Table 7. P- wave velocity measurements performed directly on seawater-saturated 			
		split core sections from Hole 988A. 	
		P- wave 	
"Core, section, "	Depth 	velocity 	
"piece, interval (cm) "	(mbsf) 	(km/ s) 	Comments 
163- 988A-1R- 			
"2 (Piece 5A, 50) "	1.63	5.26	
"1R- 2 (Piece 5A, 54) "	1.67	5.33	
"2R- 1 (Piece 2, 14) "	12.54	5.99	Irregularly shaped piece 
"3R- 1 (Piece 10A, 58) "	21. 98 	5. 70 	
"3R- 1 (Piece 10A, 60) "	22. 00 	5. 71 	
"3R- 1 (Piece 10A, 62) "	22. 02 	5. 70 	
"3R- 1 (Piece 10A, 64) "	22. 04 	5. 72 	
"3R- 1 (Piece 10A, 66) "	22. 06 	5. 65 	Crack 
"3R- 1 (Piece 10A, 68) "	22. 08 	5. 67 	
"3R- 1 (Piece 10A, 70) "	22. 10 	5. 74 	
"3R- 1 (Piece 10B, 74) "	22.14	5.81
"3R- 1 (Piece 10B, 76) "	22.16	5.77
"3R- 1 (Piece 10B, 78) "	22.18	5.75
"3R- 1 (Piece 10B, 80) "	22.2	5.77
"3R- 1 (Piece 10B, 82) "	22.22	5.73
"3R- 1 (Piece 10B, 84) "	22.24	5.71
"3R- 1 (Piece 10B, 86) "	22.26	5.69
"3R- 1 (Piece 10B, 88) "	22.28	5.72
"3R- 1 (Piece 10B, 90) "	22.3	5.7
"3R- 1 (Piece 10B, 92) "	22.32	5.67
"3R- 1 (Piece 10B, 94) "	22.34	5.65
"3R- 1 (Piece 10B, 96) "	22.36	5.67
"3R- 1 (Piece 10B, 98) "	22.38	5.76
"3R- 1 (Piece 10B, 100) "	22. 40 	5. 66 
"3R- 1 (Piece 10B, 102) "	22. 42 	5. 65 
"3R- 1 (Piece 10B, 104) "	22. 44 	5. 61 
"3R- 1 (Piece 10B, 106) "	22. 46 	5. 56 
"3R- 1 (Piece 10B, 108) "	22. 48 	5. 54 
"3R- 1 (Piece 10B, 110) "	22. 50 	5. 53 
"3R- 2 (Piece 1B, 19) "	22.95	5.62
"3R- 2 (Piece 1B, 21) "	22.97	5.61
"3R- 2 (Piece 1B, 23) "	22.99	5.69
"3R- 2 (Piece 1B, 25) "	23.01	5.71
"3R- 2 (Piece 1B, 27) "	23.03	5.71
"3R- 2 (Piece 1B, 29) "	23.05	5.73
"3R- 2 (Piece 1B, 31) "	23.07	5.77
"3R- 2 (Piece 1C, 39) "	23.15	5.71
"3R- 2 (Piece 1C, 41) "	23.17	5.71
"3R- 2 (Piece 1C, 43) "	23.19	5.73
"3R- 2 (Piece 1C, 45) "	23.21	5.77
"3R- 2 (Piece 1C, 47) "	23.23	5.78
"3R- 2 (Piece 1C, 49) "	23.25	5.82
"3R- 2 (Piece 1C, 51) "	23. 27 	5. 81 	Large crack visible 
"3R- 2 (Piece 1C, 53) "	23. 29 	5. 79 	Large crack visible 
"3R- 2 (Piece 1C, 55) "	23. 31 	5. 79 	Large crack visible 
"3R- 2 (Piece 1C, 57) "	23. 33 	5. 78 	Large crack visible 
"3R- 2 (Piece 1D, 61) "	23.37	5.69	
"3R- 2 (Piece 1D, 63) "	23.39	5.73	
"3R- 2 (Piece 1D, 65) "	23.41	5.74	
"3R- 2 (Piece 1D, 67) "	23.43	5.69	
"3R- 3 (Piece 1, 2) "	24. 11 	5. 58 	
"3R- 3 (Piece 1, 4) "	24. 13 	5. 63 	
"3R- 3 (Piece 1, 6) "	24. 15 	5. 71 	
"3R- 3 (Piece 1, 8) "	24. 17 	5. 69 	
"3R- 3 (Piece 1, 10) "	24.19	5.72	
"3R- 3 (Piece 1, 12) "	24.21	5.7	
