Leg : 63 Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 50/ 70 Describer: Grechin, V. Hole: 468B Top of Core Depth(m) : 235.00 Rock Type: SEDIMENTARY Core: 19 Sample Midpoint(m) : 235.06 Sect/Pc #: CC/ ROCK = VOLCANIC SANDSTONE SECTION CONSISTS OF: QUARTZ 25, FELDSPAR 15, CLAY 10, VOLCANIC GLASS 8/PUMICE?, ROCK FRAGMENTS 30, SMECTITE 2/GREEN,ZEOLITE 5, CARB 5* Leg : 63 Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 80/ 100 Describer: Shibata, T. Hole: 468B Top of Core Depth(m) : 235.00 Rock Type: IGNEOUS Core: 19 Sample Midpoint(m) : 235.09 Sect/Pc #: CC/ ROCK = PLAG MODERATELY PHYRIC DACITE; Texture: MODERATELY PORPHYRITIC* Phenocrysts- PLAGIOCLASE ( 5%) Size(mm): 0.3-2 Morphology: ROUNDED RESORBED* Groundmass - PLAGIOCLASE ( 30%) GLASS ( 48%) DEVITRIFIED; QUARTZ MAY BE PRESENT; OPAQUE MINERALS ( 7%) Vesicles - Size(mm): 0.5-3 Percent: 10 Filling: CHALC,QUARTZ Shape: OVAL CHALC QUESTIONABLE* Leg : 63 Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 100/ 150 Describer: Niem, A. Hole: 468B Top of Core Depth(m) : 244.50 Rock Type: SEDIMENTARY Core: 20 Sample Midpoint(m) : 244.63 Sect/Pc #: CC/ ROCK = CALCAREOUS SILTY CLAYSTONE SECTION IS PART OF A SAND LAYER,AT BOTTOM OF SLIDE CONTAINS VOLCANIC GLASS AND ROUNDED VESICULAR ANDESITIC ROCK FRAGMENTS - TEXTURE HYALOOPHITIC, SECTION CONSISTS OF: QUARTZ 15,FELDSPAR 5/MAINLY ALBITE TWINNED PLAG,MUSCOVITE TR,HEAVY MINERALS TR/1 GRAIN,CLAY 5, ALTERED VOLCANIC ROCK FRAGMENT 4/SUBROUNDED TO ROUND,VOLCANIC GLASS 2/BROWN, ALTERED HBL TR/?,GLAUCONITE 1,PYRITE 2, DOLOMITE 56,CIRCULAR AND ELONGATE MOLDS FILLED WITH SPARRY DOLOMITE+RADS+DIATOMS+ OR - FORAMS 10, SOME ISOTROPIC DOLOMITE RHOMBS,CHALCEDONY* Leg : 63 Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 150/ 180 Describer: Shibata, T. Hole: 468B Top of Core Depth(m) : 244.50 Rock Type: IGNEOUS Core: 20 Sample Midpoint(m) : 244.67 Sect/Pc #: CC/ ROCK = PLAG MODERATELY PHYRIC DACITE; Texture: MODERATELY PORPHYRITIC* Phenocrysts- PLAGIOCLASE ( 5%) Size(mm): 0.3-2 Morphology: SUBHEDRAL CORRODED* Groundmass - PLAGIOCLASE ( 50%) Size(mm): 0.01-0.1 GLASS ( 31%) QUARTZ ( TR%) OPAQUE MINERALS ( 7%) Alteration - CLAY MINERALS ( TR%) Vesicles - Size(mm): 0.2-5 Percent: 7 Filling: CHALC,QUARTZ Shape: IRREGULAR CHALC QUESTIONABLE* Leg : 63 Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 440/ 480 Describer: Niem, A. Hole: 468B Top of Core Depth(m) : 254.00 Rock Type: SEDIMENTARY Core: 21 Sample Midpoint(m) : 254.46 Sect/Pc #: 1/ ROCK = CALCAREOUS SILTY CLAYSTONE QUARTZ+FELDSPAR ROCK FRAGMENTS FLOATING IN A DOLOMITE MATRIX-SUGGESTING THIS STRATUM IS A REPLACEMENT PRODUCT, SECTION