Table T6. Sedimentation rates in the Bethany Beach borehole, Leg 174AX.
Bethany Beach (ft)
Age (Ma)
Thickness
Sedimentation rate
(m/m.y.)
New Jersey
Sequence top
Sequence base
Top
Base
(ft)
(m)
Age (Ma)
Sequence
Sedimentation rate (m/m.y.)
375.00 452.45 9.8 10.2 77.45 23.61 59


452.45 523.05 10.2 10.6 70.60 21.52 54


523.05 575.20 11.6 11.9 52.15 15.90 53 11.5 Kw-Co 38
575.20 649.00 13.1 13.5 73.80 22.50 56 13.4 Kw3 43
649.00 698.50 14.2 14.5 49.50 15.09 56 14.7 Kw2c 37
698.50 787.10 15.7 16.4 88.60 27.01 39 15.6 Kw2b 24
787.10 897.70 16.4 17.3 110.60 33.72 37 16.5 Kw2a 29
897.70 981.30 18.0 18.4 83.60 25.49 58
Absent
981.30 1057.95 18.4 18.8 76.65 23.37 56 18.3 Kw1c 47
1057.95 1153.00 18.8 19.3 95.05 28.98 58 19.2 Kw1b 28
1153.00 1421.10 20.2 20.8 268.10 81.74 136 20.2 Kw1a 91







22.0 Kw0 24
Bethany Beach
alternative age (ft)
Age (Ma)
Thickness
Sedimentation rate
(m/m.y.)
New Jersey
Sequence top
Sequence base
Top
Base
(ft)
(m)
Age (Ma)
Sequence
Sedimentation rate (m/m.y.)
375.00 452.45 9.8 10.2 77.45 23.61 59


452.45 523.05 10.2 10.6 70.60 21.52 54


523.05 575.20 11.6 11.9 52.15 15.90 53 11.5 Kw-Co 38
575.20 649.00 13.1 13.5 73.80 22.50 56 13.4 Kw3 43
649.00 698.50 14.2 14.5 49.50 15.09 56 14.7 Kw2c 37
698.50 787.10 15.8 16.2 88.60 27.01 68 15.6 Kw2b 24
787.10 897.70 16.7 17.0 110.60 33.72 96 16.5 Kw2a 29
897.70 981.30 18.0 18.4 83.60 25.49 58
Absent
981.30 1057.95 18.4 18.8 76.65 23.37 56 18.3 Kw1c 47
1057.95 1153.00 18.8 19.3 95.05 28.98 58 19.2 Kw1b 28
1153.00 1421.10 20.2 20.8 268.10 81.74 136 20.2 Kw1a 91






Absent 22.0 Kw0 24
Cape May (ft)
Age (Ma)
Thickness
Sedimentation rate
(m/m.y.)
New Jersey
Sequence
Sequence top
Sequence base
Top
Base
(ft)
(m)
357.00 432.00 11.5 12.1 75.00 22.87 38 Kw-Co

432.00 503.00 13.4 13.9 71.00 21.65 43 Kw3

503.00 576.00 14.7 15.3 73.00 22.26 37 Kw2c

576.00 615.00 15.6 16.1 39.00 11.89 24 Kw2b

615.00 710.00 16.5 17.5 95.00 28.96 29 Kw2a

710.00 850.00 18.3 19.2 140.00 42.68 47 Kw1c

850.00 942.00 19.2 20.2 92.00 28.05 28 Kw1b

942.00 1062.00 20.2 20.6 120.00 36.59 91 Kw1a

1062.00 1180.00 22.0 23.5 118.00 35.98 24 Kw0