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Core Data from the Deep Sea Drilling Project


Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     0.12/    0.22
Hole: 419   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/ 200
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
NATL FORAM-NANNO OOZE;C 2.5Y4/4-OLIVE BROWN,5GY5/2-DUSKY YELLOW GREEN;S 
GRAINY TEXTURE (2.5Y4/4) WITH FINERGRAINED CLOTS (5GY5/2);D INTENSELY 
DISTURBED (BECAUSE OF TRANSFER TO LINER);O SMEAR SLIDES TAKEN AT 10CM AND 
17 CM;Z 11111210.1221 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     0.50/    2.00
Hole: 419   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.50
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
HUML FORAM-NANNO OOZE;C 7.5YR3/2-DARK BROWN,2.5Y4/4-OLIVE BROWN,
5GY5/2-DUSKY YELLOW GREEN,10Y4/2 GRAYISH OLIVE;S DARK BROWN CALCAREOUS 
CLAY,POSSIBLY ORIGINALLYINTERLAYERED WITH FORAM OOZE TO 20 CM,FROM 20 CM 
DOWN-CORE TEXTURALLY VERY SIMILAR,MAINLY VARIATIONS INCOLOR,FROM 95 CM 
DOWN-10Y4/2 MOTTLED WITH 5GY5/2,FROM 45-95 CM 5GY5/2,FROM 20-45 CM 2.5Y4/4;
D HIGHLY DISTURBED 0-20 CM,MODERATELY DISTURBED 20-90 CM,SLIGHTLY 
DISTURBED 90-150 CM;O SMEAR SLIDES TAKEN AT 10,30,AND 100 CM 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     2.00/    3.45
Hole: 419   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.50
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1450
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
MTYL NANNOFOSSIL FORAMINIFERAL OOZE;C 5GY3/2-GRAYISH OLIVE GREEN,
5Y4/3-OLIVE TO OLIVE-BROWN,2.5Y4/4-OLIVE BROWN,5Y5/4-OLIVE,5GY5/2-DUSKY 
YELLOW GREEN;S NANNO FORAM OOZE RANGING IN COLOR FROM 5GY3/2 AT THE TOP 
TO5Y5/4 AT THE BOTTOM,STREAKS AND SPOTS (PROBABLY BURROWS?) WITHIN 
5Y5/4-OLIVE MATRIX (85-145 CM),STREAKSAND SPOTS ARE 5GY5/2;D MODERATE 
DISTURBANCE;O SMEARSLIDES TAKEN AT 30,80,AND 120 CM 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     3.50/    5.00
Hole: 419   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.50
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
MTYL NANNOFOSSIL FORAMINIFERAL OOZE;C 5Y5/4-OLIVE,5Y5/6-OLIVE,5GY5/2-DUSKY 
GREEN,10GY5/2-GRAYISH GREEN,5GY3/2-GRAYISH OLIVE;S WHOLE SECTION IS NANNO 
FORAM OOZE,0-75 IS OLIVE SHOWING BIOTURBATION,OCCASIONAL HARD5GY5/2 
CALCAREOUS(?) NODULES ABOUT 1CM DIAMETER,75-150 CM BECOMES 5GY5/2,MOTTLED 
AND STREAKED WITH 10GY5/2 AND 5GY3/2 NEAR BASE (BURROWS?),5GY3/2 
INDURATEDPATCH AT BASE;D SLIGHTLY DISTURBED;U 5GY5/2-DUSKY GREEN NODULES 
(CALCAREOUS?) ABOUT 1CM IN DIAMETER ATAPPROXIMATELY 25,38,47,52,AND 93 CM 
DEPTH;O SMEAR SLIDES TAKEN AT 50 AND 110 110CM 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     5.00/    5.55
Hole: 419   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.50
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 550
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
MTYL NANNO FORAM OOZE;C 5GY3/2,5GY5/2,5Y6/2-OLIVE GRAY,5Y4/1;S NANNO FORAM 
OOZE,POSSIBLE BIOTURBATION,INDURATED 5GY3/2 NODULE SURROUNDED BY 5GY5/2,
5GY3/2 TO 5Y4/1 MOTTLING TO BOTTOM OF SECTION;D SLIGHTLY DISTURBED TO 20 
CM,DRILL BRECCIA 20-28CM;U INDURATED 5GY3/2NODULE SURROUNDED BY 5GY5/2 
OOZE;O NO SMEAR SLIDES,PARTIAL VOID 30-55CM 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     5.65/    5.77
Hole: 419   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.50
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 220
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
MTYL NANNO FORAM OOZE;C 5GY3/2,5Y4/1;S 5GY3/2 TO 5Y4/1BANDED NANNO FORAM 
OOZE;D VERY DISTURBED;O SMEAR SLIDE TAKEN AT 3CM 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    10.00/   11.50
Hole: 419   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    10.00
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
MTYL NANNO FORAM OOZE;C 5Y4/3-OLIVE,10YR4/4-DARK YELLOWISH BROWN,5GY3/2,
5Y4/4;S 0-27 CM 5Y4/3-OLIVE TO 10YR4/4-DK. YELLOWISH BROWN NANNO FORAM 
OOZE CONTAININGHARDER 10YR3/3-DK. BROWN FRAGMENTS NEAR TOP,27-90 CMGRAYISH 
OLIVE GREEN TO DK. YELLOWISH BROWN PATCHY OOZE,90-140 CM UNIFORM DK. 
