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Core Data from the Deep Sea Drilling Project


Leg : 64    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/ 100  Analyst: Kelts, K.
Hole: 476   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   199.11
Core:  22   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   199.00
Sect: CC    Top of Section Depth(m):   199.11

LITHOLOGY: QUARTZITE;

  Piece No.  : PCE NO PCES NUMBERS ASSIGNED;

  Comments   : RECOVERY WAS ONLY A FEW SPECKS OF WELL-SORTED SAND
               WITH NUMEROUS, CLOUDY, GRAY ROUNDED QUARTZ AND SOME
               PINK, POSSIBLY WEATHERED K-FELDSPARS, RARE AUGITE,
               MINOR CARBONATE, AND SPECKS OF GRAYISH GREEN,  A
               TINY FRAGMENT OF POSSIBLY QUARTZ-ALBITE-EPIDOTE-
               CHLORITE-STAUROLITE(?) METASILTSTONE;


Leg : 64    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/ 100  Analyst: Kelts, K.
Hole: 476   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   208.60
Core:  23   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   208.50
Sect: CC    Top of Section Depth(m):   208.60

LITHOLOGY: METAMORPHIC COBBLE;

  Piece No.  : PCE NO PCES NUMBERS ASSIGNED;

  Comments   : ONE CORE PIECE OF A LARGE METAMORPHIC COBBLE, PART
               OF A CONGLOMERATE BED, LIGHT BLUISH GRAY (5B 7/1)
               GREEN SCHIST FACIES, SILICIFIED SANDSTONE, FINE-
               GRAINED, MAY CONTAIN ALBITE, BROWN MICA, BUT 75%
               QUARTZ, SOME GRAPHITE, PYRITE;


Leg : 64    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/  80  Analyst: Kelts, K.
Hole: 476   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   218.11
Core:  24   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   218.00
Sect: CC    Top of Section Depth(m):   218.13

LITHOLOGY: METASANDSTONE;

  Piece No.  : PCE NO PCES NUMBERS ASSIGNED;

  Comments   : HARD, METASANDSTONE, GREENISH GRAY (5G 4/1)
               QUARTZITIC, PYRITE SEAMS, CALCITE VEINS, FINE-
               GRAINED COMPONENTS, POSSIBLE VOLCANIC SOURCES;


Leg : 64    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/ 540  Analyst: Niemitz, J.
Hole: 476   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   228.04
Core:  25   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   227.50
Sect:  1    Top of Section Depth(m):   227.50

LITHOLOGY: POLYGENETIC CONGLOMERATE OF METAMORPHIC AND IGNEOUS
           ROCK COMPONENTS;

  Piece No.  : PCE 1 (0-10), 2 (13-17), 3 (20-24), 4 (26-35),
               5 (38-49), 6 (52-53);

  Comments   : POOR RECOVERY, ANY MATRIX WOULD HAVE BEEN WASHED
               OUT;
               PCE 1:  LIGHT-COLORED, WEATHERED QUARTZITE, POORLY-
               SORTED, LOW-GRADE, FRIABLE, WITH QUARTZ, FELDSPAR,
               CHLORITE, SOME TALC, CALCITE, ROUNDED;
               PCE 2:  LOW-GRADE, ALTERED, RECRYSTALLIZED VOLCANIC
               TUFF(?) ANDESITIC(?), FINE (0.01-0.1MM) MESHWORK
               OF RELICT GRAINS (0.2-0.3MM), ALTERED TO QUARTZ-
               FELDSPAR-CHLORITE(?) AND SPEARS OF NEWLY FORMED
               MICAS, MUCH OCCLUDED OPAQUE OR IRON-HYROXIDE, ONE
               CALCITE PSEUDOMORPH AFTER OLIVINE, SOME POSSIBLE
               EPIDOTE, LARGE RELICT ALTERED PLAGIOCLASE
               PHENOCRYST;
               PCE 3:  COARSE-GRAINED HIGHLY WEATHERED GRANITIC
               ROCK:  GRANOBLASTIC, EQUIGRANULAR;
               PCE 4 & 5:  METABASALT OR DIABASE:  QUARTZ-ALBITE-
               EPIDOTE-CHLORITE-FELDSPAR;
               AT 55CM:  BASE HAS A BLEB OF MEDIUIM DARK GRAY
               (N3) QUARTZ-SILT WITH (BARITE MUD), MOSTLY
               WEATHERED GRAINS, ANGULAR QUARTZ (50%), IRON
               OXIDES (10%) AND CLAY (30%);


Leg : 64    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/ 770  Analyst: Niemitz, J.
Hole: 476   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   237.77
Core:  26   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   237.00
Sect:  1    Top of Section Depth(m):   237.00

LITHOLOGY: CONGLOMERATE COBBLES AND GRAY SANDY CLAY;

  Piece No.  : PCE 1 (0-8), 2 (9-55), 3 (57-67), 4 (69-77);

  Comments   : PCE 1:  SPECKLED GREENISH WEATHERED GRANITIC ROCK,
               LARGE (5-7MM) K-FELDSPAR PHENOCRYSTS, ALTERED
               MAFICS;
               PCE 2:  MILKY WHITE QUARTZ PEBBLES (CA 2CM)
               SUBANGULAR;
               SEDIMENT: 12-55;
               PCES 3 & 4:  ALTERED QUARTZ-FELDSPAR-AMPHIBOLE ROCK
               (GRANODIORITIC?), GREENISH-WHITE, FRIABLE PATINA,
               SPECKLED, MAFICS ALTERED, REPLACED BY CHLORITE(?);


