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Core Data from the Deep Sea Drilling Project


Leg :  8    Top Int Depth(mm):   200       Sand: 060%   Sect:  1
Hole:  69   Top Core Depth(m):     0.00    Silt: 060%
Core:   1   Sample Depth (m) :     0.20    Clay:

Name: RAD OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (01%);  RADIOLARIA (55%);  NANNOFOSSIL (06%);
SPICULE (23%);



Leg :  8    Top Int Depth(mm):   500       Sand: 035%   Sect:  1
Hole:  69   Top Core Depth(m):     0.00    Silt: 060%
Core:   1   Sample Depth (m) :     0.50    Clay:

Name: NANNO-RAD OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (70%);  NANNOFOSSIL (55%);  RADIOLARIA (55%);



Leg :  8    Top Int Depth(mm):   750       Sand: 010%   Sect:  1
Hole:  69   Top Core Depth(m):    14.00    Silt: 035%
Core:   2   Sample Depth (m) :    14.75    Clay: 060%

Age : MIDDLE MIOCENE
Name: RAD OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (10%);  RADIOLARIA (75%);



Leg :  8    Top Int Depth(mm):   900       Sand: 060%   Sect:  2
Hole:  69   Top Core Depth(m):    14.00    Silt: 035%
Core:   2   Sample Depth (m) :    16.40    Clay:

Age : MIDDLE MIOCENE
Name: RAD OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (01%);  RADIOLARIA (55%);  SPICULE (23%);



Leg :  8    Top Int Depth(mm):  1280       Sand: 035%   Sect:  2
Hole:  69   Top Core Depth(m):    14.00    Silt: 035%
Core:   2   Sample Depth (m) :    16.78    Clay:

Age : MIDDLE MIOCENE
Name: RAD-NANNO OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (50%);  NANNOFOSSIL (55%);  RADIOLARIA (55%);
SPICULE (23%);



Leg :  8    Top Int Depth(mm):  1150       Sand: 060%   Sect:  4
Hole:  69   Top Core Depth(m):    14.00    Silt: 060%
Core:   2   Sample Depth (m) :    19.65    Clay:

Age : MIDDLE MIOCENE
Name: RAD-NANNO OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (30%);  NANNOFOSSIL (55%);  RADIOLARIA (55%);



Leg :  8    Top Int Depth(mm):   400       Sand: 060%   Sect:  5
Hole:  69   Top Core Depth(m):    14.00    Silt: 060%
Core:   2   Sample Depth (m) :    20.40    Clay:

Age : MIDDLE MIOCENE
Name: RAD OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (02%);  NANNOFOSSIL (06%);  RADIOLARIA (55%);



Leg :  8    Top Int Depth(mm):   810       Sand: 060%   Sect:  5
Hole:  69   Top Core Depth(m):    14.00    Silt: 060%
Core:   2   Sample Depth (m) :    20.81    Clay:

Age : MIDDLE MIOCENE
Name: NANNO-RAD OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (60%);  NANNOFOSSIL (55%);  RADIOLARIA (55%);



Leg :  8    Top Int Depth(mm):   640       Sand: 060%   Sect:  6
Hole:  69   Top Core Depth(m):    14.00    Silt: 060%
Core:   2   Sample Depth (m) :    22.14    Clay:

Age : MIDDLE MIOCENE
Name: NANNO-RAD OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (40%);  NANNOFOSSIL (55%);  RADIOLARIA (55%);
SPICULE (23%);



Leg :  8    Top Int Depth(mm):   640       Sand: 060%   Sect:  1
Hole:  69   Top Core Depth(m):    23.00    Silt: 060%
Core:   3   Sample Depth (m) :    23.64    Clay:

Age : MIDDLE MIOCENE
Name: RAD-NANNO OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (20%);  NANNOFOSSIL (55%);  RADIOLARIA (55%);
SPICULE (23%);



Leg :  8    Top Int Depth(mm):   660       Sand: 060%   Sect:  1
Hole:  69   Top Core Depth(m):    23.00    Silt: 060%
Core:   3   Sample Depth (m) :    23.66    Clay:

