Chapter contents
Introduction and coring

Site locations
Drilling platform
Coring rig
Downhole logging tools
Shipboard scientific procedures
Core handling offshore

Lithostratigraphy

Onshore methodology
Offshore methodology
Sediment classification

Biostratigraphy

Diatoms
Foraminifers
Ostracods
Palynology

Geochemistry

Offshore interstitial water sampling and analysis
Onshore science party chemical analyses

Physical properties

Offshore petrophysical measurements: standard MSCL
Onshore petrophysical measurements

Paleomagnetism

Fundamental magnetic properties, magnetic susceptibility, and natural remanent magnetization
Paleomagnetic sampling and measurements
Magnetic susceptibility measurements and wet density
NRM measurements and alternating field demagnetization

Microbiology

Perfluorocarbon contamination tracer
Microbiology sampling
Counting of microbial cells

Stratigraphic correlation

Ensuring optimal core recovery
Seismic-core correlation
Composite
Splicing

Downhole logging

Operations
Logging tool descriptions and acquisition parameters
Data processing

References
Figures

F1. Geographic locations.
F2. Hole positions.
F3. Primary transponder.
F4. Greatship Manisha.
F5. ESO mobile offices, workshops, and laboratories.
F6. Geoquip GMTR 120 drilling rig.
F7. Rumohr corer.
F8. Seabed frame.
F9. Seabotix LBV 150 SE Little Benthic Vehicle.
F10. IODP recovery and naming conventions.
F11. Offshore core flow.
F12. Onshore core flow.
F13. Example VCD.
F14. VCD patterns key.
F15. Lithology patterns key.
F16. Wentworth classification diagram.
F17. Sediment classification diagram.
F18. Modified classification scheme.
F19. Syringe sampling scheme.
F20. Whole-round core sampling scheme.
F21. Microbiology sample requests.
F22. Wireline logging tool strings.

Tables

T1. Species list.
T2. Trace element data.
T3. MSCL sensor specifications.
T4. Downhole tool specifications.
T5. Logged intervals.

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