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Core Data from the Deep Sea Drilling Project


Leg : 90    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     0.00/    1.50
Hole: 594B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 FORAM-NANNO BEARING CLAYEY CHALK;H SOFT;C YELLOWISH GREY-2.5Y7/2;S 
MOTTLES 
 
 
Leg : 90    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     1.50/    3.00
Hole: 594B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 CLAYEY SILT;C GRAYISH BROWN-2.5Y 5/2;P MACROFOSSILS 
 
 
Leg : 90    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     3.00/    4.50
Hole: 594B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 SILTY CLAY;C GRAYISH-BROWN-2.5Y 5/2;P MICROFOSSILS;O SILICEOUS INCREASE 
IN SECTIONS 3,4,5 
 
 
Leg : 90    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     4.50/    6.00
Hole: 594B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     4.50
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 SILTY CLAY;C 5Y4/1,5Y5/1;M SILICEOUS MATERIAL-DETRITAL QUARTZ;P SPICULES 
ABUNDANT 
 
 
Leg : 90    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     6.00/    7.50
Hole: 594B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     4.50
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 SILTY CLAY;C 5Y 4/1,5Y 5/1;M SILICEOUS MATERIAL-DETRITAL QUARTZ;P 
SPICULES ABUNDANT;Z 11231210.3311 
 
 
Leg : 90    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     7.50/    9.00
Hole: 594B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     4.50
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 SILTY CLAY;C 5Y 4/1.5Y 5/1;M SILICEOUS MATERIAL-DETRITAL QUARTZ;P 
SPICULES ABUNDANT;Z 11231210.3311 
 
 
Leg : 90    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     9.00/   10.50
Hole: 594B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     4.50
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
 FORAM-NANNO SILTY CLAY;C 5Y 6/1,5Y 4/1;S MOTTLES;Z 33233000.3450.1210 
 
 
Leg : 90    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    10.50/   12.00
Hole: 594B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     4.50
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
 FORAM-NANNO SILTY CLAY;C 5Y 6/1;S SLIGHTLY MOTTLED 
 
 
Leg : 90    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    12.00/   12.60
Hole: 594B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     4.50
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 600
Sect:  6
 
Visual Text Description:
 FORAM-NANNO SILTY CLAY;C 5Y 6/1;S SLIGHTLY MOTTLED;Z 33233000.3450.1210 
 
 
Leg : 90    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    12.80/   12.80
Hole: 594B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     4.50
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):     /    
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
 FORAM-NANNO SILTY CLAY;C 5Y 6/1;S SLIGHTLY MOTTLED;Z 33233000.3450.1210 
 
 
Leg : 90    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    14.10/   15.60
Hole: 594B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    14.10
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 FORAM-NANNO SILTY CLAY;C 5Y 6/1,5Y 5/1;Z 33233000.3450.1210 
 
 
Leg : 90    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    15.60/   16.50
Hole: 594B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    14.10
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 900
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO SILTY CLAY;C 5Y 6/1;S INTENSE BURROW MOTTLING 65-90;Z 
33233000.3450.1210 
 
 
Leg : 90    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    16.50/   17.10
Hole: 594B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    14.10
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  900/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 SILTY CLAY;C 5Y 5/1;S INTENSE BURROW MOTTLING 90-100;P OSCTRACODES 
SCATTERED THROUGHTOUT 
 
 
Leg : 90    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    17.10/   17.74
Hole: 594B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    14.10
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 640
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO SILTY CLAY;C 5Y 6/1;P OSTRACODES SCATTERED THROUGHOUT 
 
 
Leg : 90    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    17.84/   17.84
Hole: 594B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    14.10
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):     /    
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO SILTY CLAY;C 5Y 6/1;S VERY HOMOGENOUS;P OSTRACODES SCATTERED 
THROUGHOUT 
 
 
Leg : 90    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    23.70/   24.70
Hole: 594B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    23.70
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1000
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO BEARING SILTY CLAY;C 5Y 4/1,5Y 5/1;D DISTURBED;M DETRITAL MATERIAL 
 
 
Leg : 90    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    24.70/   25.20
Hole: 594B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    23.70
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 1000/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 FORAM NANNO OOZE;C 5Y 4/1 
 
 
Leg : 90    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    25.20/   26.70
Hole: 594B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    23.70
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO FORAM OOZE;C 5Y 4/1,5Y 5/1,5Y 6/1;S GREATLY MOTTLED 100-150 
 
 
Leg : 90    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    26.70/   27.00
Hole: 594B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    23.70
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 300
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO FORAM OOZE;C 5Y6/1;S MOTTLED;Z 11111210.1221 
 
 
Leg : 90    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    27.00/   28.20
Hole: 594B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    23.70
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  300/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO BEARING CLAY;C 5Y4/1;S MOTTLED;Z 22232310.1210 
 
 
Leg : 90    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    28.20/   29.70
Hole: 594B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    23.70
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO BEARING CLAY;C 5Y 4/1 
 
 
Leg : 90    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    29.70/   30.85
Hole: 594B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    23.70
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1150
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO BEARING CLAY;C 5Y4/1;Z 22232310.1210 
 
 
Leg : 90    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    30.85/   31.20
Hole: 594B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    23.70
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 1150/1500
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO OOZE AND CLAY;C 5Y5/1;S MOTTLED;Z 22232310.1210 
 
 
Leg : 90    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    31.20/   32.05
Hole: 594B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    23.70
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 850
Sect:  6
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO OOZE AND CLAY;C 5Y6/1;Z 22232310.1210 
 
 
Leg : 90    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    32.21/   32.21
Hole: 594B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    23.70
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):     /    
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO OOZE AND CLAY;C 5Y6/1;S MOTTLED;Z 22232310.1210 
 
 
Leg : 90    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    33.30/   34.80
Hole: 594B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    33.30
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO FORAM BEARING CLAYEY OOZE;C 5Y7/1;D DISTURBED 0-60 CM;Z 
22232310.1210 
 
 
Leg : 90    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    34.80/   36.30
Hole: 594B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    33.30
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO BEARING SILTY CLAY;C 5Y6/1,5Y4/1;S BURROW MOTTLES 16-82 CM 
 
 
Leg : 90    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    36.30/   37.80
Hole: 594B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    33.30
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO BEARING SILTY CLAY;C 5Y4/1,5Y6/1;S MOTTLED THROUGHOUT;M VOLCANIC 
ASH/GLASS LAYER 40-45CM 
 
 
Leg : 90    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    37.80/   39.30
Hole: 594B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    33.30
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO BEARING SILTY CLAY;C 5Y4/1;S MOTTLING 40-48CM 
 
 
Leg : 90    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    39.30/   40.80
Hole: 594B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    33.30
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO SPICULE BEARING CLAYEY OOZE;C 5Y4/1;S INTENSELY MOTTLED BELOW 50 CM 
 
 
Leg : 90    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    40.80/   42.10
Hole: 594B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    33.30
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1300
Sect:  6
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO BEARING CLAYEY OOZE;C 5Y9/1,5Y7/1;S BURROW MOTTLED THROUGHOUT;D 
DISTURBED 90-130 CM;Z 11111210.1221.2310 
 
 
Leg : 90    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    42.21/   42.21
Hole: 594B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    33.30
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):     /    
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO BEARING CLAYEY OOZE;C 5Y7/1;D DISTURBED;Z 11111210.1221.2310

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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