Table T3. Summary of lithologic units, Holes C0004C and C0004D. (See table note.)
| Unit | Core, section, interval (cm) |
Depth CSF (m) | Thickness (m) | Stratigraphic age |
Lithologic description |
Processes of formation |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Bottom | Top | Bottom | |||||
| 316-C0004C- | 316-C0004C- | |||||||
| I | 1H-1, 0 | 9H-5, 70 | 0.00 | 78.06 | 78.06 | Quaternary | Nannofossil-rich mud with rare volcanic ash layers and rare very thin sand layers | Hemipelagic settling, rare volcanic ash falls, and very thin bedded turbidites |
| IIA | 9H-5, 70 | 15X-1, 0 | 78.06 | 117.72 | 39.66 | Pliocene | Sedimentary breccias, mud | Mass flow breccias redeposited on the slope with hemipelagic settling |
| 316-C0004D- | 316-C0004D- | |||||||
| IIB | 1R-1, 0 | 25R-CC, 0.29 | 100.00 | 258.01 | 158.01 | Pliocene | Mud with rare turbidite sand layers and volcanic ash layers | Hemipelagic settling with rare volcanic ash layers |
| III | 25R-CC, 0.29 | 36R-CC, 0.05 | 258.01 | 307.52 | 49.51 | Pliocene (younger than Subunit IIB) | Mud with scattered volcanic ash layers | Hemipelagic settling with some volcanic ash layers |
| IV | 36R-CC, 0.05 | 56R-CC, 0.15 | 307.52 | 398.79 | 91.27 | Quaternary | Mud with turbidite sand layers and rare volcanic layers | Hemipelagic settling with thin-bedded turbidites and rare volcanic ash falls |
Note: CSF = core depth below seafloor.
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