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Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     0.05/    0.36
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   50/ 360
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
JWNL DIATOM OOZE;H SOFT,JELLY-LIKE CONSISTENCY;Z 21112220;C OLIVE BROWN TO 
GRAYISH OLIVE;P PLANT DEBRIS;U   
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     1.00/    2.47
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     1.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1470
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
JWNL DIATOM OOZE;H SOFT,JELLY-LIKE CONSISTENCY;C OLIVE BROWN TO GRAYISH 
OLIVE;D MODERATELY DISTURBED;U   
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     2.50/    3.90
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     1.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1400
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
JWNL DIATOM OOZE;H FIRMING UP FROM VERY WATERYCONSISTENCY TO REASONABLE 
COHESION;C OLIVE BROWN TO GRAYISH OLIVE;S  ;U   
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     4.00/    5.40
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     1.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1400
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
JWNL DIATOM OOZE;H HIGH WATER CONTENT BUT COMPACTINGTO A FIRMER SEDIMENT;Z 
21112220;C GRAYISH OLIVE;S  ;U   
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     5.50/    5.90
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     1.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 400
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
JWNL DIATOM OOZE;H SOFT,HIGH WATER CONTENT;Z 21112220;C GRAYISH OLIVE;D 
MODERATELY DISTURBED;S  ;U   
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     6.05/    6.13
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     1.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 180
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
JWNL DIATOM OOZE;H SOFT;Z 21112220;C GRAYISH OLIVE;S  ;U   
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    10.50/   11.80
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    10.50
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1300
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
JWNL DIATOM OOZE,COARSER TURBIDITE;H SOFT,HIGHWATER CONTENT;C GRAYISH 
OLIVE;S TURBIDITE;D MODERATELY DISTURBED;U   
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    12.00/   13.24
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    10.50
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1240
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
JWNL DIATOM OOZE;H SOFT;C GRAYISH OLIVE;S CONTACTS;D MODERATELY DISTURBED;
U  ;Z 21112220 
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    13.34/   13.39
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    10.50
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 150
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
JWNL DIATOM OOZE;H SOFT;Z 21112220;C OLIVE BROWN;S  ;U   
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    20.00/   21.33
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    20.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1330
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
JWNL DIATOM OOZE,TURBIDITE;H SOFT;C GRAYISH OLIVE;S TURBIDITES;U   
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    21.53/   21.60
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    20.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   30/ 100
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
JWNL DIATOM OOZE;H SOFT;C OLIVE BROWN;S  ;U   
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    21.62/   21.70
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    20.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  120/ 200
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
JWNL DIATOM OOZE;H SOFT;C OLIVE BROWN;S  ;U   
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    29.50/   30.65
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    29.50
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1150
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
JWNL DIATOM OOZE,TURBIDITE;H SOFT;C OLIVE BROWN TO GRAYISH OLIVE;S BEDDING,
TURBIDITE,FRACTURING;U GAS FEATURES FEATURES;D MODERATELY DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    31.00/   31.66
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    29.50
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 660
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
JWNL DIATOM OOZE,NANNO DIATOM OOZE;H SOFT;C OLIVE BROWN TO GRAY OLIVE;S 
BEDDING,TURBIDITES;D MODERATELY DISTURBED;U   
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    31.71/   32.48
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    29.50
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  710/1480
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
JWNL DIATOM OOZE,NANNO DIATOM OOZE;H SOFT;C OLIVE GRAY;D MODERATELY 
DISTURBED;S  ;U   
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    32.58/   32.69
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    29.50
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  100/ 210
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
JWNL NANNO BEARING DIATOM OOZE;H SOFT;Z 21112220.1210;C OLIVE GRAY;S  ;U   
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    48.50/   49.81
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    48.50
Core:   7   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1310
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
JWNL DIATOM OOZE,BASALT PEBBLES;H SOFT,HARD;C OLIVE GRAY;M VOLCANIC GLASS;
S DEBRIS FLOW,TURBIDITES;D GREATLY DISTURBED;U PEBBLES,VOLCANOGENIC 
DEPOSITS;Z 21112220 
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    50.00/   50.80
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    48.50
Core:   7   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 800
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
JWNL DIATOM OOZE,SANDY SILT;H SOFT;C OLIVE GRAY,DARK GRAY;D GREATLY 
DISTURBED;S BEDDING,TURBIDITES;U  ;Z 21112220 
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    50.90/   50.90
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    48.50
Core:   7   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 100
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
JWNL SANDY SILT;H SOFT;C OLIVE GRAY;S DEBRIS FLOW(?),FAULTING(?);D GREATLY 
DISTURBED;U   
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    58.04/   58.06
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    58.00
Core:   8   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   10/  30
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
JWNL BASALT;H HARD;C DARK GRAY;S  ;U   
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   105.50/  106.81
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   105.50
Core:  15   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1310
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 KKL POACHED CLAY;H VERY HARD,VERY COHERENT;Z 33211000;C BROWNISH GRAY;M 
PYRITE;S  ;U DOLOMITE CRYSTALS,PYRITE NODULES,CONCRETIONS 
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   106.91/  106.96
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   105.50
Core:  15   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 150
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
 KKL WAXY CLAY;H HARD(?);C BROWNISH GRAY;S  ;U   
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   115.00/  116.50
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   115.00
