Table T1. Sea Girt core descriptions.
Run number
Date (2003)
Cored interval (ft)
Run length (ft)
Recovery
Lithology
Formation
(ft)
(%)
1 24 Sep 1.–5.5 4.5 3.15 70 Coarse to very coarse sand Cape May
2 24 Sep 5.5–10.5 5.0 2.2 44 Medium sand Cape May
3 24 Sep 10.5–14 3.5 1.55 44 Coarse sand Cape May
4 24 Sep 14–20 6.0 1.5 25 Medium sand ?Cape May
5 24 Sep 20–30 10.0 4.2 42 Medium sand Kirkwood
6 24 Sep 30–35 5.0 1.0 20 Laminated silt and clay Kirkwood
7 24 Sep 35–40 5.0 1.4 28 Clay Kirkwood
8 24 Sep 40–45 5.0 3.1 62 Clay Kirkwood
9 24 Sep 45–50 5.0 4.6 92 Sand Kirkwood
10 24 Sep 50–60 10.0 9.2 24 Sand Kirkwood
11 24 Sep 60–70 10.0 10.0 100 Sand Kirkwood
12 24 Sep 70–80 10.0 6.7 67 Sand Kirkwood
13 24 Sep 80–90 10.0 9.9 99 Sand Kirkwood
14 25 Sep 90–100 10.0 6.5 65 Interlaminated sand, silt, and clay Kirkwood
15 25 Sep 100–110 10.0 7.4 74 Interlaminated sand, silt, and clay Kirkwood
16 25 Sep 110–120 10.0 1.7 17 Interlaminated sand, silt, and clay Kirkwood
17 25 Sep 120–130 10.0 5.9 59 Interlaminated sand, silt, and clay Kirkwood
18 25 Sep 130–140 10.0 6.3 63 Interbedded silt and clay, muddy sand Kirkwood
19 25 Sep 140–150 10.0 6.85 69 Interbedded silt and clay, muddy sand Upper Shark River
20 25 Sep 150–155 5.0 2.5 50 Interbedded silt and clay, muddy sand Upper Shark River
21 25 Sep 155–160 5.0 5.2 104 Interbedded silt and clay, muddy sand Upper Shark River
22 25 Sep 160–170 10.0 9.2 92 Muddy sand Upper Shark River
23 26 Sep 170–180 10.0 10.0 24 Slightly glauconitic shelly clayey silt Upper Shark River
24 26 Sep 180–190 10.0 10.0 100 Shelly glauconitic sandy clay silt Upper Shark River
25 26 Sep 190–200 10.0 10.3 103 Shelly glauconitic sandy clay silt Upper Shark River
26 26 Sep 200–210 10.0 10.15 102 Slightly glauconitic clay Upper Shark River
27 29 Sep 210–215 5.0 2.4 48 Fossiliferous glauconitic slightly silty clay Upper Shark River
28 29 Sep 215–220 5.0 4.2 84 Fossiliferous glauconitic slightly silty clay Upper Shark River
29 29 Sep 220–230 10.0 10.7 107 Glauconitic clay and clayey glauconite sand; contact at 228.1 ft Upper Shark River
30 29 Sep 230–240 10.0 6.5 65 Glauconitic clay and clayey glauconite sand; contact at 236.1 ft Upper Shark River/Lower Shark River
31 29 Sep 240–250 10.0 7.4 74 Slightly silty, slightly glauconitic clay Lower Shark River
32 29 Sep 250–260 10.0 9.45 95 Indurated slightly glauconitic clay Lower Shark River
33 29 Sep 260–270 10.0 9.4 94 Glauconitic clay and clayey glauconite sand Lower Shark River
34 29 Sep 270–280 10.0 10.0 100 Glauconitic sandy clay; contact at 271.75 ft Lower Shark River/Manasquan
35 29 Sep 280–290 10.0 10.0 100 Silty clay Manasquan
36 29 Sep 290–300 10.0 2.0 20 Clay and porcellanite Manasquan
37 30 Sep 300–310 10.0 7.7 77 Foraminifer rich clay/porcellanite Manasquan
38 30 Sep 310–320 10.0 7.8 78 Foraminifer rich clay Manasquan
39 30 Sep 320–330 10.0 7.6 76 Foraminifer rich clay Manasquan