YELLOWISH BROWN OOZE CONTAINING NUMEROUS BURROWS AND OCCASIONAL 5GY5/2 
NODULES;D HIGHLY DISTURBED TO 60 CM,MODERATELY DISTURBED BELOW THAT;U HARD 
10YR3/3-DARK BROWN FRAGMENTS NEAR TOP,OCCASIONAL 5GY5/2 NODULES BETWEEN 90 
AND 140 CM;OSMEAR SLIDES AT 50 AND 110 CM;H SOUPY 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    11.50/   13.00
Hole: 419   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    10.00
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
SORL NANNOFOSSIL FORAM OOZE;C 5Y4/4-MODERATE OLIVE BROWN,5Y5/6-OLIVE,
10Y5/4-LIGHT OLIVE;S NANNO FORAM OOZE--SLIGHTLY MODIFIED BY BURROWS,
MOTTLED CLOTS OF 5Y4/4COLOR AT TOP,MAIN UNIT 5Y5/6 (TO 80 CM),80-97 CM 
GREEN LAYER (10Y5/Y)--SOME SEDIMENT MOTTLED,97-150 CMBROWN LAYER 
(5Y4/4)--SOME SEDIMENT MOTTLED,BURROWSFILLED WITH GREEN SEDIMENT FROM 
ABOVE;D SLIGHTLY TOMODERATELY DISTURBED;O SMEAR SLIDES AT 50 AND 110CM 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    13.00/   13.75
Hole: 419   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    10.00
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 750
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
MTYL NANNO FORAM OOZE;C 5Y5/4,5GY5/2,5Y5/4;S NANNO FORAM OOZE RANGING IN 
COLOR FROM 5Y5/4 TO 5Y5/4;O SMEARSLIDE TAKEN AT 40 CM;D MODERATELY 
DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    13.85/   13.90
Hole: 419   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    10.00
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 150
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
MTYL NANNO FORAM OOZE;C 5GY5/5;S 5GY5/5 NANNO FORAM OOZE;D DRILL BRECCIA,
HIGHLY DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    19.50/   21.00
Hole: 419   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    19.50
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
MTYL NANNO FORAM OOZE;C 10GY5/2-DARK YELLOWISH GREEN,5GY3/2-GREYISH OLIVE 
GREEN;S RELATIVELY UNIFORM NANNOFORAM OOZE,5GY3/2 STREAKS IN 10GY5/2 BASE;
D MODERATELY DISTURBED BELOW 75 CM,HEVILY DISTURBED ABOVE;O SMEAR SLIDE 
TAKEN AT 80 CM 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    21.00/   22.50
Hole: 419   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    19.50
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
MTYL NANNO FORAM OOZE;C 5G2/1-GREENISH BLACK,5G4/1-DARKGREENISH GREY,
5GY3/2-GRAYISH OLIVE GREEN,10GY5/2-GRAYISH GREEN;S WHOLE SECTION STRONGLY 
DISTURBED (BIOTURBATION?) NANNO FORAM OOZE,CENTRES OF "FOLIATED" PORTIONS 
ARE 5G2/1 TO 5G4/1 (AT 10-30 CM AND 80-100 CM),SURROUNDING OOZE IS 5GY3/2 
TO 10GY5/2 AND CONTAINSSMALL CALCAREOUS NODULES;D MODERATELY TO STRONGLY 
DISTURBED;U CALCAREOUS NODULES (E.G. AT 75 CM);M CALCAREOUS NODULES WITHIN 
OOZE;O NODULES EFFERVESCE WITHDILUTE HCL,SMEAR SLIDE TAKEN AT 50 CM 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    22.50/   24.00
Hole: 419   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    19.50
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
MTYL GRAYISH GREEN NANNO FORAM OOZE;C 5GY3/2 TO 10GY5/2,5G4/1-DARK 
GREENISH GREY,5G2/1;S 5G4/1 STREAK IN 5GY3/2 TO 10GY5/2 BACKGROUND OOZE AT 
20 AND 65 CM,80-90 CM SHOWS 5G2/1 AND 5G4/1 BANDING;D 0-10 CM 
BADLYDISTURBED,10-114 AND 127-141 CM MODERATELY DISTURBED,114-127 AND 
141-150 CM SOUPY;O SMEAR SLIDE AT 100CM 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    24.00/   25.50
Hole: 419   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    19.50
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
MTYL NANNO FORAM OOZE;C 10G5/2-GRAYISH GREEN,5G2/1-GREENISH BLACK,
5G4/1-DARK GREENISH GREY;S RELATIVELY UNIFORM NANNO FORAM OOZE DISPLAYING 
SHADES OF GREENISHGREY;D HIGHLY DISTURBED 0-40 CM,SOUPY 40-150 CM;O SMEAR 
SLIDES AT 10 AND 20 CM, OOZE IS 10G5/2 0-15 CM,5G2/1 15-42 CM AND 5G4/1 
42-150 CM 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    25.50/   26.80
Hole: 419   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    19.50
