Core Data from the Deep Sea Drilling Project

Leg : 29    Top Int Depth(mm):     0       Sand:        Sect: CC
Hole: 281   Top Core Depth(m):     0.00    Silt:
Core:   1   Sample Depth (m) :     0.10    Clay:

Age : UPPER PLEISTOCENE
Name: NANNO RICH FORAM OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (01%);  GLAUCONITE (01%);  MICA (01%);
FORAMINIFERA (75%);  NANNOFOSSIL (23%);  DIATOM (01%);
SPICULE (01%);



Leg : 29    Top Int Depth(mm):     0       Sand:        Sect: CC
Hole: 281   Top Core Depth(m):     7.50    Silt:
Core:   2   Sample Depth (m) :    16.60    Clay:

Age : UPPER PLIOCENE
Name: NANNO BEARING FORAM OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
FORAMINIFERA (90%);  NANNOFOSSIL (10%);



Leg : 29    Top Int Depth(mm):   100       Sand:        Sect:  3
Hole: 281   Top Core Depth(m):    17.00    Silt:
Core:   3   Sample Depth (m) :    20.10    Clay:

Age : UPPER PLIOCENE
Name: FORAM RICH NANNO OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (00%);  FELDSPAR (01%);  HEAVY MINERAL (01%);
TERRIGENOUS DETRITUS (02%);  GLASS (01%);  GLAUCONITE (01%);
HORNBLENDE (01%);  FORAMINIFERA (25%);  NANNOFOSSIL (73%);
DIATOM (05%);  SPICULE (01%);



Leg : 29    Top Int Depth(mm):   300       Sand:        Sect:  3
Hole: 281   Top Core Depth(m):    17.00    Silt:
Core:   3   Sample Depth (m) :    20.30    Clay:

Age : UPPER PLIOCENE
Name: FORAM NANNO OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
GLAUCONITE (01%);  FORAMINIFERA (45%);  NANNOFOSSIL (50%);
DIATOM (01%);  RADIOLARIA (01%);  SPICULE (02%);
SILICOFLAGELLATE (01%);



Leg : 29    Top Int Depth(mm):     0       Sand:        Sect: CC
Hole: 281   Top Core Depth(m):    17.00    Silt:
Core:   3   Sample Depth (m) :    26.10    Clay:

Age : UPPER PLIOCENE
Name: MICARB BEARING FORAM NANNO OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (01%);  HORNBLENDE (01%);  CARBONATE (05%);
FORAMINIFERA (60%);  NANNOFOSSIL (35%);



Leg : 29    Top Int Depth(mm):     0       Sand: 001%   Sect: CC
Hole: 281   Top Core Depth(m):    17.00    Silt: 030%
Core:   3   Sample Depth (m) :    26.10    Clay:

Age : UPPER PLIOCENE
Name: MICARB BEARING FORAM NANNO OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
GLAUCONITE (10%);  QUARTZ (30%);  OPAQUE MINERAL (05%);
DIATOM (30%);  SPICULE (30%);



Leg : 29    Top Int Depth(mm):     0       Sand:        Sect: CC
Hole: 281   Top Core Depth(m):    26.50    Silt:
Core:   4   Sample Depth (m) :    26.60    Clay:

Age : LOWER PLIOCENE
Name: DETRITAL BEARING NANNO FORAM OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
TERRIGENOUS DETRITUS (03%);  MICA (01%);  HEAVY MINERAL (01%);
GLASS (01%);  GLAUCONITE (02%);  FORAMINIFERA (60%);
NANNOFOSSIL (35%);  RADIOLARIA (01%);  SILICOFLAGELLATE (01%);
OSTRACOD (01%);



Leg : 29    Top Int Depth(mm):     0       Sand:        Sect: CC
Hole: 281   Top Core Depth(m):    36.00    Silt:
Core:   5   Sample Depth (m) :    40.60    Clay:

Age : UPPER MIOCENE
Name: NANNO FORAM OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (01%);  HEAVY MINERAL (01%);  CARBONATE (01%);
FORAMINIFERA (65%);  NANNOFOSSIL (35%);  DIATOM (01%);