CONSISTS OF:QUARTZ 10,FELDSPAR 8/MAINLY ALBITE TWINNED PLAG,BIOTITE TR,MUSCOVITE TR, OP.MINS TR, CLAY 15,ALTERED ROCK FRAGMENTS 2/ DACITE-ANDESITIC?,GLAUCONITE 1,PYRITE 2, DOLOMITE CEMENT 60/DOLOMITE IN FORM OF RHOMBS + CEMENT* Leg : 63 Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 40/ 60 Describer: Shibata, T. Hole: 468B Top of Core Depth(m) : 273.00 Rock Type: IGNEOUS Core: 23 Sample Midpoint(m) : 273.05 Sect/Pc #: CC/ ROCK = PLAG MODERATELY PHYRIC DACITE; Texture: MODERATELY PORPHYRITIC* Phenocrysts- PLAGIOCLASE ( 4%) Size(mm): 0.3-2 Morphology: SUBHEDRAL CORRODED* Groundmass - PLAGIOCLASE ( 50%) GLASS ( 32%) DEVITRIFIED; QUARTZ ( TR%) OPAQUE MINERALS ( 7%) Alteration - CLAY MINERALS ( TR%) Location: VESICLES GREENISH* Vesicles - Size(mm): 0.5-2 Percent: 7 Filling: CHALC,QUARTZ Shape: IRREGULAR CHALC QUESTIONABLE* Leg : 63 Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 30/ 50 Describer: Grechin, V. Hole: 468B Top of Core Depth(m) : 282.50 Rock Type: SEDIMENTARY Core: 24 Sample Midpoint(m) : 282.54 Sect/Pc #: CC/ ROCK = VOLCANIC SANDSTONE SECTION CONSISTS OF:QUARTZ 25,FELDSPAR 10,CLAY 20, ROCK FRAGMENTS 30/ROUNDED,CHALCEDONY 1,GLAUCONITE 2/GREEN SMECTITE,ZEOLITE 5/ALTERATION PRODUCT, PYROXENE TR,CARB.UNSPEC 2* Leg : 63 Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 70/ 100 Describer: Shibata, T. Hole: 468B Top of Core Depth(m) : 292.00 Rock Type: IGNEOUS Core: 25 Sample Midpoint(m) : 292.09 Sect/Pc #: 1/ ROCK = PYROXENE ANDESITE; Texture: MODERATELY PORPHYRITIC* Phenocrysts- PLAGIOCLASE ( 3%) Size(mm): 0.3-1 Morphology: SUBHEDRAL SOME SHOW ROUNDED RESORBED MORPHOLOGY; CLINOPYROXENE ( 2%) Size(mm): 0.3-0.5 Morphology: EUHEDRAL-SUBHEDRAL MICROPHENOS,SHOWS FAINTLY PALE GREENISH TINT,SOME SHOW ROUNDED RESORBED MORPHOLOGY; OPAQUE MINERALS ( TR%) Morphology: ANHEDRAL Groundmass - PLAGIOCLASE ( 10%) Size(mm): 0.01-0.1 Morphology: SUBHEDRAL-EUHEDRAL,PRISMS CLINOPYROXENE ( 10%) Size(mm): 0.01-0.1 Morphology: SUBHEDRAL-EUHEDRAL,PRISMS GLASS ( 67%) OPAQUE MINERALS ( 2%) Morphology: ANHEDRAL Alteration - CLAY MINERALS ( 3%) Location: VESICLES Vesicles - Size(mm): 0.1-3 Percent: 3 Filling: CLAY.MIN Shape: LENTICULAR PARTLY FILLED WITH GREENISH CLAYS* Leg : 63 Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 170/ 190 Describer: Shibata, T. Hole: 468B Top of Core Depth(m) : 292.00 Rock Type: IGNEOUS Core: 25 Sample Midpoint(m) : 292.18 Sect/Pc #: 1/ ROCK = PYROXENE ANDESITE; Texture: PORPHYRITIC,GLOMEROPORPHYRITIC* Phenocrysts- PLAGIOCLASE ( 15%) Size(mm): 0.2-1 Morphology: EUHEDRAL CLINOPYROXENE ( 5%) Size(mm): 0.2-1 Morphology: EUHEDRAL ORTHOPYROXENE ( 2%) Size(mm): 0.2-1 