Table T2. Summary of lithostratigraphic units identified at Site 1096.
| Unit | Depth (mbsf) |
Thickness (m) |
Age | Lithology and characteristic features |
|---|---|---|---|---|
I |
0.0-32.8 |
32.8 |
Holocene to late Pleistocene |
Laminated and massive, commonly bioturbated dark grayish brown to brown and olive-brown clay and diatom-bearing silty clay |
II |
32.8-173.0 |
140.2 |
late Pleistocene to late Pliocene |
Parallel-laminated dark gray to very dark gray silts and mud turbidites with low biogenic content; massive dark gray to dark greenish gray silty clays, commonly with diatoms or foraminifers and ice-rafted debris |
III |
173.0-607.7 |
434.7 |
late Pliocene to early Pliocene |
Fine-grained, thinly laminated, and generally nonbioturbated dark gray and dark greenish gray silty clays; homogenous intensely bioturbated dark greenish gray and greenish gray silty clays |