CORE DESCRIPTIONS

VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 1

1192A-1H
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192A1H.PDF
CORE AND SECTION Site 1192 Hole A Core 1H Cored 0.0-9.5 mbsf

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FACIES
ICHNO.
wackestn
boundstn
framestn
bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn
mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION

SKELETAL WACKESTONE/GRAINSTONE with clay

Light yellow-tan to brown in upper 2 sections, light gray to light olive

1

gray for the remainder of the core

1
General Description: Skeletal components include foraminifers,
pteropods, molluscan fragments, echinoderms, serpulids, and worm
tubes.

2
2

3
3

4
1

H
5
4

6
5

8
6

9
7
8

The coarse (>63 µm) fraction is dominated by unaltered, white

PAL planktonic foraminifer tests and fragments. Rare individual tests are
honey-brown in color. Benthic foraminifers are rare but diverse and
include miliolids. The >1 mm fraction consists of tiny bivalve shells,
several types of bryozoan colonies, a solitary coral, and several large
grain size benthic foraminifers. Aggregate clasts are rare.
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 2
1192A-2H
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192A2H.PDF
CORE AND SECTION Site 1192 Hole A Core 2H Cored 9.5-19.0 mbsf

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FACIES
ICHNO.
wackestn
boundstn
framestn

bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn

mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION

SKELETAL PACKSTONE with clay

10
Light gray
1

General Description: Skeletal components include planktonic

foraminifers, gastropods, bivalve fragments, and echinoderms.
11 Bioturbation increases towards bottom of core. Minor intervals of
skeletal wackestone with clay are observed.
2
2

12 H

13
3

14
5 4

The coarse (>63 µm) fraction is dominated by planktonic foraminifer

PAL
tests and fragments. Rare benthic foraminifers, pteropod fragments,
echinoid spine fragments, ostracods, and worm tubes. Unidentified
tiny top-shaped, golden-brown particles are common. Grain
aggregates are rare.
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 3
1192A-3H
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192A3H.PDF
CORE AND SECTION Site 1192 Hole A Core 3H Cored 19.0-28.5 mbsf

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FACIES
ICHNO.
wackestn
boundstn
framestn

bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn

mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION

SKELETAL GRAINSTONE/PACKSTONE with clay

1

Light olive
20
General Description: Skeletal components include planktonic
foraminifers, gastropods, bivalve shells, scaphopods. Grain
aggregates are present.

21
2

22
3

23
3

H
24
4

25
5

26

27
6

28
7
8

PAL The coarse (>63 µm) fraction is dominated by planktonic foraminiferal

tests and fragments with rare benthic foraminifers and echinoid
spines.
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 4
1192A-4M
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192A4M.PDF
CORE AND SECTION
Site 1192 Hole A Core 4M Cored 28.5-29.5 mbsf

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FACIES
ICHNO.
wackestn
boundstn
bafflestn
framestn

grainstn

LITH.
packstn
mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION
1

H SKELETAL PACKSTONE with clay

Light olive gray

General Description: Skeletal components include planktonic

foraminifers, shell fragments, and echinoid spines.
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 5
1192A-5H
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192A5H.PDF
CORE AND SECTION Site 1192 Hole A Core 5H Cored 29.5-39.0 mbsf

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ICHNO.

FACIES
wackestn
boundstn
framestn

bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn

mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION

30
1

31 SKELETAL PACKSTONE with clay

Light gray to light olive gray

2

General Description: Skeletal components are dominated by

32 planktonic foraminifers. Bioturbation was not observed although
mottles are present throughout the core.

33
3

34
5

H
4

35

36
5

37
6

38
7

The coarse (>63 µm) fraction contains rare benthic foraminifers.

PAL
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 6
1192A-6H
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192A6H.PDF
CORE AND SECTION Site 1192 Hole A Core 6H Cored 39.0-48.5 mbsf

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FACIES
ICHNO.
wackestn
boundstn
framestn

bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn

mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION
1

SKELETAL WACKESTONE with clay

40
Light olive gray

General Description: Skeletal components are dominated by

planktonic foraminifers. Bioturbation is common with mottling present
41 throughout the entire core.
2

42
3

43

44
6

H
4

45
5

46

47
6

48
7
8

49 The coarse (>63 µm) contains rare benthic foraminifers, petropods and
PAL echinoid spine fragments.
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 7
1192A-7H
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192A7H.PDF
CORE AND SECTION Site 1192 Hole A Core 7H Cored 48.5-58.0 mbsf

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FACIES
ICHNO.
wackestn
boundstn
framestn

bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn

mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION

SKELETAL WACKESTONE with clay

49 Medium greenish gray

1

General Description: Skeletal components are dominated by

planktonic foraminifers. Benthic foraminifers and gastropods are rare.
Black pyritic stains are common. Sediments are heavily bioturbated.
50
2

51

52
3

53
7

H
4

54

IW

55
5

56
6

57
7

58
8

PAL The coarse (>63 µm) contains rare benthic foraminifers.

 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 8
1192A-8H
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192A8H.PDF
CORE AND SECTION Site 1192 Hole A Core 8H Cored 58.0-67.5 mbsf

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ICHNO.

FACIES
wackestn
boundstn
framestn

bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn

mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION

SS SKELETAL WACKESTONE with clay

Greenish gray
1

59 General Description: Skeletal components consist of abundant

planktonic foraminifers, echinoderms, and shell fragments. Sediments
are heavily bioturbated with common black pyritic stains.

60
2

61
3

62

63 H
8
4

64 IW
5

65

66
6

DCP
SS
67 SS
7
8

68 PAL The coarse (>63 µm) fraction is dominated by planktonic foraminifer

tests and fragments. Benthic foraminifers, petropod, bryozoan
fragments and echinoid spines are rare.
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 9
1192A-9H
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192A9H.PDF
CORE AND SECTION Site 1192 Hole A Core 9H Cored 67.5-77.0 mbsf

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ICHNO.

