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Leg : 32    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  700/ 810  Analyst: Marshall, M.
Hole: 304   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   335.31
Core:  15   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   334.50
Sect:  1    Top of Section Depth(m):   335.20

LITHOLOGY: SEDIMENT (CHERT);

  Piece No.  : PCES 1 (70-73), 2 (74-76), 3 (77-81);

  Comments   : YELLOW-BROWN (10YR5/4) TO MOD GREY, BROWN
               CHERT WITH QUARTZ-LINED VUGS;


Leg : 32    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  820/1500  Analyst: Marshall, M.
Hole: 304   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   336.00
Core:  15   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   334.50
Sect:  1    Top of Section Depth(m):   335.32

LITHOLOGY: APHYRIC BASALT;

  Piece No.  : PCES  4 (82-88),
               5 (89-96), 6A (95-97), 6B (97-101), 6C (101-106),
               7 (106-116), 8A (116-131), 8B (130-141),
               8C (141-150);

  Texture    : APHYRIC, FEATHERING AT TOP, INTERSERTAL TO
               INTERGRANULAR, VERY FINE-GRAINED AT TOP TO FINE-
               GRAINED AT BASE, NO GLASS SEEN BUT FIBROUS PLAG
               PHENOS AT TOP OF PCE 4 SHOW IT TO BE WITHIN CA 2CM
               OF GLASS;

  Structure  : VEINS ARE 1MM TO CA 1CM AND FILLED WITH CALCITE AND
               CELAD/MONT(?) AND FREQUENTLY PYRITE, BASALT NOT
               HIGHTLY FRACTURED- FRACTURE SPACING CA 5CM;

  Alteration : WEATHERED;

  Comments   : DRY- MEDIUM DARK GREY (N5), WET- GREY BLACK (N2) TO
               GREENISH BLACK (5G2/1);

  Vesicles   : Size(mm):       <1   Percent:
               Location:            Filling: CALCITE, MONT
               FREQUENTLY CALCITE FILLED AND PERHAPS MONT(?),
               VESICLES AT TOP OF PCE 4 FILLED WITH CELAD;

  Groundmass : PLAGIOCLASE
               FIBROUS PLAG SHOWS AT TOP OF PCE 4 TO BE WITHIN CA
               2CM OF GLASS;

               PYROXENE
               AT 117CM PYX STILL ALTERED WITH PLAG MUCH LESS
               THAN PYX;

  Replacement: MONTMORILLONITE
               Minerals Replaced: PYX
               AT 83CM ALL PYX ALTERED TO MONT(?);

               CELADONITE

               CALCITE


Leg : 32    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1500  Analyst: Marshall, M.
Hole: 304   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   337.50
Core:  15   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   334.50
Sect:  2    Top of Section Depth(m):   336.00

LITHOLOGY: APHYRIC BASALT;

  Piece No.  : PCES 1A (0-11), 1B (10-16), 2 (16-26), 3A (26-31),
               3B (32-37), 3C (37-44), 3D (44-50), 5A (50-60),
               5B (60-70), 5C (70-76), 5D (77-85), 5E (85-94),
               5F (95-101), 6A (101-109), 6B (110-115),
               6C (116-122), 7A (122-130), 7B (131-140),
               8 (141-150);

  Texture    : APHYRIC, INTERSERTAL TO INTERGRANULAR AND FINE-
               GRAINED;

  Structure  : VEINS ARE CALCITE AND CELADONITE/MONT(?) FILLED,
               FRACTURE SPACING CA 5CM, SOME FRACTURES ARE CA 0.5
               CM WIDE WITH NEW MATERIAL AND OTHERS ARE COATED WITH
               DARK "CLAY";

  Alteration : WEATHERED, BASALT AT 59CM MUCH LESS ALTERED THAN
               THAT AT 10CM OR AT 134CM (THIN SECTION HAS CALCITE
               VEIN- 3MM);