40 30 Sep 330–340 10.0 9.6 96 Clay, laminated silt, glauconitic silty very fine sand Manasquan
41 30 Sep 340–350 10.0 7.5 75 Silty clay/slightly glauconitic sandy (very fine) silt Manasquan
42 30 Sep 350–360 10.0 10.2 102 Clay over glauconite sand Manasquan
43 30 Sep 360–370 10.0 6.65 67 Glauconitic clay/clay; contact at 365.2 ft Manasquan/Unnamed clay
44 30 Sep 370–380 10.0 7.15 72 Clay Unnamed clay
45 30 Sep 380–390 10.0 7.0 70 Clay/glauconite silty clay; contact at 384.7 ft Unnamed clay/Vincentown
46 30 Sep 390–400 10.0 9.6 96 clay/glauconite silty clay Vincentown
47 1 Oct 400–410 10.0 9.9 99 Clayey silt Vincentown
48 1 Oct 410–420 10.0 10.4 104 Clayey silt Vincentown
49 1 Oct 420–430 10.0 7.3 73 Silty clay Vincentown
50 1 Oct 430–440 10.0 10.4 104 Clayey silt to glauconitic clayey silt Vincentown
51 1 Oct 440–450 10.0 9.9 99 Slightly glauconitic silty clay to glauconitic silty clay Vincentown
52 2 Oct 450–460 10.0 7.2 72 Glauconitic clay silt/silty glauconite sand Vincentown
53 2 Oct 460–465 5.0 4.35 87 Glauconite sand/silt Vincentown
54 2 Oct 465–470 5.0 5 100 Glauconite sand and shell hash Hornerstown
55 2 Oct 470–475 5.0 4.3 86 Silty glauconitic quartz sand with shells Hornerstown
56 2 Oct 475–485 10.0 10.2 102 Silty glauconite sand; contacts at 478.1 and 484.4 Hornerstown
57 2 Oct 485–490 5.0 3.5 70 Interbedded glauconitic silty clay and sandy silt Hornerstown
58 2 Oct 490–500 10.0 5.2 52 Interbedded glauconitic silty clay and sandy silt; contact at 499.6 ft Hornerstown/Navesink
59 2 Oct 500–505 5.0 4.4 88 Interbedded glauconitic silty clay and sandy silt Navesink
60 3 Oct 505–510 5.0 5 100 Glauconitic silt Navesink
61 3 Oct 510–520 10.0 9.9 99 Glauconitic silt Navesink
62 3 Oct 520–530 10.0 10.1 101 Glauconitic silt Navesink
63 3 Oct 530–540 10.0 7.6 76 Glauconite silt/silty glauconite sand Navesink
64 3 Oct 540–550 10.0 10.3 103 Silty glauconite sand Navesink
65 3 Oct 550–560 10.0 10 100 Silty glauconite sand Navesink
66 3 Oct 560–568.5 8.5 8.5 100 Clayey glauconite sand and quartz sand; contact at 565 ft Navesink/Mount Laurel
67 3 Oct 568.5–575 6.5 2.5 38 Quartz sand Mount Laurel
68 4 Oct 575–580 5.0 2.9 58 Bioturbated medium sand Mount Laurel
69 4 Oct 580–590 10.0 10.2 102 Sand with some silt interbeds Mount Laurel
70 4 Oct 590–600 10.0 10.35 104 Fine sand and interbedded clayey silt Mount Laurel
71 4 Oct 600–605 5.0 2.35 47 Clayey silty very fine sand and interbedded medium sand Mount Laurel
72 4 Oct 605–610 5.0 5.4 108 Fine sand and interbedded clay Mount Laurel
73 5 Oct 610–620 10.0 4.8 48 Fine sand and interbedded clay Mount Laurel
74 5 Oct 620–630 10.0 9.15 92 Fine sand and interbedded clay Mt. Laurel/Wenonah
75 5 Oct 630–640 10.0 2.5 25 Interbedded silt and clay Wenonah
76 5 Oct 640–650 10.0 3.4 34 Interbedded silt and clay Wenonah
77 6 Oct 650–660 10.0 3.3 33 Micaceous silt with sand interbeds Wenonah
