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Core Data from the Deep Sea Drilling Project


Leg : 96    Top Int Depth(mm):   280       Sand:        Sect: CC
Hole: 615A  Top Core Depth(m):     0.00    Silt: 030%
Core:   1   Sample Depth (m) :     5.52    Clay: 070%

Name: SILTY CLAYEY MUD

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
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QUARTZ (05%);  MICA (01%);  HEAVY MINERAL (05%);
CLAY MINERAL (66%);  PALAGONITE (01%);  CARBONATE (15%);
NANNOFOSSIL (05%);  DIATOM (01%);  PLANT DEBRIS (01%);



Leg : 96    Top Int Depth(mm):   150       Sand: 010%   Sect: CC
Hole: 615A  Top Core Depth(m):     5.60    Silt: 080%
Core:   2   Sample Depth (m) :    10.85    Clay: 010%

Name: SANDY SILT

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
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QUARTZ (59%);  FELDSPAR (05%);  MICA (02%);
HEAVY MINERAL (05%);  CLAY MINERAL (05%);  GLASS (10%);
PYRITE (01%);  MICRONODULE (01%);  CARBONATE (10%);
NANNOFOSSIL (01%);  PLANT DEBRIS (01%);



Leg : 96    Top Int Depth(mm):   100       Sand: 020%   Sect: CC
Hole: 615A  Top Core Depth(m):    15.00    Silt: 050%
Core:   3   Sample Depth (m) :    15.10    Clay: 030%

Name: SANDY CLAYEY SILT

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (28%);  FELDSPAR (05%);  MICA (02%);
HEAVY MINERAL (03%);  CLAY MINERAL (28%);  GLASS (11%);
PYRITE (01%);  MICRONODULE (01%);  CARBONATE (15%);
FORAMINIFERA (01%);  NANNOFOSSIL (01%);  PLANT DEBRIS (04%);



Leg : 96    Top Int Depth(mm):   100       Sand:        Sect: CC
Hole: 615A  Top Core Depth(m):    19.50    Silt: 025%
Core:   4   Sample Depth (m) :    20.66    Clay: 075%

Name: SILTY CLAY

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (09%);  FELDSPAR (01%);  MICA (01%);
HEAVY MINERAL (01%);  CLAY MINERAL (69%);  PALAGONITE (01%);
PYRITE (01%);  MICRONODULE (01%);  CARBONATE (12%);
NANNOFOSSIL (03%);  PLANT DEBRIS (01%);



Leg : 96    Top Int Depth(mm):   100       Sand: 060%   Sect: CC
Hole: 615A  Top Core Depth(m):    19.50    Silt: 035%
Core:   4   Sample Depth (m) :    20.66    Clay: 005%

Name: SILTY SAND

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (52%);  FELDSPAR (03%);  MICA (02%);
CLAY MINERAL (05%);  GLASS (15%);  ROCK FRAGMENT (05%);
PYRITE (01%);  CARBONATE (14%);  FORAMINIFERA (01%);
NANNOFOSSIL (01%);  PLANT DEBRIS (01%);



Leg : 96    Top Int Depth(mm):    90       Sand: 055%   Sect: CC
Hole: 615A  Top Core Depth(m):    38.20    Silt: 040%
Core:   6   Sample Depth (m) :    46.11    Clay: 005%

Name: SILTY SAND

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (46%);  FELDSPAR (08%);  MICA (02%);
HEAVY MINERAL (05%);  CLAY MINERAL (05%);  ROCK FRAGMENT (01%);
GLASS (15%);  CARBONATE (15%);  FORAMINIFERA (01%);
NANNOFOSSIL (01%);  PLANT DEBRIS (01%);



Leg : 96    Top Int Depth(mm):    90       Sand: 060%   Sect: CC
Hole: 615A  Top Core Depth(m):    47.50    Silt: 030%
Core:   7   Sample Depth (m) :    50.35    Clay: 010%

Name: SILTY SAND

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (55%);  FELDSPAR (02%);  MICA (01%);
HEAVY MINERAL (01%);  CLAY MINERAL (10%);  GLASS (14%);
PYRITE (01%);  OPAQUE MINERAL (01%);  CARBONATE (12%);
FORAMINIFERA (01%);  NANNOFOSSIL (01%);  PLANT DEBRIS (01%);



Leg : 96    Top Int Depth(mm):    50       Sand: 070%   Sect: CC
Hole: 615A  Top Core Depth(m):    56.90    Silt: 025%
Core:   8   Sample Depth (m) :    59.44    Clay: 005%

