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Table T8. Paleomagnetic age datums, Site C0011.

Datum Boundary
age (Ma)
Upper Lower Average
depth
(mbsf)
Note
Core, section,
interval (cm)
Depth (mbsf) Core, section,
interval (cm)
Depth (mbsf)
Magnetic   333-C0011C-   333-C0011C-      
Brunhes/Matuyama 0.781 3H-5, 17.5–19.5 16.97 3H-5, 78–80 17.75 17.36  
    333-C0011D-   333-C0011D-      
Jaramillo top 0.988 1H-7, 85–87 27.51 1H-8, 25.5–27.5 28.08 27.80  
Jaramillo base 1.072 2H-2, 9.5–11.5 31.95 2H-2, 28–30 32.13 32.04  
Cobb Mountain 1.173–1.185            
Olduvai top 1.778 5H-2, 19–21 57.02 5H-2, 85–87 57.66 57.34  
Olduvai base 1.945 5H-6, 99–101 61.85 5H-7, 79–81 63.01 62.43  
Matuyama/Gauss 2.581 7H-2, 84–86 75.55 7H-3, 18–20 75.90 75.72  
Keana top 3.032 9H-2, 89–91 83.74 9H-5, 39–41 85.78 84.76  
Keana base 3.116 9H-7, 87–89 88.98 9H-8, 20–22 89.52 89.25  
Mammoth top 3.207 10H-4, 28–30 94.75 10H-6, 26–28 96.07 95.41  
Mammoth base 3.33 11H-3, 22–24 102.98 11H-6, 59.5–61.5 104.96 103.97  
Gauss/Gilbert 3.596 14H-2, 18–20 126.38 14H-2, 96–98 127.06 126.72  
Cochiti top 4.187 19H-6, 90–92 173.36 20H-3, 55–57 177.22 175.29  
Cochiti base 4.3 23T-2, 18–20 187.59 25T-1, 15–17 197.78 192.68 Relatively large error due to lack of data
Nunivak top 4.493 26X-4, 91–93 207.44 26X-6, 133–135 209.19 208.32  
Nunivak base 4.631 27X-5, 94–96 213.91 27X-CC, 2.5–4.5 214.79 214.35  
Sidufjall top 4.799 28X-4, 74–76 219.60 29X-2, 81–83 221.89 220.74  
Sidufjall base 4.896 30X-2, 40–42 226.80 30X-3, 127–129 228.90 227.85 Uncertain because of lack of data in the bottom
Thvera top 4.997 30X-3, 127–129 228.90 31X-1, 58–60 235.08 231.99 Uncertain because of lack of data in the top
Thvera base 5.235 33X-1, 94–96 247.37 33X-2, 85–87 248.57 247.97  
Gilbert/C3An.1n 6.033 37X-7, 22 281.78 38X-1, 132 283.82 282.80  
C3An.1n/C3An.1r 6.252 39X-3, 49 295.16 39X-4, 62 296.63 295.90  
C3An.1r/C3An.2n 6.436 40X-8, 22 309.53 41X-1, 86 311.86 310.70  
C3An.2n/C3Ar 6.733 41X-7, 135.5 319.54 42X-1, 84 320.80 320.17  
C3Ar/C3Bn 7.14 42X-7, 24 327.31 43X-4, 132 333.19 330.25  
C3Bn/C3Br.1r 7.212            
C3Br.1r/C3Br.1n 7.251            
C3Br.1n/C3Br.2r 7.285            
C3Br.2r/C3Br.2n 7.454            
C3Br.2n/C3Br.3r 7.489            
C3Br.3r/C4n.1n 7.528            
C4n.1n/C4n.1r 7.642            
C4n.1r/C4n.2n 7.695            
Tephra   333-C0011C-   333-C0011C-      
Azuki volcanic ash bed 0.85 3H-10, 10 21.10 3H-10, 27 21.26 21.18  
    333-C0011D-   333-C0011D-      
Pink volcanic ash bed 1.05 2H-1, 86 31.34 2H-1, 89 31.37 31.35  
Habutaki I volcanic ash bed 2.9 8H-2, 80 79.64 8H-CC, 8.5 81.48 80.56 Lower part is flow-in
Ohta volcanic ash bed 3.9 17H-9, 2 157.25 17H-9, 5 157.28 157.26  

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