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Core Data from the Deep Sea Drilling Project


Leg : 47    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   172.53/  172.70
Hole: 398A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   172.50
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   30/ 200
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 MARLY NANNO OOZE;C 5Y7/1-LIGHT GRAY, 2.5Y5/2-GRAYISH BROWN;S 5Y7/1 NANNO 
OOZE AT 3-8 CM;D DISTURBED AT 3-8 CM;M PYRITE BLEBS AT 8-20 CM SCATTERED;O 
2.5Y5/2 WITH SLIGHT COLOR VARIATIONS AT 8-20 CM, SHARP CON2 WITH SLIGHT 
COLOR VARIATIONS AT 8-20 CM, SHARP CONTACT AT 8 CM, GRADATIONAL LOWER 
CONTACT;H SOUPY AT 3-8 CM, FIRM AT 8-20 CM 
 
 
Leg : 47    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   172.70/  174.00
Hole: 398A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   172.50
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  200/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO OOZE;C 5Y7/1-LIGHT GRAY, -WHITE;D DRILLING DISTURBANCE AT 102-107 
CM;M NUMEROUS PYRITE BLEBS STREAKED DOWN CORE;S MODERATELY MOTTLED;U CLAST 
OF APPARENTLY SAME LITHOLOGY AS 8-20 CM UNIT AT U02-107 CM;D MODERATELY 
DEFORMED, OCCASIONALLY SOUPY AT EDGES;O SLIGHT COLOR CHANGE TO LIGHTER 
WHITE AT 120-150 CM;H FIRM, OCCASIONALLY SOUPY AT EDGES 
 
 
Leg : 47    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   174.00/  175.50
Hole: 398A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   172.50
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO OOZE;C N7-LIGHT GRAY, 5Y5/2-LIGHT OLIVE GRAY;S MOTTLED WITH PYRITE 
SPECKS STREAKED THROUGHOUT;DINTENSELY DISTURBED THROUGHOUT;U CLASTS OF 
5Y5/2 INCREASING DOWNWARDS;O HOMOGENOUS N7 NO LAMINATIONS;H SOFT 
 
 
Leg : 47    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   175.50/  177.00
Hole: 398A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   172.50
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO OOZE;C N7-LIGHT GRAY, 5Y5/2-LIGHT OLIVE GRAY, 5GY6/1-GREENISH GRAY;
D SEVERELY DISTURBED AT 0-85CM;U 5Y5/1 CLASTS INCREASE DOWNWARD TO 85 CM 
(NONE BELOW), CLAST AT 65-70 CM;M PYRITE SPECKS SMEARED THROUGHOUT PERHAPS 
MORE PREVALENT IN THE DARKER UNITS;O N7 WITH 5GY6/1 LAYERS AT 97-105 CM 
116-121 CM 126-132 CM 146-150 CM WITH SOME VARIATION, FAIRLY SHARP 
CONTACTS BETWEEN THE ABOVE TWO LAYERS;S SLIGHT GRAY TO GREEN LAMINATIONS 
WITHIN SOME DARKER UNITS;H FIRM 
 
 
Leg : 47    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   177.04/  178.50
Hole: 398A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   172.50
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   40/1500
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO OOZE;C 5B8/1-BLUISH WHITE, 5GY6/1-GREENISH GRAY, 5GY5/1-MEDIUM 
GREENISH GRAY, -DARK GRAY, 5B9/1-BLUISH WHITE;M PYRITE BLEBS THROUGHOUT;S 
BED AT 17-26 CM 5GY6/1 GRADES DOWN TO 5GY5/1 WITH SHARP CONTACTS 
MODERATELY MOTTLED BY DARK GRAY PYRITE BLEBS;O 5B8/1 AT 4-17 CM, 5B9/1 AT 
26-150 CM;H FIRM 
 
 
Leg : 47    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   178.50/  180.00
Hole: 398A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   172.50
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO OOZE;C 5B8/1-BLUISH WHITE, N8-VERY LIGHT GRAY, -GREEN;S ONE 
GREENISH LAMINATION AT 18-20 CM;M PYRITE BLEBS AND SMEARS THROUGHOUT MORE 
PREVALENT AT TOP;O HOMOGENOUS BELOW 20 CM, 5B8/1 GRADES TO N8;H STIFF 
 