78 6 Oct 660–667 7.0 6.9 99 Silt with sand laminae/glauconitic sand; contact at 666.5 ft Wenonah
79 6 Oct 667–672 5.0 4.45 89 Glauconitic silt with sand laminae Wenonah
80 6 Oct 672–677.5 5.5 5.5 100 Glauconitic silt with sand laminae/glauconite sand; contact at 675.7 ft Wenonah/Marshalltown
81 6 Oct 677.5–682 4.5 4.05 90 Glauconitic silt to silty glauconitic sand Marshalltown
82 6 Oct 682–690 8.0 9.2 115 Glauconitic silt/sandy silt; contact at 687.2 ft Marshalltown/Englishtown
83 7 Oct 690–700 10.0 10 100 Fine to medium sand with interbedded thin silts and lignite Upper Englishtown
84 7 Oct 700–710 10.0 10 100 Fine to medium sand with interbedded lignite, dark silts Upper Englishtown
85 8 Oct 710–713 3.0 1.85 62 Interbedded sands and clays Upper Englishtown
86 8 Oct 713–720 7.0 6.7 96 Lignitic sand with lignite and clay laminae Upper Englishtown
87 8 Oct 720–730 10.0 9 90 Lignitic sand with lignite and clay laminae Upper Englishtown
88 8 Oct 730–740 10.0 9.4 94 Lignitic sand with lithic clast beds and clay laminae Upper Englishtown
89 8 Oct 740–750 10.0 5.9 59 Lignitic medium–fine sand with clay lamina, clay beds, and indurated zones Upper Englishtown
90 9 Oct 750–760 10.0 0.6 6 Lignite, concretions, and clay Upper Englishtown
91 9 Oct 760–760.4 0.4 0.4 100 Lignite, concretions, and clay Upper Englishtown
92 9 Oct 760.4–770 9.6 6.3 66 Interbedded silt and clay Upper Englishtown
93 9 Oct 770–780 10.0 4.8 48 Interbedded silt and clay Upper Englishtown
94 9 Oct 780–790 10.0 7.1 71 Interbedded silt and clay Upper Englishtown
95 9 Oct 790–800 10.0 10.4 104 Interbedded silt and clay Upper Englishtown
96 10 Oct 800–810 10.0 7.9 79 Interbedded silt and clay Upper Englishtown
97 10 Oct 810–820 10.0 9.7 97 Clay Upper Englishtown
98 10 Oct 820–830 10.0 9.9 99 Clay and glauconitic clay Upper Englishtown
99 11 Oct 830–840 10.0 9.3 93 Glauconitic clay/clayey glauconite–quartz sand; contact at 837.7 ft; sandstone/micaceous quartz sand Upper Englishtown/Lower Englishtown
100 11 Oct 840–850 10.0 1.5 15 Micaceous, quartz sand with some shells Lower Englishtown
101 11 Oct 850–860 10.0 4 40 Silty micaceous quartz sand Lower Englishtown
102 12 Oct 860–861 1.0 0.9 90 Micaceous quartz sand Lower Englishtown
103 12 Oct 861–870 9.0 9.5 106 Interbedded sand and silt Lower Englishtown
104 12 Oct 870–880 10.0 2.9 29 Micaceous sand Lower Englishtown
105 12 Oct 880–890 10.0 8.4 84 Micaceous sand Lower Englishtown
106 12 Oct 890–900 10.0 8.15 82 Clayey silt Woodbury
107 12 Oct 900–910 10.0 10.3 103 Silty clay Woodbury
108 13 Oct 910–920 10.0 9.9 99 Micaceous, shelly silty clay Woodbury
109 13 Oct 920–930 10.0 10.35 104 Micaceous, shelly silty clay Woodbury
110 13 Oct 930–940 10.0 10 100 Slightly glauconitic clay, with some silt Woodbury
111 16 Oct 940–950 10.0 7.1 71 Glauconitic clay; contact at 943.5 ft Woodbury/Merchantville
