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Core Data from the Deep Sea Drilling Project


Leg : 25    Top Int Depth(mm):   750       Sand: 001%   Sect:  1
Hole: 240   Top Core Depth(m):     0.00    Silt: 025%
Core:   1   Sample Depth (m) :     0.95    Clay:

Age : QUATERNARY
Name: SILT RICH NANNO RAD

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (06%);  HEAVY MINERAL (01%);  GLAUCONITE (02%);
FORAMINIFERA (04%);  NANNOFOSSIL (18%);  DIATOM (01%);
RADIOLARIA (43%);  IRON (02%);



Leg : 25    Top Int Depth(mm):   900       Sand:        Sect:  2
Hole: 240   Top Core Depth(m):     0.00    Silt:
Core:   1   Sample Depth (m) :     2.60    Clay:

Age : QUATERNARY
Name: SILT BEARING RAD NANNO OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (02%);  FELDSPAR (01%);  CARBONATE (06%);
FORAMINIFERA (05%);  NANNOFOSSIL (65%);  DIATOM (04%);
RADIOLARIA (25%);



Leg : 25    Top Int Depth(mm):  1150       Sand:        Sect:  2
Hole: 240   Top Core Depth(m):     0.00    Silt: 005%
Core:   1   Sample Depth (m) :     2.85    Clay: 095%

Age : QUATERNARY
Name: SILT BEARING NANNO OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (01%);  NANNOFOSSIL (85%);  RADIOLARIA (01%);



Leg : 25    Top Int Depth(mm):  1350       Sand: 040%   Sect:  2
Hole: 240   Top Core Depth(m):     0.00    Silt: 010%
Core:   1   Sample Depth (m) :     3.05    Clay: 050%

Age : QUATERNARY
Name: DIATOM FORAM DETRITAL SAND

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (06%);  FORAMINIFERA (10%);  NANNOFOSSIL (43%);
DIATOM (15%);  SPICULE (04%);  SILICOFLAGELLATE (02%);



Leg : 25    Top Int Depth(mm):   170       Sand: 050%   Sect:  3
Hole: 240   Top Core Depth(m):     0.00    Silt: 030%
Core:   1   Sample Depth (m) :     3.37    Clay: 020%

Age : QUATERNARY
Name: FORAM DETRIAL SILTY SAND

Components:  (Minor lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (50%);  FELDSPAR (02%);  HEAVY MINERAL (01%);
CLAY MINERAL (10%);  CARBONATE (05%);  GLAUCONITE (01%);
FORAMINIFERA (15%);  NANNOFOSSIL (18%);  RADIOLARIA (04%);
SPICULE (02%);



Leg : 25    Top Int Depth(mm):   200       Sand:        Sect:  3
Hole: 240   Top Core Depth(m):     0.00    Silt: 010%
Core:   1   Sample Depth (m) :     3.40    Clay: 090%

Age : QUATERNARY
Name: CLAY RICH NANNO OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
CLAY MINERAL (18%);  FORAMINIFERA (15%);  NANNOFOSSIL (50%);
DIATOM (08%);  RADIOLARIA (02%);  SPICULE (01%);



Leg : 25    Top Int Depth(mm):   600       Sand: 020%   Sect:  3
Hole: 240   Top Core Depth(m):     0.00    Silt: 030%
Core:   1   Sample Depth (m) :     3.80    Clay: 050%

Age : QUATERNARY
Name: RADS RICH DETRITAL SILTY CLAY

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (13%);  FELDSPAR (02%);  HEAVY MINERAL (01%);
CLAY MINERAL (50%);  PYRITE (02%);  GLAUCONITE (00%);
NANNOFOSSIL (02%);  DIATOM (02%);  RADIOLARIA (20%);



Leg : 25    Top Int Depth(mm):   300       Sand: 005%   Sect:  5
Hole: 240   Top Core Depth(m):     0.00    Silt: 020%
Core:   1   Sample Depth (m) :     6.50    Clay: 075%

Name: RADS DIAT BEARING DETRITAL SILTY CLAY

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (02%);  FELDSPAR (02%);  HEAVY MINERAL (01%);
CARBONATE (02%);  NANNOFOSSIL (02%);  DIATOM (08%);
RADIOLARIA (13%);  IRON (02%);



Leg : 25    Top Int Depth(mm):  1000       Sand:        Sect:  5
Hole: 240   Top Core Depth(m):     0.00    Silt: 070%
Core:   1   Sample Depth (m) :     7.20    Clay: 030%

Name: SILT BEARING NANNO OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (08%);  HEAVY MINERAL (01%);  ZEOLITE (01%);
FORAMINIFERA (01%);  NANNOFOSSIL (80%);  DIATOM (03%);
RADIOLARIA (07%);



Leg : 25    Top Int Depth(mm):             Sand:        Sect: CC
Hole: 240   Top Core Depth(m):     0.00    Silt: 020%
Core:   1   Sample Depth (m) :     9.30    Clay:

