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Core Data from the Deep Sea Drilling Project


Leg :  1    Top Int Depth(mm):    00       Sand:        Sect:  1
Hole:   4   Top Core Depth(m):     0.00    Silt: 010%
Core:   1   Sample Depth (m) :     0.00    Clay: 090%

Age : CENOZOIC
Name: PEBBLE OF CLAY

Components:  (Minor lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (00%);  NANNOFOSSIL (02%);  FORAMINIFERA (04%);



Leg :  1    Top Int Depth(mm):  1000       Sand:        Sect:  1
Hole:   4   Top Core Depth(m):     0.00    Silt:
Core:   1   Sample Depth (m) :     1.00    Clay:

Age : CENOZOIC
Name: CALCARENITE SAND




Leg :  1    Top Int Depth(mm):  1000       Sand: 005%   Sect:  1
Hole:   4   Top Core Depth(m):     0.00    Silt: 010%
Core:   1   Sample Depth (m) :     1.00    Clay: 085%

Age : CENOZOIC
Name: COARSE SAND IN CLAY MATRIX

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
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GLASS (02%);  CLAY MINERAL (40%);  NANNOFOSSIL (50%);
FORAMINIFERA (20%);



Leg :  1    Top Int Depth(mm):  1400       Sand:        Sect:  2
Hole:   4   Top Core Depth(m):     0.00    Silt: 035%
Core:   1   Sample Depth (m) :     2.90    Clay: 065%

Age : CENOZOIC
Name: SILTY CLAY

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
GLASS (30%);  LIMONITE (05%);  ZEOLITE (02%);



Leg :  1    Top Int Depth(mm):   200       Sand:        Sect:  3
Hole:   4   Top Core Depth(m):     0.00    Silt: 015%
Core:   1   Sample Depth (m) :     3.20    Clay: 085%

Age : CENOZOIC
Name: SILT RICH CLAY

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (10%);  GLASS (05%);  NANNOFOSSIL (06%);



Leg :  1    Top Int Depth(mm):  1000       Sand:        Sect:  3
Hole:   4   Top Core Depth(m):     0.00    Silt: 030%
Core:   1   Sample Depth (m) :     4.00    Clay: 070%

Age : CENOZOIC
Name: SILTY CLAY

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (10%);  LIMONITE (05%);  CARBONATE (10%);
NANNOFOSSIL (05%);



Leg :  1    Top Int Depth(mm):   300       Sand:        Sect:  4
Hole:   4   Top Core Depth(m):     0.00    Silt: 015%
Core:   1   Sample Depth (m) :     4.80    Clay: 085%

Age : CENOZOIC
Name: SILT RICH CLAY

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (10%);  LIMONITE (05%);  ZEOLITE (02%);
DOLOMITE (02%);



Leg :  1    Top Int Depth(mm):   950       Sand:        Sect:  4
Hole:   4   Top Core Depth(m):     0.00    Silt: 060%
Core:   1   Sample Depth (m) :     5.45    Clay: 040%

Age : CENOZOIC
Name: FERRUGENOUS PUMICE NODULE

Components:  (Minor lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (12%);  GLASS (50%);  NANNOFOSSIL (02%);



Leg :  1    Top Int Depth(mm):   300       Sand:        Sect:  5
Hole:   4   Top Core Depth(m):     0.00    Silt: 030%
Core:   1   Sample Depth (m) :     6.30    Clay: 065%

Age : CENOZOIC
Name: SILTY CLAY

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (30%);  LIMONITE (05%);



Leg :  1    Top Int Depth(mm):   680       Sand:        Sect:  6
Hole:   4   Top Core Depth(m):     0.00    Silt: 020%
Core:   1   Sample Depth (m) :     8.18    Clay: 080%

Age : CENOZOIC
Name: SILTY CLAY

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (10%);  LIMONITE (05%);  GLASS (05%);



Leg :  1    Top Int Depth(mm):  1450       Sand:        Sect:  6
Hole:   4   Top Core Depth(m):     0.00    Silt: 010%
Core:   1   Sample Depth (m) :     8.95    Clay: 090%

Age : CENOZOIC
Name: CLAY

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (05%);  LIMONITE (05%);  PYRITE (02%);



Leg :  1    Top Int Depth(mm):   170       Sand: 080%   Sect:  1
Hole:   4   Top Core Depth(m):   104.20    Silt:
Core:   2   Sample Depth (m) :   104.37    Clay:

Age : TURONIAN
Name: CALCARENITE SAND

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (02%);  CARBONATE (10%);  NANNOFOSSIL (10%);