FACIES
wackestn
boundstn
framestn

bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn

mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION

SKELETAL WACKESTONE with clay

68 Light olive gray

1

General Description: Skeletal components are dominated by

planktonic foraminifers and echinoderm fragments. Sediments are
heavily bioturbated with common black pyritic stains.
69
2

70

71
3

72
H
9
4

73

IW

74
5

75
6

76
8 7

77 PAL H The coarse (>63 µm) fraction is dominated by planktonic foraminifer

tests. with rare benthic foraminifers and echinoid spine fragments.
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 10
1192A-10H
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192A10H.PDF
CORE AND SECTION Site 1192 Hole A Core 10H Cored 77.0-86.5 mbsf

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ICHNO.

FACIES
wackestn
boundstn
framestn

bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn

mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION

SKELETAL WACKESTONE with clay

Light olive gray

1

78 General Description: Skeletal components consist of

abundant planktonic foraminifers with large benthic
foraminifers present. Sediments are heavily
bioturbated with common black pyritic stains.

79
2

80
3

81
10

H MUDSTONE with clay

82
4

Light greenish gray

General Description: Sediments contain rare

IW planktonic foraminifers and are heavily bioturbated
83
with common black pyritic stains.

SS
5

84

85
6

SKELETAL WACKESTONE with clay

86
Light olive gray
7

General Description: Skeletal components are

8

PAL dominated by planktonic foraminifers with large

benthic foraminifers present. Sediments are heavily
bioturbated with common black pyritic stains.
The coarse (>63 µm) fraction is dominated by
planktonic foraminifer tests with rare benthic
foraminifers and echinoid spine fragments. Many
foraminifer tests are gray or blackened marking the
first observation of extensive grain alteration.
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 11
1192A-11M
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192A11M.PDF
CORE AND SECTION Site 1192 Hole A Core 11M Cored 86.5-87.5 mbsf

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ICHNO.

FACIES
wackestn
boundstn
framestn
bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn
mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION

SKELETAL WACKESTONE with clay

H
Light olive green
1
1

1 General Description: Skeletal components are dominted by

foraminifers.
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 12
1192A-12H
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192A12H.PDF
CORE AND SECTION Site 1192 Hole A Core 12H Cored 87.5-97.0 mbsf

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ICHNO.

FACIES
wackestn
boundstn
framestn

bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn

mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION

SKELETAL WACKESTONE with clay

88 Light gray
1

General Description: Skeletal components are

dominantly planktonic foraminifers. Sediments
are heavily bioturbated with black pyritic stains.
89 Narrow intervals of mudstone with clay and
foraminifers occur between 88.70-89.10 m and
90.50-91.15 m.
2

90

91
3

92
12

H
4

93

94
5

95
6

96
7

97
8

PAL The coarse (>63 µm) fraction contains rare

benthic foraminiferal and bryozoan fragments.
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 13
1192A-13H
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192A13H.PDF
Site 1192 Hole A Core 13H Cored 97.0-106.5 mbsf
CORE AND SECTION

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SAMPLE
ICHNO.

FACIES
wackestn
boundstn
framestn
bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn
mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION

SKELETAL WACKESTONE with clay

Light greenish gray

1

98 General Description: Skeletal components are

dominantly planktonic foraminifers. Sediments are
heavily bioturbated with common organic stains.

99
2

100
3

101
13

102 H
4

103
DCP MUDSTONE with clay

Light greenish gray

5

104 SS General Description: Sediments are heavily bioturbated

with common black pyritic stains. Foraminifers are
present.

105
6

106
7
8

The coarse (>63 µm) fraction is dominated by

PAL planktonic foraminiferal tests with rare benthic
foraminifer fragments.
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 14
1192A-14H
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192A14H.PDF
Site 1192 Hole A Core 14H Cored 106.5-116.0 mbsf
CORE AND SECTION

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SAMPLE
ICHNO.

FACIES
wackestn
boundstn
framestn
bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn
mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION

MUDSTONE with clay

107 Light greenish gray

1

General Description: Sediments are heavily bioturbated

(Thalassinoides and Scolicia burrows in some intervals) with
common black pyritic stains. Planktonic foraminifers are present.
108
2

109

110
3

111
DCP
14

H
4

112

113
5

SS
114
6

115
7

116
8

The coarse (>63 µm) fraction is dominated by planktonic

PAL foraminiferal tests with rare benthic foraminiferal fragments.
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 15
1192A-15H
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192A15H.PDF
Site 1192 Hole A Core 15H Cored 116.0-125.5 mbsf
CORE AND SECTION

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ICHNO.

FACIES
wackestn
boundstn
framestn
bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn
mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION

MUDSTONE with clay

Light greenish gray

1

117 General Description: Sediments are heavily bioturbated with

common organic stains. The sharp contacts between lithological
units are interpreted as firmgrounds. Foraminifers are present.
Between 120.1-121.1 m and 123.2-124 m there are gradual changes
from SKELETAL PACKSTONE to WACKESTONE with clay. These
118 changes appear to be small-scale fining upward cycles (?).
2

119
3

120
15

H
121
4

SS

122 IW
5

123

124 DCP
6

125
7
8

The coarse (>63 µm) fraction is dominated by planktonic

PAL foraminiferal tests with rare benthic foraminifers. Petropod,
bryozoan, and ostracod fragments are rare.
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 16
1192A-16H
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192A16H.PDF
Site 1192 Hole A Core 16H Cored 125.5-135.0 mbsf
CORE AND SECTION

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FACIES
ICHNO.
wackestn
boundstn
framestn
bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn
mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION

126
1

127 MUDSTONE with clay

Light greenish gray

2

General Description: Sediments are heavily bioturbated with common

128 black organic stains. Foraminifers, echinoids, and gastropods are
present. Intervals of skeletal wackestone with clay and minor skeletal
packstone with clay can be found within the mudstone. These layers
are heavily bioturbated. The sharp contacts between the mudstone
and packstone/wackestone are erosional firmgrounds.
129
3

130
16

H
4

131

IW

132
5

DCP
SS
133 DCP
6

134
7

PAL
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 17
1192A-17H
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192A17H.PDF
Site 1192 Hole A Core 17H Cored 135.0-144.5 mbsf
CORE AND SECTION

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ICHNO.