Name: NANNO BEARING SILT RICH RADS CLAY

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (05%);  HEAVY MINERAL (02%);  FORAMINIFERA (02%);
NANNOFOSSIL (08%);  DIATOM (03%);  RADIOLARIA (25%);
SPICULE (02%);  SILICOFLAGELLATE (02%);



Leg : 25    Top Int Depth(mm):   350       Sand:        Sect:  1
Hole: 240   Top Core Depth(m):    73.00    Silt: 010%
Core:   3   Sample Depth (m) :    73.35    Clay: 080%

Age : PLIOCENE
Name: NANNO RICH SILTY CLAY

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
PALAGONITE (02%);  CLAY MINERAL (83%);  FORAMINIFERA (08%);
NANNOFOSSIL (15%);  DIATOM (01%);  RADIOLARIA (04%);
SPICULE (02%);



Leg : 25    Top Int Depth(mm):   800       Sand:        Sect:  1
Hole: 240   Top Core Depth(m):    73.00    Silt: 010%
Core:   3   Sample Depth (m) :    73.80    Clay: 090%

Age : PLIOCENE
Name: SILTY BEARING CLAY

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (00%);  FELDSPAR (02%);  NANNOFOSSIL (02%);



Leg : 25    Top Int Depth(mm):   800       Sand:        Sect:  2
Hole: 240   Top Core Depth(m):    73.00    Silt: 040%
Core:   3   Sample Depth (m) :    75.30    Clay: 060%

Age : PLIOCENE
Name: SILTY CLAY

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (15%);  HEAVY MINERAL (03%);  PALAGONITE (02%);
MICA (01%);  PYRITE (01%);



Leg : 25    Top Int Depth(mm):   750       Sand:        Sect:  4
Hole: 240   Top Core Depth(m):    73.00    Silt: 025%
Core:   3   Sample Depth (m) :    78.25    Clay: 075%

Age : PLIOCENE
Name: SILTY CLAY

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (20%);  CLAY MINERAL (73%);  UNIDENTIFIED MATERIAL (13%);



Leg : 25    Top Int Depth(mm):   600       Sand:        Sect:  5
Hole: 240   Top Core Depth(m):    73.00    Silt: 040%
Core:   3   Sample Depth (m) :    79.60    Clay: 060%

Age : PLIOCENE
Name: SILTY CLAY

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (30%);  FELDSPAR (10%);  CLAY MINERAL (60%);
UNIDENTIFIED MATERIAL (10%);  PYRITE (02%);  NANNOFOSSIL (02%);



Leg : 25    Top Int Depth(mm):  1050       Sand:        Sect:  5
Hole: 240   Top Core Depth(m):    73.00    Silt: 060%
Core:   3   Sample Depth (m) :    80.05    Clay: 040%

Age : PLIOCENE
Name: CLAYEY SILT

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (15%);  PALAGONITE (01%);  HEAVY MINERAL (03%);
PYRITE (02%);  HORNBLENDE (00%);  MICA (00%);



Leg : 25    Top Int Depth(mm):  1400       Sand:        Sect:  5
Hole: 240   Top Core Depth(m):    73.00    Silt: 030%
Core:   3   Sample Depth (m) :    80.40    Clay: 070%

Age : PLIOCENE
Name: SILTY CLAY

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (08%);  HEAVY MINERAL (02%);  ZEOLITE (02%);
MICA (01%);



Leg : 25    Top Int Depth(mm):             Sand: 001%   Sect: CC
Hole: 240   Top Core Depth(m):    73.00    Silt: 010%
Core:   3   Sample Depth (m) :    80.60    Clay: 030%

Age : PLIOCENE
Name: NANNO BEARING SILT RICH CLAY

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (01%);  FELDSPAR (01%);  MICA (01%);
CARBONATE (02%);  NANNOFOSSIL (05%);  RADIOLARIA (02%);



Leg : 25    Top Int Depth(mm):  1430       Sand:        Sect:  1
Hole: 240   Top Core Depth(m):   148.00    Silt: 020%
Core:   4   Sample Depth (m) :   149.43    Clay: 030%

Age : UPPER MIOCENE
Name: NANNO BEARING SILTY CLAY

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (08%);  MICA (01%);  HEAVY MINERAL (01%);
NANNOFOSSIL (09%);



Leg : 25    Top Int Depth(mm):   790       Sand: 095%   Sect:  2
Hole: 240   Top Core Depth(m):   148.00    Silt: 002%
Core:   4   Sample Depth (m) :   150.29    Clay: 003%

Age : UPPER MIOCENE
Name: QUARTZ SAND

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (93%);  FELDSPAR (01%);  HEAVY MINERAL (02%);
GLAUCONITE (01%);



Leg : 25    Top Int Depth(mm):  1300       Sand: 001%   Sect:  2
Hole: 240   Top Core Depth(m):   148.00    Silt: 020%
Core:   4   Sample Depth (m) :   150.80    Clay: 065%