Leg :  1    Top Int Depth(mm):  1110       Sand:        Sect:  1
Hole:   4   Top Core Depth(m):   104.20    Silt: 100%
Core:   2   Sample Depth (m) :   105.31    Clay:

Age : TURONIAN
Name: COCCOLITH OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
CARBONATE (50%);  NANNOFOSSIL (50%);



Leg :  1    Top Int Depth(mm):   230       Sand:        Sect:  1
Hole:   4   Top Core Depth(m):   133.80    Silt: 050%
Core:   3   Sample Depth (m) :   134.03    Clay: 045%

Age : LOWER CRETACEOUS
Name: CLAYEY COCCOLITH OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
CARBONATE (05%);  NANNOFOSSIL (50%);



Leg :  1    Top Int Depth(mm):   800       Sand:        Sect:  1
Hole:   4   Top Core Depth(m):   133.80    Silt:
Core:   3   Sample Depth (m) :   134.60    Clay:

Age : LOWER CRETACEOUS
Name: CALCITE DEBRIS




Leg :  1    Top Int Depth(mm):  1000       Sand: 060%   Sect:  1
Hole:   4   Top Core Depth(m):   133.80    Silt: 020%
Core:   3   Sample Depth (m) :   134.80    Clay: 020%

Age : LOWER CRETACEOUS
Name: MUDDY CALCARENITE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
CARBONATE (10%);



Leg :  1    Top Int Depth(mm):    60       Sand:        Sect:  1
Hole:   4   Top Core Depth(m):   190.80    Silt:
Core:   4   Sample Depth (m) :   190.86    Clay:

Age : HAUTERIVIAN
Name: WHITE COCCOLITH OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
DOLOMITE (05%);  NANNOFOSSIL (95%);



Leg :  1    Top Int Depth(mm):   400       Sand: 005%   Sect:  1
Hole:   4   Top Core Depth(m):   190.80    Silt: 025%
Core:   4   Sample Depth (m) :   191.20    Clay: 075%

Age : HAUTERIVIAN
Name: SILTY COCCOLITH OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
NANNOFOSSIL (75%);



Leg :  1    Top Int Depth(mm):   460       Sand:        Sect:  1
Hole:   4   Top Core Depth(m):   190.80    Silt:
Core:   4   Sample Depth (m) :   191.26    Clay:

Age : HAUTERIVIAN
Name: CEMENTED COCCOLITH RICH CALCILUTITE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
CARBONATE (70%);  NANNOFOSSIL (30%);



Leg :  1    Top Int Depth(mm):   600       Sand:        Sect:  1
Hole:   4   Top Core Depth(m):   190.80    Silt: 070%
Core:   4   Sample Depth (m) :   191.40    Clay: 030%

Age : HAUTERIVIAN
Name: CLAYEY COCCOLITH OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
CLAY MINERAL (30%);  CARBONATE (02%);  NANNOFOSSIL (70%);



Leg :  1    Top Int Depth(mm):   930       Sand:        Sect:  1
Hole:   4   Top Core Depth(m):   190.80    Silt:
Core:   4   Sample Depth (m) :   191.73    Clay:

Age : HAUTERIVIAN
Name: SILTY COCCOLITH RICH CALCILUTITE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
CARBONATE (50%);  NANNOFOSSIL (30%);



Leg :  1    Top Int Depth(mm):  1040       Sand:        Sect:  1
Hole:   4   Top Core Depth(m):   190.80    Silt: 050%
Core:   4   Sample Depth (m) :   191.84    Clay: 050%

Age : HAUTERIVIAN
Name: COCCOLITH RICH CLAY

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (02%);  CARBONATE (20%);  CLAY MINERAL (50%);
NANNOFOSSIL (30%);



Leg :  1    Top Int Depth(mm):  1500       Sand:        Sect:  1
Hole:   4   Top Core Depth(m):   249.60    Silt: 010%
Core:   5   Sample Depth (m) :   251.10    Clay: 090%

Name: CALCILUTITE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
DOLOMITE (02%);  CARBONATE (90%);  GLASS (02%);
NANNOFOSSIL (10%);  RADIOLARIA (02%);



Leg :  1    Top Int Depth(mm):  1500       Sand:        Sect:  1
Hole:   4   Top Core Depth(m):   249.60    Silt: 070%
Core:   5   Sample Depth (m) :   251.10    Clay: 030%

Name: CALCILUTITE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
OPAQUE MINERAL (05%);  DOLOMITE (01%);  CARBONATE (30%);
GLASS (02%);  NANNOFOSSIL (58%);  SILICEOUS FOSSIL (02%);

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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