FACIES
wackestn
boundstn
framestn
bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn
mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION

MUDSTONE with clay

Light green gray

1

136 General Description: Sediments are heavily bioturbated with abundant

Chondrites. Thalassinoides, Scolicia, and Planolites burrows are also
observed. Black pyritic stains are common. Foraminifers are present.

137
2

138
3

139 SS
17

140 H
4

141 IW
5

142

DCP
143
6

144
7
8

PAL The coarse (>63 µm) fraction is dominated by planktonic foraminifer

tests and fragments with rare benthic foraminifer fragments.
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 18
1192A-18H
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192A18H.PDF
Site 1192 Hole A Core 18H Cored 144.5-154.0 mbsf
CORE AND SECTION

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ICHNO.

FACIES
wackestn
boundstn
framestn
bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn
mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION

MUDSTONE, with clay

145 Light gray-green

1

General Description: Sediments are heavily bioturbated with

Chondrites and Scolicia (Spreiten-fill) burrows. Several gradational
color changes occur throughout the core with gray-black iron/organic
146 stains throughout. Planktonic foraminifers are present.
2

DCP
147

148
3

SKELETAL WACKESTONE with clay

149
Light grayish green
18

General Description: Sediments are heavily bioturbated with abundant

4

Chondrites burrows. Organic stains are abundant. Planktonic

150 foraminifers are present.

IW

151 SS MUDSTONE
5

Very light dark gray to very light green

General Description: Large dark gray, organic mottles are abundant

152 with elongate and smeared out sheath burrows that average 10 mm in
diameter. Planktonic foraminifers are present.

H
SKELETAL WACKESTONE
6

153 Light green-gray

General Description: Distinct change to a darker color compared to

sediments above. Sediments are heavily bioturbated (Chondrites) wth
some dark-gray to black organic mottle zones. Sediments become
7

154 muddier toward the base of this section. Planktonic foraminifers are
present.
8

PAL The coarse (>63 µm) fraction is dominated by planktonic foraminifer

tests and fragments with rare benthic foraminifer fragments.
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 19
1192A-19H
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192A19H.PDF
Site 1192 Hole A Core 19H Cored 154.0-163.5 mbsf
CORE AND SECTION

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FACIES
ICHNO.
wackestn
boundstn
framestn
bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn
mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION

MUDSTONE with clay

SS Very light-greenish gray

1

155 General Description: Sediments are heavily bioturbated with

distinctive Chondrites burrows. Black pyrite stains are present
throughout. There are no obvious boundaries within the core but local
areas of wackestone are present. Planktonic foraminifers are present.
Larger foraminfers are less abundant than in previous cores.
156
2

157 H
SS
3

158 Small, white, 2-4 mm nodules are present.

19

159
4

160 IW
5

161

DCP

162 H
6

163
7

A gradual change from light greenish brown to light greenish gray is

seen.
8

164 PAL The coarse (>63 µm) fraction is dominated by planktonic foraminifer
tests and fragments with rare benthic foraminifers, bryozoans, and
petropod fragments.
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 20
1192A-20H
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192A20H.PDF
Site 1192 Hole A Core 20H Cored 163.5-173.0 mbsf
CORE AND SECTION

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SAMPLE
ICHNO.

FACIES
wackestn
boundstn
framestn
bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn
mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION

MUDSTONE with clay

164 Light greenish gray

1

General Description: Sediments are bioturbated throughout with

abundant Chondrites burrows. Many burrows have wackestone
infillings. Black, pyritic stains, are present. Rare planktonic
165 foraminifers and sediment concretions occur.
2

166

167
3

168
20
4

169

IW

170
5

171

H
6

172
7

173
8

PAL The coarse (>63 um) fraction is dominated by planktonic foraminifer

tests and fragments with rare benthic foraminifer, bryozoan, and
petropod fragments.
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 21
1192A-21H
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192A21H.PDF
Site 1192 Hole A Core 21H Cored 173.0-182.5 mbsf
CORE AND SECTION

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ICHNO.

FACIES
wackestn
boundstn
framestn
bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn
mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION

H MUDSTONE with clay

Light gray
1

174 General Description: Sediments are heavily bioturbated throughout

with wackestone infillings. Black pyritic stains are common. Sediment
is becoming increasingly firm (cracks visible). Planktonic foraminifers
are present.
SS
SS Potential erosional surface (?). The 2 cm interval of sediment is
175 comprised of coarser grains than the overlying mudstone.
2

176
H
3

177

178
21
4

179 IW
5

180

181 H
6

The color of this section shows a cyclic variation from darker gray to
lighter gray and back to darker gray.

182
7

A possible Thalassinoides burrow is seen.

8

183
PAL The coarse (>63 µm) fraction is dominated by planktonic foraminifer
tests and fragments with rare benthic foraminifer fragments and rare
arthropod spines.
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 22
1192A-22H
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192A22H.PDF
Site 1192 Hole A Core 22H Cored 182.5-192.0 mbsf
CORE AND SECTION

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SAMPLE
ICHNO.

FACIES
wackestn
boundstn
framestn
bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn
mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION

MUDSTONE with clay

183 Light greenish gray

1

General Description: Sediments are heavily bioturbated with no

obvious ichnofossils. Black pyritic stains are seen throughout the
core. Overall, the core is very homogenous . Planktonic foraminifers
184 are present.
2

185

186
3

187
22

H
4

188

IW

189
5

190
6

191
7

192
8

PAL The coarse (>63 µm) fraction is dominated by planktonic foraminifer

tests and fragments with rare benthic foraminifer fragments.
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 23
1192A-23M
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192A23M.PDF
Site 1192 Hole A Core 23M Cored 192.0-193.0 mbsf
CORE AND SECTION

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FACIES
ICHNO.
wackestn
boundstn
framestn
bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn
mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION

MUDSTONE with clay

1

H
Very light greenish-gray

General Description: Planktonic foraminifers are present.