  Comments   : PCE 5F PROBABLY GOES WITH PCE 6A, NO PCE 4, DRY-DARK
               GREY TO MEDIUM DARK GREY (N3-N4) AND WET- GREYISH
               BLACK (N2);

  Vesicles   : Size(mm):       <1   Percent:
               Location:            Filling: CALCITE, MONT
               VESICLES FILLED WITH CALCITE AND MAYBE MONT(?);

  Groundmass : PLAGIOCLASE
               Size(mm): 0.08X0.450

               PYROXENE
               Size(mm):      0.100
               PLAG AND PYX OCCASIONALLY INTERGROWN IN SHEAVES;

  Replacement: CLAY

               CELADONITE

               MONTMORILLONITE
               ID OF MONT FILLING VESICLES UNCERTAIN;


Leg : 32    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  670/1500  Analyst: Marshall, M.
Hole: 304   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   339.00
Core:  16   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   337.50
Sect:  1    Top of Section Depth(m):   338.17

LITHOLOGY: APHYRIC BASALT;

  Piece No.  : PCES 1 (67-74), 2 (75-79), 3 (79-85), 4 (86-93),
               5 (94-101), 6 (100-107), 7 (109-115), 8 (115-121),
               9 (121-129), 10 (130-137), 11 (139-146),
               12 (145-150);

  Texture    : APHYRIC, INTERSERTAL AND INTERGRANULAR;

  Structure  : VEINS ARE 2.5CM THICK WITH GREEN AND BLACK CHERT IN
               PCES 1-2 AND OTHER FRACTURES LINED WITH <0.5MM OF
               CALCITE AND GREEN BLACK CLAY AND PYRITE;

  Comments   : DRY- GREY BLACK (N2) AND WET- BLACK (N1);

  Vesicles   : Size(mm):        1   Percent:
               Location:            Filling: CALCITE, MONT

  Groundmass : PLAGIOCLASE
               Size(mm):   0.06X0.5

               PYROXENE
               Size(mm):        0.1

  Replacement: PYRITE

               CLAY
               BLACK;

               MONTMORILLONITE
               ID OF MONT FILLING VESICLES UNCERTAIN;

               CALCITE


Leg : 32    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1500  Analyst: Marshall, M.
Hole: 304   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   340.50
Core:  16   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   337.50
Sect:  2    Top of Section Depth(m):   339.00

LITHOLOGY: APHYRIC BASALT;

  Piece No.  : PCES 1 (0-10), 2 (10-15), 3 (16-24), 4 (25-31),
               5 (31-36), 6 (37-46), 7 (46-50), 8 (50-57),
               9 (58-64), 10 (65-70), 11 (71-77), 12 (77-86),
               13 (86-92), 14 (93-100), 15 (100-107),
               16 (109-120), 17 (120-126), 18 (127-133),
               19 (134-140), 20 (141-150);

  Texture    : APHYRIC, INTERSERTAL- COARSE FEATHERING AND FINE-
               GRAINED;

  Structure  : VEINS FILLED WITH 2CM THICK CALCITE WITH CHERT
               FRAGMENTS, OTHER FRACTURES ,0.5MM CALCITE AND CLAY
               AND PYRITE;

  Comments   : DRY- GREYISH BLACK (N2) AND WET- BLACK (N1), PCES
               THAT GO TOGETHER: 1-11 ARE INCLINED AND 18-20;

  Vesicles   : Size(mm):        1   Percent:
               Location:            Filling: CALCITE, MONT
               VESICLES FILLED WITH CALCITE AND GREEN BLACK
               MONT(?);

  Groundmass : PLAGIOCLASE
               Size(mm):   0.06X0.6

               PYROXENE
               Size(mm):        0.1

  Replacement: PYRITE

               CLAY

               MONTMORILLONITE
               ID GREEN BLACK MONT UNCERTAIN;

               CALCITE


Leg : 32    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1500  Analyst: Marshall, M.
Hole: 304   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   342.00
Core:  16   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   337.50
Sect:  3    Top of Section Depth(m):   340.50