Name: P.MINS 1, CARB.UNSPEC 14

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
FORAMINIFERA (01%);  NANNOFOSSIL (01%);  PLANT DEBRIS (01%);



Leg : 96    Top Int Depth(mm):   120       Sand:        Sect: CC
Hole: 615A  Top Core Depth(m):    66.30    Silt: 015%
Core:   9   Sample Depth (m) :    68.63    Clay: 085%

Name: MUD

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (05%);  FELDSPAR (01%);  HEAVY MINERAL (02%);
CLAY MINERAL (75%);  PALAGONITE (01%);  PYRITE (01%);
OPAQUE MINERAL (01%);  CARBONATE (08%);  NANNOFOSSIL (05%);
PLANT DEBRIS (01%);



Leg : 96    Top Int Depth(mm):   180       Sand: 040%   Sect: CC
Hole: 615A  Top Core Depth(m):    84.50    Silt: 050%
Core:  10   Sample Depth (m) :    88.71    Clay: 010%

Name: SANDY SILT

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (53%);  FELDSPAR (01%);  MICA (01%);
HEAVY MINERAL (01%);  CLAY MINERAL (10%);  GLASS (12%);
PALAGONITE (01%);  OPAQUE MINERAL (02%);  PYRITE (03%);
CARBONATE (14%);  NANNOFOSSIL (01%);  PLANT DEBRIS (01%);



Leg : 96    Top Int Depth(mm):    30       Sand: 002%   Sect: CC
Hole: 615A  Top Core Depth(m):    94.00    Silt: 060%
Core:  11   Sample Depth (m) :    94.51    Clay: 038%

Name: MUD

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (49%);  FELDSPAR (02%);  MICA (05%);
HEAVY MINERAL (02%);  CLAY MINERAL (20%);  PALAGONITE (01%);
OPAQUE MINERAL (03%);  CARBONATE (15%);  DIATOM (01%);
PLANT DEBRIS (02%);



Leg : 96    Top Int Depth(mm):    70       Sand:        Sect: CC
Hole: 615A  Top Core Depth(m):    94.00    Silt: 020%
Core:  11   Sample Depth (m) :    94.55    Clay: 080%

Name: CLAYEY MUD

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (38%);  FELDSPAR (02%);  MICA (10%);
HEAVY MINERAL (01%);  CLAY MINERAL (27%);  PALAGONITE (01%);
OPAQUE MINERAL (01%);  CARBONATE (08%);  DOLOMITE (07%);
FORAMINIFERA (01%);  NANNOFOSSIL (02%);  PLANT DEBRIS (01%);



Leg : 96    Top Int Depth(mm):   180       Sand:        Sect: CC
Hole: 615A  Top Core Depth(m):   150.10    Silt: 030%
Core:  12   Sample Depth (m) :   153.47    Clay: 070%

Name: MUD

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (20%);  FELDSPAR (01%);  HEAVY MINERAL (01%);
CLAY MINERAL (58%);  OPAQUE MINERAL (01%);  PYRITE (01%);
CARBONATE (15%);  NANNOFOSSIL (02%);  PLANT DEBRIS (01%);



Leg : 96    Top Int Depth(mm):    30       Sand: 010%   Sect: CC
Hole: 615A  Top Core Depth(m):   159.70    Silt: 060%
Core:  13   Sample Depth (m) :   160.73    Clay: 030%

Name: SILTY MUD

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (52%);  FELDSPAR (03%);  MICA (01%);
HEAVY MINERAL (03%);  CLAY MINERAL (29%);  GLASS (03%);
PYRITE (01%);  OPAQUE MINERAL (01%);  CARBONATE (05%);
NANNOFOSSIL (01%);  PLANT DEBRIS (01%);



Leg : 96    Top Int Depth(mm):   120       Sand: 005%   Sect: CC
Hole: 615A  Top Core Depth(m):   169.80    Silt: 085%
Core:  15   Sample Depth (m) :   170.55    Clay: 010%

Name: SILT

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (65%);  FELDSPAR (02%);  HEAVY MINERAL (01%);
CLAY MINERAL (10%);  GLASS (11%);  PYRITE (01%);
OPAQUE MINERAL (01%);  CARBONATE (07%);  NANNOFOSSIL (01%);
PLANT DEBRIS (01%);



Leg : 96    Top Int Depth(mm):   310       Sand: 010%   Sect: CC
Hole: 615A  Top Core Depth(m):   189.40    Silt: 065%
Core:  16   Sample Depth (m) :   194.41    Clay: 025%


Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
NANNOFOSSIL (01%);  PLANT DEBRIS (05%);

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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