112 16 Oct 950–960 10.0 5.1 51 Glauconitic clay and clayey glauconite sand Merchantville
113 16 Oct 960–960.6 0.6 0.6 100 Glauconitic clay and clayey glauconite sand Merchantville
114 16 Oct 960.6–970 9.4 3.9 41 Glauconitic clay and clayey glauconite sand Merchantville
115 17 Oct 970–974 4.0 0 0 No recovery Merchantville
116 17 Oct 974–980 5.9 6 98 Glauconitic silty clay Merchantville
117 17 Oct 980–990 10.0 10.2 102 Glauconite sand Merchantville
118 17 Oct 990–993 3.0 3.2 107 Glauconitic very fine sand Merchantville
119 17 Oct 993–1000 7.0 7 100 Glauconitic very fine sandy silt Merchantville
120 18 Oct 1000–1010 10.0 9.2 92 Glauconitic very fine sandy silt Merchantville
121 18 Oct 1010–1020 10.0 5.7 57 Glauconitic very fine sand Merchantville
122 18 Oct 1020–1030 10.0 10.1 101 Glauconitic very fine sand Merchantville
123 18 Oct 1030–1033 3.0 2.6 87 Glauconitic very fine sand Merchantville
124 18 Oct 1033–1037.5 4.5 4.3 96 Glauconitic very fine sand Merchantville
125 18 Oct 1037.5–1047.5 10.0 0.4 4 Clayey glauconite sand Merchantville
126 18 Oct 1047.5–1050 2.5 1.7 68 Clayey glauconite sand Merchantville
127 19 Oct 1050–1060 10.0 0.6 6 Clayey glauconite sand Merchantville
128 19 Oct 1060–1070 10.0 0.5 5 Micaceous silt with some glauconite sand Cheesequake
129 23 Oct 1070–1074 4.0 4.4 110 Interbedded clay and sand Magothy
130 2 Nov 1074–1080 6.0 4.4 73 Interbedded clay and sand Magothy
131 2 Nov 1080–1090 10.0 5.7 57 Interbedded clay and sand Magothy
132 2 Nov 1090–1100 10.0 3.1 31 Interbedded clay and sand Magothy
133 2 Nov 1100–1110 10.0 9.35 94 Interbedded clay and sand Magothy
134 3 Nov 1110–1120 10.0 0.65 7 Clay and sand Magothy
135 3 Nov 1120–1130 10.0 10.2 102 Sand with clay interbeds Magothy
136 3 Nov 1130–1140 10.0 10.2 102 Sand with clay interbeds Magothy
137 4 Nov 1140–1150 10.0 9.75 98 Sand with clay interbeds Magothy
138 4 Nov 1150–1160 10.0 9.25 93 Clay and interbedded sand Magothy
139 4 Nov 1160–1170 10.0 8.7 87 Clay and interbedded sand Magothy
140 4 Nov 1170–1180 10.0 10 100 Laminated sand and lignite Magothy
141 5 Nov 1180–1190 10.0 6.25 63 Laminated sand, clay and lignite Magothy
142 5 Nov 1190–1200 10.0 9.8 98 Sand with laminated clay and lignite Magothy
143 5 Nov 1200–1210 10.0 4.7 47 Sand with laminated clay and lignite Magothy
144 5 Nov 1210–1220 10.0 6.8 68 Medium to coarse sand Magothy
145 5 Nov 1220–1230 10.0 0.4 4 Coarse to very coarse sand Magothy
146 5 Nov 1230–1240 10.0 3.5 35 Medium to very coarse sand Magothy
147 6 Nov 1240–1250 10.0 9.8 98 Interbedded sand and clay; contact at 2.05; mottled red and white clay Magothy
148 6 Nov 1250–1260 10.0 4 40 Mottled red and white clay Magothy
149 6 Nov 1260–1270 10.0 10 100 Sand with interbedded clay and sand Magothy
150 6 Nov 1270–1280 10.0 3 30 Sand, lignitic medium–very coarse sand with interbedded clay Magothy
