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Core Data from the Deep Sea Drilling Project


Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     0.00/    1.50
Hole: 424B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
MTYL NANNOFORAM OOZE;C 10GY5/2-GREYISH GREEN,5GY6/1-GREENISH GREY;S 0-44 
CM (AND PATCH 60-75 CM) IS SLIGHTLY MOTTLED OOZE,TRACE OF BURROWING,
REMAINDER OF COREIS PALER 5GY6/1,SLIGHT STREAKING OR BIOTURBATION;D 
MODERATELY DISTURBED;H SOFT,POORLY CONSOLIDATED 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     1.50/    2.20
Hole: 424B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 700
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
MTYL NANNOFORAM OOZE;C 5GY6/1-GREENISH GREY,10GY5/2-GREYISH GREEN;S 
MOTTLED 5GY6/1 OR 10GY5/2 OOZE,BECOMING MORE NODULAR TOWARDS BASE;D 
MODERATELY DISTURBED;Z 11111221.1210 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     2.20/    2.72
Hole: 424B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  700/1220
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
MTYL NANNOFORAM(?) OOZE AND ASH LAYERS;C 5GY3/2-GREYISH OLIVE GREEN,
5Y5/6-LIGHT OLIVE BROWN,5YR2/2-DUSKY BROWN;S 70-85 CM (APPROX.) IS 5GY3/2 
OOZE,85-110 CM (APPROX.) IS 5Y5/6 OOZE,96-122 CM (INSIDE PREVIOUS LAYER,
COMING TO ABOUT 2 CM WIDE AT 96 CM AND WIDTH OF CORE AT 122 CM APPROX.) IS 
5YR2/2 GRANULAR MN(??) ORTUFFACEOUS BAND?,5Y5/6 OOZE IS IRREGULAR PATCH,
ABOVE SURROUNDED AND INTERMIXED WITH 5GY6/1 OR 10GY5/2 (SEE 0-70 CM);D 
MODERATELY DISTURBED;M MN(??) OR TUFFACEOUS BAND? 96-122 CM 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     3.00/    4.30
Hole: 424B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1300
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
MTYL GREYISH OLIVE GREEN NANNOFORAM OOZE CONTAINING FRAGMENTS OF ASH AND 
BASALT;C 5GY3/2-GREYISH OLIVE GREEN;D HIGHLY DISTURBED TO SLURRY;U 
FRAGMENTS OF ASH AND BASALT (UP TO 1 CM ACROSS),POORLY SORTED;M ASH,BASALT;
O NUMEROUS VOIDS;H PREDOMINANTLY SOUPY 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     3.50/    5.00
Hole: 424B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     3.50
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
MTYL NANNOFORAM OOZE;C 5Y4/4-MODERATE OLIVE BROWN,5G2/1-GREENISH BLACK;S 
5Y4/4 OOZE,BECOMES SLIGHTLY 5G2/1TOWARDS BASE;D HIGHLY DISTURBED;H 
SOUPY-VERY 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     5.00/    6.50
Hole: 424B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     3.50
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
MTYL DARK GREENISH BLACK GRANULAR MN? OR TUFFACEOUS SEDIMENT;C 5G2/1-DARK 
GREENISH BLACK,10GY4/4-DUSKY YELLOWISH GREEN,-RUSTY BROWN;S ENTIRE SECTION 
IS 5G2/1 MN? OR TUFF.SED.,10GY4/4 CLAY FRACTION,NUMEROUS RUSTY BROWN 
FE-RICH? GRAINS,PROBABLY COARSER TOWARDS BASE (UP TO 0.5 CM),LITTLE OR NO 
COLOR VARIATION,DARK MN (OR TUFFACEOUS??) LUMPS CRUMBLE EASILY REVEALING 
AFINE GRAINED,STRUCTURELESS INTERIOR;D MODERATELY DISTURBED,POSSIBLY 
CAUSED COARSENESS IN FE GRAINS;U RUSTY BROWN FE-RICH? GRAINS;M MN OR TUFF,
FE-RICH? GRAINS;O SMEAR SLIDE TAKEN AT 75 CM 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     6.50/    8.00
Hole: 424B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     3.50
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
MTYL GRANULAR MN? OR TUFFACEOUS SEDIMENT AND OOZE;C 5G2/1-DARK GREENISH 
BLACK,10GY4/4-DUSKY YELLOW GREEN,5GY3/2-GREYISH OLIVE GREEN;S 0-120 CM 
(APPROX.) IS SIMILAR TO SECTION 2-1,5G2/1 MN? OR TUFF. SED. WITH 10GY4/4 
CLAY FRACTION,LOWER 30 CM CONTAINS A LARGE PORTION OF 5GY3/2 OOZE;D 
MODERATELY DISTURBED;U MN (OR TUFFACEOUS??) LUMPS,FE-RICH? GRAINS;M MN OR 
TUFF,FE?;O SEE ALSO 2-1 FOR BETTER DESCRIPTION OF 0-120 CM 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     8.00/    9.50
Hole: 424B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     3.50
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
MTYL DUSKY GREEN GRITTY SEDIMENT;C 5G3/2-DUSKY GREEN;SFINE-GRAINED,GRITTY;
D HIGHLY DISTURBED;P CONTAINS FORAMS;O PROBABLY CLAY-RICH EQUIVALENT TO 
PREVIOUS SECTIONS,VERY WET;H SOUPY 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     9.50/   11.00
Hole: 424B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     3.50
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
MTYL DUSKY GREEN SEDIMENT (NANNOFORAM OOZE?);C 5G3/2-DUSKY GREEN,-GREYISH 
OLIVE GREEN;S AS PREVIOUS SECT.(2-4),FINER GRAINED,TRACES OF GREYISH OLIVE 
GREEN NANNOFORAM OOZE;D HIGHLY DISTURBED;P CONTAINS FORAMS;O AS PREVIOUS 
SECTION,LESS GRITTY THAN BEFORE;H SOUPY 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    11.00/   11.14
Hole: 424B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     3.50
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 140
Sect:  6
 
