Table T11. Sedimentation and accumulation rates for selected intervals, based on age-depth model and rates presented in Figure F18.


Bottom of interval

Age
(Ma)
Depth
(mcd)
LSR total
(m/m.y.)
LSR carbonate
(m/m.y.)
MAR total
(g/cm2/k.y.)
MAR carbonate
(g/cm2/k.y.)
Brunhes/Matuyama 0.78
55.20
     

Pleistocene/Pliocene 1.77
110.28
63 6.0 5.4
0.52
Pliocene/Miocene 5.32
190.32
27 4.5 3.2
0.54
upper/middle Miocene 11.2
284.11
16 5.3 2.2
0.72
middle/lower Miocene 16.4
339.73
11 3.6 1.6
0.52
Hiatus top 24.5
472.82
17 6.9 2.6
1.09
Hiatus bottom 27.5
480.29
3 1.7 0.5
0.28
upper/lower Oligocene 28.5
529.44
55 17.0 7.8
2.40
Bottom of hole 33.2
851.40
68 22.4 18.8
3.60

Note: LSR = linear sedimentation rate for total sediment and inorganic carbonate, MAR = mass accumulation rate for total sediment and inorganic carbonate.