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Leg : 32    Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 1250/1500  Analyst: Marshall, M.
Hole: 313   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   589.50
Core:  43   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   588.00
Sect:  1    Top of Section Depth(m):   589.25

LITHOLOGY: APHYRIC BASALT;

  Piece No.  : PCES 1 (125-131), 2 (132-133), 3 (135-143),
               4 (145-150);

  Texture    : APHYRIC AND APHANITIC, HOLOCRYSTALLINE AND VERY
               FINE-GRAINED;

  Structure  : VEINS ARE <1MM ZEOLITE AND SOME CALCITE FILLED,
               FRACTURE SPACING CA 2CM;

  Comments   : MEDIUM BROWN (7.5YR3/2) TO DARK GREY (N3), BROWN
               DISCOLORATION EXTENDS DOWN SIDE OF THE CORE
               SEGMENTS;

  Vesicles   : Size(mm):     <1-2   Percent:
               SCATTERED AMYGDULES OF 2-4MM FILLED WITH ZEOLITE
               ARE PRESENT BUT OVERALL TOTAL VESICULARITY LOW AND
               VESICLES <1MM;

  Replacement: ZEOLITE

               CALCITE


Leg : 32    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  100/1500  Analyst: Marshall, M.
Hole: 313   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   591.00
Core:  43   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   588.00
Sect:  2    Top of Section Depth(m):   589.60

LITHOLOGY: APHYRIC BASALT;

  Piece No.  : PCES 1 (10-15), 2 (15-20), 3 (21-29), 4 (30-36),
               5 (38-45), 6 (45-51), 7 (51-58), 8 (59-63),
               9 (63-65), 10 (65-67), 11 (69-74), 12 (75-81),
               13 (81-86), 14 (87-95), 15 (95-100), 16 (100-104),
               17 (104-106), 18 (107-110), 19 (111-116),
               20 (116-121), 21 (121-122), 22 (123-126),
               23 (129-133), 24 (134-137), 25 (139-142),
               26 (144-150);

  Texture    : APHYRIC AND APHANITIC;

  Structure  : VEINS ARE CA 1MM ZEOLITE AND SOME CALCITE, FRACTURE
               SPACING CA 2CM;

  Comments   : MEDIUM DARK GREY (N4) AND DARK YELLOW BROWN
               (10YR4/2) AT 76CM AND 117CM;

  Vesicles   : Size(mm):       <1   Percent:
               SPARSE 1-3MM VESICLES BUT MAIN VESICULARITY <1MM,
               LARGER VESICLES (OR VUGS) UP TO 2CM AND
               RELATIVELY SPARSE AND LINED WITH CLEAR DRUSY
               CRYSTALS OR FILLED AT LEAST PARTIALLY WITH WHITE
               ZEOLITE, AMYGDULES 1-2CM AND PARTIALLY FILLED
               (LARGER ONES ONLY) WITH ZEOLITES(?)- LARGE AND
               WELL-DEVELOPED;

  Replacement: ZEOLITE
               ID ZEOLITE IN AMYGDULES UNCERTAIN;

               CALCITE


Leg : 32    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1500  Analyst: Marshall, M.
Hole: 313   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   598.50
Core:  44   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   597.00
Sect:  1    Top of Section Depth(m):   597.00

LITHOLOGY: APHYRIC BASALT;

  Piece No.  : PCES 1 (0-6), 2 (6-9), 3 (9-16), 4 (16-21),
               5 (21-23), 6 (24-26), 7 (27-29), 8 (30-32),
               9 (33-38), 10 (39-40), 11 (42-47), 12 (47-52),
               13 (51-56), 14 (57-65), 15 (65-73), 16 (73-83),
               17 (84-87), 18 (89-95), 19 (96-102), 20 (104-111),
               21 (111-116), 22 (117-126), 23 (127-133),
               24 (134-136), 25 (137-138), 26 (140-145),
               27 (145-150);

  Texture    : APHYRIC, HOLOCRYSTALLINE AND FINE-GRAINED;

  Structure  : VEINS ARE RARE CA 1MM AND FILLED  WITH ZEOLITE AND
               SOME WITH CALCITE, FRACTURES ARE RARE;

  Comments   : MEDIUM DARK GREY (N4);

  Vesicles   : Size(mm):     <1-2   Percent:
               OCCASIONAL VUGS 3MM-2CM FREQUENTLY WITH SPARSE
               1MM-1CM WHITE ZEOLITE DRUSY LINING, VESICULARITY
               APPARENTLY A MAX IN THIS SECTION WITH MAIN
               VESICULARITY 0.5-1MM, VUGS ARE ALMOST EMPTY AND
               COMMON TO SPARSE, 2X2CM DRUSY VUG IN PCE 15;

  Replacement: ZEOLITE

               CALCITE


Leg : 32    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1500  Analyst: Marshall, M.
Hole: 313   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   600.00
Core:  44   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   597.00
Sect:  2    Top of Section Depth(m):   598.50

LITHOLOGY: APHYRIC BASALT;

  Piece No.  : PCES 1 (0-10), 2 (10-17), 3 (18-26), 4 (27-31),
               5 (31-36), 6 (37-44), 7 (44-49), 8 (49-56),
               9 (55-68), 10 (70-76), 11 (77-84), 12 (84-91),
               13 (91-101), 14 (101-106), 15 (108-111),
               16 (112-118), 17 (119-125), 18 (125-131),
               19 (132-138), 20 (139-145), 21 (146-150);

  Texture    : APHYRIC, HOLOCRYSTALLINE(?) AND FINE-GRAINED;

  Structure  : VEINS ARE 1-2MM AND FILLED WITH CALCITE, FRACTURE
               SPACING CA 10CM;

  Comments   : MEDIUM DARK GREY (N4) TO DARK GREY (N3);

  Vesicles   : Size(mm):     <1-3   Percent:
               VESICULARITY DECREASES TOWARDS BASE, MAIN
               VESICULARITY IS <1MM, LARGER VESICLES ESPECIALLY
               TOWARDS BASE ARE RARE;

  Replacement: CALCITE


Leg : 32    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/1500  Analyst: Marshall, M.
Hole: 313   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   601.50
Core:  44   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   597.00
Sect:  3    Top of Section Depth(m):   600.00

LITHOLOGY: APHYRIC BASALT;

  Piece No.  : PCES 1 (0-10), 2 (10-15), 3 (16-20), 4 (20-26),
               5 (26-31), 6 (32-36), 7 (36-40), 8 (42-51),
               9 (51-53), 10 (53-61), 11 (62-70), 12 (71-77),
               13 (79-87), 14 (89-96), 15 (96-102), 16 (102-109),
               17 (110-117), 18 (117-124), 19 (124-127),
               20 (128-132), 21 (132-137), 22 (138-141),
               23 (141-142), 24 (144-150);

  Texture    : APHYRIC, HOLOCRYSTALLINE AND FINE-GRAINED, A PYX
               PHENO AT 56CM;

  Structure  : VEINS ARE CA 1MM AND FILLED WITH CALCITE & ZEOLITE;

  Comments   : MEDIUM DARK GREY (N4) TO MEDIUM DARK BROWN GREY
               (10YR4/1) BELOW 40CM;

  Vesicles   : Size(mm):     <1-2   Percent:
               INCREASING VESICULARITY TOWARDS BASE 1-3MM
               AMYGDULES FILLED WITH ZEOLITE AND CALCITE (ONE,
               1CM CALCITE) IN MIDDLE OF SECTION (40-120CM);

  Replacement: CALCITE

               ZEOLITE


    

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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