Leg : 29    Top Int Depth(mm):     0       Sand:        Sect: CC
Hole: 281   Top Core Depth(m):    45.50    Silt:
Core:   6   Sample Depth (m) :    54.60    Clay:

Age : UPPER MIOCENE
Name: SILICIOUS BEARING NANNO FORAM OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
TERRIGENOUS DETRITUS (02%);  QUARTZ (01%);  MICA (01%);
HEAVY MINERAL (01%);  FORAMINIFERA (55%);  NANNOFOSSIL (35%);
DIATOM (01%);  RADIOLARIA (01%);  SPICULE (01%);
SILICOFLAGELLATE (05%);



Leg : 29    Top Int Depth(mm):     0       Sand:        Sect: CC
Hole: 281   Top Core Depth(m):    55.00    Silt:
Core:   7   Sample Depth (m) :    64.10    Clay:

Age : UPPER MIOCENE
Name: FORAM NANNO OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (01%);  FORAMINIFERA (40%);  NANNOFOSSIL (59%);
SILICEOUS FOSSIL (01%);



Leg : 29    Top Int Depth(mm):     0       Sand:        Sect: CC
Hole: 281   Top Core Depth(m):    64.50    Silt:
Core:   8   Sample Depth (m) :    64.60    Clay:

Age : UPPER MIOCENE
Name: SPICULE BEARING FORAM NANNO OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
FORAMINIFERA (25%);  NANNOFOSSIL (70%);  SPICULE (05%);



Leg : 29    Top Int Depth(mm):     0       Sand:        Sect: CC
Hole: 281   Top Core Depth(m):    74.00    Silt:
Core:   9   Sample Depth (m) :    83.10    Clay:

Age : MIDDLE MIOCENE
Name: FORAM NANNO OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
TERRIGENOUS DETRITUS (01%);  QUARTZ (01%);  MICA (01%);
OSTRACOD (01%);  FORAMINIFERA (40%);  NANNOFOSSIL (55%);
SPICULE (01%);  SILICOFLAGELLATE (01%);



Leg : 29    Top Int Depth(mm):     0       Sand:        Sect: CC
Hole: 281   Top Core Depth(m):    83.50    Silt:
Core:  10   Sample Depth (m) :    92.60    Clay:

Age : MIDDLE MIOCENE
Name: NANNO FORAM OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
TERRIGENOUS DETRITUS (01%);  QUARTZ (01%);  FELDSPAR (01%);
MICA (01%);  GLASS (00%);  OSTRACOD (01%);
FORAMINIFERA (60%);  NANNOFOSSIL (35%);  SPICULE (02%);
SILICOFLAGELLATE (01%);



Leg : 29    Top Int Depth(mm):     0       Sand: 050%   Sect: CC
Hole: 281   Top Core Depth(m):    93.00    Silt:
Core:  11   Sample Depth (m) :   102.10    Clay:

Age : LOWER MIOCENE
Name: FORAM NANNO OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
FORAMINIFERA (35%);  NANNOFOSSIL (64%);  SPICULE (01%);
SILICOFLAGELLATE (01%);



Leg : 29    Top Int Depth(mm):     0       Sand:        Sect: CC
Hole: 281   Top Core Depth(m):   102.50    Silt:
Core:  12   Sample Depth (m) :   111.60    Clay:

Age : LOWER MIOCENE
Name: FORAM NANNO OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (01%);  FORAMINIFERA (35%);  NANNOFOSSIL (65%);
SPICULE (01%);  SILICOFLAGELLATE (01%);



Leg : 29    Top Int Depth(mm):  1200       Sand:        Sect:  2
Hole: 281   Top Core Depth(m):   112.00    Silt:
Core:  13   Sample Depth (m) :   114.70    Clay:

Age : LOWER MIOCENE
Name: GLAUCONITE BEARING NANNO FORAM OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
TERRIGENOUS DETRITUS (01%);  GLAUCONITE (02%);  FORAMINIFERA (65%);
NANNOFOSSIL (30%);



Leg : 29    Top Int Depth(mm):  1400       Sand: 070%   Sect:  3
Hole: 281   Top Core Depth(m):   112.00    Silt: 010%
Core:  13   Sample Depth (m) :   116.40    Clay:

Age : LOWER MIOCENE
Name: DETRITAL SAND AND GLAUCONITE BEARING FORAM RICH NANNO OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
TERRIGENOUS DETRITUS (07%);  QUARTZ (07%);  GLAUCONITE (07%);
FORAMINIFERA (20%);  NANNOFOSSIL (66%);  SPICULE (01%);



Leg : 29    Top Int Depth(mm):   750       Sand: 090%   Sect:  4
Hole: 281   Top Core Depth(m):   112.00    Silt:
Core:  13   Sample Depth (m) :   117.25    Clay:

Age : LOWER MIOCENE
Name: FORAM OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
TERRIGENOUS DETRITUS (99%);  QUARTZ (40%);  FELDSPAR (41%);
MICA (02%);  HEAVY MINERAL (07%);  HORNBLENDE (01%);
BIOTITE (01%);  UNIDENTIFIED MATERIAL (01%);  ZIRCON (01%);
FORAMINIFERA (15%);



Leg : 29    Top Int Depth(mm):  1250       Sand: 070%   Sect:  4
Hole: 281   Top Core Depth(m):   112.00    Silt: 030%
Core:  13   Sample Depth (m) :   117.75    Clay:

Age : LOWER OLIGOCENE
Name: NANNO AND FORAM BEARING GLAUCONITE DETRITAL SAND

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
TERRIGENOUS DETRITUS (24%);  QUARTZ (42%);  FELDSPAR (05%);
MICA (02%);  HEAVY MINERAL (01%);  GLAUCONITE (15%);
CARBONATE (02%);  FORAMINIFERA (05%);  NANNOFOSSIL (04%);
SPICULE (02%);



Leg : 29    Top Int Depth(mm):  1330       Sand: 080%   Sect:  5
Hole: 281   Top Core Depth(m):   112.00    Silt: 020%
Core:  13   Sample Depth (m) :   119.33    Clay: 001%

Age : LOWER OLIGOCENE
Name: DOLOMITE AND FORAM BEARING GLAUCONITE AND NANNO RICH DETRITAL SAND

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
TERRIGENOUS DETRITUS (60%);  QUARTZ (45%);  FELDSPAR (10%);
MICA (01%);  HEAVY MINERAL (05%);  GLAUCONITE (15%);
DOLOMITE (04%);  CARBONATE (01%);  FORAMINIFERA (05%);
NANNOFOSSIL (15%);



Leg : 29    Top Int Depth(mm):     0       Sand: 070%   Sect: CC
Hole: 281   Top Core Depth(m):   112.00    Silt: 025%
Core:  13   Sample Depth (m) :   119.60    Clay: 005%

Age : LOWER OLIGOCENE
Name: FELDSPAR RICH GLAUCONITE QUARTZ SAND

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (52%);  FELDSPAR (18%);  GLAUCONITE (26%);
DOLOMITE (00%);  FORAMINIFERA (01%);  NANNOFOSSIL (01%);



Leg : 29    Top Int Depth(mm):    80       Sand: 050%   Sect:  1
Hole: 281   Top Core Depth(m):   121.50    Silt: 050%
Core:  14   Sample Depth (m) :   121.58    Clay:

Age : UPPER EOCENE
Name: GLAUCONITE FORAM RAD AND SPICULE BEARING DIATOM AND DETRITAL SILTY SAND

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
TERRIGENOUS DETRITUS (50%);  QUARTZ (46%);  FELDSPAR (13%);
MICA (03%);  HEAVY MINERAL (03%);  GLAUCONITE (03%);
PYRITE (01%);  FORAMINIFERA (03%);  NANNOFOSSIL (01%);
DIATOM (16%);  RADIOLARIA (03%);  SPICULE (06%);



Leg : 29    Top Int Depth(mm):   750       Sand: 030%   Sect:  2
Hole: 281   Top Core Depth(m):   121.50    Silt: 030%
Core:  14   Sample Depth (m) :   123.75    Clay: 045%

