Table 10. Results of Rock-Eval pyrolysis analyses of sediments from Hole 1079A.
Core, section,
interval (cm)
Depth
(mbsf)
TOC
(wt%)
S1
S2
S3
Tmax
(°C)
HI
OI
175-1079A-
1H-1, 46-47 0.46 4.69 2.99 8.86 5.82 407 370 124
2H-1, 46-47 5.76 2.56 0.61 17.39 4.13 412 253 161
4H-1, 46-47 24.76 4.12 0.95 6.48 4.02 415 275 97
5H-1, 46-47 34.26 2.08 0.48 11.37 2.84 414 208 136
6H-5, 46-47 49.56 3.40 0.73 4.34 3.60 418 217 105
8H-3, 46-47 65.76 5.25 2.21 7.38 4.26 408 375 81
10H-5, 46-47 86.75 1.98 0.29 19.72 2.55 414 170 128
12H-1, 46-47 100.76 3.01 0.68 3.38 3.12 416 240 103
14H-1, 46-47 117.66 2.55 0.35 7.23 2.71 422 209 106

Notes: TOC = total organic carbon; HI = hydrogen index; and OI = oxygen index. Units of the various Rock-Eval parameters are given in the "Organic Geochemistry" section of the "Explanatory Notes" chapter (this volume).