IODP

doi:10.2204/iodp.sp.339add.2011

Site summaries (continued)

Site GC-04C

Priority: Alternate site
Position: Lat 36°13′18″N (36.2703277°), Long 6°47′35.40″W (–6.7931666°) (WGS 84)
Water depth (m) 671
Target depth (mbsf): 1139 (primary operation plan based on 1139 m penetration)
Approved maximum penetration (mbsf): 1550 (pending EPSP approval)
Previous drilling in area: None
Comments: Jurisdiction: Spain Alternate site to proposed Site GC-04D. Final alternate site approved by EPSP June 2011 of previous proposed Site GC-04B due to its proximity to an explosives dumping ground.
Survey coverage (track map, seismic profile) • Bathymetric sketch with site location and seismic lines on the contourite depositional system on the middle slope of the Gulf of Cádiz (close to the Strait of Gibraltar) (Fig. AF4)
• Multichannel seismic reflection (MCS) profile (Line CADIZ-21) across the middle slope (Fig. AF5).
Objectives (see text for complete details): Influence of the Gibraltar Gateway on MOW during the Quaternary and late Pliocene
Drilling/coring program: Double APC to refusal, then single XCB/RCB hole to 1550 mbsf Temperature measurements: APCT-3
Downhole logging program: Standard tools: triple combo, FMS-sonic, VSI
Anticipated lithology: Sands, silts, and clays