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1300
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
MTYL NANNO FORAM OOZE;C 5G4/1 TO 5G6/1;S DARK GREENISHGREY NANNO FORAM 
OOZE,PATCHY APPEARANCE,5G4/1 TO 5G6/1;D SOUPY 0-20 AND 92-130 CM,VERY 
BADLY DISTURBED(DRILLING) 20-40 CM,HIGHLY DISTURBED 40-92 CM;O SMEAR SLIDE 
AT 60 CM 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    27.33/   27.45
Hole: 419   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    19.50
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 220
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
MTYL NANNO FORAM OOZE;C 5GY4/1-DARK GREENISH GREY;S DARK GREENISH GREY 
NANNO FORAM OOZE;D SOUPY;Z 11111210.1221 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    29.00/   30.50
Hole: 419   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    29.00
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
MTYL NANNO FORAM OOZE;C 5G4/1-DARK GREENISH GREY,5GY2/1-GREENISH BLACK,
5GY3/2-GREYISH OLIVE GREEN;S 5G4/1 OOZE STREAKED WITH 5GY2/1 OR 5GY3/2 
(PART RESULTINGFROM BIOTURBATION),PALER OOZE CONTAINS OCCASIONAL 
CALCAREOUS NODULES,10-30 CM BADLY DEFORMED;D 0-10 CM IS DRILLING BRECCIA,
10-30 CM VERY BADLY DISTURBED,REST IS MODERATELY DISTURBED;U OCCASIONAL 
CALCAREOUS NODULES 0.5-1.0 CM IN SIZE;M OCCASIONAL 0.5-1.0 CM CALCAREOUS 
NODULES;O SMEAR SLIDES AT 8 AND 120 CM 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    30.50/   32.00
Hole: 419   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    29.00
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
MTYL NANNO FORAM OOZE;C 5G4/1-DARK GREENISH GREY,10GY5/2-GRAYISH GREEN,
5GY2/1-GREENISH BLACK;S SECTION COMPOSED OF 5G4/1 OR 10GY5/2 NANNO FORAM 
OOZE STREAKED WITH DARKER 5GY2/1,STRONGLY DEFORMED BY DRILLING,OCCASIONAL 
SMALL CALCAREOUS LUMPS MAINLY CONFINED TO PALER OOZE;D HIGHLY DISTURBED;U 
OCCASIONAL CALCAREOUS LUMPS;M OCCASIONAL CALCAREOUS LUMPS;O SMEAR SLIDES 
TAKEN AT 85 AND 120 CM 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    32.00/   33.50
Hole: 419   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    29.00
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
MTYL NANNO FORAM OOZE;C 5GY3/2-GRAYISH OLIVE GREEN,10GY5/2-GRAYISH GREEN;S 
FEATURELESS 5GY3/2 NANNO FORAM OOZE PALER IN COLOR TOWARDS BASE (10GY5/2 
FROM 80-150 CM),BADLY DISTURBED BY DRILLING,LITTLE OR NO PRIMARY 
STRUCTURES PRESERVED;D HIGHLY DISTURBED;O SMEAR SLIDES TAKEN AT 22 AND 120 
CM 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    33.50/   35.00
Hole: 419   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    29.00
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
MTYL NANNO FORAM OOZE;C 10G6/2-PALE GREEN,10GY5/2-GRAYISH GREEN,
5GY3/2-GRAYISH OLIVE GREEN;S 10GY5/2 NANNOFORAM OOZE,SOME STREAKING (20-40 
CM 10G6/2 TAPERINGSTREAK) AND DARKER (5GY3/2) INFILLED BURROWS,
PRIMARYSTRUCTURES STRONGLY DEFORMED BY DRILLING AND POSSIBLE BIOTURBATION,
130-135 CM MOTTLED 10G6/2 AND 10GY5/2;D HIGHLY DISTURBED;O SMEAR SLIDES AT 
50 AND 110 CM 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    35.00/   35.50
Hole: 419   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    29.00
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 500
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
MTYL NANNO FORAM OOZE;C 10GY5/2-GRAYISH GREEN,5GY3/2-GREYISH OLIVE GREEN;S 
PATCHY,STREAKED 10GY5/2 NANNO FORAM OOZE,STRONGLY DEFORMED BY DRILLING,
REMNANTS OFBURROWS INFILLED BY 5GY3/2 OOZE;D HIGHLY DISTURBED;OSMEAR SLIDE 
TAKEN AT 25 CM 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    35.60/   35.70
Hole: 419   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    29.00
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 200
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
MTYL NANNO FORAM OOZE;C 10GY5/2-GREYISH GREEN;S 10GY5/2NANNO FORAM OOZE;Z 
11111210.1221 
 
 
    

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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