Table T3. Summary of vitrinite reflectance data for samples.
 
KK# Hole Depth
(mbsf)
Rv max Range Rv N Comments
Low
High
T5799 1108B 216.82 0.38 0.27 0.49 27 TV probably large piece of wood, suberinite present
T5800 1108B 235.77 Barren
T5801 1108B 306.35 0.34 0.25 0.46 26 Coalified wood, massive
T5802 1108B 315.79 0.37 0.27 0.50 27 Large pieces of coalified wood
T5803 1108B 324.40 0.39 0.31 0.50 29 Coalified wood fragments
T5804 1108B 333.28 0.41 0.30 0.53 26 Coalified wood fragments
T5805 1109C 180.23 0.36 0.24 0.58 9 Bryozoan fragments, DOM rare
T5806 1109C 217.32 0.35 0.24 0.45 28 Abundant "coal," probably drifted logs
T5807 1109C 296.96 0.36 0.28 0.46 11 Bryozoan fragments, DOM rare
T5808 1109D 379.99 0.23 0.20 0.25 15 Abundant "coal," probably drifted wood
T5809 1109D 387.86 0.36 0.28 0.40 28 Coalified drifted wood
T5810 1109D 427.06 0.28 0.20 0.50 12 Coalified drifted wood
T5811 1109D 447.72 0.34 0.24 0.46 6 Coalified drifted wood
T5812 1109D 533.81 0.35 0.16 0.53 20 Large coalified wood fragments
T5813 1109D 543.38 0.36 0.24 0.46 26 DOM sparse
T5814 1109D 551.24 0.31 0.21 0.48 26 DOM sparse
T5815 1109D 591.05 0.24 0.20 0.33 25 Strong fluorescence from coalified wood
T5816 1109D 672.57 0.29 0.22 0.41 27 DOM sparse
T5817 1109D 688.21 0.40 0.24 0.54 25 Suberinite present in drifted wood
T5818 1109D 696.89 0.28 0.22 0.35 29 Coal representing a peat bed
T5819 1109D 703.23 0.39 0.28 0.49 25 Coal representing a peat bed
T5820 1109D 706.56 0.30 0.22 0.40 25 Probably drifted wood but similar to coals
T5821 1114A 55.42 0.31 0.21 0.42 29 Drifted wood, coalified
T5822 1114A 64.72 0.32 0.24 0.44 27 Coalified drifted wood
T5823 1114A 76.20 0.32 0.21 0.42 27 Rare glauconite
T5824 1114A 85.05 0.33 0.22 0.43 27 DOM abundant, rare drifted wood
T5825 1114A 123.29



Barren, carbonate cement
T5826 1114A 133.23 0.30 0.24 0.36 26 Drifted wood with some bark
T5827 1115A 3.72 0.17 0.10 0.27 25 Wood but fluorescence similar to suberinite
T5828 1115B 241.48 0.22 0.12 0.53 21 Bark and wood tissues
T5829 1115B 272.84 (3.44)


Fusinite and semifusinite representing charred wood
T5830 1115B 291.07 0.25 0.17 0.40 26 Wood structures well preserved
T5852 1116A 24.68 0.30 0.18 0.40 15 Large wood fragments, DOM common
T5831 1115C 303.88 0.32 0.18 0.47 20 Air-fall tuffs, DOM rare
T5832 1115C 304.21 0.33 0.23 0.43 26 Air-fall tuffs, DOM rare
T5833 1115C 323.12 0.32 0.23 0.40 26 Coalified wood, DOM rare
T5834 1115C 325.62 0.27 0.19 0.44 26 Large coalified wood fragments, air-fall tuffs
T5835 1115C 392.67 0.30 0.22 0.41 26 Large coalified wood fragments, DOM rare
T5836 1115C 401.04 0.34 0.23 0.45 27 Some wood, variable coalification
T5837 1115C 411.60 0.33 0.22 0.41 27 Some wood, variable coalification
T5938 1115C 422.84 0.33 0.27 0.41 14 Large drifted coalified wood fragments
T5839 1115C 448.10 0.35 0.22 0.45 16 Fungal sclerotia present, tuffaceous
T5840 1115C 489.50 0.29 0.16 0.49 25 Pyritized wood
T5841 1115C 505.71 0.24 0.12 0.42 26 Low reflecting wood tissue dominant
T5842 1115C 514.24 0.29 0.20 0.39 27 Leaf tissues present
T5843 1115C 562.86 0.29 0.20 0.38 28 Large drifted coalified wood fragments
T5844 1115C 563.60 0.29 0.22 0.40 27 Drifted coalified logs within sediment
T5845 1115C 690.30 0.31 0.23 0.43 25 Oil drops present, DOM common
T5846 1115C 708.03 0.31 0.23 0.39 28 DOM abundant. TV less common
T5847 1115C 722.26 0.33 0.26 0.43 30 Some more highly reflecting TV
T5848 1115C 737.63 0.34 0.23 0.44 29 Some resinous woods
T5849 1115C 746.03 0.33 0.28 0.48 28 DOM abundant, air-fall tuffs
T5850 1115C 757.19 0.33 0.23 0.43 27 DOM common, DV>TV
T5851 1115C 776.48 0.35 0.24 0.46 27 DOM abundant, air-fall tuff present
T5857 1118A 286.47 0.26 0.16 0.35 25 Immature textinite
T5858 1118A 485.79 0.27 0.17 0.43 17 DOM rare, air-fall tuffs
T5859 1118A 580.69 0.27 0.21 0.34 19 DOM abundant, DV dominantly ?bark derived, fresh crystal tuffs
T5860 1118A 624.68 0.33 0.20 0.44 26 Xylem-derived TV, air-fall tuffs
T5861 1118A 725.88 (1.00)


Fusinite and semifusinite from charred wood fragments
T5862 1118A 735.65 0.28 0.20 0.35 25 Some bark tissue; pyritized foraminifers, tuffs
T5863 1118A 744.23 0.36 0.24 0.54 26 Ulminite, some with higher reflectance tissues
T5864 1118A 763.26 0.25 0.15 0.46 20 Coalified wood, some low reflecting TV but with telocollinite texture
T5865 1118A 765.56 0.28 0.17 0.46 28 DOM abundant, bark tissues dominant, crystal tuffs
T5866 1118A 774.45 0.32 0.22 0.50 27 DOM abundant, some texto-ulminite, air-fall tuffs
T5867 1118A 811.15 0.19 0.14 0.37 14 Small part hand-picked sample, vitrinite porous, possible cellulose present
T5868 1118A 827.36 0.26 0.20 0.34 28 DOM major, eu-ulminite dominant, air-fall tuffs
T5869 1118A 851.30 0.21 0.19 0.23 3 DOM rare, air-fall tuffs

Notes: Rv = vitrinite reflectance. DOM = dispersed organic matter. N = number of analyses. KK# = internal sample identification number. TV = telovitrinite, DV = detrovitrinite.