Leg : 64    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/   0  Analyst: Niemitz, J.
Hole: 476   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   246.60
Core:  27   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   246.50
Sect: CC    Top of Section Depth(m):   246.60

LITHOLOGY: QUARTZ-FELDSPAR PEBBLE;

  Piece No.  : PCE NO PCE NUMBERS ASSIGNED;

  Comments   : SMALL BLEB (10CC) OF GREENISH GRAY (5G 5/2) AND
               WHITE POORLY SORTED, WEATHERED QUARTZ-FELDSPAR
               PEBBLE, SMASHED BY DRILLING INTO A COARSE ANGULAR
               SAND HASH;


Leg : 64    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/  80  Analyst: Saunders, A.
Hole: 476   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   256.08
Core:  28   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   256.00
Sect: CC    Top of Section Depth(m):   256.10

LITHOLOGY: HBL-BIOT-GRANITE;

  Piece No.  : PCE 1 (1-8);

  Texture    : MEDIUM-GRAINED,INEQUIGRANULAR GRANITIC ROCK;

  Structure  : UNCUT & CUT SURFACES SHOW MICROLITIC CAVITIES
               CONTAINING QTZ(DRUSY);

  Alteration : SLIGHTLY
               SLIGHT CHLORITIZATION OF MAFIC MINERALS;

  Comments   : LIGHT GRAY GRANITIC ROCK,WHITE FELD,GREEN HBL;

  Groundmass : FELDSPAR                  (   60%)
               PERTHITES SEEN WITHIN FELD;

               QUARTZ                    (   30%)
               ANHEDRAL,PERCENTAGE UNCERTAIN,FRACTURED,FOUND IN
               MICROLITIC CAVITIES(TO 5X2MM,DRUSY);

               HORNBLENDE                (    5%)
               XTLS;

  Replacement: BIOTITE                   (    5%)

               MUSCOVITE                 (    5%)

               PRESENT IN SEVERAL PATCHES;

               CHLORITE
               Minerals Replaced: MAFICS
               SLIGHT CHLORITIZATION OF MAFIC MINERALS;


Leg : 64    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/ 900  Analyst: Fornari, D.
Hole: 476   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   266.40
Core:  29   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   265.50
Sect:  1    Top of Section Depth(m):   265.50

LITHOLOGY: GRANITE;

  Piece No.  : PCES 1 (0-3), 2 (5-8), 3 (11-14), 4 (17-19),
               5 (22-27), 6 (30-38), 7 (42-48), 8 (50-52),
               9 (54-60), 10 (62-66), 11 (70-77), 12 (79-84),
               13 (86-89);

  Texture    : INEQUIGRANULAR;

  Structure  : SOME FLOW STRUCTURE,FLOW LINES COULD REPEAT SYN-
               COOLING MOVEMENT OF XTLLIZED MASSES WITHIN THE MUSH,
               ALTERNATIVELY DEFORMATIONS COULD RESULT FROM THE
               ROCK BEING PROXIMATE TO A FAULT,SOME PYR PRESENT IN
               SMALL VEINS,NO FLOWAGE VISIBLE ON CUT FACES,
               SILICIFICATION SEEN;

  Alteration : FRESH
               ALTERATION OF MAFIC MINERALS HAS NOT PROGRESSED
               VERY FAR(PCES 5+12);

  Comments   : BANDING OF WHITISH FELDS SEPARATED BY GRAYISH QTZ,
               LIGHT BLUISH-GRAY(5B7/1);

  Groundmass : FELDSPAR

               QUARTZ

  Replacement: BIOTITE

               HORNBLENDE

               CHLORITE
               Minerals Replaced: HBL,BIOT
               CHLORITIZATION OF BIOT & HBL;



Leg : 64    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/  80  Analyst: Saunders, A.
Hole: 476   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   275.08
Core:  30   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   275.00
Sect:  1    Top of Section Depth(m):   275.00

LITHOLOGY: HBL-BIOT GRANITE;

  Piece No.  : PCES 1 (0-8);

  Texture    : MEDIUM-GRAINED(LARGEST GRAINSIZE 6-8MM),
               INEQUIGRANULAR GRANITIC ROCK,VERY SIMILAR TO CORES
               28-CC & 19-1;

  Structure  : MIAROLITIC CAVITIES NOT SEEN(UNLIKE CORES 28-CC &
               29-1);

  Alteration : SLIGHTLY
               ALTERED WHITE FELD,SLIGHT CHLORITIZATION OF MAFICS

  Comments   : LIGHT GRAY(537/1);

  Groundmass : FELDSPAR                  (   60%)
               SLIGHTLY ALTERED,WHITE;

               QUARTZ                    (   30%)
               ANHEDRAL;

               HORNBLENDE
               XTLS,EQUANT & ACICULAR;

               BIOTITE                   (    5%)

               MUSCOVITE                 (    5%)

  Replacement: MAFICS
               Minerals Replaced: CHLOR
               SLIGHT CHLORITIZATION;

               PATCHES;


Leg : 64    Top/Bottom Interval(mm):    0/ 130  Analyst: Saunders, A.
Hole: 476   Sample Midpoint (m)    :   284.72
Core:  31   Top of Core Depth (m)  :   284.50
Sect: CC    Top of Section Depth(m):   284.69

LITHOLOGY: GRANITE;

  Piece No.  : PCES 1 (2-5), 2 (7-13);

  Comments   : IDENTICAL TO CORE 30-1;


    

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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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