Table 13. Results of headspace gas analyses of sediments from Hole 1075A.
Core, section,
interval (cm)
Depth (mbsf)
C1
(ppmv)
C2=
(ppmv)
C2
(ppmv)
C1/C2
CO2
(ppmv)
175-1075A-





1H-1, 0-5 0.05 2 0.0 0.0

2H-2, 0-5 3.05 2 0.0 0.0

2H-3, 0-5 4.55 3 0.0 0.0

2H-4, 0-5 6.05 4 0.0 0.0

2H-5, 0-5 7.55 4 0.0 0.0

2H-6, 0-5 9.05 8 0.0 0.0

2H-7, 0-5 10.55 5 0.0 0.0

3H-2, 0-5 12.55 360 0.4 0.2 1,802
3H-3, 0-5 14.05 445 0.6 0.3 1,485
3H-4, 0-5 15.55 148 0.4 0.0

3H-5, 0-5 17.05 734 0.6 0.3 2,448
3H-6, 0-5 18.55 44 0.2 0.0

3H-7, 0-5 20.05 228 0.6 0.7 326
4H-2, 0-5 22.05 56 0.2 1.1 51
4H-3, 0-5 23.55 36 0.0 0.6 61
4H-4, 0-5 25.05 531 0.2 1.1 482
4H-5, 0-5 26.55 399 0.3 1.5 266
4H-6, 0-5 28.05 92 0.0 1.0 92
4H-7, 0-5 29.55 228 0.1 1.5 152
5H-2, 0-5 31.55 4,366 0.7 4.0 1,092
5H-3, 0-5 33.05 8,012 0.9 4.9 1,635
5H-4, 0-5 34.55 3,858 0.4 1.8 2,143
5H-5, 0-5 36.05 4,277 0.3 1.4 3,055 11,884
5H-6, 0-5 37.55 14,706 0.6 4.9 3,001
5H-7, 0-5 39.05 24,166 0.2 6.6 3,656
6H-2, 0-5 41.05 14,707 0.7 4.2 3,535
6H-3, 0-5 42.55 9,991 0.3 2.7 3,700
6H-4, 0-5 44.05 17,375 0.9 4.5 3,861
6H-5, 0-5 45.55 12,311 0.4 3.0 4,104
6H-6, 0-5 47.05 34,767 1.0 7.6 4,575
6H-7, 0-5 48.55 38,647 0.0 7.5 5,153
7H-2, 0-5 50.55 26,519 1.0 6.7 3,940
7H-3, 0-5 52.08 29,415 0.9 7.2 4,085
7H-4, 0-5 53.62 30,011 0.9 6.7 4,479
7H-5, 0-5 55.12 37,317 1.1 8.9 4,193
7H-6, 0-5 56.62 30,739 0.2 6.9 4,455
7H-7, 0-5 58.12 19,625 0.0 4.4 4,460
8H-4, 0-5 63.10 57,927 0.2 10.0 5,822 6,106
9H-4, 0-5 72.59 52,587 0.4 9.1 5,779
10H-4, 0-5 81.85 49,241 0.4 10.1 4,875 18,524
11H-4, 0-5 91.13 48,153 0.4 10.8 4,459
12H-4, 0-5 101.15 28,591 0.4 7.3 3,917
13H-7, 0-5 115.05 26,532 0.2 6.5 4,082
14H-7, 0-5 124.55 23,030 0.4 7.1 3,244
15H-4, 0-5 128.23 12,717 0.4 4.6 2,765
16H-7, 0-5 143.55 13,946 0.4 5.6 2,490
17H-7, 0-5 153.05 22,930 0.4 8.7 2,636 29,209
18H-4, 0-5 157.85 30,732 0.5 10.1 3,043
19H-7, 0-5 172.05 7,617 0.2 2.9 2,627 7,670
20H-7, 0-5 180.46 12,644 0.8 5.5 2,299
21H-7, 0-5 191.05 8,805 0.2 4.6 1,914 26,743
22H-7, 0-5 200.55 15,895 1.3 7.1 2,239

Notes: C1 = methane; C2= = ethene; C2 = ethane; and CO2 = carbon dioxide. Dominance of C1 over C2 indicates that the gases originate from in situ microbial degradation of organic matter.