Morphology: EUHEDRAL Groundmass - PLAGIOCLASE ( 20%) Size(mm): 0.01-0.1 Morphology: ACICULAR MICROLITES; CLINOPYROXENE ( 15%) Size(mm): 0.01-0.1 Morphology: ACICULAR MICROLITES; GLASS ( 43%) PARTLY DEVITRIFIED; OPAQUE MINERALS ( 5%) Size(mm): 0.01 Morphology: ANHEDRAL,IRREGULAR Vesicles - Size(mm): 0.5-3 Percent: 5 Shape: IRREGULAR Leg : 63 Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 440/ 480 Describer: Niem, A. Hole: 468B Top of Core Depth(m) : 311.00 Rock Type: SEDIMENTARY Core: 27 Sample Midpoint(m) : 311.46 Sect/Pc #: 1/ ROCK = CALCAREOUS SILTY CLAYSTONE SECTION CONSISTS OF: QUARTZ 8,FELDSPAR 5/MAINLY PLAG,OP.MINS 1,CLAY 15,BASALTIC OR ANDESITIC ROCK FRAGMENTS 3,GLAUCONITE 1,PYRITE 2/SPHERES, DOLOMITE RHOMBS+CEMENT 55,PORE SPACE 10* Leg : 63 Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 0/ 0 Describer: Niem, A. Hole: 468B Top of Core Depth(m) : 320.50 Rock Type: IGNEOUS Core: 28 Sample Midpoint(m) : 322.09 Sect/Pc #: CC/ ROCK = CALCAREOUS SILTY CLAYSTONE SECTION INCLUDES 2 DOLOMITIC SILTSTONE LAYERS WITH A THICKER DOLOMITIC SILTY CLAYSTONE LAYER IN CENTER,SPONGE SPICULES+RADS + OR - DIATOMS HAVE BEEN DISSOLVED AND RESULTING VOID SPACES FILLED IN WITH RADIATING CHALCEDONY XTLS,SOME ARE GROWING INWARD,DIRTY REDDISH ARGILLACEOUS CLAYS OR ORGANIC MATTER ARE SUSPENDED IN CENTER OF VOID BY OPAL?-ISOTROPIC CLEAR MATERIAL THAT MAY BE OPAL, SECTION CONSISTS OF: QUARTZ 10,FELDSPAR 5, VOLCANIC ROCK FRAGMENTS 1,OP.MINS 1/RARE ZIRCON, CLAY 15/FINELY DISSEMINATED ORGANIC MATTER, PYRITE 2,DOLOMITE RHOMBS+CEMENT 50,DIATOMS+RADS+ SPONGE SPICULE CIRCULAR AND STRAIGHT MOLDS 15/ FILLED WITH RADIATING CHALCEDONY AND AN ISOTROPIC CLEAR MATERIAL (OPAL?)* Leg : 63 Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 1050/1080 Describer: Shibata, T. Hole: 468B Top of Core Depth(m) : 349.00 Rock Type: IGNEOUS Core: 31 Sample Midpoint(m) : 350.07 Sect/Pc #: 1/ ROCK = PYROXENE ANDESITE; Texture: PORPHYRITIC,GLOMEROPORPHYRITIC* Phenocrysts- PLAGIOCLASE ( 15%) Size(mm): 0.2-1 Morphology: EUHEDRAL CLINOPYROXENE ( 4%) Size(mm): 0.2-1 Morphology: EUHEDRAL ORTHOPYROXENE ( 2%) Size(mm): 0.2-1 Morphology: EUHEDRAL Groundmass - PLAGIOCLASE ( 22%) Size(mm): 0.01-0.1 Morphology: ACICULAR MICROLITES; CLINOPYROXENE ( 16%) Size(mm): 0.01-0.1 Morphology: ACICULAR MICROLITES; GLASS ( 30%) PARTLY DEVITRIFIED; OPAQUE MINERALS ( 5%) Size(mm): 0.01 Vesicles - Size(mm): 0.3-5 Percent: 5 Shape: IRREGULAR Leg : 63 Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 810/ 830 Describer: Shibata, T. Hole: 468B Top of Core Depth(m) : 377.50 Rock Type: IGNEOUS Core: 34 Sample Midpoint(m) : 378.32 Sect/Pc #: 1/ ROCK = ANDESITE