Visual Text Description:
MTYL NANNO FORAM OOZE;C 10GY3/2-DUSKY YELLOWISH BROWN;S 10GY3/2 NANNOFORAM 
OOZE,GRITTY;D HIGHLY DISTURBED;Z 11110000 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    11.15/   11.75
Hole: 424B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     3.50
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  150/ 750
Sect:  6
 
Visual Text Description:
MTYL GRANULAR MN? OR TUFFACEOUS SEDIMENT;C 5G2/1-DARK GREENISH BLACK,
10GY4/4-DUSKY YELLOWISH GREEN;S 5G2/1MN OR TUFFACEOUS SEDIMENT WITH 
10GY4/4 CLAY FRACTION;D HIGHLY DISTURBED,SLURRY 15-25 AND 62-73 CM;U RUSTY 
BROWN FE-RICH? GRAINS;M MN OR TUFF,FE?;O SEE 2-2;Z 33133000 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    11.90/   12.00
Hole: 424B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     3.50
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 200
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
MTYL GREENISH BLACK GRANULAR MANGANIFEROUS SEDIMENT;C 5GY2/1-GRNISH BLACK;
S GRANULAR;D SLURRY;M MN;H SOFT;Z 33239000.3751 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    13.00/   14.50
Hole: 424B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    13.00
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
MTYL GREENISH BLACK MANGANIFEROUS? SEDIMENT;C 5GY2/1-GREENISH BLACK,
5G5/2-GREYISH GREEN,10GY3/2-DUSKY YELLOWISH GREEN;S GRANULAR,CONTAINS 
5G5/2 OR 10GY3/2 NANNOFORAM PATCHES (25-40,77-85,AND 110-117 CM),BELOW 126 
CM BECOMES 5G3/2-DUSKY GREEN LESS GRANULAR MORE GRITTY CLAY-RICH SEDIMENT;
D MODERATELY DISTURBED;M MN?;H FIRMER AND LESS WET THAN PREVIOUS CORE 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    14.50/   16.00
Hole: 424B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    13.00
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
MTYL GREENISH BLACK MN-SEDIMENT;C 5GY2/1-DARK GREENISHBLACK,
10GY5/2-GREYISH GREEN,5G3/2-DUSKY GREEN;S 0-105 CM IS 5GY2/1 MN-SEDIMENT,
IRREGULARLY SHAPED PATCHOF 10GY5/2 (OR 5G5/2) NANNO FORAM OOZE FROM 21-51 
CM,ANOTHER PATCH OF SAME AT 17-18 CM,MN-SED. BECOMES LESS GRANULAR TOWARDS 
BASE,105-150 CM IS APPARENTLY CLAY-RICH,GRITTY 5G3/2 GLOUP;D SLURRY 0-14 
CM,MODERATELY DISTURBED 14-100 CM,HIGHLY DISTURBED AND SOUPY 100-150 CM;M 
MN,CLAY;O VOID 75-78 CM AND SURROUNDINGMN-SED PATCH 0-14 CM;H SOUPY 
100-150 CM 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    16.00/   17.50
Hole: 424B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    13.00
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
MTYL NANNO FORAM OOZE;C 5G5/2-DUSKY GREEN,10GY5/2-GREYISH GREEN,
5GY8/1-LIGHT GREENISH GREY,-DARK GREENISH BLACK;S 0-32.AND 61-70 CM IS 
5G5/2 SLIGHTLY GRITTY BIOTURBATED OOZE,32-60 AND 82-146 CM IS 10GY5/2 OR 
5GY8/1 VARIGATED,BIOTURBATED NANNOFORAM OOZE,DARK GREENISH BLACK PATCHES 
OF GRANULAR MN-SEDIMENT (26-29,70-82,AND 146-150 CM);D MODERATELY 
DISTURBED;U NODULE AT 82 CM(APPROX.);M MN;P FORAMS 0-32,61-70 CM 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    17.50/   18.90
Hole: 424B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    13.00
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1400
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
MTYL MN-SEDIMENT AND NANNO FORAM OOZE;C 5G2/1-GREENISHBLACK,
10GY5/2-GREYISH GREEN,5GY8/1-LIGHT GREENISH GREY,10GY3/2-DUSKY YELLOWISH 
GREEN,5G3/2-DUSKY GREEN;S 0-70 AND 128-132 CM IS 5G2/1 MN-SEDIMENT,70-123 
CMIS NODULAR 10GY3/2 NANNOFORAM OOZE CONTAINING DARK-5G3/2 NODULES,123-128 
AND 132-140 CM IS 10GY5/2 OR 5GY8/1 VARIGATED,BIOTURBATED NANNO FORAM OOZE;
U 5G3/2NODULES 70-123 CM;M MN;H COMPACT 70-123 CM 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    19.03/   20.50
Hole: 424B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    13.00
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   30/1500
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
MTYL GREYISH GREEN TO LIGHT GREYISH GREEN NANNOFORAM OOZE;C 
10GY5/2-GREYISH GREEN,5GY8/1-LIGHT GREYISH GREEN;S VARIGATED AND STREAKED,
BEDS OF MN-SEDIMENT 40-46(2 CM BED SLANTING DOWNWARD),AND 128-140 CM;D 
MODERATELY DISTURBED;U IRREGULAR NODULES,PATCHES OF MN-SEDIMENT;M MN 
SEDIMENT;O VOID 0-3 CM 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    20.50/   22.00
Hole: 424B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    13.00
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  6
 
