Initial Reports Contents

Reproduced online: 15 February 2007
ISSN 1096-2158
doi:10.2973/odp.proc.ir.163.1996

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(Volume cited by)

1. Introduction: Leg 163 Background and Objectives (Cited by)
H.C. Larsen and R.A. Duncan
doi:10.2973/odp.proc.ir.163.101.1996

2. Explanatory Notes (Cited by)
Shipboard Scientific Party
doi:10.2973/odp.proc.ir.163.102.1996

3. Site 988 (Cited by)
Shipboard Scientific Party
doi:10.2973/odp.proc.ir.163.103.1996

4. Site 989 (Cited by)
Shipboard Scientific Party
doi:10.2973/odp.proc.ir.163.104.1996

5. Site 990 (Cited by)
Shipboard Scientific Party
doi:10.2973/odp.proc.ir.163.105.1996

Shipboard core description forms and core photographs for the following sites are available. The entire set of core images is available in PDF in the IMAGES directory.

Site 988

Site 989

Site 990

Thin section descriptions for:

Site 988

Site 989

Site 990

Sedimentary rock thin section descriptions for Site 990.

Chapter 3, Site 988:
Table 2. Magnetic properties of basalts from Hole 988A.
Table 3. Complete structural data for all features measured in the archive half of the core from Site 988.
Table 7. P-wave velocity measurements performed directly on seawater-saturated split core sections from Hole 988A.
Figure 7. Ophitic enclosure of plagioclase by augite in a glomerocryst, Sample 163-988A-1R-2 (Piece 3C, 28–29 cm).
Figure 8. Hourglass sector zoning in a small augite phenocryst in Sample 163-988A-2R-1 (Piece 5, 36–38 cm).

Chapter 4, Site 989:
Table 2. Magnetic properties of basalts from Holes 989A and 989B.
Table 3. Magnetic properties of discrete samples from Holes 989A and 989B.
Table 4. Complete structural data for all features measured in the archive half of the core from Hole 989A.
Table 5. Complete structural data for all features measured in the archive half of the core from Hole 989B.
Table 9. P-wave velocity measurements performed directly on seawater-saturated split core sections from Holes 989A and 989B.
Table 11. Magnetic susceptibility measurements performed using the MST at 2-cm intervals on split core sections of all recovered cores from Holes 989A and 989B.

Chapter 5, Site 990:
Table 2. Magnetic properties of discrete samples from Hole 990A.
Table 3. Magnetic properties of basement rocks from Hole 990A.
Table 4. Complete structural data for all features measured in the archive half of the core from Hole 990A.
Table 9. P-wave velocity measurements performed directly on seawater-saturated split core sections from Hole 990A.
Table 10. P-wave velocity and bulk density data measured on seawater-saturated, discrete, 1-in.-diameter minicores from Hole 990A.
Table 11. GRAPE density data measured on whole cores from Hole 990A.
Table 12. Magnetic susceptibility measurements performed using the MST on whole cores from Hole 990A.

Citations to scientific publications related to this and other ODP legs are available.

A site map showing the drilling locations for this leg and maps showing the drilling locations of all Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) and Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP) drilling sites are available.

ODP Leg 163 Site Map
ODP Map (Legs 100–210)
DSDP Map (Legs 1–96)
SITES and REPOSITORY LOCATIONS Ocean Drilling Program