3. SITE 1075

HOLE 1075A

HOLE 1075B

HOLE 1075C

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES

OPERATIONS

Las Palmas to Site 1075

Hole 1075A (Proposed Site LCB-1)

Hole 1075B

Hole 1075C

SITE GEOPHYSICS

Introduction and Strategy

Seismostratigraphy

Site 1075

Site 1076

Site 1077

LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY

Introduction

Description of Lithostratigraphic Unit

Synthesis of Smear-Slide Analyses

X-ray Diffraction Analysis

Spectrophotometry

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY AND SEDIMENTATION RATES

Calcareous Nannofossils

Planktonic Foraminifers

Benthic Foraminifers

Radiolarians

Diatoms

PALEOMAGNETISM

Natural Remanent Magnetization and Magnetic Susceptibility

Magnetostratigraphy

COMPOSITE SECTION

INORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY

Alkalinity, Sulfate, and Ammonium

Calcium, Magnesium, and Strontium

Silica and Phosphate

Sodium and Potassium

Salinity and Chloride

ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY

Inorganic and Organic Carbon Concentrations

Organic Matter Source Characterization

Headspace Gases

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

Multisensor Track

Velocity

Thermal Conductivity 110

Vane Shear Strength

Index Properties

Summary

REFERENCES

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