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Leg : 63    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1500  Analyst: Pisciotto, K.
Hole: 472   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   113.50
Core:  14   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   112.00
Sect:  1    Top of Section Depth(m):   112.00

LITHOLOGY: APHYRIC BASALT;
           PILLOW BASALT(?);

  Piece No.  : PCES 1A (1-6), 1B (7-14), 1C (14-17), 2 (20-29),
               3 (31-38), 4 (40-44), 5 (47-54), 6 (56-59),
               7A (69-73), 7B (73-77), 7C (77-81), 8 (83-89),
               9 (92-98), 10 (101-104), 11 (107-113), 12 (115-119),
               13 (121-134), 14 (137-140), 15 (144-148);

  Texture    : PCES 1A-7C APHANITIC WITH BLACK GLASSY
               MARGINS,MARGINS GRADE INTO BRECCIAS OF BLACK
               BASALTIC GLASS FRAGMENTS WITH PALAG RINDS,WHITE NON-
               CALCAREOUS (SILICEOUS?) MATERIAL OCCURS BETWEEN
               FRAGMENTS,PCES 8-15 APHANITIC BASALT WITH GLASS ONLY
               ON PCE 8;

  Structure  : ALMOST NO FRACTURES,PILLOW,MASSIVE;

  Alteration : MOD
               PCES 1A-8;
               FRESH
               PCES 9-15;

  Comments   : MEDIUM-DARK GRAY(N4);

  Replacement: NON-CALCAREOUS (SILICEOUS?) MATERIAL OCCURS
               BETWEEN FRAGMENTS;

               PALAGONITE
               Minerals Replaced: GLASS
               YELLOWISH-BROWN PALAG RINDS;


Leg : 63    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1250  Analyst: Pisciotto, K.
Hole: 472   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   114.75
Core:  14   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   112.00
Sect:  2    Top of Section Depth(m):   113.50

LITHOLOGY: APHYRIC BASALT;

  Piece No.  : PCES 1 (1-9), 2A (10-17), 2B (17-22), 3 (25-32),
               4 (33-38), 5 (42-44), 6 (45-50), 7 (53-59),
               8 (63-67), 9 (69-73), 10 (76-83), 11 (85-89),
               12 (94-98), 13 (100-111), 14 (113-123);

  Texture    : PCE 6 HAS BLACK GLASSY MARGIN;

  Structure  : NO FRACTURES,MASSIVE;

  Alteration : FRESH
               MOD
               PCE 6 SOME GLASS ALTERED TO YELLOWISH-BROWN PALAG,
               MINIMAL WEATHERING;

  Comments   : MEDIUM-DARK GRAY(N4);

  Replacement: PALAGONITE
               Minerals Replaced: GLASS
               SOME GLASS IN PCE 6;


Leg : 63    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1450  Analyst: Niem, Alan
Hole: 472   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   120.95
Core:  15   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   119.50
Sect:  1    Top of Section Depth(m):   119.50

LITHOLOGY: APHYRIC BASALT;
           PILLOW BASALT(?);

  Piece No.  : PCES 1A (0-4), 1B (5-6), 2 (9-12), 3 (12-17),
               4A (21-25), 4B (26-31), 4C (32-35), 4D (36-45),
               4E (46-50), 5A (52-57), 5B (57-62), 6A (64-68),
               6B (69-77), 6C (77-81), 6D (82-85), 7A (87-96),
               7B (96-101), 7C (102-111), 7D (110-115),
               7E (116-119), 8A (120-122), 8B (123-125),
               8C (126-129), 8D (129-132), 8E (133-140),
               8F (141-143);

  Texture    : APHANITIC,FEW BLACK BASALTIC GLASSY PILLOW
               MARGINS,APHYRIC;

  Structure  : PILLOW(?),FRACTURED,MASSIVE;

  Alteration : FRESH
               MOD
               INTERVALS 8-10+64-105+125-140CM,GLASSY PILLOW
               MARGINS HAVE SOME YELLOWISH-BROWN PALAG
               ALTERATION,ALTERATION ZONE ALONG FRACTURES;

