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Priority:
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Alternate
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Position:
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41°36.00′N, 49°18.00′W
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Water depth (m):
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2750
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Target drilling depth (mbsf):
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200
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Approved maximum penetration (mbsf):
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Request 500; pending EPSP approval
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Survey coverage:
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•Primary line: KNR 179-1, Line 20, SP 207 1610 (alternate site: SP 207 1555, but no crossing line)
•Crossing lines: KNR 179-1, Line 52, SP 224 0410
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Objective:
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Shallow end of the depth transect; ~200 m of lower Eocene to Campanian ooze, overlying ~200 m of Albian–Coniacian pelagic sediments and reef strata; PETM; Paleocene 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, T3
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Wireline logging program:
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•NA
•See “Downhole measurements strategy” and Tables T1, T3
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Anticipated lithology:
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Carbonate ooze, hemipelagic clay, shallow-water carbonates
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