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doi:10.2204/iodp.sp.301T.2004
SITE SUMMARIES
Site: 1253
Priority:
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1
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Position:
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9°38.8583'N; 86°11.4337'W
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Water depth (m):
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4736
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Sediment thickness:
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400 mbsf is the depth to top of sill; sill thickness is not reliably resolvable from seismic records but was found by drilling to be 31 m; sediment thickness below sill and above basement is 30 m; top of basaltic basement was encountered at 460 mbsf.
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Target drilling depth (mbsf):
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Not applicable
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Approved maximum penetration (mbsf):
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Not applicable
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Survey coverage:
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Shotpoint 3210 on seismic Line BGR-99-44 (C. Ranero [GEOMAR, Germany], pers. comm, 2001; C. Reichert [BGR, Germany], pers. comm., 2001)
Track line: seismic BGR 99-44 and CR-20
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Objectives:
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Remove originally installed OsmoSamplers.
Install replacement OsmoSamplers.
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Drilling program:
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None
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Logging program:
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None
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Nature of rock anticipated:
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Hemipelagic and pelagic sediments, gabbro sill, and basalt.
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