Table 6. Overall diatom abundance estimated from smear slides and strewn slides of the 20-µm fraction for Hole 1083A.
Core, section, interval
Depth (mbsf)
Overall abundance (smear slide) Overall abundance (sieved 20 µm)
Dominant
assemblage
Diatom stratigraphic zones
175-1083A-
1H-CC 1.74 3.0 3.0 Upw. + oceanic NTD17
2H-CC 9.22 1.0 5.0 Oceanic
3H-CC 20.94 3.0 5.0 Upw. + oceanic
5H-CC 40.19 1.0 4.0 Neritic + oceanic
6H-CC 42.42 1.0 2.5

7H-CC 59.08 2.0 3.0 Upwelling
8H-CC 68.69 3.0 5.0 Upw. + oceanic [P. curvirostris]
9H-CC 77.84 4.0 5.0 Upw. + oceanic
10H-CC 87.6 1.5 3.0 Upw. + oceanic
11H-CC 96.53 5.0 5.0
NTD16
12H-CC 106.66 3.0
neritic + oceanic
13H-CC 115.19 3.5 5.0 Upw. + oceanic
14H-CC 124.54 3.5 5.0 Oceanic
15H-CC 134.79 4.0 5.0 Upw. + oceanic [P. barboi]
16H-CC 144.47 3.0 5.0 Oceanic
17H-CC 154.12 5.0 5.0 Oceanic
18H-CC 162.61 5.0
Upw. + oceanic
19H-CC 173.22 5.0
Oceanic
20H-CC 182.72 4.0 5.0 Upw. + oceanic
21H-CC 192.23 4.0
Upw. + oceanic
22H-CC 201.45 5.0
Upw. + oceanic

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 diatom stratigraphic zone (after Barron, 1985) are given. Note the occurrence of Proboscia (= Simonseniella) curvirostris in Sample 175-1083A-8H-CC and of P. barboi in Samples 15H-CC through 22H-CC.