Visual Text Description:
MTYL DUSKY YELLOWISH GREEN FORAM OOZE;C 10GY3/2-DUSKY YELLOWISH GREEN,
-PALE GREEN;S PATCHES (BEDS) OF VARIGATED PALE GREEN OOZES (AS PREVIOUS 
SECTION) AT 0-7,20-40,135-145 CM AND MN-GRANULAR SEDIMENT AT 125-135AND 
145-150 CM;D SLURRY 0-20 CM,MODERATELY DISTURBED 20-40 CM,SOUPY FOR REST;H 
SOUPY FORAM OOZE 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    22.00/   22.25
Hole: 424B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    13.00
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 250
Sect:  7
 
Visual Text Description:
MTYL MN-GRANULAR SEDIMENT;C 5G3/2-DUSKY GREEN,-PALE GREEN;S PALE 
GREEN/GREY OOZE (AS PREVIOUS SECT.) PATCH6-11 CM;D HIGHLY DISTURBED;U 
5G3/2 NODULE 1-5 CM,PALE GREEN/GREY OOZE PATCH 6-11 CM;M MN;O VOID 11-21 
CM,SEE ALSO PREVIOUS SECTIONS;H SOFT 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    22.40/   22.52
Hole: 424B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    13.00
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 220
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
MTYL MN-GRANULAR SEDIMENT;D HIGHLY DISTD;M MN;H SOFT 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    22.50/   24.00
Hole: 424B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    22.50
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
MTYL GREY GREEN NANNO FORAM OOZE;C 5G8/1-LIGHT GREENISH GREY,-GREYISH 
GREEN;S 0-75 CM IS GREYISH GREEN OOZE CONTAINING MN? NODULES UP TO 3 CM 
ACROSS,GRITTY,75-150 CM IS LIGHT GREENISH GREY OOZE,TRACES OF BIOTURBATION;
D VERY DISTURBED (SLURRY?) 0-75 CM,MODERATELYDISTURBED 75-150 CM;U MN? 
NODULES (UPTO 3 CM ACROSS),PATCH OF GRANULAR MN-SEDIMENT 65-75 CM;M MN? 
NODULE AT 55 CM,MN-SED. PATCH 65-75 CM 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    24.00/   25.50
Hole: 424B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    22.50
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
MTYL LIGHT GREENISH GREY NANNO FORAM OOZE;C 5G8/1-LIGHT GREENISH GREY;S 
FEATURELESS;D MODERATELY TO SLIGHTLY DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    25.50/   27.00
Hole: 424B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    22.50
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
MTYL LIGHT GREENISH GREY NANNO FORAM OOZE;C 5G8/1-LIGHT GREENISH GREY;S 
FEATURELESS;D SLIGHTLY DISTURBED;OSAME AS 4-2 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    27.00/   28.50
Hole: 424B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    22.50
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
MTYL LIGHT GREENISH GREY NANNO FORAM OOZE;C 5G8/1-LIGHT GREENISH GREY;S 
FEATURELESS;D SLIGHTLY DISTURBED;OSAME AS SECTION 4-2,4-3 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    28.60/   28.65
Hole: 424B  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    22.50
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 150
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
MTYL LIGHT GREENISH GREY NANNO FORAM OOZE;C 5G8/1-LIGHTGREENISH GREY;S 
FEATURELESS;D DRILLING SLURRY;O SAME AS SECTION 4-2,4-3,4-4;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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