Core:  16   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 KKL CLAY;H HARD(?);C BROWNISH GRAY;M PYRITE;S VEINS;U PEBBLES 
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   116.50/  117.90
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   115.00
Core:  16   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1400
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 KKL CLAYSTONE;H HARD;C BROWNISH GRAY;D MODERATELY DISTURBED;S  ;U   
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   118.00/  119.50
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   115.00
Core:  16   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 KKL CLAYSTONE;H HARD;C BROWNISH GRAY;M AUTHIGENIC MINERALS;S  ;U   
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   119.50/  120.80
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   115.00
Core:  16   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1300
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
 KKL CLAYSTONE TO SILTSTONE;H HARD;M AUTHIGENIC MINERALS,ANHYDRITE(?);C 
GRAY BROWN;U   
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   121.00/  121.60
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   115.00
Core:  16   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 600
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
 KKL CLAYSTONE,SILTY CLAYSTONE;H HARD;C GRAY BROWN;M AUTHIGENIC MINERALS;S 
 ;U   
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   121.98/  122.24
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   115.00
Core:  16   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 360
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
 KKL CLAYSTONE;H HARD;C GRAY BROWN;S  ;U   
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   124.50/  126.00
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   124.50
Core:  17   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 KKL CLAYSTONE;H HARD,BRITTLE;C BROWNISH GRAY;M PYRITE;S BURROWS(?);U 
PEBBLES,CRYSTALLINE MATERIAL 
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   126.00/  127.40
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   124.50
Core:  17   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1400
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 KKL CLAYSTONE;H HARD;C GRAY BROWN;S  ;U CRYSTALLINE MATERIAL 
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   127.50/  128.39
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   124.50
Core:  17   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 890
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 KKL CLAYSTONE;H HARD;C GRAY BROWN;S LAMINAE;U   
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   128.49/  128.60
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   124.50
Core:  17   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 210
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
 KKL CLAYSTONE;H HARD;C GRAY BROWN;S  ;U   
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   143.75/  144.80
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   143.50
Core:  19   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  250/1300
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 KKL SANDY SILTSTONE;H HARD;C GRAY;S  ;U PEBBLES 
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   145.15/  146.50
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   143.50
Core:  19   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  150/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 KKL SILTSTONE (AUTHIGENIC);H HARD,SOUP;C STEEL GRAY;S FRACTURING;U 
HYDROCARBON FEATURES,OIL 
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   146.50/  147.13
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   143.50
Core:  19   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 630
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 KKL SANDY SILTSTONE CLUMPS;H HARD;C GRAY;S VEINS;U GAS FEATURES FEATURES 
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   147.23/  147.31
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   143.50
Core:  19   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 180
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
 KKL SANDY SILTSTONE;H HARD,BROKEN;C GRAY;S  ;U   
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   153.20/  154.15
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   153.00
Core:  20   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  200/1150
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 KKL (ORGANIC) CLAYSTONE;H HARD,BROKEN,MUSHY SOUP;C GRAYISH BLACK;M 
ORGANIC MATTER,PYRITE;U   
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   154.50/  155.46
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   153.00
Core:  20   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 960
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 KKL CLAYSTONE;H HARD;C GRYISH BLACK;M PYRITE;D GREATLY DISTURBED;U   
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   155.56/  155.85
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   153.00
Core:  20   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 390
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
 KKL CLAYSTONE CHIPS;H HARD,BRITTLE;C GRAYISH BLACK;M PYRITE;D GREATLY 
DISTURBED;U PYRITE NODULES 
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   162.61/  162.95
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   162.50
Core:  21   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  110/ 450
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
JWNL PETROLIFEROUS SILTY CLAYSTONE;H HARD,BROKEN;C DARK GRAY;S  ;U OIL,GAS 
FEATURES FEATURES 
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   163.05/  163.15
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   162.50
Core:  21   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 200
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
JWNL SILTY CLAYSTONE;H HARD,BROKEN;C DARK GRAY;S  ;U   
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   172.20/  173.40
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   172.00
Core:  22   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  200/1400
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
JWNL SILTY CLAY,PYRITE;H HARD;C DARK GRAY;M PYRITE;S GAS FEATURES FEATURES;
U   
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   173.65/  174.20
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   172.00
Core:  22   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  150/ 700
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
JWNL SILTY CLAY,PYRITE;H FIRM TO HARD;C DARK GRAY;M PYRITE;S OIL(?);U   
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   174.30/  174.55
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   172.00
Core:  22   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 350
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
JWNL SANDSTONE-SILTSTONE CHIPS,PYRITE;H HARD;C  ;S  ;U   
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   181.61/  182.60
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   181.50
Core:  23   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  110/1100
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
JWNL SILTY CLAY,PYRITE;H FIRM TO HARD;C  ;S  ;U   
 
 
Leg : 64    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   182.70/  182.75
Hole: 477   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   181.50
Core:  23   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 150
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
JWNL SILTY CLAY;H FIRM TO HARD;Z 33213000;C  ;S  ;U   
 
 
    

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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