 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 24
1192A-24H
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192A24H.PDF
Site 1192 Hole A Core 24H Cored 193.0-202.5 mbsf
CORE AND SECTION

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SAMPLE

FACIES
ICHNO.
wackestn
boundstn
framestn
bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn
mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION
1

MUDSTONE with clay

194
Light greenish gray to very light greenish-gray

General Description: Sediments are heavily bioturbated with rare

Planolites and Chondrites. The core is homogenous with a few black
195
pyritic stains. Foraminifers are rare.
2

196
H
3

197

198
24

SS
A distinct sediment cm-sized, dark, vertical burrow.
4

199 IW
5

200

201 H
6

202
7
8

203
PAL The coarse (>63 µm) fraction is dominated by planktonic foraminifer
tests and fragments with rare benthic foraminifer, ostracod, and
mollusc fragments.
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 25
1192A-25H
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192A25H.PDF
Site 1192 Hole A Core 25H Cored 202.5-212.0 mbsf
CORE AND SECTION

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SAMPLE

FACIES
ICHNO.
wackestn
boundstn
framestn
bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn
mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION

SKELETAL WACKESTONE with clay

203 Light gray

1

General Description: Skeletal components are dominated by

planktonic foraminifers. Sediments are heavily bioturbated with
several < m thick skeketal mudstone units. Chondrites are found in
204 these muddier units. Black pyritic stains are found throughout the
core.
2

205

H
SS
206 SS
3

207
25
4

208

IW

209
5

210

H
6

211
7

212
8

PAL The coarse (>63 µm) fraction is dominated by planktonic foraminifer

tests and fragments with rare benthic foraminifer and bryozoan
fragments.
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 26
1192A-26H
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192A26H.PDF
Site 1192 Hole A Core 26H Cored 212.0-221.5 mbsf
CORE AND SECTION

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SAMPLE

FACIES
ICHNO.
wackestn
boundstn
framestn
bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn
mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION

SKELETAL WACKESTONE/MUDSTONE with clay

Light olive gray

1

213 General Description: Skeletal components dominate by planktonic

foraminfers. Intervals of wackestone and mudstone found down to 215
mbsf.

214
2

215 SKELETAL PACKSTONE with clay

Light green-gray
3

General Description: Sediments are heavily bioturbated with common

216 Chondrites burrows.

SKELETAL WACKESTONE with clay

217 Green-gray
26

H
4

General Description: Skeletal components are dominated by

planktonic foraminifers. Large sub-vertical (7-8 mm diameter)
Planolites burrows filled with dark grains.
218 IW
5

219

220
6

SS

221

DCP
7
8

222
PAL The coarse (>63µm) fraction is dominated by planktonic foraminfer
tests and fragments with rare benthic foraminfers, bryozoans, and
pteropod fragments.
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 27
1192A-27H
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192A27H.PDF
Site 1192 Hole A Core 27H Cored 221.5-231.0 mbsf
CORE AND SECTION

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SAMPLE
ICHNO.

FACIES
wackestn
boundstn
framestn
bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn
mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION

SKELETAL WACKESTONE with clay

222 Light green-gray

1

General Description: Skeletal components are dominated by

planktonic foraminifer. Sediments are moderately to heavily
THS bioturbated (Chrondrites apparent). Black stains are present.
223
2

224

225
3

226
27

SKELETAL PACKSTONE with clay

4

Light green-gray
227
General Description: Skeletal components are dominantly planktonic
foraminifers. Sediments contain large, irregular cemented nodules of
packstone/grainstone (25-30 mm).
228 SKELETAL WACKESTONE with clay
5

Light green-gray

General Description: Dominant skeletal components are planktonic

229 foraminifers. Sediments are heavily bioturbated with common
Chondrites burrows. Dark grains are rare. These grains are likely to be
THS phosphate or glauconite.
H
SKELETAL PACKSTONE with clay
6

230 Light green-gray

General Description: Skeletal components are dominated by

planktonic foraminifers. Thin layers of skeletal wackestone and
packstone occur at the base of the core.
7

231
8

PAL The coarse (>63 µm) fraction is dominated by planktonic foraminifer

tests and fragments with rare benthic foraminifer fragments.

1192A-28M NO RECOVERY
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 28
1192A-29H
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192A29H.PDF
CORE AND SECTION Site 1192 Hole A Core 29H Cored 232.0-241.5 mbsf

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ICHNO.

FACIES
wackestn
boundstn
framestn
bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn
mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION

SKELETAL PACKSTONE with clay

Light green gray

1

233 General Description: Skeletal components are dominantly planktonic

formainifers. Core contains alternating <m scale units of skeletal
wackestone and packstone. Finer grain size intrervals have increased
bioturbation (Chondrites). Some intervals have sharp contacts that
are interpreted to be firmgrounds. Core disturbance is linked to these
234 changes in texture.
2

235 H
3

SS
236
29

237
4

238 IW
5

239

240 H
6

241
7
8

PAL The coarse (>63 µm) fraction is dominated by planktonic foraminifer

tests and fragments with rare benthic foraminifer fragments.

1192A-30M NO RECOVERY
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 29
1192B-1H
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192B1H.PDF
CORE AND SECTION Site 1192 Hole B Core 1H Cored 0.0-2.4 mbsf

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SAMPLE

FACIES
ICHNO.
wackestn
boundstn
framestn
bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn
mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION

SKELETAL GRAINSTONE

Very pale brown to yellow

1

1 General Description: Skeletal components are dominated by

planktonic and benthic foraminifers some of which show diagenetic
1

H alterations. Other present to rare taxa include pteropods, bryozoans,

and bivalves. Large, fresh miliolids and rare Operculina-like large
benthic foraminifers possibly indicate a deep euphotic (100m)
2

2 environment. Nodules (2-8 cm) of lithified grainstone, interpreted as

reworked fragments of hardgrounds/intraclasts. Bedding is defined by
gradational color changes.
3

SMP
The coarse (>63µm) fraction is dominated by planktonic foraminifers
some of which are fragmented. Benthic foraminifers are rare but
diverse. Pteropods, bryozoans, and echinoid fragments are rare.
Agglutinated foraminfera are composed of altered grains.
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 30
1192B-2M
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192B2M.PDF
Site 1192 Hole B Core 2M Cored 179.9-180.9 mbsf
CORE AND SECTION

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SAMPLE
ICHNO.

