Table 6. Overall diatom abundance estimated from smear slides and strewn slides of the >63-�m fraction from Hole 1081A.
Core, section,
interval (cm)
Depth
(mbsf)
Overall abundance
(smear slide)
Overall abundance
(sieved 63 µm)
Dominant
assemblage
Diatom
stratigraphic
zones
175-1081A-
1H-1, 50 0.50 0.0


1H-CC 0.89 2.0 1.0

2H-1, 62 1.62 1.0

NTD17?
2H-1, 100 2.00 1.0


2H-4, 37 5.87 2.0


2H-CC 8.22 3.0 1.0 Upwelling
3H-1, 62 11.12 0.0


3H-2, 64 12.64 1.0


3H-4, 80 15.70 2.0


3H-6, 70 18.60 1.0


3H-CC 20.05 1.0 0.0

4H-1, 63 20.63 1.0


4H-3, 80 23.80 1.0


4H-4, 70 25.10 1.0


4H-6, 70 28.10 1.0


4H-CC 29.93 0.0 0.0

5H-1-74 30.24 0.0


5H-3, 84 33.34 0.0


5H-7, 30 38.70 2.0


5H-CC 39.12 2.0 1.0

6H-1, 130 40.30 1.0


6H-3, 80 42.80 2.0


6H-4, 120 44.60 2.0


6H-6, 80 47.20 2.5


6H-CC 48.52 4.0 4.0 Upwelling
7H-1, 70 49.20 3.0

[S. curvirostris]
7H-2, 65 50.65 4.5


7H-3, 40 51.90 3.5


7H-6, 80 56.70 3.5


7H-CC 58.03 2.5 2.0 Upw. + oceanic NTD 16
8H-2, 60 60.10 4.5


8H-5, 80 64.70 3.0


8H-6, 134 66.74 2.5


8H-CC 67.71 3.0 2.0 Upwelling
9H-2, 80 69.80 2.0


9H-4, 80 72.70 2.5


9H-6, 134 76.24 3.0


9H-CC 76.72 4.5 3.5 Upw. + oceanic
10H-1, 30 77.30 4.0


10H-4, 70 82.10 2.0


10H-6, 100 85.40 3.0


10H-CC 86.31 4.0 2.5 Upwelling
11H-1, 133 87.83 2.0


11H-4, 70 90.20 3.0


11H-5, 70 93.10 4.0


11H-CC 96.12 4.0 2.5 Upwelling
12H-1, 90 96.90 3.5


12H-4, 64 101.04 2.0


12H-5, 100 102.90 4.0


12H-6, 30 103.70 2.0


12H-CC 105.05 3.0 2.0

13H-1, 70 106.20 4.0

[S. barboi]
13H-4, 70 110.70 4.0


13H-5, 140 112.90 3.0


13H-CC 114.87 3.5 3.5

14H-2, 80 117.30 3.5


14H-4, 62 120.12 5.0


14H-5, 62 121.62 4.0


14H-6, 62 123.12 4.5


14H-CC 124.50 5.0 5.0 Upw. + oceanic
15H-1, 90 125.40 4.5


15H-3, 80 128.30 4.5

Upwelling
15H-6, 90 132.96 4.5


15H-7, 80 134.36 4.0


15H-CC 134.77 3.0 3.0 Upw. + oceanic
16H-CC 142.51 4.0 3.0 Upw. + neritic + oceanic
17X-1, 11 137.11 1.0


