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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: 428   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
DMVL NANNOFOSSIL OOZE;C 5YR3/2-GREYISH BROWN,5GY3/2-GREYISH OLIVE GREEN;S 
0-25 CM IS 5YR3/2,25-150 CM IS 5GY3/2;D SLURRY 0-25 CM,REST IS HIGHLY 
DISTURBED;H SOUPY AT 0-25 CM;Z 11111210 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     1.50/    3.00
Hole: 428   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
DMVL NANNOFOSSIL OOZE;C 5GY3/2-GREYISH OLIVE GREEN,5YR2/1-BROWNISH BLACK,
10Y4/2-GREYISH OLIVE,5Y4/4-MODERATE OLIVE BROWN;S 0-50 CM IS 5GY3/2 OOZE 
WITH PATCHESAND STREAKS OF 5YR2/1 MATERIAL,50-150 CM IS 10Y4/2 IN THE 
UPPER PART OF THE INTERVAL TO 5Y4/4 OOZE;D HIGHLY DISTURBED;U PATCHES AND 
STREAKS OF 5YR2/1 MAT. 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     3.00/    4.50
Hole: 428   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
DMVL NANNOFOSSIL OOZE;C 5Y4/4-MODERATE OLIVE BROWN,5Y5/6-LIGHT OLIVE BROWN,
5GY3/2-GREYISH OLIVE GREEN,5YR2/1-BROWNISH BLACK,5GY7/2-GREYISH YELLOW 
GREEN;S 0-20CM IS RATHER DARK 5Y4/4 OOZE,20-32 CM IS 5Y5/6 OOZE,32-150 CM 
IS 5GY3/2 OOZE WITH STREAKS OF 5YR2/1 ANDA PATCH OF 5GY7/2 (94-100 CM) 
MATERIAL;D HIGHLY DISTURBED;U 5YR2/1 STREAKS,5GY7/2 PATCH AT 94-100 CM 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     4.50/    6.00
Hole: 428   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
DMVL GREYISH OLIVE GREEN NANNOFOSSIL OOZE;C 5GY3/2-GREYISH OLIVE GREEN,
5YR2/1-BROWNISH BLACK;S PATCHES ANDSTREAKS OF 5YR2/1 MATERIAL WITH SMOOTH 
TRANSITION DOWNHOLE TO THE OOZE OF THE LIGHTER SHADE;D HIGHLY DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     6.00/    6.50
Hole: 428   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 500
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
DMVL GREYISH OLIVE GREEN NANNOFOSSIL OOZE;C 5GY3/2-GREYISH OLIVE GREEN;D 
HIGHLY DISTURBED;U FRAGMENTS OF CAVERNOUS LIMESTONE (4 CM SIZE);M 
LIMESTONE 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     6.60/    6.80
Hole: 428   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 300
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
DMVL GREYISH OLIVE GREEN NANNOFOSSIL OOZE;C 5GY3/2-GREYISH OLIVE GREEN;D 
HIGHLY DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    29.00/   30.50
Hole: 428   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    29.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
DMVL DARK GREENISH GREY NANNOFOSSIL OOZE;C 5GY4/1-DARKGREENISH GREY,
5G4/1-DK.GREENISH GRAY,5YR2/1-BROWNISH BLACK;S 0-35 CM IS 5GY4/1,35-150 CM 
IS 5G4/1 OOZE,LIGHTER THAN ABOVE,WITH BLOBS AND STREAKS OF 5YR2/1 MATERIAL;
D DRILLING SLURRY 0-15 CM,REST HIGHLY DISTURBED;U 5YR2/1 BLOBS AND STREAKS;
H NEAR SOUPY 0-18 CM 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    30.50/   31.15
Hole: 428   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    29.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 650
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
DMVL NANNOFOSSIL OOZE;C 5G6/1-GREENISH GREY,5GY3/2-GREYISH OLIVE GREEN;S 
0-65 CM IS 5G6/1 OOZE WITH STREAKS AND BLOBS OF THE LIGHTER AND DARKER 
MATERIAL,65-150 CM IS 5GY3/2 OOZE;D HIGHLY DISTURBED;O VOID 130-150 CM,
SMEAR SLIDE AT 75 CM;Z 11111210 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    32.00/   33.44
Hole: 428   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    29.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1440
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
DMVL NANNOFOSSIL OOZE;C 5GY3/2-GREYISH OLIVE GREEN,10G4/2-GREYISH GREEN,
5G3/2-DUSKY GREEN;S 0-20 CM IS 5GY3/2 OOZE,20-85 AND 118-144 CM IS 10G4/2,