FACIES
wackestn
boundstn
framestn
bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn
mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION

MUDSTONE with clay

1

H
Light green-gray

General Description: Chondrites tubes throughout the core. Some

sediments are pyrite stained. Planktonic foraminifera are present.
The coarse (63µm) fraction is dominated by planktonic foraminiferal
tests and fragments with rare but diverse benthic foraminifers
indicating a subeuphotic environment. Rare pteropods, bryozoans,
and echinoids were observed. Altered grains are common and
incorporated into agglutinated foraminiferal tests.

1192B-3M NO RECOVERY
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 31
1192B-4H
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192B4H.PDF
Site 1192 Hole B Core 4H Cored 181.9-191.4 mbsf
CORE AND SECTION

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SAMPLE

FACIES
ICHNO.
wackestn
boundstn
framestn
bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn
mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION
1

MUDSTONE with clay

183
Light green-grey

General Description: Sediments are heavily bioturbated with

Chondrites burrows evident. Localized intervals of wackestone were
184 seen. Planktonic foraminifers are present. No distinct boundaries were
2

visible in the core.

185
3

186
4

187
4

188
5

189

190
6

191
7
8

The coarse (>63 µm) fraction is dominated by planktonic foraminiferal

tests and fragments virtually all of which are globigerinids. Benthic
foraminifers are rare and dominated by agglutinated taxa. Rare
echinoid spines, ostracods, and small bryozoan fragments were seen.
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 32
1192B-5H
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192B5H.PDF
Site 1192 Hole B Core 5H Cored 191.4-200.9 mbsf
CORE AND SECTION

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FACIES
ICHNO.
wackestn
boundstn
framestn
bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn
mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION

MUDSTONE with clay

192 Light green-gray

1

General Description: Sediments are heavily bioturbated (Chondrites)

Planktonic foraminifers are present.

193
2

194

195
3

196
5

H
4

197

198 DCP
5

199
6

200
7

201
8

PAL The coarse (>63µm) fraction is dominated by planktonic foraminiferal

tests and fragments. Benthic foraminifers are rare. A few echinoid
spines and ostracods also observed.
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 33
1192B-6H
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192B6H.PDF
Site 1192 Hole B Core 6H Cored 200.9-210.4 mbsf
CORE AND SECTION

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SAMPLE

FACIES
ICHNO.
wackestn
boundstn
framestn
bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn
mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION

SKELETAL WACKESTONE with clay

Light green-gray
1

General Descriptions: Skeletal components are dominated by

202 planktonic foraminifers. Varying lithification in this core is suggestive
of incipient concretions. Sediments display varying grain contents
that may reflect extensive burrowing. Pyrite staining of the sediments
is intermittent.

203
2

204
3

205

H
6

206
4

207
5

208

209
6

210
7
8

PAL The coarse (>63µm) fraction is dominated by planktonic foraminiferal

tests and fragments most of which are globigerinids. Benthic
foraminifers, echinoid spines, ostracods, and pteropod fragments are
rare.
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 34
1192B-7H
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192B7H.PDF
Site 1192 Hole B Core 7H Cored 210.4-219.9 mbsf
CORE AND SECTION

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SAMPLE
ICHNO.

FACIES
wackestn
boundstn
framestn
bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn
mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION

SKELETAL WACKESTONE with clay

1

Light green-grey
7

211 H

General Description: Skeletal grains are dominated by planktonic

2

foraminifers. Pyrite staining occurs in 2-3 mm circular, grain-rich

burrows.
The coarse (>63µm) fraction is dominated by planktonic foraminiferal
tests and fragments most of which are globigerinids. Benthic
foraminifers, echinoid spines, ostracods, and worm fragments are
rare.
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 35
1192B-8H
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192B8H.PDF
Site 1192 Hole B Core 8H Cored 219.9-229.4 mbsf
CORE AND SECTION

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SAMPLE
ICHNO.

FACIES
wackestn
boundstn
framestn
bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn
mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION

SKELETAL WACKESTONE with clay

Light green-gray
1

General Description: Skeletal components are dominated by

221 planktonic foraminifers. Meter scale subunits of mudstone
with sharp boundaries, firmgrounds, pyrite stains are
present.

222
2

H
223
3

224
8

225
4

IW
226
5

227

228 H
6

229
7
8

230 PAL The coarse (>63µm) fraction is dominated by planktonic

foraminiferal tests and fragments most of which are
globigerinids. Benthic foraminifers are rare.
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 36
1192B-9X
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192B9X.PDF
Site 1192 Hole B Core 9X Cored 229.4-239.0 mbsf
CORE AND SECTION

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SAMPLE

FACIES
ICHNO.
wackestn
boundstn
framestn
bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn
mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION

SKELETAL GRAINSTONE with clay

230 Light olive-gray

1

General Description: Skeletal components are dominantly

planktonic foraminifers. Planolites and Chondrites burrows
were present.
231

THS
2

232

233
3
9

SKELETAL PACKSTONE with clay

Light olive gray

234
General Description: Skeletal components are dominantly
planktonic foraminifers. Alternating intervals of grainstone,
4

packestone, and wackestone, < 1m thick are found from

here to the base of the core.
235

IW

236
5

H
6

237 PAL The coarse (>63 µm) fraction is dominated by planktonic

foraminifer tests and fragments. Aggregates and partly
lithified clasts are common. Benthic foraminifers are rare but
are dominated by agglutinated taxa. Rare echinoid spines,
ostracods, molluscan, and worm fragments were observed.
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 37
1192B-10X
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192B10X.PDF
Site 1192 Hole B Core 10X Cored 239.0-248.6 mbsf
CORE AND SECTION

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SAMPLE

FACIES
ICHNO.
wackestn
boundstn
framestn
bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn
mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION
1

240
SKELETAL GRAINSTONE with clay
THS
Light olive gray

241 General Description: Skeletal fragments are dominated by

planktonic foraminifers. Packstone layer is present within
2

this interval. Biotrubation is rare.

