Table
T5. Summary of biostratigraphic and paleoenvironmental interpretations,
Site 1198.
Hole,
core,
section (cm)Depth
(mbsf)Zone
Age
(Ma)Foraminiferal
assemblages
Comments
on core catcher samples,
>63 µm-fractionPaleowater
depth
(m)Depositional
settingLithologic
unit
194-
1198A-1H-CC,
8-13
4.95
N23
0.08-0.26
A
A,
Div
T
G
Coarse:
DHM and pteropods; fines
mostly debris
>200
Hemipelagic
IA
1198A-2H-CC,
13-18
14.52
N23
0.26-0.45
Dom
C,
Div
G
Coarse:
DPM and pteropods; fines mostly PF
>200
Hemipelagic
1198A-3H-CC,
11-16
23.78
N22?
0.46-1.7
A
A,
Div
T
G
Fines
dominate; PF, pteropods, DHM, reworked fragments common
>200
Hemipelagic
1198A-4H-CC,
16-21
33.87
N22
0.46-1.7
Dom
C,
Div
G
Fines
dominate; PF, pteropods, DHM, reworked fragments common
>200
Hemipelagic
1198A-5H-CC,
21-26
43.38
N22
0.46-1.7
A
A,
Div
G
Fines
dominate; PF, pteropods, DHM, reworked fragments common
>200
Hemipelagic
1198A-6H-CC,
15-20
52.24
N22
0.46-1.7
Dom
C,
Div
G
Fines
dominate; PF, pteropods, DHM, reworked fragments common
>200
Hemipelagic
1198A-7H-CC,
12-17
62.37
N22
0.46-1.7
Dom
C,
Div
M
PF
dominate; minor neritics in fines
>200
Hemipelagic
IB
1198A-8H-CC,
23-28
71.34
N22
0.46-1.7
Dom
C
G
PF
dominate; minor neritics in fines
>200
Hemipelagic
1198A-9H-CC,
23-28
81.49
N22
0.46-1.7
Dom
C,
Div
G
PF
dominate; minor neritics in fines
>200
Hemipelagic
1198A-10H-CC,
17-22
89.86
N22
0.46-1.7
Dom
C,
Div
G
PF
dominate; minor neritics in fines; minor reworked glauconite/pyrite
>200
Hemipelagic
1198A-11H-CC,
5-10
100.26
N21-N22
1.7-2
Dom
R
G
Very
small PF dominate; echinoid material common
>200
Hemipelagic
1198A-12H-CC,
21-26
109.77
N21-N22
1.7-2
Dom
C,
Div
G
Very
small PF dominate medium and fine fractions; minor reworked PF and ONBF
>200
Hemipelagic
1198A-13H-CC,
18-23
119.32
N21-N22
1.7-2
Dom
C,
Div
M
Very
small PF dominate; minor reworked PF and ONBF
>200
Hemipelagic
1198A-14H-CC,
11-16
128.78
N21-N22
2-2.5
Dom
C,
Div
Very
small PF dominate; minor reworked PF and ONBF
>200
Hemipelagic
1198A-15H-CC,
36-41
137.98
N21
2-2.5
Dom
R
G
Very
small PF dominate; abundant infilled grains
>200
Hemipelagic
1198A-16H-CC,
33-38
148.02
N21
2-2.5
Dom
R
G
Very
small PF dominate; some infilled grains and pieces of pyrite
>200
Hemipelagic
1198A-17H-CC,
21-24
157.24
N21
2-2.5
Dom
R
G
Very
small PF dominate; some infilled grains and pieces of pyrite
>200
Hemipelagic
1198A-18H-CC,
14-19
166.89
N21
2.6-3.7
Dom
R
G
Very
small PF dominate; some infilled grains and pieces of pyrite
>200
Hemipelagic
1198A-19H-CC,
19-21
176.38
N21
2.8-3.7
Dom
A
G
PF
overwhelmingly dominate, minor other debris
>200
Hemipelagic
1198A-20H-CC,
18-23
185.96
N20-N21
2.8-3.7
Dom
A
G
PF
overwhelmingly dominate, minor other debris
>200
Hemipelagic
1198A-21H-CC,
31-34
195.02
N20
2.8-3.7
Dom
R
G
PF
overwhelmingly dominate, commonly pyrite or phosphate filled
>200
Hemipelagic
1198B-1R-CC,
13-15
199.43
N18-N19
3.8-5.6
A
C
A
G
PF
dominate, neritic material common, abundant LBF
>200
Proximal
periplatform
IIA
1198A-22H-CC,
15-20
202.96
N19?
5.6-7.5
Dom
R
A
G
PF
dominate, neritic material common, abundant LBF
>200
Proximal
periplatform
1198B-2R-1,
40-42
205.60
N18-N19
A
R
C
G
PF
about equal to neritic debris
>200
Proximal
periplatform
1198A-23X-CC,
5-10
205.79
N19?
Dom
R
A
G
PF
dominate, neritic material common, abundant LBF
>200
Proximal
periplatform
1198B-3R-1,
0-5
214.80
N17-N20
A
A
P-M
Bimodal:
diverse LBF in neritic silt/fine sand
>200
Proximal
periplatform
1198B-4R-1,
53-55
224.93
A
P
Lithified:
LBF in neritic silt/fine sand
>200
Proximal
periplatform
1198B-5R-1,
27-32
234.27
A
P
Lepidocyclina
grainstone/packstone
>200
Proximal
periplatform
IIB
1198B-6R-1,
10-12
243.70
N17?
