Core Data from the Deep Sea Drilling Project

Leg : 13    Top Int Depth(mm):  1050       Sand: 030%   Sect:  1
Hole: 126   Top Core Depth(m):    34.00    Silt: 020%
Core:   1   Sample Depth (m) :    35.05    Clay: 050%

Age : PLEISTOCENE
Name: SAPROPEL

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (10%);  MICA (05%);  PYRITE (20%);
DOLOMITE (05%);  FORAMINIFERA (20%);  NANNOFOSSIL (40%);
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (60%);



Leg : 13    Top Int Depth(mm):  1300       Sand: 030%   Sect:  1
Hole: 126   Top Core Depth(m):    34.00    Silt: 020%
Core:   1   Sample Depth (m) :    35.30    Clay: 050%

Age : PLEISTOCENE
Name: SAPROPEL

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (05%);  MICA (02%);  PYRITE (20%);
DOLOMITE (03%);  OOLITE (02%);  FORAMINIFERA (20%);
NANNOFOSSIL (48%);  ESTIMATED CARBONATE (68%);



Leg : 13    Top Int Depth(mm):  1400       Sand:        Sect:  1
Hole: 126   Top Core Depth(m):    34.00    Silt:
Core:   1   Sample Depth (m) :    35.40    Clay:

Age : PLEISTOCENE
Name: PYRITE WITH AUTHIGENOUS GYPSUM

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
PYRITE (70%);  GYPSUM (30%);



Leg : 13    Top Int Depth(mm):   160       Sand: 030%   Sect:  2
Hole: 126   Top Core Depth(m):    34.00    Silt: 020%
Core:   1   Sample Depth (m) :    35.66    Clay: 050%

Age : PLEISTOCENE
Name: PYRITIZED OOZE

Components:  (Minor lithology)
======================================================================
PYRITE (20%);  FORAMINIFERA (20%);  NANNOFOSSIL (57%);
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (77%);



Leg : 13    Top Int Depth(mm):   600       Sand:        Sect:  2
Hole: 126   Top Core Depth(m):    34.00    Silt: 015%
Core:   1   Sample Depth (m) :    36.10    Clay: 085%

Age : PLEISTOCENE
Name: NANNO OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (05%);  MICA (10%);  OOLITE (03%);
FORAMINIFERA (05%);  NANNOFOSSIL (77%);  ESTIMATED CARBONATE (82%);



Leg : 13    Top Int Depth(mm):   400       Sand: 015%   Sect:  3
Hole: 126   Top Core Depth(m):    34.00    Silt: 020%
Core:   1   Sample Depth (m) :    37.40    Clay: 065%

Age : PLEISTOCENE
Name: MARL OOZE

Components:  (Minor lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (10%);  MICA (10%);  PYRITE (05%);
FORAMINIFERA (10%);  NANNOFOSSIL (65%);  ESTIMATED CARBONATE (75%);



Leg : 13    Top Int Depth(mm):   800       Sand: 020%   Sect:  3
Hole: 126   Top Core Depth(m):    34.00    Silt: 010%
Core:   1   Sample Depth (m) :    37.80    Clay: 070%

Age : PLEISTOCENE
Name: MARL OOZE

Components:  (Minor lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (05%);  MICA (10%);  DOLOMITE (05%);
FORAMINIFERA (15%);  NANNOFOSSIL (65%);  ESTIMATED CARBONATE (70%);



Leg : 13    Top Int Depth(mm):   800       Sand: 020%   Sect:  3
Hole: 126   Top Core Depth(m):    34.00    Silt: 010%
Core:   1   Sample Depth (m) :    37.80    Clay: 070%

Age : PLEISTOCENE
Name: MARL OOZE

Components:  (Minor lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (01%);  MICA (03%);  PYRITE (01%);



Leg : 13    Top Int Depth(mm):    30       Sand: 020%   Sect:  4
Hole: 126   Top Core Depth(m):    34.00    Silt: 030%
Core:   1   Sample Depth (m) :    38.53    Clay: 050%

Age : PLEISTOCENE
Name: SILTY MARL OOZE

Components:  (Minor lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (05%);  PYRITE (03%);  IRON (03%);
GYPSUM (05%);  OOLITE (05%);  DOLOMITE (05%);
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (74%);  FORAMINIFERA (20%);  NANNOFOSSIL (54%);



Leg : 13    Top Int Depth(mm):   700       Sand:        Sect:  4
Hole: 126   Top Core Depth(m):    34.00    Silt: 020%
Core:   1   Sample Depth (m) :    39.20    Clay: 080%

