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Table T3. Summary of lithologic units, Hole C0008A. (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-C0008A- 316-C0008A-            
IA 1H-1, 0 29X-CC, 35 0.00 234.55 234.55 Pleistocene Nannofossil-rich mud, thin sand layers, and volcanic ash layers Hemipelagic settling, thin-bedded turbidites, and volcanic ash falls
IB 29X-CC, 35 34X-1, 22 234.55 272.46 37.91 Pleistocene to Pliocene Mud and interbedded mudclast gravel layers Mass movement deposition and hemipelagic settling
II 34X-1, 22 40X-CC, 11 272.46 329.36 56.90 Pliocene Sand layers and minor mud Thick-bedded sandy turbidites

Note: CSF = core depth below seafloor.

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