Age : MIDDLE MIOCENE
Name: RAD-NANNO OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (20%);  NANNOFOSSIL (55%);  RADIOLARIA (55%);
SPICULE (23%);



Leg :  8    Top Int Depth(mm):   710       Sand: 060%   Sect:  1
Hole:  69   Top Core Depth(m):    23.00    Silt: 060%
Core:   3   Sample Depth (m) :    23.71    Clay:

Age : MIDDLE MIOCENE
Name: RAD-NANNO OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (30%);  NANNOFOSSIL (55%);  RADIOLARIA (55%);
SPICULE (23%);



Leg :  8    Top Int Depth(mm):   850       Sand: 085%   Sect:  3
Hole:  69   Top Core Depth(m):    23.00    Silt: 035%
Core:   3   Sample Depth (m) :    26.85    Clay:

Age : MIDDLE MIOCENE
Name: RAD OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (00%);  RADIOLARIA (75%);  SPICULE (23%);



Leg :  8    Top Int Depth(mm):   900       Sand: 085%   Sect:  4
Hole:  69   Top Core Depth(m):    23.00    Silt: 060%
Core:   3   Sample Depth (m) :    28.40    Clay:

Age : LOWER MIOCENE
Name: RAD-NANNO OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (05%);  NANNOFOSSIL (06%);  RADIOLARIA (75%);
SPICULE (55%);



Leg :  8    Top Int Depth(mm):  1330       Sand: 085%   Sect:  4
Hole:  69   Top Core Depth(m):    23.00    Silt: 010%
Core:   3   Sample Depth (m) :    28.83    Clay:

Age : LOWER MIOCENE
Name: RAD OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (00%);  RADIOLARIA (75%);  SPICULE (06%);



Leg :  8    Top Int Depth(mm):  1080       Sand: 060%   Sect:  5
Hole:  69   Top Core Depth(m):    23.00    Silt: 060%
Core:   3   Sample Depth (m) :    30.08    Clay:

Age : LOWER MIOCENE
Name: NANNO-RAD OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (60%);  RADIOLARIA (55%);  NANNOFOSSIL (55%);
SPICULE (23%);



Leg :  8    Top Int Depth(mm):   440       Sand: 035%   Sect:  1
Hole:  69   Top Core Depth(m):    52.00    Silt: 060%
Core:   4   Sample Depth (m) :    52.44    Clay:

Age : UPPER OLIGOCENE
Name: NANNO-RAD OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (80%);  NANNOFOSSIL (75%);  RADIOLARIA (23%);



Leg :  8    Top Int Depth(mm):   900       Sand: 060%   Sect:  2
Hole:  69   Top Core Depth(m):    52.00    Silt: 060%
Core:   4   Sample Depth (m) :    54.40    Clay:

Age : UPPER OLIGOCENE
Name: NANNO-RAD OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (75%);  NANNOFOSSIL (55%);  RADIOLARIA (55%);
SPICULE (23%);



Leg :  8    Top Int Depth(mm):   700       Sand: 060%   Sect:  3
Hole:  69   Top Core Depth(m):    52.00    Silt: 060%
Core:   4   Sample Depth (m) :    55.70    Clay:

Age : UPPER OLIGOCENE
Name: NANNO-RAD OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (75%);  NANNOFOSSIL (55%);  RADIOLARIA (55%);
SPICULE (23%);



Leg :  8    Top Int Depth(mm):   700       Sand: 060%   Sect:  5
Hole:  69   Top Core Depth(m):    52.00    Silt: 060%
Core:   4   Sample Depth (m) :    58.70    Clay:

Age : UPPER OLIGOCENE
Name: NANNO-RAD OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (50%);  UNIDENTIFIED MATERIAL (06%);  NANNOFOSSIL (55%);
RADIOLARIA (55%);  SPICULE (23%);



Leg :  8    Top Int Depth(mm):   900       Sand: 060%   Sect:  5
Hole:  69   Top Core Depth(m):    52.00    Silt: 060%
Core:   4   Sample Depth (m) :    58.90    Clay:

Age : UPPER OLIGOCENE
Name: NANNO RAD OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (40%);  NANNOFOSSIL (55%);  RADIOLARIA (55%);



Leg :  8    Top Int Depth(mm):   750       Sand: 060%   Sect:  1
Hole:  69   Top Core Depth(m):   117.00    Silt: 060%
Core:   5   Sample Depth (m) :   117.75    Clay:

Age : UPPER OLIGOCENE
Name: NANNO RAD OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (80%);  NANNOFOSSIL (49%);  RADIOLARIA (36%);
SPICULE (15%);



Leg :  8    Top Int Depth(mm):  1040       Sand: 060%   Sect:  1
Hole:  69   Top Core Depth(m):   117.00    Silt: 060%
Core:   5   Sample Depth (m) :   118.04    Clay:

Age : UPPER OLIGOCENE
Name: RAD-NANNO OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (25%);  NANNOFOSSIL (55%);  RADIOLARIA (55%);
SPICULE (23%);



Leg :  8    Top Int Depth(mm):   900       Sand: 060%   Sect:  3
Hole:  69   Top Core Depth(m):   117.00    Silt: 060%
Core:   5   Sample Depth (m) :   120.90    Clay:

Age : UPPER OLIGOCENE
Name: NANNO-RAD OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology)
======================================================================
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (75%);  NANNOFOSSIL (49%);  RADIOLARIA (36%);
SPICULE (15%);



Leg :  8    Top Int Depth(mm):  1000       Sand: 060%   Sect:  3
Hole:  69   Top Core Depth(m):   117.00    Silt: 060%
Core:   5   Sample Depth (m) :   121.00    Clay:

Age : UPPER OLIGOCENE
Name: NANNO-RAD OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (70%);  FORAMINIFERA (55%);  RADIOLARIA (55%);
SPICULE (23%);



Leg :  8    Top Int Depth(mm):   910       Sand: 060%   Sect:  4
Hole:  69   Top Core Depth(m):   117.00    Silt: 060%
Core:   5   Sample Depth (m) :   122.41    Clay:

Age : UPPER OLIGOCENE
Name: NANNO-RAD OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (50%);  NANNOFOSSIL (55%);  RADIOLARIA (55%);
SPICULE (23%);



Leg :  8    Top Int Depth(mm):   650       Sand: 060%   Sect:  6
Hole:  69   Top Core Depth(m):   117.00    Silt: 060%
Core:   5   Sample Depth (m) :   125.15    Clay:

Age : UPPER OLIGOCENE
Name: NANNO OOZE WITH RADIOLARIA

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (85%);  NANNOFOSSIL (55%);  RADIOLARIA (23%);



Leg :  8    Top Int Depth(mm):   800       Sand: 060%   Sect:  1
Hole:  69   Top Core Depth(m):   187.00    Silt: 060%
Core:   6   Sample Depth (m) :   187.80    Clay:

Age : MIDDLE EOCENE
Name: RAD OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (00%);  RADIOLARIA (55%);



Leg :  8    Top Int Depth(mm):   800       Sand: 060%   Sect:  3
Hole:  69   Top Core Depth(m):   187.00    Silt: 060%
Core:   6   Sample Depth (m) :   190.80    Clay:

Age : MIDDLE EOCENE
Name: RAD OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (00%);  RADIOLARIA (55%);



Leg :  8    Top Int Depth(mm):   750       Sand: 060%   Sect:  5
Hole:  69   Top Core Depth(m):   187.00    Silt: 060%
Core:   6   Sample Depth (m) :   193.75    Clay:

Age : MIDDLE EOCENE
Name: RAD OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (00%);  RADIOLARIA (55%);



Leg :  8    Top Int Depth(mm):  1450       Sand: 060%   Sect:  6
Hole:  69   Top Core Depth(m):   187.00    Silt: 060%
Core:   6   Sample Depth (m) :   195.95    Clay:

Age : MIDDLE EOCENE
Name: RAD OOZE

Components:  (Dominant lithology, % converted from relative abundance)
======================================================================
ESTIMATED CARBONATE (00%);  RADIOLARIA (55%);

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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