LITHOLOGY: APHYRIC BASALT;

  Piece No.  : PCES 1 (0-10), 2 (10-17), 3 (17-26), 4 (26-31),
               5 (33-41), 6 (42-50), 7 (51-60), 8 (62-72),
               9 (72-75), 10 (75-77), 11 (79-86), 12 (87-90),
               13 (91-98), 14 (98-109), 15 (110-121), 16 (121-130),
               17 (131-141), 18 (141-147);

  Texture    : APHYRIC, INTERSERTAL- COARSE FEATHERING AND FINE-
               GRAINED;

  Structure  : PCE 11 IS 3MM THICK AND REST ARE <1MM AND FILLED
               WITH CALCITE DARK GREEN CLAY AND SOME PYRITE;

  Comments   : DRY- GREY BLACK (N2) AND WET- BLACK (N1), PCES THAT
               GO TOGETHER ARE PCES 10-11+12-13+16-17;

  Groundmass : PLAGIOCLASE
               Size(mm):   0.08X0.6

               PYROXENE
               Size(mm):      0.120

  Replacement: PYRITE

               CLAY

               MONTMORILLONITE
               ID GREEN BLACK MONT FILLING CLAYS QUESTIONABLE;

               CALCITE


Leg : 32    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1500  Analyst: Marshall, M.
Hole: 304   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   343.50
Core:  16   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   337.50
Sect:  4    Top of Section Depth(m):   342.00

LITHOLOGY: APHYRIC BASALT;

  Piece No.  : PCES 1 (0-7), 2 (7-15), 3 (15-23), 4 (24-31),
               5 (32-37), 6 (39-50), 7 (50-64), 8 (64-73),
               9 (74-83), 10 (84-97), 11 (99-109), 12 (111-119),
               13 (119-126), 14 (125-131), 15 (134-140),
               16 (142-148);

  Texture    : APHYRIC, INTERSERTAL- COARSELY FEATHERING;

  Structure  : VEINS ARE 1CM THICK AND FILLED WITH CELAD AND PYRITE
               AND CHALCEDONY AT 115CM OTHER FRACTURES EMPTY
               EXCEPT FOR SOME PYRITE AND OCCASIONAL CELAD(?);

  Comments   : PCES THAT GO TOGETHER 1-2+3-5+1-14;

  Vesicles   : Size(mm):        1   Percent:
               Location:            Filling: MONT
               FILLED WITH GREEN BLACK MONT(?);

  Groundmass : PLAGIOCLASE
               Size(mm):   0.07X0.7

               PYROXENE
               Size(mm):      0.120

  Replacement: PYRITE

               MONTMORILLONITE
               ID MONT UNCERTAIN IN VESICLES;

               CELADONITE
               ID CELAD IN SOME VEINS UNCERTAIN;


Leg : 32    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1500  Analyst: Marshall, M.
Hole: 304   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   344.50
Core:  17   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   343.00
Sect:  1    Top of Section Depth(m):   343.00

LITHOLOGY: APHYRIC BASALT;

  Piece No.  : PCES 1 (100-102), 2 (103-121), 3 (121-133),
               4 (133-141), 5 (140-150);

  Texture    : APHYRIC, INTERSERTAL TO INTERGRANULAR, FEATHERING
               AND FINE-GRAINED;

  Structure  : THIN VEINS <0.5MM OF CALCITE AND BLACK MONT(?);

  Alteration : WEATHERED;

  Comments   : DRY- DARK GREY (N3) AND WET- GREY BLACK (N2), PCE 1
               IS YELLOW AND RED AND BROWN CHERT AND PCES 3-4 GO
               TOGETHER;

  Vesicles   : Size(mm):        1   Percent:
               Location:            Filling: MONT, CALCITE

  Groundmass : PLAGIOCLASE
               Size(mm):    0.1X0.7

               PYROXENE
               Size(mm):      0.140

  Replacement: CALCITE

               MONTMORILLONITE
               ID BLACK MONT UNCERTAIN;


    

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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