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Core Data from the Deep Sea Drilling Project


Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     0.38/    1.50
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  380/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
RWL FORAM OOZE;C GRAY;D GREATLY DISTURBED;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     1.50/    3.00
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
RWL FORAM NANNO MARL SAND;C YELLOWISH GRAY,GRAYISH BROWN;S MOTTLING;D 
GREATLY DISTURBED;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    10.05/   10.50
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     9.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 1050/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
TADL FORAM OOZE;C BROWN,GRAY;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    10.50/   12.00
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     9.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
TADL FORAM OOZE;C GRAY,BROWN,WHITE;S BANDING;D GREATLY DISTURBED;H SOFT;Z 
00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    12.00/   12.90
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     9.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/ 900
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
TADL FORAM RICH SILTY CLAYS;C GRAY-BROWN,BROWN;D GREATLY DISTURBED;H SOFT;
Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    12.90/   13.28
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     9.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  900/1280
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
TADL FORAM OOZE;C WHITE;S BANDING;D GREATLY DISTURBED;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    13.28/   13.50
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     9.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 1280/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
TADL FORAM-RICH SILTY CLAYS;C BROWN;D GREATLY DISTURBED;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    13.50/   15.00
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     9.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1500
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
TADL SILTY CLAYS;C BROWN,GRAY-BROWN;U PEBBLES;S MOTTLING;D GREATLY 
DISTURBED;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    15.00/   16.40
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     9.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1400
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
RWL FORAM NANNOFOSSIL MARL MUD;C OLIVE GRAY,LIGHT GRAY;D GREATLY DISTURBED;
H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    18.04/   18.15
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    18.00
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   40/ 150
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
RWL FORAM OOZE;C WHITE;H SOFT;Z 11111221 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    18.25/   18.70
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    18.00
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  250/ 700
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
RWL FORAM OOZE,CLAY;C WHITE TO GRAY;H SOFT;Z 11111221 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    18.70/   19.50
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    18.00
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  700/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
RWL CLAY;C DARK BROWN,OLIVE GRAY;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    19.54/   20.60
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    18.00
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   40/1100
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
RWL CLAY;C OLIVE GRAY;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    20.60/   21.00
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    18.00
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 1100/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
RWL FORAM OOZE;C BLUISH WHITE;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    21.00/   22.50
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    18.00
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
RWL FORAM OOZE;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    22.50/   24.00
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    18.00
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1500
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
RWL FORAM OOZE;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    24.00/   25.50
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    18.00
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1500
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
RWL FORAM OOZE;C WHITE;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    25.50/   27.00
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    18.00
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1500
Sect:  6
 
Visual Text Description:
RWL FORAM COCCOLITH OOZE;C WHITE TO PALE GRAY;D GREATLY DISTURBED;H SOFT;Z 
00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    27.95/   28.15
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    27.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  950/1150
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
RWL FORAM NANNO OOZE;C WHITE;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    28.15/   28.50
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    27.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 1150/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
RWL SILTY CLAY;C OLIVE GREEN,BROWN,OLIVE GRAY;D GREATLY DISTURBED;H SOFT;Z 
00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    28.50/   30.00
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    27.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
RWL SILTY CLAY;C GRAY,WHITE;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    30.00/   30.22
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    27.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/ 220
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
RWL FORAM OOZE;C WHITE;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    30.22/   30.40
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    27.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  220/ 400
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
RWL SILTY CLAY;C BROWN;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    30.40/   31.10
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    27.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  400/1100
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
RWL FORAM OOZE;C WHITE;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    31.10/   31.50
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    27.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 1100/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
RWL CLAY;C BROWN;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    31.60/   31.79
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    27.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  100/ 290
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
RWL CLAY;C BROWN;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    31.79/   32.05
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    27.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  290/ 550
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
RWL FORAM OOZE;C WHITE;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    32.05/   32.85
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    27.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  550/1350
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
RWL CLAY;C GRAY,OLIVE GRAY;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    32.85/   33.00
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    27.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 1350/1500
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
RWL FORAM OOZE;C WHITE;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    33.00/   33.15
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    27.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/ 150
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
TADL FORAM OOZE;C PALE BROWN;D GREATLY DISTURBED;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    33.15/   33.70
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    27.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  150/ 700
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
TADL SILTY CLAY;C BROWN;D GREATLY DISTURBED;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    33.70/   34.15
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    27.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  700/1150
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
TADL FORAM OOZE,SILTY CLAY,FORAM COCCOLITH OOZE;C PALE BROWN,PALE OLIVE,
BROWN,BLUISH WHITE,GREEN;D GREATLY DISTURBED;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    34.15/   34.30
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    27.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 1150/1300
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
TADL CLAY,FORAM OOZE;C BROWN,WHITE;D GREATLY DISTURBED;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    34.30/   34.50
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    27.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 1300/1500
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
TADL CLAYEY OOZE;C BROWN;D GREATLY DISTURBED;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    34.50/   35.40
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    27.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/ 900
Sect:  6
 