151 6 Nov 1280–1289 9.0 6.5 72 Interbedded sand (granuliferous–medium) and sandy silty clays Magothy
152 7 Nov 1289–1300 11.0 5.85 53 White/dark gray slightly sandy micaceous silt; contact at 1290.7 ft Magothy/Bass River
153 7 Nov 1300–1310 10.0 4.85 49 Micaceous silt; sandy and clayey interbeds Bass River
154 7 Nov 1310–1320 10.0 10.7 107 Micaceous silt to clayey silt Bass River
155 7 Nov 1320–1330 10.0 8.1 81 Micaceous clayey silt to silty clay Bass River
156 7 Nov 1330–1340 10.0 9.65 97 Clay with interbeds of lighter clay and lignite Bass River
157 7 Nov 1340–1350 10.0 9.5 95 Interbedded clay, high shell concentration Bass River
158 7 Nov 1350–1360 10.0 10.6 106 Slightly silty clay Bass River
159 7 Nov 1360–1370 10.0 7.75 78 Slightly silty clay with thin sand bed Bass River
160 8 Nov 1370–1380 10.0 10 100 Clay with common shell beds Bass River
161 8 Nov 1380–1390 10.0 9.9 99 Clay with shells; 1.5 ft of calcarenite Bass River
162 8 Nov 1390–1400 10.0 10.1 101 Clay with some sand and shell interbeds; 1 ft calcarenite bed Bass River
163 8 Nov 1400–1410 10.0 10 100 Clay with sandy interbeds Bass River
164 8 Nov 1410–1420 10.0 9.7 97 Interbedded silty sand/sandy clay with calcarenite Bass River
165 8 Nov 1420–1430 10.0 10.4 104 Interbedded silty sand/sandy clay Bass River
166 8 Nov 1430–1440 10.0 8.9 89 Interbedded silty sand/sandy clay Bass River
167 8 Nov 1440–1450 10.0 10.45 105 Silt, lignitic, occasionally shelly, occasionally granuliferous, scattered lignite, laminae and bioturbated Bass River
168 8 Nov 1450–1460 10.0 7.9 79 Clayey micaceous silt and shell bed; sequence boundary at ?1459 ft Bass River
169 9 Nov 1460–1470 10.0 5.1 51 Slightly silty clay Bass River
170 9 Nov 1470–1480 10.0 6.2 62 Silty clay to sandy silty clay; sand bed at base Bass River
171 9 Nov 1480–1490 10.0 9.65 97 Clayey silt with distinct banding, an organic-rich bed in middle Bass River
172 9 Nov 1490–1500 10.0 9.7 97 Clayey silt in upper half, changes to sand in lower half ?Bass River
173 9 Nov 1500–1510 10.0 7.5 75 Sand in upper part to clayey bioturbated silt at bottom ?Bass River
174 9 Nov 1510–1520 10.0 1.8 18 Clay, claystone layer ?Bass River
175 10 Nov 1520–1530 10.0 4.8 48 Clay; sequence boundary at 1520.2 ft; fine sand ?Bass River
176 10 Nov 1530–1540 10.0 4.8 48 Fine sand; contact at 1534.2 ft; clay with sand laminae ?Bass River
177 10 Nov 1540–1550 10.0 3.8 38 Clay and interbedded sand ?Bass River
178 10 Nov 1550–1560 10.0 6.4 64 Clay and interbedded sand ?Bass River
179 10 Nov 1560–1568.5 8.5 5.4 64 Lignitic silty clay/sugar sands/tight clays Potomac
180 10 Nov 1568.5–1570 1.5 0.8 53 Gray clay Potomac
181 10 Nov 1570–1580 10.0 9.65 97 Mottled gray lignitic clay, slightly clayey silt with sphaerosiderite, and silty clay Potomac
182 10 Nov 1580–1590 10.0 10 100 Clayey silts to silty clay with root casts and sphaerosiderite Potomac
183 11 Nov 1590–1600 10.0 8.1 81 Sand Potomac