Table 2. Compositional and isotopic data for Site 969.
Core, section,
interval top
(cm)
Sapropel
no.
Depth
(mbsf)
C
(%)
N
(%)
C/N
13C
()
15N
()
160-969E-






1H-1, 0 S1 0.00 0.12 0.008 15.27 -23.77 5.22
1H-1, 5 S1 0.05 0.30 0.016 18.46 -21.31 4.92
1H-1, 10 S1 0.10 0.23 0.016 14.56 -21.91 4.81
1H-1, 15 S1 0.15 0.19 0.013 14.66 -22.07 5.14
1H-1, 20 S1 0.20 0.21 0.013 16.22 -22.36 4.97
1H-1, 25 S1 0.25 0.35 0.021 16.43 -21.82 4.41
1H-1, 30 S1 0.30 3.96 0.148 31.25 -23.61 0.84
1H-2, 100 S3 2.50 0.55 0.004 180.74 -26.83 2.26
1H-2, 105 S3 2.55 1.12 0.016 226.86 -27.09 5.27
1H-2, 110 S3 2.60 0.70 0.004 223.75 -27.26 0.30
1H-2, 115 S3 2.65 0.94 0.026 41.93 -23.34 3.36
1H-2, 120 S3 2.70 5.71 0.190 35.10 -21.52 0.34
1H-2, 123 S3 2.73 2.07 0.043 56.88 -23.86 2.90
1H-2, 130 S3 2.80 1.71 0.031 64.71 -24.84 3.70
1H-3, 50 S5 3.50 0.84 0.015 67.07 -24.32 4.18
1H-3, 55 S5 3.55 0.56 0.012 46.67 -26.60 5.10
1H-3, 60 S5 3.60 0.68 0.014 48.46 -26.43 4.65
1H-3, 65 S5 3.65 0.67 0.020 33.60 -26.14 3.39
1H-3, 70 S5 3.70 7.10 0.282 25.21 -22.08 -0.59
1H-3, 75 S5 3.75 8.03 0.277 29.00 -22.61 -0.71
1H-3, 80 S5 3.80 7.90 0.345 22.94 -21.76 -0.69
1H-3, 85 S5 3.85 8.59 0.282 30.42 -22.38 -1.09
1H-3, 90 S5 3.90 9.54 0.312 30.56 -23.02 -0.88
1H-3, 95 5S 3.95 7.94 0.285 27.90 -22.33 -0.77
1H-3, 100 S5 4.00 3.61 0.208 17.38 -22.18 -0.27
1H-3, 105 S5 4.05 0.29 0.028 10.27 -22.36 3.27
1H-3, 110 S5 4.10 0.18 0.025 7.27 -23.49 3.81
1H-3, 115 S5 4.15 0.15 0.020 7.58 -23.47 4.10
1H-3, 120 S5 4.20 0.17 0.016 10.92
5.10
2H-1, 20 S6 5.10 0.17 0.019 9.01 -22.75 2.47
2H-1, 25 S6 5.15 0.16 0.020 8.17 -22.64 2.23
2H-1, 30 S6 5.20 0.21 0.013 16.38 -25.44 4.82
2H-1, 35 S6 5.25 2.62 0.143 18.29 -24.03 -0.42
2H-1, 40 S6 5.30 1.12 0.072 15.60 -22.73 0.54
2H-1, 45 S6 5.35 2.52 0.126 19.99 -23.74 0.22
2H-1, 50 S6 5.40 0.92 0.050 18.33 -22.30 2.12
2H-1, 55 S6 5.45 3.71 0.200 18.52 -23.93 -1.42
2H-1, 60 S6 5.50 2.41 0.144 16.75 -22.69 -1.30
2H-1, 65 S6 5.55 2.47 0.142 17.37 -23.24 -1.49
2H-1, 70 S6 5.60 5.55 0.208 26.72 -23.14 -0.49
2H-1, 75 S6 5.65 2.54 0.142 17.90 -23.12 0.05
2H-1, 80 S6 5.70 0.52 0.028 18.64 -21.91 3.25
2H-1, 85 S6 5.75 0.30 0.019 15.70 -22.70 4.05
2H-1, 90 S7 5.80 0.20 0.022 9.08 -22.47 2.89
2H-1, 100 S7 5.90 0.17 0.020 8.58 -23.56 3.66
2H-1, 105 S7 5.95 0.17 0.020 8.40 -23.44 3.11
2H-1, 110 S7 6.00 0.18 0.021 8.36 -23.81 4.87
2H-1, 115 S7 6.05 0.20 0.023 8.76 -23.57 4.27
2H-1, 120 S7 6.10 0.17 0.024 7.29 -21.52 3.00
2H-1, 125 S7 6.15 6.49 0.178 36.52 -22.47 0.56
2H-1, 130 S7 6.20 7.44 0.191 38.95 -22.90 0.03
2H-1, 135 S7 6.25 3.19 0.178 17.94 -21.77 -0.80
2H-1, 140 S7 6.30 0.41 0.032 12.77 -22.00 2.51
2H-2, 20 S8 6.60 0.15 0.019 7.85 -21.80 3.38
2H-2, 25 S8 6.65 0.15 0.019 7.78 -22.90 1.91
2H-2, 30 S8 6.70 0.15 0.021 6.99 -23.08 3.96
2H-2, 35 S8 6.75 0.28 0.022 12.75 -24.68 4.52
2H-2, 40 S8 6.80 5.13 0.144 35.73 -24.32 0.73
2H-2, 45 S8 6.85 2.76 0.154 17.94 -23.49 0.03
2H-2, 50 S8 6.90 3.35 0.134 24.99 -24.02 3.37
2H-2, 55 S8 6.95 0.65 0.035 18.60 -23.01 3.20
2H-2, 55B S8 6.98 1.28 0.031 41.51 -24.04 3.83
2H-3, 20 A1 8.10 0.24 0.012 19.59 -27.59 5.43
2H-3, 25 A1 8.15 0.24 0.008 30.40 -27.39 0.87
2H-3, 30 A1 8.20 0.15 0.021 7.14 -27.02 5.77
2H-3, 35 A1 8.25 0.19 0.006 32.94 -28.09 3.07
2H-3, 40 A1 8.30 0.14 0.006 21.43 -27.35
2H-3, 45 A1 8.35 0.25 0.011 23.74 -26.72 -0.42
2H, 3, 50 A1 8.40 0.22 0.015 14.54 -26.70 3.31
2H-3, 55 A1 8.45 0.14 0.020 6.88 -22.57 1.66
2H-3, 60 A1 8.50 0.15 0.023 6.70 -22.93 4.23
4H-2, 20 A2 25.60 0.17 0.010 17.51 -27.17 4.69
4H-2, 30 A2 25.70 9.18 0.409 22.45 -22.60 -2.30
4H-2, 35 A2 25.75 0.39 0.022 17.76 -25.23 2.32
4H-2, 80 A2 26.20 0.57 0.018 32.27 -27.57 4.27
4H-2, 85 A2 26.25 0.56 0.016 34.39 -27.49 6.66
4H-2, 130 A3 26.70 0.89 0.017 60.46 -24.92 4.04
4H-3, 10 A4 27.00 0.74 0.018 49.11 -24.25 4.95
4H-3, 15 A4 27.05 0.86 0.014 70.73 -24.41 -1.49
4H-3, 20 A4 27.10 0.82 0.017 56.32 -24.60 2.92
4H-3, 25 A4 27.15 0.94 0.023 48.09 -23.99 4.80
160-969E-






