Table T3. Summary of lithologic units at Site 1137.

Lithologic unit Basement unit Core interval Depth
(mbsf)
Thickness (m) Age Lithology Interpretation
I
1R-1, 0 cm, to 1R-CC, 10 cm 0-9.50 9.50 Pleistocene Foraminifer-bearing diatom ooze Pelagically deposited sediment—deep marine
II
2R-1, 0 cm, to 21R-CC, 10 cm 9.50-199.50 190.00 Miocene to Eocene Nannofossil ooze Pelagically deposited sediment—deep marine
III
22R-1, 0 cm, to 24R-1, 71 cm 199.50-219.51 19.91 Campanian Gray to green glauconite-bearing sandy packstone Mixed biogenic and altered volcanic sand deposited in a neritic environment
IV 1-10 24R-1, 71 cm, to 46R-3, 36 cm 219.51-370.17 150.76 Cretaceous(?) Campanian or older Basement—basalt and sedimentary rocks Volcanic extrusions and fluvial and marine deposition
IV 5 33R-1, 122 cm, to 33R-4, 121 cm 286.72-291.01 4.29 Cretaceous(?) Campanian or older Volcanic lithic siltstone and sandstone Fluvial(?)—braided river
IV 6 33R-4, 121 cm, to 37R-3, 0 cm 291.01-322.80 31.79 Cretaceous(?) Campanian or older Volcanic conglomerate Fluvial(?)—braided river
IV 9 41R-1, 103 cm, to 44R-4, 49 cm 344.03-360.67 16.64 Cretaceous(?) Campanian or older Crystal-vitric tuff Debris flow(?) in marine environment