Table T2. Summary of lithostratigraphic Unit I of Site 1098.
| Subunit | Depth (mbsf) |
Thickness (m) |
Age | Lithology and characteristic features |
|---|---|---|---|---|
IA |
0.0-43.5 (Hole 1098A) |
43.5 (Hole 1098A) |
Holocene |
Alternating massive olive-gray, brown, dark brown, dark gray muddy diatom oozes and laminated mud-bearing diatom oozes with diatom-bearing silty clays and clayey silts, slight to heavily bioturbated, some turbidite intervals |
0.0-43.0 (Hole 1098B) |
43.0 (Hole 1098B) |
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0.0-42.2 (Hole 1098C) |
42.2 (Hole 1098C) |
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IB |
43.5-45.9 (Hole 1098A) |
2.4 (Hole 1098A) |
Holocene |
Coarse clastic material and pebbles |
42.2-46.7 (Hole 1098C) |
4.5 (Hole 1098C) |