Age : UPPER EOCENE
Name: RAD SPICULE AND GALUCONITE BEARING DETRITAL SANDY SILTY CLAY

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
TERRIGENOUS DETRITUS (60%);  QUARTZ (45%);  FELDSPAR (06%);
MICA (06%);  HEAVY MINERAL (03%);  CLAY MINERAL (06%);
GLAUCONITE (10%);  NANNOFOSSIL (01%);  DIATOM (20%);
RADIOLARIA (05%);  SPICULE (05%);



Leg : 29    Top Int Depth(mm):   750       Sand: 030%   Sect:  5
Hole: 281   Top Core Depth(m):   121.50    Silt: 030%
Core:  14   Sample Depth (m) :   128.25    Clay: 040%

Age : UPPER EOCENE
Name: GLAUCONITE RAD AND FORAM BEARING SPICULE RICH DIATOM DETRITAL SAND SILT
Name: CLAY

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
TERRIGENOUS DETRITUS (45%);  QUARTZ (17%);  FELDSPAR (09%);
MICA (02%);  HEAVY MINERAL (01%);  CLAY MINERAL (17%);
GLAUCONITE (05%);  FORAMINIFERA (01%);  NANNOFOSSIL (02%);
DIATOM (30%);  RADIOLARIA (05%);  SPICULE (14%);



Leg : 29    Top Int Depth(mm):     0       Sand: 020%   Sect: CC
Hole: 281   Top Core Depth(m):   121.50    Silt: 050%
Core:  14   Sample Depth (m) :   130.60    Clay: 030%

Age : UPPER EOCENE
Name: GLAUCONITE RAD SPICULE BEARING DETRITAL SILT RICH FORAM DIATOM OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (13%);  FELDSPAR (05%);  MICA (01%);
HEAVY MINERAL (01%);  TERRIGENOUS DETRITUS (20%);  GLAUCONITE (05%);
FORAMINIFERA (30%);  NANNOFOSSIL (01%);  DIATOM (30%);
RADIOLARIA (05%);  SPICULE (10%);



Leg : 29    Top Int Depth(mm):   730       Sand: 015%   Sect:  2
Hole: 281   Top Core Depth(m):   131.00    Silt: 045%
Core:  15   Sample Depth (m) :   133.23    Clay: 040%

Age : UPPER EOCENE
Name: FORAM-NANNO-SPICULE BEARING DETRITAL CLAYEY SILT TO DIATOM OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
TERRIGENOUS DETRITUS (45%);  QUARTZ (23%);  FELDSPAR (00%);
MICA (03%);  CLAY MINERAL (22%);  GLAUCONITE (02%);
CARBONATE (02%);  FORAMINIFERA (05%);  NANNOFOSSIL (05%);
DIATOM (30%);  RADIOLARIA (01%);  SPICULE (11%);



Leg : 29    Top Int Depth(mm):   940       Sand: 080%   Sect:  2
Hole: 281   Top Core Depth(m):   131.00    Silt: 020%
Core:  15   Sample Depth (m) :   133.44    Clay:

Age : UPPER EOCENE
Name: FORAM NANNO SPONGE AND DETRITAL SAND RICH DIATOM OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
TERRIGENOUS DETRITUS (10%);  QUARTZ (08%);  FELDSPAR (01%);
MICA (01%);  GLAUCONITE (01%);  FORAMINIFERA (10%);
NANNOFOSSIL (15%);  DIATOM (54%);  RADIOLARIA (01%);
SPICULE (10%);  SILICOFLAGELLATE (01%);



Leg : 29    Top Int Depth(mm):     0       Sand: 060%   Sect: CC
Hole: 281   Top Core Depth(m):   131.00    Silt: 030%
Core:  15   Sample Depth (m) :   135.60    Clay: 010%

Age : UPPER EOCENE
Name: GLAUCONITE BEARING FORAM NANNO SPONGE SPICULE AND DETRITAL SILTY SAND RI
Name: CH DIATOM OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
TERRIGENOUS DETRITUS (15%);  QUARTZ (01%);  FELDSPAR (01%);
MICA (02%);  BIOTITE (01%);  HEAVY MINERAL (01%);
CLAY MINERAL (01%);  GLAUCONITE (03%);  FORAMINIFERA (10%);
NANNOFOSSIL (20%);  DIATOM (35%);  RADIOLARIA (01%);
Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
SPICULE (15%);  SILICOFLAGELLATE (02%);



Leg : 29    Top Int Depth(mm):  1070       Sand: 090%   Sect:  6
Hole: 281   Top Core Depth(m):   140.50    Silt: 008%
Core:  16   Sample Depth (m) :   149.32    Clay: 002%

Age : UPPER EOCENE
Name: DETRITAL SAND RICH NANNO DIATOM OOZE

Components:  (Minor lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
TERRIGENOUS DETRITUS (15%);  QUARTZ (01%);  MICA (01%);
HEAVY MINERAL (01%);  CLAY MINERAL (01%);  GLAUCONITE (01%);
DOLOMITE (02%);  FORAMINIFERA (02%);  NANNOFOSSIL (35%);
DIATOM (40%);  SPICULE (05%);  SILICOFLAGELLATE (01%);



Leg : 29    Top Int Depth(mm):  1450       Sand: 015%   Sect:  6
Hole: 281   Top Core Depth(m):   140.50    Silt: 035%
Core:  16   Sample Depth (m) :   149.70    Clay: 050%

Age : UPPER EOCENE
Name: NANNO BEARING SPICULE AND FORAM-RICH DETRITAL SILTY CLAY-DIATOM OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
TERRIGENOUS DETRITUS (45%);  QUARTZ (18%);  FELDSPAR (01%);
MICA (05%);  CLAY MINERAL (22%);  UNIDENTIFIED MATERIAL (55%);
GLAUCONITE (01%);  FORAMINIFERA (15%);  NANNOFOSSIL (05%);
DIATOM (25%);  SPICULE (10%);



Leg : 29    Top Int Depth(mm):     0       Sand: 067%   Sect: CC
Hole: 281   Top Core Depth(m):   140.50    Silt: 033%
Core:  16   Sample Depth (m) :   149.85    Clay:

Age : UPPER EOCENE
Name: RAD AND NANNO BEARING FORAM DETRITAL SAND AND SPICULE RICH DIATOM OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
TERRIGENOUS DETRITUS (15%);  QUARTZ (14%);  MICA (01%);
FELDSPAR (00%);  HEAVY MINERAL (00%);  GLAUCONITE (01%);
CARBONATE (01%);  FORAMINIFERA (15%);  NANNOFOSSIL (10%);
DIATOM (30%);  RADIOLARIA (10%);  SPICULE (20%);
Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
SILICOFLAGELLATE (02%);



Leg : 29    Top Int Depth(mm):   100       Sand: 080%   Sect:  1
Hole: 281   Top Core Depth(m):   150.00    Silt: 020%
Core:  17   Sample Depth (m) :   150.10    Clay:

Age : UPPER EOCENE
Name: GLAUCONITE BEARING DETRITAL SAND-FORAM RICH NANNO CHALK

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
TERRIGENOUS DETRITUS (20%);  QUARTZ (25%);  FELDSPAR (01%);
MICA (01%);  HORNBLENDE (01%);  TOURMALINE (01%);
GLAUCONITE (05%);  MICRONODULE (02%);  DOLOMITE (01%);
FORAMINIFERA (15%);  NANNOFOSSIL (52%);  SPICULE (01%);



Leg : 29    Top Int Depth(mm):   290       Sand: 030%   Sect:  6
Hole: 281   Top Core Depth(m):   150.00    Silt: 030%
Core:  17   Sample Depth (m) :   157.79    Clay: 040%

Age : UPPER EOCENE
Name: SANDY SILTY CLAY

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
QUARTZ (65%);  FELDSPAR (25%);  GLAUCONITE (10%);
PYRITE (10%);  DOLOMITE (01%);  NANNOFOSSIL (01%);
RADIOLARIA (01%);



Leg : 29    Top Int Depth(mm):     0       Sand:        Sect: CC
Hole: 281   Top Core Depth(m):   150.00    Silt:
Core:  17   Sample Depth (m) :   159.10    Clay:

Age : UPPER EOCENE
Name: MUSCOVITE QUARTZ SCHIST
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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