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Table T1. Coring summary, transect RIB-02A. (See table note.)

Core Date (2010) Time
(UTC)
Depth (mbsf) Length (m) Recovery (%) Comments
Top Bottom Cored Recovered
325-M0049A-  
1X 21 Mar 2330 0 2 2 0.5 25.00 Fluorescent microspheres.
2X 22 Mar 0025 2 3.5 1.5 0.27 18.00 Borehole stopped because of excessive leak at flush pipe/water swivel.
325-M0049B-  
1X 22 Mar 0420 0 0.7 0.7 0.1 14.29 Fluorescent microspheres.
2X 22 Mar 0500 0.7 2.2 1.5 0.09 6.00  
3X 22 Mar 0535 2.2 3.7 1.5 0.17 11.33  
4R 22 Mar 0615 3.7 5.2 1.5 0.28 18.67  
5R 22 Mar 0650 5.2 6.7 1.5 0.15 10.00  
6R 22 Mar 0730 6.7 8.2 1.5 0.24 16.00  
7R 22 Mar 0800 8.2 10.2 2 0 0.00  
8R 22 Mar 0840 10.2 11.7 1.5 0.29 19.33  
9R 22 Mar 0935 11.7 13.3 1.6 0.38 23.75  
10R 22 Mar 1050 13.3 13.8 0.5 0.46 92.00 Significant vibration through drill string limits RPM.
11R 22 Mar 1150 13.8 14.1 0.3 0.24 80.00  
12R 22 Mar 1350 14.1 15.1 1 0.39 39.00  
13R 22 Mar 1520 15.1 15.6 0.5 0 0.00 Core slipped on retrieval.
325-M0050A-  
1X 22 Mar 1720 0 2.6 2.6 1.11 42.69  
2R 22 Mar 1820 2.6 5.1 2.5 0.36 14.40  
3R 22 Mar 1855 5.1 6.6 1.5 0.14 9.33  
4R 22 Mar 1930 6.6 8.1 1.5 0.11 7.33 Drive tube top thread gave out—replaced tube and added new bit.
5R 22 Mar 2020 8.1 9.6 1.5 0.07 4.67  
6R 22 Mar 2120 9.6 10.5 0.9 0.08 8.89  
325-M0051A-  
1R 23 Mar 0105 0 1 1 0.1 10.00  
2R 23 Mar 1400 1 2.5 1.5 0.05 3.33 ALN barrel stuck in BHA because of broken latch lug. Bit crushed. API drill sting tripped to recover barrel.

Note: UTC = Universal Time Coordinated, RPM = revolutions per minute, ALN = alien corer (standard rotary corer), BHA = bottom-hole assembly, API = American Petroleum Institute.

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