Age : PLEISTOCENE
Name: MARL OOZE

Components:  (Minor lithology)
======================================================================
MICA (05%);  IRON (02%);  NANNOFOSSIL (75%);
DOLOMITE (03%);  OOLITE (10%);  FORAMINIFERA (02%);
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (76%);



Leg : 13    Top Int Depth(mm):   790       Sand: 030%   Sect:  4
Hole: 126   Top Core Depth(m):    34.00    Silt: 020%
Core:   1   Sample Depth (m) :    39.29    Clay: 050%

Age : PLEISTOCENE
Name: FORAMS MARL OOZE

Components:  (Minor lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (10%);  MICA (05%);  PYRITE (02%);
DOLOMITE (03%);  OOLITE (02%);  FORAMINIFERA (60%);
NANNOFOSSIL (18%);  ESTIMATED CARBONATE (78%);



Leg : 13    Top Int Depth(mm):   650       Sand:        Sect:  5
Hole: 126   Top Core Depth(m):    34.00    Silt: 030%
Core:   1   Sample Depth (m) :    40.65    Clay: 070%

Age : PLEISTOCENE
Name: MARL OOZE

Components:  (Minor lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (10%);  MICA (25%);  DOLOMITE (05%);
NANNOFOSSIL (60%);  ESTIMATED CARBONATE (60%);



Leg : 13    Top Int Depth(mm):    60       Sand:        Sect:  6
Hole: 126   Top Core Depth(m):    34.00    Silt: 035%
Core:   1   Sample Depth (m) :    41.56    Clay: 065%

Age : PLEISTOCENE
Name: MARL OOZE

Components:  (Minor lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (07%);  MICA (20%);  PYRITE (05%);
IRON (05%);  ESTIMATED CARBONATE (63%);  FORAMINIFERA (05%);
NANNOFOSSIL (58%);



Leg : 13    Top Int Depth(mm):   410       Sand: 040%   Sect:  6
Hole: 126   Top Core Depth(m):    34.00    Silt: 010%
Core:   1   Sample Depth (m) :    41.91    Clay: 050%

Age : PLEISTOCENE
Name: MARL SAND WITH FORAMS AND GYPSUM

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (05%);  FELDSPAR (03%);  MICA (05%);
GYPSUM (15%);  DOLOMITE (02%);  OOLITE (03%);
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (67%);  FORAMINIFERA (20%);  NANNOFOSSIL (47%);



Leg : 13    Top Int Depth(mm):   900       Sand:        Sect:  6
Hole: 126   Top Core Depth(m):    34.00    Silt: 020%
Core:   1   Sample Depth (m) :    42.40    Clay: 080%

Age : PLEISTOCENE
Name: NANNO OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
MICA (10%);  IRON (03%);  DOLOMITE (05%);
OOLITE (05%);  ESTIMATED CARBONATE (77%);  FORAMINIFERA (03%);
NANNOFOSSIL (74%);



Leg : 13    Top Int Depth(mm):  1170       Sand: 015%   Sect:  6
Hole: 126   Top Core Depth(m):    34.00    Silt: 020%
Core:   1   Sample Depth (m) :    42.67    Clay: 065%

Age : PLEISTOCENE
Name: MARL OOZE

Components:  (Minor lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (05%);  MICA (10%);  PYRITE (05%);
IRON (03%);  DOLOMITE (05%);  OOLITE (05%);
FORAMINIFERA (10%);  NANNOFOSSIL (57%);  ESTIMATED CARBONATE (67%);



Leg : 13    Top Int Depth(mm):     0       Sand:        Sect: CC
Hole: 126   Top Core Depth(m):    34.00    Silt: 015%
Core:   1   Sample Depth (m) :    43.10    Clay: 085%

Name: NANNO OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (05%);  MICA (05%);  DOLOMITE (02%);
OOLITE (05%);  IRON (02%);  ESTIMATED CARBONATE (85%);
NANNOFOSSIL (85%);



Leg : 13    Top Int Depth(mm):   500       Sand: 010%   Sect:  1
Hole: 126   Top Core Depth(m):    71.00    Silt: 020%
Core:   2   Sample Depth (m) :    71.50    Clay: 070%

Age : LOWER PLEISTOCENE
Name: MARL OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (05%);  MICA (15%);  PYRITE (02%);
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (78%);  FORAMINIFERA (15%);  NANNOFOSSIL (63%);



Leg : 13    Top Int Depth(mm):  1360       Sand: 001%   Sect:  1
Hole: 126   Top Core Depth(m):    71.00    Silt: 025%
Core:   2   Sample Depth (m) :    72.36    Clay: 074%

Age : LOWER PLEISTOCENE
Name: ANHYDRITE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
PYRITE (04%);  ANHYDRITE (90%);  GYPSUM (05%);
FORAMINIFERA (01%);