  Comments   : MEDIUM-DARK GRAY(N4),PCE 2 YELLOWISH-GRAY,
               LIMESTONE INTERBED - YELLOWISH-GRAY (5Y8/1) WITH
               SCATTERED ALTERED DUSKY YELLOW GREEN (5GY5/2)
               GLASS? FRAGMENTS (.5CM LONG -ANGULAR) AT 52-62CM
               (PCE 5B), SILICEOUS? FRAGMENT - YELLOWISH-GRAY
                TO DUSKY GREEN (5G3/2) ALTERED GLASS? FRAGMENTS
               TO 3 CM LONG AT 10-12 CM (PCE 2);

  Replacement: PALAGONITE
               Minerals Replaced: GLASS
               YELLOWISH-GREEN PALAG IN GLASSY PILLOW MARGINS;


Leg : 63    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1450  Analyst: Niem, Alan
Hole: 472   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   122.45
Core:  15   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   119.50
Sect:  2    Top of Section Depth(m):   121.00

LITHOLOGY: APHYRIC BASALT;
           PILLOW BASALT(?);

  Piece No.  : PCES 1 (1-5), 2 (9-11), 3 (15-19), 4 (21-30),
               5A (33-35), 5B (36-39), 5C (39-42), 5D (42-46),
               5E (47-50), 5F (51-55), 6A (58-65), 6B (65-69),
               6C (70-78), 6D (79-84), 7A (86-109), 7B (108-112),
               7C (113-119), 7D (119-129), 8 (132-142);

  Texture    : APHANITIC WITH A FEW BLACK BASALTIC GLASS
               MARGINS,CALCITE COATING ON BASALTIC FRAGMENTS;

  Structure  : PILLOW SEQUENCE,FRACTURED,SOME WHITE CALCITE
               VEINLETS;
               MASSIVE;

  Alteration : FRESH
               MOD
               INTERVALS 45-60+70-74+83-88+113-142CM,ALTERATION
               ALONG FRACTURES(48-142CM),GLASS MARGINS PARTLY
               ALTERED TO YELLOWISH-BROWN PALAG;

  Comments   : MEDIUM-DARK GRAY(N4);

  Vesicles   : Size(mm):        1   Percent:
               Location: SCATTERED  Filling: ZEOL
               FOUND BETWEEN 0-3+33-100CM,ID OF ZEOL FILLING
               UNCERTAIN;

  Replacement: PALAGONITE
               Minerals Replaced: GLASS
               GLASS MARGINS PARTLY ALTERED TO YELLOWISH-BROWN
               PALAG;

               CALCITE


Leg : 63    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1500  Analyst: Crouch, J.
Hole: 472   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   130.00
Core:  16   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   128.50
Sect:  1    Top of Section Depth(m):   128.50

LITHOLOGY: APHYRIC BASALT;
           PILLOW BASALT;

  Piece No.  : PCES 1 (1-9), 2 (12-17), 3 (20-24), 4 (26-29),
               5 (31-35), 6 (38-43), 7 (45-53), 8 (57-60),
               9 (64-69), 10A (71-76), 10B (76-92), 10C (91-99),
               10D (99-108), 10E (107-117), 11 (120-127),
               12A (129-135), 12B (135-141), 12C (141-150);

  Texture    : PCE 2 HAS GLASSY MARGIN;

  Structure  : PILLOW,MINOR FRACTURES WITH SOME CALCITE & CLAY(?)
               FILLING,MASSIVE;

  Alteration : MOD

  Comments   : MEDIUM-DARK GRAY(N4);

  Replacement: CALCITE

               CLAY
               ID CLAY UNCERTAIN;


Leg : 63    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1050  Analyst: Crouch, J.
Hole: 472   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   131.05
Core:  16   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   128.50
Sect:  2    Top of Section Depth(m):   130.00

LITHOLOGY: APHYRIC BASALT;
           PILLOW BASALT;

  Piece No.  : PCES 1 (1-8), 2 (10-18), 3 (20-30), 4 (33-50),
               5 (52-60), 6 (61-82), 7A (84-87), 7B (88-91),
               7C (92-98), 8 (101-105);

  Texture    : APHANITIC;

  Structure  : MINOR FRACTURES FILLED BY CALCITE & CLAY(?),
               MASSIVE,PILLOW LAVA SEQUENCE;

  Alteration : MOD

  Replacement: CALCITE

               CLAY
               ID CLAY UNCERTAIN;


    

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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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