-39 CM WITH CLAYSTONE GOING TO SILTSTONE AT 20-34 CM;O N4 TO 
5GY4/1;H HARD;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 42    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   258.89/  260.00
Hole: 377   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   257.00
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  390/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 CLAYSTONE, SILTSTONE;C N2-DARK GREY, 5G2/1-GREENISH BLACK;D DRILLING 
BRECCIA;H HARD;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 42    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   260.68/  261.50
Hole: 377   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   260.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  680/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 MUDSTONE, CLAYSTONE;C 5G2/1-GREENISH BLACK, 5GY5/2-DUSKY YELLOW GREEN;D 
DRILLING BRECCIA, CONTAMINATED BY RECENT (?) PTEROPODS;O 5GY5/2 RARE;H 
HARD;Z 33233000 
 
 
Leg : 42    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   261.50/  263.00
Hole: 377   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   260.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 CLAYSTONE;C 5G2/1-GREENISH BLACK;D DRILL CUTTINGS, CONTAMINATED BY 
(RECENT ?) PTEROPODS;H HARD;Z 33231000 
 
 
Leg : 42    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   263.00/  264.50
Hole: 377   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   260.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 CLAYSTONE;C 5G2/1-GREENISH BLACK;D DRILL CUTTINGS, COMTANIMATED BY 
(RECENT) PTEROPODS;H HARD;Z 33231000 
 
 
Leg : 42    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   264.50/  266.00
Hole: 377   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   260.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
 CLAYSTONE;C 5G2/1-GREENISH BLACK;D DRILL CUTTINGS;Z 33231000

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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