Leg : 13    Top Int Depth(mm):     0       Sand:        Sect:  2
Hole: 126   Top Core Depth(m):    71.00    Silt:
Core:   2   Sample Depth (m) :    72.50    Clay:

Age : LOWER PLEISTOCENE
Name: ANHYDRITE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
PYRITE (02%);  ANHYDRITE (86%);  GYPSUM (02%);
NANNOFOSSIL (10%);



Leg : 13    Top Int Depth(mm):     0       Sand: 001%   Sect:  2
Hole: 126   Top Core Depth(m):    71.00    Silt: 040%
Core:   2   Sample Depth (m) :    72.50    Clay: 059%

Age : LOWER PLEISTOCENE
Name: ANHYDRITE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
PYRITE (02%);  ANHYDRITE (74%);  GYPSUM (04%);
NANNOFOSSIL (20%);



Leg : 13    Top Int Depth(mm):     0       Sand: 005%   Sect:  2
Hole: 126   Top Core Depth(m):    71.00    Silt: 030%
Core:   2   Sample Depth (m) :    72.50    Clay: 065%

Age : LOWER PLEISTOCENE
Name: ANHYDRITE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
PYRITE (01%);  ANHYDRITE (90%);  GYPSUM (02%);
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (07%);  NANNOFOSSIL (07%);



Leg : 13    Top Int Depth(mm):   500       Sand:        Sect:  2
Hole: 126   Top Core Depth(m):    71.00    Silt: 005%
Core:   2   Sample Depth (m) :    73.00    Clay: 095%

Age : LOWER PLEISTOCENE
Name: ANHYDRITE OOLITE.TYPE




Leg : 13    Top Int Depth(mm):   750       Sand: 010%   Sect:  2
Hole: 126   Top Core Depth(m):    71.00    Silt: 030%
Core:   2   Sample Depth (m) :    73.25    Clay: 060%

Age : LOWER PLEISTOCENE
Name: MARL OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (05%);  MICA (02%);  PYRITE (05%);
DOLOMITE (05%);  OOLITE (20%);  ESTIMATED CARBONATE (68%);
FORAMINIFERA (07%);  NANNOFOSSIL (56%);



Leg : 13    Top Int Depth(mm):   770       Sand: 002%   Sect:  2
Hole: 126   Top Core Depth(m):    71.00    Silt: 010%
Core:   2   Sample Depth (m) :    73.27    Clay: 088%

Age : LOWER PLEISTOCENE
Name: NANNO OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
PYRITE (05%);  GYPSUM (10%);  DOLOMITE (01%);
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (85%);  FORAMINIFERA (02%);  NANNOFOSSIL (82%);



Leg : 13    Top Int Depth(mm):   600       Sand:        Sect:  3
Hole: 126   Top Core Depth(m):    71.00    Silt: 015%
Core:   2   Sample Depth (m) :    74.60    Clay: 085%

Age : LOWER PLEISTOCENE
Name: NANNO OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (07%);  MICA (03%);  OOLITE (02%);
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (88%);  NANNOFOSSIL (88%);



Leg : 13    Top Int Depth(mm):   800       Sand: 015%   Sect:  3
Hole: 126   Top Core Depth(m):    71.00    Silt: 015%
Core:   2   Sample Depth (m) :    74.80    Clay: 020%

Age : LOWER PLEISTOCENE
Name: PYRITIC MARL OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
PYRITE (60%);  DOLOMITE (03%);  GYPSUM (07%);
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (33%);  NANNOFOSSIL (30%);



Leg : 13    Top Int Depth(mm):  1790       Sand: 002%   Sect:  3
Hole: 126   Top Core Depth(m):    71.00    Silt: 020%
Core:   2   Sample Depth (m) :    75.79    Clay: 078%

Age : LOWER PLEISTOCENE
Name: ANHYDRITE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
MICA (01%);  PYRITE (07%);  DOLOMITE (02%);
GYPSUM (05%);  ESTIMATED CARBONATE (87%);  ANHYDRITE (85%);



Leg : 13    Top Int Depth(mm):  1000       Sand:        Sect:  4
Hole: 126   Top Core Depth(m):    71.00    Silt:
Core:   2   Sample Depth (m) :    76.50    Clay:

Age : LOWER PLEISTOCENE
Name: OOLITE.TYPE ANHYDRITE




Leg : 13    Top Int Depth(mm):   500       Sand: 005%   Sect:  5
Hole: 126   Top Core Depth(m):    71.00    Silt: 015%
Core:   2   Sample Depth (m) :    77.50    Clay: 080%