H
SKELETAL PACKSTONE with clay
242
Light olive gray
10

General Description: Skeletal components are dominated by

3

planktonic foraminifers. Sediments are heavily bioturbated

243 with common Chondrites burrows. Pyrite stains and mottling
common throughout. Fish teeth are common.
IW
4

244

H
5

245
6

The coarse (>63µm) fraction is dominated by planktonic

foraminiferal fragments and tests. Preservation is poor.
Partly lithified aggregates of tests are common. Benthic
foraminifers are rare. A rare worm-tube fragments also
observed.
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 38
1192B-11X
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192B11X.PDF
CORE AND SECTION
Site 1192 Hole B Core 11X Cored 248.6-258.2 mbsf

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ICHNO.

FACIES
wackestn
boundstn
framestn
bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn
mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION
1

H SKELETAL PACKSTONE with clay

PAL
Light green-grey

General Description: Skeletal fragments are dominated by

foraminfers.
Chondrites burrow are present.
>63um fraction dominated by planktonic foraminiferal
fragments, and some tests. Preservation is poor. Partly lithified
aggregates of tests are common. Benthic foraminifers are rare.
A few worm-tube fragments also observed.
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 39
1192B-12X
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192B12X.PDF
Site 1192 Hole B Core 12X Cored 258.2-267.8 mbsf
CORE AND SECTION

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FACIES
ICHNO.
wackestn
boundstn
framestn
bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn
mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION

SKELETAL PACKSTONE with clay

Light greenish gray

1

259
General Description: Skeletal components are dominated by
planktonic foraminifers. Rare glauconitic and phosphatic
grains. Coarse sand size black grains appear at 261.79 mbsf
H and extend throughout the core.
260
2
12

261
IW
THS
3

262

H
4

263
PAL
5

The coarse (>63µm) fraction is dominated by planktonic

foraminiferal tests and especially fragments. Benthic
foraminifers are rare. Colorless and black, angular,
terrigenous grains (~200-300 µm) are rare. Echinoid spines
and fragments, molluscan fragments, and blackened
foraminiferal tests very rare.
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 40
1192B-13X
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192B13X.PDF
Site 1192 Hole B Core 13X Cored 267.8-277.5 mbsf
CORE AND SECTION

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SAMPLE

FACIES
ICHNO.
wackestn
boundstn
framestn
bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn
mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION

SKELETAL PACKSTONE with clay

1

268 H
PAL
Green gray

General Description: Skeletal components are dominated by

planktonic foraminifers. Glauconite is rare.

The coarse (>63 µm) fraction is dominated by abundant

semi-lithified, colorless, angular grains and planktonic
foramineral fragments. Planktonic foraminferal tests are
common. Benthic foraminiferal tests, green/black grains,
and aggregate grains are rare. Molluscan fragments are
present.
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 41
1192B-14X
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192B14X.PDF
CORE AND SECTION
Site 1192 Hole B Core 14X Cored 277.5-287.1 mbsf

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SAMPLE
ICHNO.

FACIES
wackestn
boundstn
framestn
bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn
mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION

H
1

PAL SKELETAL PACKSTONE with clay

Green gray

General Description: Skeletal components are dominated by

planktonic foraminifers. Rare mud-filled burrows and fine black
sand grains.
The coarse (>63 µm) fraction is dominated by friable, abundant
colorless, angular crystalline grains and planktonic foramifera
debris. Planktonic foraminiferal tests are common. Benthic
foraminifera tests are rare. Black and green grains and
aggregates are common. Crystalline overgrowths are common
on foraminifera tests. Rare echinoid spines and test fragments,
molluscan fragments, and worm tubes were found.
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 42
1192B-15X
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192B15X.PDF
Site 1192 Hole B Core 15X Cored 287.1-296.8 mbsf
CORE AND SECTION

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SAMPLE

FACIES
ICHNO.
wackestn
boundstn
framestn
bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn
mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION

SKELETAL PACKSTONE with clay

Dark greenish-gray
1

288 General Description: Skeletal components are dominated by

planktonic foraminifers. Black grains
(phosphate/glauconite?) are common. Some large benthic
H foraminifers are present (Ibicidoides = mud dweller, possibly
transported?). Bioturbation at base of core include wall-line
289 burrows up to 15 mm in size.
2
15

290
IW
3

291 H
4

PAL The coarse (>63 µm) fraction is dominated by planktonic

foraminifera debris and friable, abundant, colorless, angular
crystalline grains. Planktonic forminifer tests are common
and benthic foramifer tests are rare. Black and green grains
and aggregates are rare. Crystalline overgrowths are
prevalent on foraminifer tests. Rare echinoid spines and
test fragments, molluscan fragments, and worm tubes are
observed.
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 43
1192B-16X
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192B16X.PDF
Site 1192 Hole B Core 16X Cored 296.8-306.4 mbsf
CORE AND SECTION

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FACIES
ICHNO.
wackestn
boundstn
framestn
bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn
mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION

297 SKELETAL PACKSTONE with clay

Light greenish-gray
1

General Description: Skeletal components are dominated by

298 planktonic foraminifers. Glauconite is present in the coarser
dark fraction and phosphate is rare in the finer sand fraction.
H Rare worm tubes and echinoid fragments are observed.

SS
299
2
16

Glauconite and phosphate as medium sand relatively

300
common.
3

SS
H

301
4

PAL The coarse (>63 µm) fraction is dominated by friable,

fragmentary shell debris, probably originally foraminifers.
Benthic foraminifers are rare, but the most common
identifiable particle. Planktonic foramiferal tests are rare.
Aggregates with green grains are rare.
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 44
1192B-17X
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192B17X.PDF
Site 1192 Hole B Core 17X Cored 306.4-316.0 mbsf
CORE AND SECTION

CONSOLIDATION
ACCESSORIES
STRUCTURE
TEXTURE

BIOTURB.

DISTURB.
GRAPHIC

FOSSILS
METERS

SAMPLE

FACIES
ICHNO.
wackestn
boundstn
framestn
bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn
mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION

SKELETAL PACKSTONE with clay

307 SS Light olive gray

1

DCP General Description: Skeletal components are dominated by

SS planktonic and benthic foraminifers. Glauconitic or
phosphatic grains and shark teeth present throughout
308 sections 2 and 3. Quartz grains are common. Dolomite
rhombs are common in lower part of core.