85-118 CM IS5G3/2;D HIGHLY DISTURBED;O VOID 144-150 CM 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    33.50/   34.50
Hole: 428   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    29.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1000
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
DMVL NANNOFOSSIL OOZE;C 5G6/1-GREENISH GREY,5GY3/2-GREYISH OLIVE GREEN,
5YR2/1-BROWNISH BLACK;S 0-9 CM IS 5G6/1 OOZE,9-15 CM IS 5GY3/2 OOZE WITH A 
LAYER OF 5YR2/1 OOZE AT THE BOTTOM,15-18 CM IS 5G6/1,18-25 CM IS5GY3/2,
25-87 CM IS 5G6/1 WITH A 1 CM LAYER OF 5YR2/1 MATERIAL NEAR BOTTOM,87-100 
CM IS 5GY3/2;D MODERATELY DISTURBED;O VOID 100-150 CM 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    38.50/   40.00
Hole: 428   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    38.50
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
DMVL NANNOFOSSIL OOZE;C 5GY3/2-GREYISH OLIVE GREEN,5YR2/1-BROWNISH BLACK,
5G4/1-DK.GREENISH GREY;S 0-9 CM IS 5GY3/2 OOZE WITH 5YR2/1 MATERIAL AT THE 
BOTTOM,9-110 CM IS 5G4/1 OOZE WITH PATCHES AND STREAKS OF 5GY3/2 AND 
5YR2/1 MATERIAL,110-150 CM IS 5GY3/2 OOZE;D HIGHLY DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    40.00/   41.50
Hole: 428   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    38.50
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
DMVL NANNOFOSSIL OOZE;C 5GY3/2-GREYISH OLIVE GREEN;S 0-131 CM IS 5GY3/2 
WITH PATCHES AND STREAKS OF LIGHTER AND DARKER MATERIAL,131-150 CM IS 
5GY3/2 OOZE OF ALIGHTER SHADE;D HIGHLY DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    41.50/   43.00
Hole: 428   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    38.50
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
DMVL NANNOFOSSIL OOZE;C 5GY4/1-DARK GREENISH GREY,10GY5/2-GREYISH GREEN,
5GY3/2-GREYISH OLIVE GREEN,5G4/1-DARK GREENISH GREY;S 0-60 CM IS 5GY4/1 
OOZE,60-115 CMIS 10GY5/2 OOZE,NEAR BOTTOM OF INTERVAL WITH ADMIXTURE OF 
DARKER MATERIAL,115-142 CM IS 5GY3/2 OOZE,142-150 CM IS 5G4/1 OOZE;D 
HIGHLY DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    43.00/   44.50
Hole: 428   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    38.50
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
DMVL GREYISH OLIVE GREEN NANNOFOSSIL OOZE;C 5GY3/2-GREYISH OLIVE GREEN,
10GY3/2-DUSKY YELLOW GREEN,5Y2/1-OLIVE BLACK;S PATCHES OF 10GY3/2 AND 
5Y2/1;D HIGHLY DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    44.50/   45.64
Hole: 428   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    38.50
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1140
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
DMVL DARK GREYISH OLIVE GREEN NANNOFOSSIL OOZE;C 5GY3/2-GREYISH OLIVE 
GREEN;S LIGHTER STREAKS VERTICALLY ORIENTED;D HIGHLY DISTURBED;O VOID 
114-150 CM 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    45.74/   45.77
Hole: 428   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    38.50
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 130
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
DMVL DARK GREYISH OLIVE GREEN NANNOFOSSIL OOZE;C 5GY3/2-GREYISH OLIVE 
GREEN;D HIGHLY DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    48.00/   49.50
Hole: 428   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    48.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
DMVL GREYISH OLIVE GREEN NANNOFOSSIL OOZE;C 5GY3/2-GREYISH OLIVE GREEN;S 
PATCHES OF LIGHTER MATERIAL;D HIGHLY DISTURBED;O RATHER WATER SATURATED 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    49.50/   51.00
Hole: 428   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    48.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
DMVL GREYISH OLIVE GREEN NANNOFOSSIL OOZE;C 5GY3/2-GREYISH OLIVE GREEN;S 
