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Table T3. Summary of lithologic units, Holes C0004C and C0004D. (See table note.)

Unit Core, section,
interval (cm)
Depth CSF (m) Thickness (m) Stratigraphic
age
Lithologic
description
Processes
of formation
Top Bottom Top Bottom
  316-C0004C- 316-C0004C-            
I 1H-1, 0 9H-5, 70 0.00 78.06 78.06 Quaternary Nannofossil-rich mud with rare volcanic ash layers and rare very thin sand layers Hemipelagic settling, rare volcanic ash falls, and very thin bedded turbidites
IIA 9H-5, 70 15X-1, 0 78.06 117.72 39.66 Pliocene Sedimentary breccias, mud Mass flow breccias redeposited on the slope with hemipelagic settling
  316-C0004D- 316-C0004D-            
IIB 1R-1, 0 25R-CC, 0.29 100.00 258.01 158.01 Pliocene Mud with rare turbidite sand layers and volcanic ash layers Hemipelagic settling with rare volcanic ash layers
III 25R-CC, 0.29 36R-CC, 0.05 258.01 307.52 49.51 Pliocene (younger than Subunit IIB) Mud with scattered volcanic ash layers Hemipelagic settling with some volcanic ash layers
IV 36R-CC, 0.05 56R-CC, 0.15 307.52 398.79 91.27 Quaternary Mud with turbidite sand layers and rare volcanic layers Hemipelagic settling with thin-bedded turbidites and rare volcanic ash falls

Note: CSF = core depth below seafloor.

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