Table T3. Summary of lithologic units at Hole 1135A.
 
Unit/ Subunit Core interval Depth
(mbsf)
Thickness (m) Age Lithology Interpretation
I 1R-1, 0 cm, to 2R-1, 52 cm 0-10.02 10.02 late Pliocene and possibly younger Diatom ooze, sand, and gravel Pelagic sediment with ice-rafted debris
IIA 2R-CC, 0 cm, to 15R-CC, 18 cm 10.02-141.90 132.88 middle Eocene to early Eocene Foraminifer-bearing nannofossil ooze Pelagic sediment
IIB 16R-1, 0 cm, to 26R-CC, 22 cm 141.90-247.70 105.80 middle Eocene to late Paleocene Nannofossil ooze Pelagic sediment
IIIA 27R-1, 0 cm, to 33R-CC, 10 cm 247.70-315.10 67.40 late Paleocene to Maastrichtian Nannofossil chalk Pelagic sediment
IIIB 34R-1, 0 cm, to 39R-CC, 10 cm 315.10-372.60 57.50 Maastrichtian to Campanian White calcareous chalk Pelagic sediment
IIIC 40R-1, 0 cm, to 55R-CC, 5 cm 372.60-526.00 153.40 ~Turonian to Campanian Light green calcareous chalk Pelagic and hemipelagic sediment