ANDESITIC BRECCIA,HAIR-LIKE CRYSTALLITES AND PERLITIC CRACKS ARE WELL DEVELOPED IN THE GROUNDMASS; Texture: MODERATELY PORPHYRITIC* Phenocrysts- PLAGIOCLASE ( 3%) Size(mm): 0.2-2 Morphology: SUBHEDRAL RESORBED,CORRODED; CLINOPYROXENE ( 1%) Size(mm): 0.2-2 Morphology: SUBHEDRAL HAS PALE GREENISH TINT* Groundmass - PLAGIOCLASE ( 20%) Size(mm): 0.01-0.1 Morphology: EUHEDRAL,ACICULAR CLINOPYROXENE ( 1%) Size(mm): 0.01-0.1 Morphology: PRISMS GLASS ( 65%) OPAQUE MINERALS ( 5%) Size(mm): 0.01 Morphology: ANHEDRAL Alteration - CLAY MINERALS ( <1%) Location: VESICLES, Location: CRACKS IDENTITY QUESTIONABLE* Vesicles - Size(mm): 0.3-2 Percent: 5 Filling: CLAY.MIN Shape: LENTICULAR FILLING IS GREENISH CLAYS?,THE LONG AXES OF THE LENTICULAR VESICLES ARE ALIGNED PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER* Leg : 63 Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 680/ 690 Describer: Grechin, V. Hole: 468B Top of Core Depth(m) : 406.00 Rock Type: TUFF Core: 37 Sample Midpoint(m) : 406.69 Sect/Pc #: 1/ ROCK = VITRIC PUMICE TUFF SECTION CONSISTS OF: QUARTZ 2,FELDSPAR 5, ROCK FRAGMENTS 5/ROUNDED SEDIMENTARY-CALCAREOUS CLAYSTONE WITH SAND WITH FORAMS AND NANNOS, VOLCANIC GLASS AND PUMICE 70,IGNEOUS ROCK FRAGMENT 3,GLAUCONITE TR/GREEN SMECTITE,ZEOLITE 7/GLASS ALTERATION PRODUCTS,CARB UNSPECIFIED 3,FORAMS 3* Leg : 63 Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 740/ 770 Describer: Grechin, V. Hole: 468B Top of Core Depth(m) : 406.00 Rock Type: SEDIMENTARY Core: 37 Sample Midpoint(m) : 406.76 Sect/Pc #: 1/ ROCK = VOLCANICLASTIC SILTY SANDSTONE SECTION CONSISTS OF: QUARTZ 15,FELDSPAR 5, HEAVY MINERALS TR,CLAY 10,ROCK FRAGMENTS 30/ BASALTIC FRAGMENTS AS WELL AS ANDESITE (DACITE)- SOME FRAGMENTS OF SEDIMENTARY AND A FEW METAMORPHIC ROCKS,VOLCANIC GLASS 3/ALTERED PUMICE, BIOTITE TR,GLAUCONITE 4/GREEN SMECTITE,PYRITE 3, ZEOLITE 5/ALTERATION PRODUCT OF VOLCANIC GLASS FRAGMENTS,OPAQUE FRAGMENTS 5,CARB.UNSPEC 20/ DISTRIBUTION OF DOLERITE IS IRREGULAR FROM 10 TO 30-40%,FORAMS TR* Leg : 63 Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 480/ 510 Describer: Grechin, V. Hole: 468B Top of Core Depth(m) : 406.00 Rock Type: TUFF Core: 37 Sample Midpoint(m) : 408.00 Sect/Pc #: 2/ ROCK = LAPILLI TUFF SECTION CONSISTS OF: QUARTZ 15,FELDSPAR 5,ROCK FRAGMENTS 35/BASALTIC AND ANDESITE-DACITE FRAGMENTS-SOME ARE ROUNDED,PUMICE 20/IN HAND SPECIMEN THERE ARE MORE PUMICE LAPILLI FRAGMENTS, GLAUCONITE 3/GREEN SMECTITE,PYRITE 2,ZEOLITE 5/GLASS ALTERATION PRODUCT/PARTLY IN CEMENT, DOLOMITE 15* |
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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