H
2

309
DCP
17

310
3

DCP
IW
311

SS
4

312
DCP H
Fine to very fine well sorted sand with abundant foraminifera
and coccoliths.
SS
5

313
6

PAL The coarse (>63 µm) fraction is dominated by nondescript

carbonate debris and aggregates. Benthic foramiferal tests
are common and the most abundant easily recognizable
particles. Planktonic foraminiferal tests, alcyonarian
spicules, echinoid spines, bryozoan fragments, and worm
tubes are rare.
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 45
1192B-18X
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192B18X.PDF
Site 1192 Hole B Core 18X Cored 316.0-325.6 mbsf
CORE AND SECTION

CONSOLIDATION
ACCESSORIES
STRUCTURE
TEXTURE

BIOTURB.

DISTURB.
GRAPHIC

FOSSILS
METERS

SAMPLE

FACIES
ICHNO.
wackestn
boundstn
framestn
bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn
mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION

MUDSTONE with clay

Dark greenish gray

1

317 General Description: Foraminifers are rare.

PACKSTONE with clay

Pale yellow

318 General Description: Foraminifers and pteropods are rare.

H Fine, sand-sized green grains (glauconite?) are rare, but
2

increase toward the base of core.

319
18
3

320
A light greenish gray, very fine sand occurs between
320.10-320.67 mbsf.
IW
Sediments are slight darker between 320.68-320.93 mbsf.
4

321
Between 321.20-321.84 mbsf a fine to coarse sand occurs
H with pteropods present.
5

322
6

Bed of coarse, glauconitic and skeletal grains.

PAL
MUDSTONE with clay

Dark greenish gray

General Description: The coarse (>63 µm) fraction is

dominated by nondescript carbonate debris and aggregates.
Benthic foraminfers are rare, but are the most common
recognizable constituent. Globogerinid planktonic
foraminfers are rare, as are bryozoan fragments,
alcyonarian (?) and sponge spicules, and echinoid spines
and fragments.
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 46
1192B-19X
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192B19X.PDF
Site 1192 Hole B Core 19X Cored 325.6-335.2 mbsf
CORE AND SECTION

CONSOLIDATION
ACCESSORIES
STRUCTURE
TEXTURE

BIOTURB.

DISTURB.
GRAPHIC

FOSSILS
METERS

SAMPLE
ICHNO.

FACIES
wackestn
boundstn
framestn
bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn
mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION

MUDSTONE with clay

326
Olive
1

General Description: Large benthic foraminifers are present.

Sediment contains fine sand sized glauconite .
327
2

328

329
3
19

330
4

331

IW

332 SKELETAL PACKSTONE with clay

5

Pale yellow
H
General Description: Dominant skeletal material can not be
333 identified. Glauconite and quartz grains are present. These
sediments form a gradual transition in facies from the core
6

above.
DCP
PAL
MUDSTONE with clay

Dark olive yellow

General Description: No skeletal grains were identified in this

interval. Some burrows are filled with coarser material
(packstone from the overlying lithology).
The coarse (>63 µm) fraction is dominated by nondescript
carbonate debris and aggregates. Benthic foraminfera,
planktonic foraminifera, echinoid spines, bryozoan
fragments, alcyonarian (?) spicules are all rare. One
possible Amphistegina (euphotic zone indicator) was found.
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 47
1192B-20M
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192B20M.PDF
CORE AND SECTION
Site 1192 Hole B Core 20M Cored 335.2-336.2 mbsf

CONSOLIDATION
ACCESSORIES
STRUCTURE
TEXTURE

BIOTURB.

DISTURB.
GRAPHIC

FOSSILS
METERS

SAMPLE
ICHNO.

FACIES
wackestn
boundstn
framestn
bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn
mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION
1

H SKELETAL PACKSTONE/WACKESTONE with clay

PAL
light greenish-gray

General Description: Sediments are dominated by

unindentifiable carbonate grains and benthic foraminifers.
The coarse (>63 µm) fraction is dominated by nondescript
carbonate debris. Planktonic foraminifer tests (mostly
globogerinids) and benthic foraminifer tests are common. Rare
constituents include ostracodes, bryozoan fragments, sponge
spicules, and echinoid fragments.
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 48
1192B-21X
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192B21X.PDF
Site 1192 Hole B Core 21X Cored 336.2-345.9 mbsf
CORE AND SECTION

CONSOLIDATION
ACCESSORIES
STRUCTURE
TEXTURE

BIOTURB.

DISTURB.
GRAPHIC

FOSSILS
METERS

SAMPLE

FACIES
ICHNO.
wackestn
boundstn
framestn
bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn
mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION

SILT-SIZED SKELETAL GRAINSTONE/PACKSTONE with

SS clay
1

337
Dark greenish gray

General Description: Sediments in this interval are well

sorted. Dolomite rhombs are abundant with the possible
338 occurence of quartz silt. Skolithos burrows are filled by a
skeletal packstone that is better lithified than the host
sediment.
2

SILT-SIZED SKELETAL GRAINSTONE/PACKSTONE with

clay
339

THS Dark greenish-green grading to light greenish-gray toward

base

General Description: Dominant skeletal grains can not be

3

340 identified.
21

N SILT-SIZED SKELETAL GRAINSTONE/PACKSTONE with

clay

341 Light greenish-gray grading to light olive-gray toward base

General Description: Sediments are dolomitic and well

4

sorted. Silt-sized dark mineral grains (glauconite,

phosphate) and angular silt-sized quartz grains are present.
342
IW
5

343
6

344
7

PAL The coarse (>63 µm) fraction is dominated by nondescript,

white carbonate grains. Colorless grains are common. Rare
benthic foraminferal tests are the most common biogenic
constituent, followed by planktonic foraminifers. Echinoid
spines, worm tubes, and spicules are also rare.
 CORE DESCRIPTIONS
VISUAL CORE DESCRIPTIONS, SITE 1192 49
1192B-22X
Core Photo message openfile IMAGES/1192B22X.PDF
Site 1192 Hole B Core 22X Cored 345.9-355.5 mbsf
CORE AND SECTION

CONSOLIDATION
ACCESSORIES
STRUCTURE
TEXTURE

BIOTURB.

