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Core Data from the Deep Sea Drilling Project


Leg : 63    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     0.00/    0.26
Hole: 468A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 260
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
IEML FORAM NANNO OOZE;H SOFT;Z 11111210.1221;C OLIVE GRAY;S MOTTLING 
 
 
Leg : 63    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     0.26/    0.90
Hole: 468A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  260/ 900
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
IEML NANNO FORAM SANDY SILT;H STIFF(?);Z 33212000.1221.1210;C GRAYISH 
OLIVE;S MOTTLING;D GREATLY DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 63    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     0.90/    1.03
Hole: 468A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  900/1030
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
IEML FORAM NANNO OOZE;H SOFT;Z 11111210.1221;C OLIVE GRAY;D GREATLY 
DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 63    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     1.03/    1.50
Hole: 468A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 1030/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
IEML NANNO FORAM SANDY SILT;H SOFT;C GRAYISH OLIVE;M GLAUCONITE;S MOTTLING,
CONTACTS;D GREATLY DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 63    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     1.50/    3.00
Hole: 468A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
IEML FORAM SANDY SILTS,FORAM NANNO OOZE;H SOFT;C GRAYISH OLIVE,OLIVE GRAY,
DUSKY YELLOW GREEN;S MOTTLING;M GLAUCONITE;D GREATLY DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 63    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     3.00/    4.50
Hole: 468A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
IEML FORAM NANNO OOZE,FORAM SANDY SILTS;H SOFT;C GRAYISH OLIVE,OLIVE GRAY;
S MOTTLING;M GLAUCONITE;D GREATLY DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 63    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     4.50/    6.00
Hole: 468A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
PALL FORAM NANNO OOZE;H SOFT;C OLIVE GRAY;P PLANT DEBRIS;D MODERATELY 
DISTURBED TO GREATLY DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 63    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     6.00/    6.56
Hole: 468A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 560
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
PALL FORAM NANNO OOZE;H SOFT;C YELLOWISH GRAY TO PALE OLIVE,GRAYISH OLIVE;
D GREATLY DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 63    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     6.66/    6.69
Hole: 468A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     0.00
Core:   1   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 130
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
PALL FORAM NANNO OOZE;H SOFT;C PALE OLIVE TO OLIVE BROWN;D GREATLY 
DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 63    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     7.00/    8.50
Hole: 468A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     7.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
IEML FORAM NANNO OOZE,NANNO FORAM OOZE;H SOFT;C PALE OLIVE,GRAYISH OLIVE;S 
LAMINAE;M GLAUCONITE;D GREATLY DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 63    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     8.50/    8.72
Hole: 468A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     7.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 220
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
IEML FORAM NANNO OOZE;H SOFT;C PALE OLIVE,GRAYISH OLIVE;S BEDDING,CONTACTS;
D GREATLY DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 63    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     8.72/    9.24
Hole: 468A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     7.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  220/ 740
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
IEML NANNO FORAM OOZE;H SOFT;C GRAYISH OLIVE;D GREATLY DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 63    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     9.24/    9.53
Hole: 468A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     7.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  740/1030
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
IEML FORAM NANNO OOZE;H SOFT;C PALE OLIVE;D GREATLY DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 63    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :     9.53/    9.95
Hole: 468A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     7.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 1030/1450
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
IEML NANNO FORAM OOZE;H SOFT;C GRAYISH OLIVE;D GREATLY DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 63    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    10.00/   11.45
Hole: 468A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     7.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1450
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
IEML FORAM NANNO OOZE,NANNO FORAM OOZE;H SOFT;C PALE OLIVE,GRAYISH OLIVE;S 
LAMINAE;D GREATLY DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 63    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    11.50/   12.52
Hole: 468A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     7.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1020
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
IEML FORAM NANNO OOZE;H SOFT;C PALE OLIVE;S LAMINAE;D GREATLY DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 63    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    13.00/   13.40
Hole: 468A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     7.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 400
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
 JCL FORAM NANNO OOZE;H SOFT;C PALE OLIVE;D MODERATELY DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 63    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    13.40/   13.49
Hole: 468A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     7.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  400/ 490
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
 JCL NANNO FORAM OOZE;H SOFT;C LIGHT OLIVE;D MODERATELY DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 63    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    13.49/   13.78
Hole: 468A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     7.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  490/ 780
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
 JCL FORAM NANNO OOZE;H SOFT;C PALE OLIVE;D MODERATELY DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 63    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    13.78/   13.98
Hole: 468A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     7.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  780/ 980
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
 JCL NANNO FORAM OOZE;H SOFT;C LIGHT OLIVE;D MODERATELY DISTURBED;S 
CONTACTS 
 