4H-3, 30 A4 27.20 8.19 0.290 32.96 -23.59 4.88
4H-3, 35 A4 27.25 1.04 0.027 45.97 -23.51 5.79
4H-3, 40 A4 27.30 1.21 0.022 63.58 -24.83 3.68
5H-2, 90 A5 35.80 1.10 0.020 63.19 -24.70 5.90
5H-2, 95 A5 35.85 0.72 0.017 50.05 -24.95 3.71
5H-2, 100 A5 35.90 0.81 0.017 56.47 -24.22 3.35
5H-2, 105 A5 35.95 0.92 0.017 63.82 -23.70 1.74
5H-2, 110 A5 36.00 0.95 0.021 53.24 -23.60 4.60
5H-2, 115 A5 36.05 0.97 0.018 61.22 -24.01 4.19
5H-2, 120 A5 36.10 0.70 0.012 69.22 -24.34 -0.65
5H-2, 125 A5 36.15 0.59 0.011 63.43 -24.73 3.82
5H-2, 130 A5 36.20 0.59 0.010 69.93 -24.52 3.24
5H-2, 135 A5 36.25 0.31 0.005 73.24 -25.05 0.42
5H-2, 140 A5 36.30 0.69 0.012 69.28 -25.08 4.00
5H-3, 80 A6 37.20 0.25 0.013 22.84 -26.75 2.69
5H-3, 85 A6 37.25 0.24 0.013 22.03 -26.65 3.99
5H-3, 90 A6 37.30 0.22 0.013 20.08 -26.61 3.21
5H-3, 95 A6 37.35 0.35 0.023 17.66 -26.87 3.06
5H-3, 100 A6 37.40 3.80 0.109 40.73 -24.13 -0.76
5H-3, 105 A6 37.45 2.12 0.026 93.96 -25.59 0.70
5H-3, 110 A6 37.50 1.70 0.027 74.68 -24.78 1.68
5H-3, 115 A6 37.55 0.40 0.017 26.65 -26.95 2.62
5H-3, 120 A6 37.60 0.41 0.017 28.63 -27.02 1.89
5H-4, 60 A7 38.50 0.38 0.013 33.27 -27.23 2.71
5H-4, 65 A7 38.55 0.65 0.027 28.71 -26.82 2.02

Note: Bold = sapropel intervals.