"3R- 3 (Piece 1, 14) "	24.23	5.68	
"3R- 3 (Piece 1, 16) "	24.25	5.68	
"3R- 3 (Piece 1, 18) "	24.27	5.71
"3R- 3 (Piece 1, 20) "	24.29	5.74
"3R- 3 (Piece 3B, 77) "	24. 86 	5.63
"3R- 3 (Piece 3B, 79) "	24. 88 	5.62
"3R- 3 (Piece 3B, 81) "	24. 9 	5.69
"3R- 3 (Piece 3B, 83) "	24. 92 	5.69
"3R- 3 (Piece 3B, 85) "	24. 94 	5.66
"3R- 3 (Piece 3B, 87) "	24. 96 	5.61
"3R- 3 (Piece 3B, 89) "	24. 98 	5.59
"3R- 3 (Piece 3B, 91) "	25. 00 	5.52
"3R- 4 (Piece 2A, 20) "	25. 43 	5.65
"3R- 4 (Piece 2A, 22) "	25. 45 	5.73
"3R- 4 (Piece 2A, 24) "	25. 47 	5.72
"3R- 4 (Piece 2A, 26) "	25. 49 	5.74
"3R- 4 (Piece 2A, 28) "	25. 51 	5.64
"3R- 4 (Piece 2A, 30) "	25. 53 	5.71
"3R- 4 (Piece 2A, 32) "	25. 55 	5.75
"3R- 4 (Piece 2A, 34) "	25. 57 	5.77
"3R- 4 (Piece 2A, 36) "	25. 59 	5.74
"3R- 4 (Piece 2A, 38) "	25. 61 	5.71
"3R- 4 (Piece 2A, 40) "	25. 63 	5.74
"3R- 4 (Piece 2A, 42) "	25. 65 	5.74
"3R- 4 (Piece 2B, 47) "	25. 70 	5.56
"3R- 4 (Piece 2B, 49) "	25. 72 	5.65
"3R- 4 (Piece 2B, 51) "	25. 74 	5.61
"3R- 4 (Piece 2B, 53) "	25. 76 	5.71
"3R- 4 (Piece 2B, 55) "	25. 78 	5.73
"3R- 4 (Piece 2B, 57) "	25. 8 	5.72
"3R- 4 (Piece 2B, 59) "	25. 82 	5.76
"3R- 4 (Piece 2B, 61) "	25. 84 	5.76
"3R- 4 (Piece 2B, 63) "	25. 86 	5.76
"3R- 4 (Piece 6, 95) "	26. 18 	5.92
"3R- 4 (Piece 6, 97) "	26. 2 	5.97
"3R- 4 (Piece 6, 99) "	26. 22 	5.95
"3R- 4 (Piece 6, 101) "	26. 24 	5.9
"4R- 1 (Piece 5, 33) "	27. 325 	5.84
"4R- 1 (Piece 5, 35) "	27. 345 	5.82
"4R- 1 (Piece 5, 37) "	27. 365 	5.85
"4R- 1 (Piece 5, 39) "	27. 385 	5.8
"4R- 1 (Piece 5, 41) "	27. 405 	5.76
"4R- 1 (Piece 5, 43) "	27. 425 	5.72
"4R- 1 (Piece 5, 45) "	27. 445 	5.63
"4R- 1 (Piece 5, 47) "	27. 465 	5.69
"4R- 1 (Piece 12, 105) "	28. 05 	5.91
"4R- 1 (Piece 12, 107) "	28. 07 	5.85
"4R- 1 (Piece 12, 109) "	28. 09 	5.83
"4R- 1 (Piece 12, 111) "	28. 11 	5.86
"4R- 1 (Piece 12, 113) "	28. 13 	5.87
"5R- 1 (Piece 1, 2) "	28. 47 	5.89
"5R- 1 (Piece 1, 4) "	28. 49 	5.9
"5R- 1 (Piece 1, 6) "	28. 51 	5.9
"5R- 1 (Piece 1, 8) "	28. 53 	6.01
"5R- 1 (Piece 1, 10) "	28. 55 	6.02
"5R- 1 (Piece 1, 12) "	28. 57 	6.02
"5R- 1 (Piece 1, 14) "	28. 59 	6.05
"5R- 1 (Piece 1, 16) "	28. 61 	6.03
"5R- 1 (Piece 1, 18) "	28. 63 	6.01
"5R- 1 (Piece 1, 20) "	28. 65 	5.99
"5R- 1 (Piece 1, 22) "	28. 67 	6.02
"5R- 1 (Piece 1, 24) "	28. 69 	6.04
"5R- 1 (Piece 1, 26) "	28. 71 	6.03
"5R- 1 (Piece 1, 28) "	28. 73 	6.01
"5R- 1 (Piece 1, 30) "	28. 75 	6.06
"Note: Where possible, the sampling interval was 2 cm within a competent basalt piece. "