DISTURB.
GRAPHIC

FOSSILS
METERS

SAMPLE

FACIES
ICHNO.
wackestn
boundstn
framestn
bafflestn

LITH.
grainstn
packstn
mudstn
floatstn
rudstn

DESCRIPTION

SKELETAL GRAINSTONE with clay

1
22

N Greenish-gray grading downward to pale yellow

DCP
SS General Description: Sediments contain interbedded layers
2

347 THS of bioclastic packstone and clayey rudstone. Silt-sized

PAL quartz and glauconite are present.
BIOCLASTIC PACKSTONE

Dark grey

General Description: Silt-sized quartz and glauconite are

present.
The coarse (>63 µm) fraction is dominated by mainly
non-descript very fine sand-size carbonate debris. Rare
benthic and planktonic foraminifera, spicules, bryozoan, and
echinoid fragments.
Smear slides

SMEAR SLIDES, SITE 1192

CORE DESCRIPTIONS
Site 1192 Smear Slides
Sample Texture Mineral Biogenic

Planktonic Forams
Benthic Forams
Depth (mbsf)

Calcispheres
Glauconite

Muscovite

Discoaster
Coccolith
Lithology

Dolomite
Top (cm)

Echinoid
Section

Calcite

Quartz
Pyrite
Sand
Type
Core

Clay
Silt
Comments
Hole
1192A A
1 H 7 10 9.1 D R P D 0 0 R 0 P P R 0 D 0 P P
8 H 1 58.1 58.58 D A A A 0 0 0 0 0 P C * D C 0 C small unidentified spicules
8 H 1 10 58.1 D P A D 0 * 0 0 R 0 P 0 A A 0 C
8 H 6 132 66.82 D P A A 0 0 0 0 0 R P P A A P C fragments of prismatic shells
8 H 6 136 66.86 D A A C 0 0 0 0 0 0 P 0 D P R A
10 H 5 43 83.43 D C P D 0 0 0 0 0 0 P 0 A C 0 C
13 H 5 100 104 D P C D 0 0 0 0 0 R R 0 A C P P
14 H 5 117 113.67 D A A A 0 0 0 0 0 0 A 0 P A 0 D ? diatoms
15 H 4 103 121.53 D P D A 0 0 0 0 0 0 A 0 P A 0 A ? Bolivina sp.
16 H 5 120 132.7 D P D A 0 0 0 0 0 0 A 0 0 A 0 C small biserial and planispiral benthics
17 H 3 91 138.91 D C A A 0 0 0 0 0 0 A 0 R D 0 C small biserial benthics with globular chamber
18 H 5 49 150.99 D C A A 0 0 0 0 0 0 P 0 R A 0 A
19 H 1 50 154.5 D R D R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P D 0 C
19 H 3 12 157.12 M P D R 0 0 0 0 D 0 0 0 0 C 0 C abundant framboidal pyrite
21 H 2 20 174.7 D C A A 0 0 0 0 0 0 C 0 A A 0 A
21 H 2 21 174.71 D C C D 0 0 0 R R * P 0 D A 0 C occurrence of muscovite
24 H 4 80 198.3 D R P D 0 0 0 0 R 0 A A 0 R
25 H 3 35 205.85 D P A A 0 * 0 0 0 * P 0 C D 0 C
25 H 3 26 205.76 D P A A 0 0 0 0 C 0 A A 0 C
26 H 6 86 220.36 D P A A 0 0 P 0 0 0 P 0 A A 0 C
27 H 4 109 227.09 D R A A * R 0 0 0 0 P 0 C A 0 C
29 H 3 76 235.76 D R P D 0 R 0 0 0 0 0 0 A A 0 C
Hole B
1192B
16 X 1 55 297.35 D D A P C 0 A P 0 0 C 0 R 0 P P
16 X 2 55 298.85 D D A P C 0 A P 0 0 C 0 R 0 P P
16 X 3 55 300.35 D C A D P R P P 0 P C 0 A P 0 P Presence of felspar?
17 X 1 50 306.9 D A A A A 0 P 0 0 0 R 0 A 0 0 C No more star-shaped discoasters
17 X 1 95 307.35 M A A A C 0 C 0 0 0 P 0 D 0 0 C
17 X 4 51 311.41 D A A A A P 0 0 0 0 P 0 A 0 0 C Dolomite rhombs present
17 X 5 20 312.6 D C A A C 0 0 0 0 0 C 0 A 0 0 A
21 X 1 63 336.83 D P D P P D R R 0 0 0 C 0 C R P Dolomite rhombs dominate
22 X 1 70 346.6 D R P D A C 0 R 0 P P 0 D 0 0 P Dolomite rhombs common

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TS01

THIN SECTIONS, SITE 1192

CORE DESCRIPTIONS
Site 1192 Thin Sections
Mineral Skeletal Non-skeletal Cement Cement
Billet THS mbsf photo Lithology* grains grains grains Comments minerals fabrics Porosity

peloid

vd.silt
rhodo

halim
plank

mosa

mold
meni

pend
extra
coral

intra

intra
inter
moll

micr
bryo
bent

dolo

drus

fene
reda

synt
echi

arag

isop
serp

shel
calc

vug
ph
mi
py
So

qz
fp
X MW P G F R B d

gl
Hole
1192A A
1 27H-6-28 229.3 y X p P P R P D R P X X
Hole
1192B B
2 01H-1-58 0.6 y X g A A C P P X X
3 09X-1-140 230.8 y X p T C T P D R X
4 09X-2-45 231.4 y X p R A P D P P R X
5 12X-3-25 261.5 y X p F F C A D P T X
6 15X-2-10 288.7 y X p P C A P D C A R X
7 19X-5-124 332.8 y X g C C R P P R A A A R P C R P P X X
23 21X-3-12 339.3 X X m T T P C A P P C A A P A R X X 0
Notes: * = lithology abbreviations: X=basement, d=dolostone. # = large thin section. Abundance abbreviations: T = trace, R = rare, P = present, C = common, A = abundant, D = dominant.

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