Visual Text Description:
TADL OOZE;C WHITE,PALE BROWN;D GREATLY DISTURBED;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    35.40/   36.00
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    27.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  900/1500
Sect:  6
 
Visual Text Description:
TADL CLAY,OOZE;C WHITE,PALE BROWN;D GREATLY DISTURBED;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    36.50/   37.50
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    36.00
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  500/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
TADL CLAY;C OLIVE GRAY BROWN,WHITE;D GREATLY DISTURBED;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    37.50/   39.00
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    36.00
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
TADL CLAY;C OLIVE GRAY BROWN,WHITE;D GREATLY DISTURBED;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    39.00/   40.50
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    36.00
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
TADL FORAM OOZE;C GRAYS,OLIVE GRAY;D GREATLY DISTURBED;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    40.50/   42.00
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    36.00
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1500
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
TADL FORAM OOZE;C GRAYS,OLIVE GRAY;D GREATLY DISTURBED;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    45.00/   46.50
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    45.00
Core:   6   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
TADL FORAM OOZE;C GRAYS,OLIVE GRAY;D GREATLY DISTURBED;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    46.50/   48.00
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    45.00
Core:   6   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
TADL FORAM OOZE;C GRAYS,OLIVE GRAY;D GREATLY DISTURBED;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    48.00/   49.50
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    45.00
Core:   6   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
TADL FORAM OOZE;C GRAYS,OLIVE GRAY;D GREATLY DISTURBED;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    49.50/   51.00
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    45.00
Core:   6   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1500
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
TADL FORAM OOZE;C GRAYS,OLIVE GRAY;D GREATLY DISTURBED;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    51.00/   52.50
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    45.00
Core:   6   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1500
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
TADL FORAM OOZE;C GRAYS,OLIVE GRAY;D GREATLY DISTURBED;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    52.50/   54.00
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    45.00
Core:   6   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1500
Sect:  6
 
Visual Text Description:
TADL CLAYS,FORAM NANNO OOZE;C GRAYS,OLIVE GRAY,OLIVE,WHITE,LIGHT GRAY;D 
GREATLY DISTURBED;H SOFT;Z 00000000 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    54.00/   54.24
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    54.00
Core:   7   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/ 240
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
TADL FORAM NANNO OOZE;C LIGHT GRAY;H SOFT;Z 11111210.1221 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    55.50/   57.00
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    54.00
Core:   7   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
TADL FORAM NANNO OOZE,CLAY;C LIGHT GRAY;D GREATLY DISTURBED;H SOFT;Z 
11111210.1221 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    57.00/   58.50
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    54.00
Core:   7   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
TADL FORAM NANNO OOZE;C LIGHT OLIVE GRAY;D GREATLY DISTURBED;H SOFT;Z 
11111210.1221 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    58.50/   60.00
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    54.00
Core:   7   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1500
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
TADL FORAM NANNO OOZE;C LIGHT OLIVE GRAY;D GREATLY DISTURBED;H SOFT;Z 
11111210.1221 
 
 
Leg : 12    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    60.00/   61.50
Hole: 116A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    54.00
Core:   7   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1500
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
TADL FORAM NANNO OOZE;C OLIVE GRAY,YELLOWISH GRAY,GREENISH GRAY;H SOFT;Z 
11111210.1221

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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