5.6-11.9
A
R
A
P-M
Lepidocyclina/PF
grainstone/packstone
>200
Proximal
periplatform
1198B-7R-1,
69-71
253.99
A
P
Lithified:
Lepidocyclina
rudstone/grainstone
>200
Proximal
periplatform
1198B-8R-1,
19-21
263.09
A
P
Lithified:
rhodoliths, RA fragments, coral, and robust LBF
>200
Proximal
periplatform
1198B-10R-1,
98-100
283.18
N16-N17?
9-11.9
A
R
A
P-M
Lithified:
Lepidocyclina
rudstone/grainstone
>200
Proximal
periplatform
1198B-11R-1,
93-95
292.73
N16?
9-11.9
A
A
P
Lithified:
Lepidocyclina
rudstone/grainstone
>200
Proximal
periplatform
1198B-12R-1,
96-98
302.36
A
P
Lithified:
rhodoliths, RA fragments, coral, robust LBF, some black/green clasts
>200
Proximal
periplatform
1198B-13R-1,
0-2
311.00
N16
9-11.9
A
R
A
P-M
Medium
sands, include PF, diverse LBF, and bryozoan debris
>200
Proximal
periplatform
1198B-14R-1,
0-5
320.60
A
P-M
Lithified:
rhodoliths, RA fragments, coral, robust LBF, some black/green clasts
>200
Proximal
periplatform
1198B-15R-1,
24-26
330.54
A
P-M
Lithified
medium grainstone, includes PF, diverse LBF and bryozoan debris
>200
Proximal
periplatform
1198B-16R-1,
41-46
340.31
N12-N15
11.9-13.6
A
P-M
Partly
lithified, PF and neritic debris (bryozoans and LBF)
>200
Proximal
periplatform
IIC
1198B-17R-2,
95-97
351.19
11.9-13.6
A
C
VP
Partly
lithified, PF and neritic debris
>200
Distal
periplatform
1198B-18R-CC,
15-17
363.57
N13
11.9-13.6
A
A
A
VP
Glauconitized
neritic debris with common planktonics and ONBF
>200
Distal
periplatform
1198B-19R-2,
61-63
370.24
N10-N12
13.6-18.2
A
C
A
VP
PF
and neritic debris, poorly preserved, also partly lithified into larger
clasts
>200
Distal
periplatform
1198B-20R-CC,
19-23
381.88
N10-N12?
13.6-18.2
A
VP
Partly
lithified PF and neritic debris
>200
Distal
periplatform
1198B-21R-3,
86-88
391.44
N9?
13.6-18.2
Dom
R
R
VP
PF
dominate, neritic debris secondary; mostly medium sands
>200
Distal
periplatform
1198B-22R-CC,
17-19
407.48
13.6-18.2
C
P
Very
fine neritic debris, minor identifiable components include PF
>200
Distal
periplatform
IIIA
1198B-23R-CC,
16-18
415.84
N8-N9
13.6-18.2
A
C
P
PF,
ONBF, sponge spicules, and very fine neritic debris
>200
Distal
periplatform
1198B-24R-7,
64-66
425.89
N8-N9
13.6-18.2
A
R
P
PF
dominate; abundant reworked clasts, LBF, PF, ONBF, pyrite
>200
Distal
periplatform
1198B-25R-CC,
20-22
436.28
13.6-18.2
C
R
P
Fine
debris: planktonic, neritic, glauconite
>200
distal
periplatform
1198B-26R-5,
70--71
442.70
13.6-18.2
C
R
R
P
Fine
debris: planktonic, neritic, sponge spicules common
>200
Distal
periplatform
1198B-27R-7,
142-144
455.18
13.6-18.2
R
R
Rjuv
P
Fine
debris: planktonic and neritic, minor coarser component, dispersed fine
pyrite
>200
Distal
periplatform
1198B-28R-CC,
21-23
463.77
13.6-18.2
Fine
debris: nothing recognizable
>200
Distal
periplatform
IIIB
1198B-29R-1,
117-119
466.07
13.6-18.2
R
Fine
debris: planktonic and neritic, minor coarser component, dispersed fine
pyrite
>200
Distal
periplatform
1198B-30R-CC,
18-20
484.48
13.6-18.2
R
R
R
P
Fine
debris: planktonic and neritic, minor coarser component
>200
Distal
periplatform
1198B-31R-5,
27-29
489.89
18.2-18.5
R
Fine
debris: planktonic and neritic, minor coarser component, abundant black
grains
>200
Distal
periplatform
1198B-32R-CC,
24-29
501.23
R
Fine
debris: planktonic and neritic, minor coarser component
>200
Distal
periplatform
1198B-33R-2,
114-116
505.97
A
Red
algal crusts and large, very flat Lepidocyclina
(Eulepidina)
sp.
<150
Deep
shelf
IV
1198B-34R-4,
78-80
518.00
Volcanic
basement
?
V
Notes: Based on microscopic analysis of biogenic sediment constituents >63 µm, particularly benthic foraminifers, from core catcher samples. Foraminiferal assemblages: PF = planktonic foraminifers, ONBF = outer neritic to upper bathyal benthic foraminifers, LBF = larger benthic foraminifers, Pres = preservation; A = abundant, Div = diverse, T = trace, G = good, Dom = dominant, C = common, M = moderate, R = rare, P = poor, juv = juvenile. Comments: DHM = deep hardbottom macrofauna, RA = red alga, fines = silt to fine sand. