Priority:
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Primary
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Position:
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41°40.00′N, 49°18.00′W
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Water depth (m):
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2470
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Target drilling depth (mbsf):
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250
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Approved maximum penetration (mbsf):
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Request 300; pending EPSP approval
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Survey coverage:
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•Primary line: KNR 179-1, Line 27, SP 210 1637
•Crossing line: KNR 179-1, Line 24, SP 209 2120
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Objective:
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Shallow end of depth transect; lower Eocene to upper Eocene pelagic cap; record of early Eocene warm period; transition to icehouse climate; middle and late Eocene impacts; Eocene hyperthermals.
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Coring program:
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•Hole A: APC/XCB to 250 mbsf with orientation and APCT-3
•Hole B: APC/XCB to 250 mbsf
•Hole C: APC/XCB to 250 mbsf
•See “Drilling strategy” and Tables T1, T2
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Wireline logging program:
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•NA
•See “Downhole measurements strategy” and Tables T1, T2
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Anticipated lithology:
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Carbonate ooze, hemipelagic clay, shallow-water carbonates
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