IODP

doi:10.14379/iodp.sp.360.2015

Site summaries (continued)

Site AtBk5

Priority: 2 (weather contingency)
Position: 32°40.8244’S; 57°17.5431’E Northernmost part of Atlantis Bank wave-cut platform
Water depth (m): 709
Target drilling depth (mbsf): ~150 (single bit)
Approved maximum penetration (mbsf): To be agreed
Survey coverage (track map; seismic profile): Seabed drill core Site JR31-BGS-20
Objective(s): Drill short section of gabbro
Drilling program: Single-bit bare-rock spud-in
Logging/downhole measurements program: None
Nature of rock anticipated: Gabbro

Site AtBk2

Priority: 2 (weather contingency)
Position: 32°41.00’S; 57°20.35’E
Water depth (m): 1700
Target drilling depth (mbsf): ~150 (single bit)
Approved maximum penetration (mbsf): To be agreed
Survey coverage (track map; seismic profile):  
Objective(s): Core the dike–gabbro transition
Drilling program: Single-bit bare-rock spud-in
Logging/downhole measurements program: None
Nature of rock anticipated: Gabbro, diabase