 
Leg : 63    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    14.12/   14.17
Hole: 468A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :     7.00
Core:   2   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 150
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
 JCL FORAM NANNO OOZE;H SOFT;C PALE OLIVE;D GREATLY DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 63    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    16.50/   18.00
Hole: 468A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    16.50
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 MLL FORAM NANNO OOZE;H SOFT;C PALE OLIVE,OLIVE BROWN;S FLAME STRUCTURES;D 
GREATLY DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 63    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    18.00/   19.50
Hole: 468A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    16.50
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 MLL FORAM NANNO OOZE;H SOFT;C PALE OLIVE,LIGHT OLIVE BROWN;S MOTTLING;D 
MODERATELY DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 63    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    19.50/   21.00
Hole: 468A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    16.50
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 MLL FORAM NANNO OOZE;H SOFT;C PALE OLIVE,LIGHT OLIVE BROWN;S MOTTLING,
BURROWS;M GLAUCONITE;D MODERATELY DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 63    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    21.00/   22.50
Hole: 468A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    16.50
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
 MLL FORAM NANNO OOZE;H SOFT;C LIGHT OLIVE BROWN,PALE OLIVE;S MOTTLING,
BURROWS;M GLAUCONITE;D MODERATELY DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 63    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    22.50/   22.71
Hole: 468A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    16.50
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 210
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
 MLL FORAM NANNO OOZE,GLAUCONITIC SILTY SAND;H SOFT;Z 11111210.1221;C 
GRAYISH OLIVE;D MODERATELY DISTURBED;M GLAUCONITE 
 
 
Leg : 63    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    22.71/   22.73
Hole: 468A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    16.50
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  210/ 230
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
 MLL FORAM NANNO OOZE,GLAUCONITIC SILTY SAND;H SOFT;Z 11111210.1221;C 
GRAYISH OLIVE;M GLAUCONITE 
 
 
Leg : 63    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    22.83/   22.88
Hole: 468A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    16.50
Core:   3   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 150
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
 MLL GLAUCONITIC SILTY SAND,FORAM NANNO OOZE;H SOFT;Z 33214000.3906.3501;C 
BLACK OLIVE,OLIVE BROWN;S D MODERATELY DISTURBED;M GLAUCONITE 
 
 
Leg : 63    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    26.00/   27.50
Hole: 468A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    26.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  1
 
Visual Text Description:
 MLL GLAUCONITIC SILTY SAND,FORAM NANNO OOZE;H SOFT;Z 33214000.3906.3501;C 
LIGHT OLIVE,YELLOWISH GRAY,OLIVE GRAY;S D GREATLY DISTURBED;M GLAUCONITE 
 
 
Leg : 63    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    27.50/   29.00
Hole: 468A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    26.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1500
Sect:  2
 
Visual Text Description:
 MLL NANNO FORAM OOZE,FORAM NANNO OOZE,GLAUCONITICSILTY SAND,NANNO SILTY 
SAND;H SOFT;Z 11111221.1210;C YELLOWISH GRAY,OLIVE BROWN;U PEBBLE;M 
GLAUCONITE;D GREATLY DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 63    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    29.00/   30.30
Hole: 468A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    26.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/1300
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 MLL FORAM NANNO OOZE;H SOFT;Z 11111210.1221;C LIGHT OLIVE BROWN;D GREATLY 
DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 63    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    30.30/   30.50
Hole: 468A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    26.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 1300/1500
Sect:  3
 
Visual Text Description:
 MLL NANNO FORAM OOZE;H SOFT;Z 11111221.1210;C PALE OLIVE;M GLAUCONITE;D 
GREATLY DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 63    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    30.50/   31.26
Hole: 468A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    26.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 760
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
 MLL FORAM NANNO OOZE;H SOFT;Z 11111210.1221;C LIGHT OLIVE BROWN;D 
MODERATELY DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 63    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    31.26/   31.35
Hole: 468A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    26.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  760/ 850
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
 MLL NANNO OOZE;H SOFT;Z 11111210;C PALE GREENISH YELLOW;D MODERATELY 
DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 63    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    31.35/   31.82
Hole: 468A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    26.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  850/1320
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
 MLL NANNO OOZE,FORAM NANNO OOZE,NANNO SILTY CLAY;H SOFT;Z 11111210;C 
LIGHT OLIVE BROWN,GREENISH YELLOW;S BEDDING;D MODERATELY DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 63    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    31.82/   31.92
Hole: 468A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    26.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 1320/1420
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
 MLL NANNO SILTY CLAY;H SOFT;Z 33213000.1210;C OLIVE GRAY;D MODERATELY 
DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 63    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    31.92/   32.00
Hole: 468A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    26.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm): 1420/1500
Sect:  4
 
Visual Text Description:
 MLL NANNO OOZE;H SOFT;Z 11111210;C YELLOWISH GRAY;D MODERATELY DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 63    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    32.00/   32.68
Hole: 468A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    26.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/ 680
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
 MLL NANNO SILTY CLAY,GLAUCONITIC SAND;H SOFT;C OLIVE,OLIVE BLACK;M 
GLAUCONITE;D MODERATELY DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 63    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    32.68/   33.25
Hole: 468A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    26.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):  680/1250
Sect:  5
 
Visual Text Description:
 MLL CLAYEY NANNO OOZE,FORAM NANNO OOZE;H SOFT;Z 12211210;C OLIVE GRAY,
OLIVE BLACK;M GLAUCONITE;S BEDDING;D MODERATELY DISTURBED 
 
 
Leg : 63    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    33.35/   33.33
Hole: 468A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    26.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   00/  80
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
 MLL CLAYEY NANNO OOZE;H SOFT;Z 12211210;C OLIVE 
 
 
Leg : 63    Depth Top/Bottom of Layer(m) :    33.33/   33.41
Hole: 468A  Depth to Top of Core(m)      :    26.00
Core:   4   Depth Top/Bottom Interval(mm):   80/ 160
Sect: CC
 
Visual Text Description:
 MLL NANNO SILTY CLAY;H SOFT;Z 33213000.1210;C OLIVE

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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