Age : UPPER MIOCENE
Name: NANNO RICH SILTY CLAY

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (04%);  HEAVY MINERAL (01%);  NANNOFOSSIL (43%);



Leg : 25    Top Int Depth(mm):  1480       Sand:        Sect:  2
Hole: 240   Top Core Depth(m):   148.00    Silt: 010%
Core:   4   Sample Depth (m) :   150.98    Clay: 090%

Age : UPPER MIOCENE
Name: SILT BEARING CLAY

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (02%);  FELDSPAR (02%);  NANNOFOSSIL (02%);



Leg : 25    Top Int Depth(mm):             Sand: 003%   Sect: CC
Hole: 240   Top Core Depth(m):   148.00    Silt: 050%
Core:   4   Sample Depth (m) :   151.10    Clay: 040%

Age : UPPER MIOCENE
Name: NANNO BEARING CLAYEY SILT

Components:  (Minor lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (02%);  FELDSPAR (02%);  HEAVY MINERAL (02%);
FORAMINIFERA (02%);  NANNOFOSSIL (09%);



Leg : 25    Top Int Depth(mm):   700       Sand: 035%   Sect:  1
Hole: 240   Top Core Depth(m):   157.00    Silt: 065%
Core:   5   Sample Depth (m) :   158.00    Clay:

Age : MIOCENE
Name: SANDY SILT

Components:  (Minor lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
BIOTITE (00%);  QUARTZ (85%);  FELDSPAR (02%);
HORNBLENDE (02%);



Leg : 25    Top Int Depth(mm):   800       Sand:        Sect:  1
Hole: 240   Top Core Depth(m):   157.00    Silt: 030%
Core:   5   Sample Depth (m) :   158.10    Clay: 070%

Age : MIOCENE
Name: SILTY CLAY

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (02%);  FELDSPAR (02%);  HEAVY MINERAL (02%);



Leg : 25    Top Int Depth(mm):   750       Sand:        Sect:  3
Hole: 240   Top Core Depth(m):   157.00    Silt: 030%
Core:   5   Sample Depth (m) :   161.05    Clay: 070%

Age : MIOCENE
Name: SILT BEARING CLAY

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (05%);  FELDSPAR (02%);  HEAVY MINERAL (03%);
GLASS (00%);  NANNOFOSSIL (02%);



Leg : 25    Top Int Depth(mm):  1480       Sand: 010%   Sect:  3
Hole: 240   Top Core Depth(m):   157.00    Silt: 050%
Core:   5   Sample Depth (m) :   161.78    Clay: 040%

Age : MIOCENE
Name: SAND RICH CLAYEY SILT

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (02%);  FELDSPAR (02%);  MICA (02%);
HEAVY MINERAL (02%);  FORAMINIFERA (02%);



Leg : 25    Top Int Depth(mm):   150       Sand:        Sect:  4
Hole: 240   Top Core Depth(m):   157.00    Silt: 005%
Core:   5   Sample Depth (m) :   161.95    Clay: 095%

Age : MIOCENE
Name: CLAY

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
GLASS (02%);  PALAGONITE (02%);  FORAMINIFERA (02%);
NANNOFOSSIL (02%);



Leg : 25    Top Int Depth(mm):   290       Sand: 075%   Sect:  4
Hole: 240   Top Core Depth(m):   157.00    Silt: 025%
Core:   5   Sample Depth (m) :   162.09    Clay:

Age : MIOCENE
Name: SILTY SAND

Components:  (Minor lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (01%);  FELDSPAR (01%);  MICA (01%);
HORNBLENDE (01%);  FORAMINIFERA (01%);



Leg : 25    Top Int Depth(mm):   350       Sand:        Sect:  4
Hole: 240   Top Core Depth(m):   157.00    Silt: 001%
Core:   5   Sample Depth (m) :   162.15    Clay: 095%

Age : MIOCENE
Name: CLAY

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



Leg : 25    Top Int Depth(mm):  1450       Sand:        Sect:  6
Hole: 240   Top Core Depth(m):   157.00    Silt: 020%
Core:   5   Sample Depth (m) :   166.25    Clay: 080%

Name: SILT BEARING CLAY

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
DOLOMITE (00%);  NANNOFOSSIL (02%);



Leg : 25    Top Int Depth(mm):  1480       Sand:        Sect:  6
Hole: 240   Top Core Depth(m):   157.00    Silt: 050%
Core:   5   Sample Depth (m) :   166.28    Clay:

Name: SILTY NANNO OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (10%);  CARBONATE (38%);  PYRITE (02%);
FORAMINIFERA (02%);  DIATOM (63%);



Leg : 25    Top Int Depth(mm):             Sand:        Sect: CC
Hole: 240   Top Core Depth(m):   157.00    Silt: 020%
Core:   5   Sample Depth (m) :   166.40    Clay: 080%

Name: SILT BEARING RICH CLAY

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (03%);  NANNOFOSSIL (15%);

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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