 
Leg : 47    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   180.04/  180.75
Hole: 398A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   172.50
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   40/ 750
Sect:  6
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO OOZE;C 5B9/1-BLUISH WHITE;S SOME VISIBLE PYRITIZED WORM BURROWS 
(APPROX 5 MM);M BLACK SMEARED PYRITE BLEBS COMMON;O HOMOGENOUS;H FAIRLY 
FIRM INCREASING DOWNWARD;C -BLACK 
 
 
Leg : 47    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   181.18/  181.12
Hole: 398A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   172.50
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/  40
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO OOZE;C 5B9/1-BLUISH WHITE;M PYRITE BLEBS;O SAME AS ABOVE;H FIRM 
 
 
Leg : 47    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   201.09/  202.50
Hole: 398A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   201.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   90/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO (CALCAREOUS) OOZE;C 5B9/1-BLUISH WHITE, 5GY8/1-LIGHT GREENISH GRAY, 
5Y3/2-OLIVE GRAY;S MOSTLY 5B9/1 NANNO (CALCAREOUS) PELAGIC OOZE WITH 
5GY8/1 NANNO (HEMIPELAGIC) OOZE AT 15-20 CM 44-46 CM 120-125 CM 134-136 CM 
AND MIXED IN WITH 5B9/1 AT 50-110 CM, EVERY 10-15 CM THIN LAMINAE AF 5Y3/2 
ORGANIC MATTER AND/OR PYRITIC-RICH MUD, MOTTLED AND BURROWED ALL 
THESECTION ALONG, DWELLING TRACES, HALO BURROWS;D SEVERELY DISTURBED AT 
9-33 CM, HIGHLY DISTURBED AT 33-95CM, MODERATELY DISTURBED AT 95-150 CM;H 
SOFT-FIRM 
 
 
Leg : 47    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   202.53/  204.00
Hole: 398A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   201.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   30/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO OOZE;C 5B9/1-BLUISH WHITE, 5G8/1-LIGHT GREENISH GRAY;S THIN 
PARALLEL IRREGULAR LAMINATION (3-5 LAMINAE EACH CM) AT 5-90 CM, LARGE 
PYRITIZED BURROW 1 CM THICK AT 8-10 CM, INTENSIVELY BIOTURBATED MOTTLED AT 
90-150 CM (IT SEEMS IT WAS ORIGINALLY FINELY LAMINATED AND LATER INTENSELY 
BIOTURBATED);D SEVERELYDISTURBED, LARGE DRILLING DEFORMED CLASTS OF 5G8/1 
NANNO OOZE AT 73-77 CM (FORMERLY MAYBE WAS A THIN LAYER;H SOFT 
 
 
Leg : 47    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   204.01/  205.50
Hole: 398A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   201.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   10/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO OOZE;C 5B8/1-LIGHT BLUISH GRAY;S ABUNDANT THIN BURROWS (CHONDRITES);
D INTENSELY DISTURBED;O VERY UNIFORM;H SOFT 
 
 
Leg : 47    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   205.50/  207.00
Hole: 398A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   201.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO OOZE;C 5B8/1-LIGHT BLUISH GRAY, 5Y3/2-OLIVEGRAY;S 5B8/1-WITH 5Y3/2 
LAMINAE OF NANNO OOZE MUD AT 65-80 CM, BIOTURBATED (CHONDRITES AND SOME 
BURROWS);D INTENSELY DISTURBED;H SOFT 
 
 
Leg : 47    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   207.01/  208.42
Hole: 398A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   201.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   10/1420
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO OOZE;C 5B8/1-LIGHT BLUISH GRAY;S BIOTURBATED;D INTENSELY DISTURBED;
O VERY UNIFORM, VOID AT 8-11CM;H SOFT 
 
 
Leg : 47    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   208.51/  209.45
Hole: 398A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   201.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   10/ 950
Sect:  6
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO OOZE;C 5B8/1-LIGHT BLUISH GRAY, 5Y3/2-OLIVEGRAY;S 1% OF CORE IS 
5Y3/2 LAMINAE OF NANNO OOZE MUD REST IS 5B8/1 NANNO OOZE, BIOTURBATED;D 
INTENSELY DISTURBED;H SOFT;Z 11111210.3908 
 
 
Leg : 47    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :   209.55/  209.65
Hole: 398A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :   201.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 200
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
 NANNO OOZE;C 5B8/1-LIGHT BLUISH GRAY;H SOFT;Z 11111210.3908 
 
 
    

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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