17X-1, 130 138.30 2.0


17X-3, 79 140.75 4.0


17X-3, 117 141.13 4.0


17X-5, 30 143.26 5.0


17X-5, 104 144.00 5.0


17X-5, 112 144.08 4.5


17X-CC 144.45 5.0 5.0 Upw. + oceanic
18H-1, 93 146.93 4.0


18H-3, 84 149.84 3.5


18H-4, 50 150.95 4.0


18H-4, 100 151.45 4.0


18H-CC 154.49 3.0 3.0 Upw. + oceanic
19X-2, 120 157.20 4.5


19X-5, 35 160.85 4.5


19X-CC 164.17 5.0 5.0 Upw. + oceanic
20X-3, 125 168.35 4.5


20X-4, 25 168.85 5.0

NTD 15
20X-CC 172.90 5.0 5.0 Upw. + neritic + oceanic
21X-2, 70 176.00 3.0


21X-5, 40 179.63 5.0


21X-CC 182.38 4.0 2.0 Upw. + oceanic
22X-2, 70 185.70 3.5


22X-3, 40 186.90 4.0


22X-7, 20 192.70 3.0


22X-CC 193.36 1.0 1.0

23X-1, 90 194.00 1.0


23X-5, 85 199.95 3.0

[S. barboi]
23X-CC 201.81 5.0 5.0 Upw. + oceanic
24X-1, 70 203.50 3.5


24X-4, 127 208.57 3.0


24X-CC 209.29 4.0 3.0 Upw. + oceanic
25X-2, 119 215.03 2.0


25X-4, 127 218.17 1.5


25X-4, 143 218.33 1.0


25X-CC 219.80 2.0 5.0 Oceanic
26X-2, 70 224.20 4.0
Upw. + oceanic
26X-4, 112 227.62 1.0

26X-CC 228.28 1.0 1.0
27X-2, 47 233.47 1.0

27X-4, 112 237.12 1.0

27X-5, 76 238.26 0.0

No
27X-CC 240.33 1.0

zones
28X-5, 61 247.83 1.0

assigned
28X-CC 249.87 2.0 4.0 Oceanic
29X-2, 95 253.25 3.0


29X-3, 141 255.21 1.0


29X-CC 258.72 0.0 1.0

30X-3, 38 263.78 0.0


30X-5, 55 266.95 0.0


30X-CC 267.52 0.0 0.0

31X-1, 138 271.48 1.0


31X-3, 30 273.40 0.0


31X-CC 273.88 1.0 1.0

32X-1, 69 280.39 1.0


32X-4, 48 284.68 1.0


32X-4, 86 285.06 1.5


32X-CC 289.32 3.0 4.0 Upw. + oceanic
33X-1, 60 289.90 2.0


33X-2, 135 292.15 3.0


33X-4, 24 294.04 3.5


33X-CC 298.07 3.0 4.0 Upw. + oceanic
34X-2, 82 301.32 3.0


34X-CC 302.14 1.0 1.0

35X-1, 80 309.40 1.0


35X-2, 120 311.30 1.0


35X-CC 312.00 1.0 1.0

36X-2, 135 320.00 2.0


36X-4, 45 322.10 1.5


36X-5, 80 323.95 1.5


36X-CC 327.14 1.0 1.0

37X-2, 100 330.30 2.5


37X-5, 100 334.80 1.0


37X-CC 336.05 1.0 1.0

38X-1, 80 338.30 0.0


38X-CC 341.81 0.0 1.0

39X-1, 68 347.78 0.0


39X-4, 60 351.52 0.0


39X-CC 356.68 0.0 1.0

40X-1, 29 357.09 0.0


40X-CC 357.95 0.0 0.0

41X-1, 56 366.96 1.0


41X-3, 73 370.13 1.0


41X-CC 375.23 1.0 2.0

42X-1, 63 376.63 1.0


42X-5, 76 382.76 1.5


42X-CC 385.77 0.0 1.0

43X-1, 69 386.29 1.0


43X-5, 76 392.36 0.0


43X-CC 394.91 1.0 1.0

44X-2, 35 397.15 2.0


44X-CC 397.79 0.0 1.0

45X-1, 45 405.35 4.0
Oceanic
45X-4, 78 410.18 3.5
Oceanic
45X-6, 106 413.46 3.5


45X-CC 414.69 1.0 1.0

46X-1, 93 415.53 1.0


46X-4, 60 419.70 2.0


46X-CC 424.31 1.0 1.0

47X-2, 75 426.45 1.0


47X-6, 77 432.54 1.5


47X-CC 433.70 1.0 3.0 Oceanic
48X-1, 52 434.32 3.0


48X-CC 443.49 0.0 0.0

49X-2, 70 445.70
1.0

49X-CC 448.38 0.0 0.0

Notes: Overall abundance is given as 0 = barren; 1 = trace; 2 = rare; 3 = few; 4 = common; and 5 = abundant. The dominant assemblage in each core catcher and the characteristic diatom stratigraphic zone are given. Note the occurrence of Simonseniella curvirostris in Sample 175-1081A-7H-1, 70 cm, and of S. barboi in Samples 13H-1, 70 cm, to 23X-5, 85 cm (see text).