STRATIFICATION VISIBLE HERE AND THERE,DUE TO INTERCALATION OF LIGHTER AND 
DARKER LAYERS (THICKNESS UP TO 3-4 CM),PATCHES OF MORE GREENISHOOZE 96-150 
CM;D HIGHLY DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    51.00/   52.50
Hole: 428   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    48.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
DMVL DARK GREYISH OLIVE GREEN NANNOFOSSIL OOZE;C 5GY3/2-DK.GREYISH 
OL.GREEN;S LIGHTER PATCHES AT APPROX. 140 CM;D HIGHLY DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    52.50/   54.00
Hole: 428   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    48.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
DMVL NANNOFOSSIL OOZE;C 10GY5/2-GREYISH GREEN,5GY3/2-GREYISH OL.GREEN;S 
0-31 CM IS PREDOMINANTLY 10GY5/2 OOZE WITH ADMIXTURE OF DARKER MATERIAL,
31-53 CM IS 5GY3/2 OOZE,53-68 CM IS 10GY5/2,68-150 CM IS MIXTURE OF 
10GY5/2 AND 5GY3/2 OOZE WITH VERTICALLY ORIENTED STREAKS OF BOTH TYPES;D 
HIGHLY DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    54.00/   55.50
Hole: 428   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    48.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
DMVL GREYISH OLIVE GREEN NANNO OOZE;C 5GY3/2-GREYISH OL.BROWN,
5YR2/1-BROWNISH BLACK;D HIGHLY DISTURBED;U RARE FRAGMENTS OF 5YR2/1 CHALK 
UP TO 1.5 CM;M CHALK 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    55.50/   57.00
Hole: 428   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    48.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  6
 
Visual Text Description:
DMVL GREY.OL.GREEN NANNO OOZE;C 5GY3/2-GREYISH OLIVE GREEN;S PATCHES AND 
STREAKS OF LIGHTER AND DARKER MATERIAL;D HIGHLY DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    57.00/   57.30
Hole: 428   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    48.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 300
Sect:  7
 
Visual Text Description:
DMVL GREY.OL.GREEN NANNO OOZE;C 5GY3/2-GREYISH OLIVE GREEN;S PATCHES 
(APPROX. 3 CM) OF MORE GREENISH MATERIAL;D HIGHLY DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    57.40/   57.42
Hole: 428   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    48.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 120
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
DMVL GREYISH GREEN NANNO OOZE;C 10G4/2-GREYISH GREEN;DHIGHLY DISTURBED;Z 
11111210 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    57.50/   59.00
Hole: 428   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    57.50
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
DMVL GREY.OL.GREEN NANNO OOZE;C 5GY3/2-GREYISH OLIVE GREEN;D SLURRY 5-65 
CM,HIGHLY DISTURBED 65-150 CM;O VOID 0-5 CM 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    59.00/   60.50
Hole: 428   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    57.50
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
DMVL NANNOFOSSIL OOZE;C 5GY3/2-GREYISH OLIVE GREEN,5G5/2-GREYISH GREEN,
5G4/1-DK.GREENISH GREY;S 0-68 AND 105-139 CM IS 5GY3/2 OOZE,68-105 CM IS 
5G5/2 OOZE WITH ADMIXTURE OF DARKER MATERIAL AT THE BOTTOM,139-143CM IS 
5G4/1 OOZE;D HIGHLY DISTURBED 0-70 CM,MODERATELY DISTURBED 70-143 CM;O 
143-150 CM IS VOID 
 
 
Leg : 54    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    60.50/   62.00
Hole: 428   Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    57.50
Core:   5   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
DMVL NANNOFOSSIL OOZE;C 5G5/2-GREYISH GREEN,5Y3/2-OLIVE GREY,
5G6/1-GREENISH GREY;S 0-56 CM IS 5G5/2 OOZE,NEAR BOTTOM WITH ADMIXTURE OF 
DARKER MATERIAL,5L-71 CM IS VERY DARK 5Y3/2 OOZE,71-150 CM IS 5G6/1 OOZE;D 
SLIGHTLY DISTURBED

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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