Age : LOWER PLEISTOCENE
Name: NANNO OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (03%);  DOLOMITE (02%);  OOLITE (05%);
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (90%);  NANNOFOSSIL (90%);



Leg : 13    Top Int Depth(mm):   930       Sand: 003%   Sect:  5
Hole: 126   Top Core Depth(m):    71.00    Silt: 012%
Core:   2   Sample Depth (m) :    77.93    Clay: 085%

Age : LOWER PLEISTOCENE
Name: NANNO OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (02%);  MICA (05%);  OOLITE (07%);
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (86%);  FORAMINIFERA (05%);  NANNOFOSSIL (81%);



Leg : 13    Top Int Depth(mm):  1080       Sand: 010%   Sect:  5
Hole: 126   Top Core Depth(m):    71.00    Silt: 020%
Core:   2   Sample Depth (m) :    78.08    Clay: 070%

Age : LOWER PLEISTOCENE
Name: PYRITIC MARL

Components:  (Minor lithology)
======================================================================
PYRITE (15%);  GYPSUM (05%);  DOLOMITE (03%);
OOLITE (05%);  ESTIMATED CARBONATE (72%);  FORAMINIFERA (15%);
NANNOFOSSIL (57%);



Leg : 13    Top Int Depth(mm):     0       Sand:        Sect: CC
Hole: 126   Top Core Depth(m):    71.00    Silt: 005%
Core:   2   Sample Depth (m) :    78.60    Clay: 095%

Age : LOWER PLEISTOCENE
Name: NANNO OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
MICA (05%);  DOLOMITE (03%);  OOLITE (02%);
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (90%);  NANNOFOSSIL (90%);



Leg : 13    Top Int Depth(mm):   700       Sand: 005%   Sect:  2
Hole: 126   Top Core Depth(m):    99.00    Silt: 015%
Core:   3   Sample Depth (m) :   101.20    Clay: 080%

Age : LOWER PLEISTOCENE
Name: NANNO OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (03%);  PYRITE (03%);  IRON (03%);
DOLOMITE (03%);  OOLITE (05%);  ESTIMATED CARBONATE (82%);
NANNOFOSSIL (82%);  SPICULE (01%);



Leg : 13    Top Int Depth(mm):     0       Sand:        Sect: CC
Hole: 126   Top Core Depth(m):    99.00    Silt: 015%
Core:   3   Sample Depth (m) :   102.10    Clay: 085%

Age : LOWER PLEISTOCENE
Name: NANNO OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (03%);  MICA (05%);  PYRITE (02%);
IRON (03%);  DOLOMITE (01%);  ESTIMATED CARBONATE (86%);
FORAMINIFERA (03%);  NANNOFOSSIL (83%);



Leg : 13    Top Int Depth(mm):     0       Sand: 002%   Sect: CC
Hole: 126   Top Core Depth(m):   127.00    Silt: 008%
Core:   5   Sample Depth (m) :   128.60    Clay: 090%

Age : MIDDLE MIOCENE
Name: MARL OOZE

Components:  (Minor lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (05%);  MICA (07%);  GLAUCONITE (02%);
PYRITE (15%);  CARBONATE (05%);  HORNBLENDE (02%);
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (72%);  FORAMINIFERA (03%);  NANNOFOSSIL (65%);



Leg : 13    Top Int Depth(mm):     0       Sand: 020%   Sect: CC
Hole: 126   Top Core Depth(m):   127.00    Silt: 030%
Core:   5   Sample Depth (m) :   128.60    Clay: 050%

Age : MIDDLE MIOCENE
Name: PYRITIZED DEPOSITS WITH GYPSUM

Components:  (Minor lithology)
======================================================================
PYRITE (40%);  GYPSUM (20%);  DOLOMITE (05%);
FORAMINIFERA (02%);  NANNOFOSSIL (33%);



Leg : 13    Top Int Depth(mm):  1400       Sand:        Sect:  1
Hole: 126   Top Core Depth(m):   128.00    Silt:
Core:   6   Sample Depth (m) :   129.40    Clay:

Age : MIDDLE MIOCENE
Name: SAPROPEL

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
PYRITE (70%);  IRON (05%);  DOLOMITE (05%);
NANNOFOSSIL (20%);



Leg : 13    Top Int Depth(mm):     0       Sand:        Sect: CC
Hole: 126   Top Core Depth(m):   128.00    Silt: 020%
Core:   6   Sample Depth (m) :   129.60    Clay: 080%

Name: SAPROPELIC MARL

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
PYRITE (25%);  IRON (05%);  DOLOMITE (07%);
OOLITE (30%);  GYPSUM (08%);  ESTIMATED CARBONATE (25%);
NANNOFOSSIL (25%);
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]
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