Table T1.
Petrographic features of sediments from footwall Sites 1114 and 1116.
(mbsf)
180-1114A-
Quaternary?
1R-CC, 1-6
0.01
Nannofossil-foraminifer sand
1R-CC, 34-36
0.34
Siltstone
Carbonatic, argillaceous
Volcanics
Planktonic and benthic foraminifers
middle to late Pliocene
3R-1, 50-52
17.10
Fine-grained sandstone
Carbonatic, argillaceous, volcanic
Shards
Foraminifers, shell debris
X
5R-1, 24-26
36.04
Fine-grained sandstone
Carbonatic, argillaceous, volcanic
Shards
Foraminifers, shell debris
X, as ribbons
6R-2, 68-72
46.65
Silty clay
Argillaceous
Shards
8R-1, 16-20
64.76
Siltstone
Argillaceous
Altered shards, volcanics
Shell debris
9R-2, 15-17
75.77
Fine-grained sandstone
Argillaceous
Foraminifers, shell debris
X
11R-CC, 18-20
95.24
Fine-grained sandstone
Carbonatic matrix
Foraminifers
X
12R-1, 3-4
103.23
Fine-grained sandstone
Carbonatic matrix
12R-1, 88-91
104.08
Carbonaceous fine-grained sandstone
Carbonatic matrix
Shards, volcanics
Shell debris
13R-1, 90-93
113.70
Fine- to medium-grained sandstone
Glassy
Shards, volcanics
14R-1, 96-98
123.36
Siltstone
Argillaceous, glassy
Foraminifers, shell debris
X
14R-1, 106-108
123.46
Fine- to medium-grained sandstone
Andesites, siltstones
Benthic foraminifers
15R-1, 46-48
132.46
Fine- to coarse-grained sandstone
Carbonatic cement
Andesites
16R-CC, 12-15
141.72
Medium-grained sandstone
Andesites
21R-1, 11-14
189.91
Fine-grained sandstone
Andesites
22R-1, 74-76
200.14
Fine-grained sandstone
Carbonatic, argillaceous, glassy
Shards
Shell debris
X
22R-1, 77-80
200.17
Sandy siltstone
Argillaceous
Volcanics, serpentine schists, chlorite schists
Planktonic foraminifers
X
23R-1, 70-72
209.50
Fine-grained sandstone
Carbonatic, argillaceous, glassy
Shards
Shell debris
X
24R-1, 33-35
218.72
Coarse-grained sandstone
Andesites, felsites
24R-2, 20-23
218.99
Coarse-grained sandstone
26R-1, 96-97
238.56
Coarse-grained sandstone
Glassy
Shards, andesites, felsites
26R-CC, 1-3
238.82
Coarse-grained sandstone
27R-CC, 9-21
247.49
Coarse-grained sandstone
28R-CC, 3-5
256.93
Coarse-grained sandstone
Granite
28R-CC, 3-7
256.93
Coarse-grained sandstone
Argillaceous
Andesites, felsites, chlorite schists
30R-1, 47-51
276.57
Silty claystone
Argillaceous
30R-CC, 1-4
277.07
Fine- to medium-grained sandstone
Glassy
Shards, volcanics
31R-1, 15-17
285.95
Calcareous silty clay
Argillaceous
180-1116A-
Pliocene
1R-1, 58-60
0.58
Medium- to coarse-grained sandstone
Glassy
Shards, felsites, andesites, trachytes, basalts, gabbros, serpentinites, granites, amphibole schists, talc schists
Shell debris
2R-CC, 11-14
8.0
Sandy siltstone
3R-1, 13-15
16.33
Fine-grained sandstone
Carbonatic matrix
Volcanics, basalts, serpentinites, chlorite schists
Shell debris
X, as ribbons
3R-1, 42-44
16.62
4R-2, 1-4
25.51
Silty sandstone
5R-1, 18-20
33.98
5R-1, 79-81
34.59
Orthoconglomerate
Argillaceous
Andesites, basalts, dolerites, gabbros, limestones
6R-1, 9-11
42.49
Conglomerate
Carbonatic matrix
Andesites, dolerites, gabbros, serpentinites, Prh-Pmp metabasalts
Benthic foraminifers, algae
6R-1, 37-39
42.77
Conglomerate
Carbonatic matrix
Andesites, dolerites, gabbros, serpentinites, Prh-Pmp metabasalts
7R-1, 58-60
48.58
Conglomerate
Carbonatic matrix
Andesites, trachytes, basalts, dolerites, gabbros, cherts
7R-CC, 5-7
48.67
Silty sandstone
Argillaceous
Andesites
9R-1, 122.5-126
63.83
Silty sandstone
Carbonatic cement
Foraminifers
9R-1, 138-141
63.98
Carbonaceous fine-grained sandstone
Carbonatic matrix
11R-1, 16-19
81.96
Medium-grained sandstone
Argillaceous
Volcanics
Shell debris
12R-1, 2-6
91.42
Fine-grained sandstone
Argillaceous
Volcanics, serpentine schists, prehnite
13R-2, 25-27
102.07
Fine-grained sandstone
Glassy
Shards
Shell debris
13R-4, 51-54
103.55
Fine-grained sandstone
Glassy
Shards
Shell debris
14R-1, 50-52
111.10
Fine- to medium-grained sandstone
Argillaceous
16R-1, 103-106
131.03
16R-1, 103-107
131.03
Fine- to medium-grained sandstone
Argillaceous
Andesites
Foraminifers
16R-3, 6-8
132.22
16R-3, 134-136
133.50
Fine-grained sandstone
Glassy, argillaceous
Shards, volcanics
Benthic and planktonic foraminifers
X
17R-2, 53-55
141.73
Interbedded fine-grained sandstone and siltstone
Cement/argillaceous
Volcanics
Benthic foraminifers
18R-1, 30-32
149.60
Interbedded fine-grained sandstone and siltstone
Cement/argillaceous
Volcanics
Benthic foraminifers
18R-2, 11-15
150.32
Interbedded medium-grained sandstone and siltstone
Cement/argillaceous
Volcanics
Benthic foraminifers
Notes: Lithic fragments: gabbro includes olivine gabbro, oxide gabbro, and diorite compositions; basalt and dolerite refer to tholeiitic serial affinity; andesite includes calc-alkaline basalt andesite and andesite to quartz andesite; felsite refers to dacite and rhyolite compositions; trachyte includes lava clasts and glass with K-feldspar microliths; granophyre indicates fine-grained eutectic quartz-feldspar intergrowth; shards include ash fall tephra or prevalent glassy matrix in turbidites; volcanics include fragments of uncertain definition. Prh = prehnite, Pmp = pumpellyite, X = present.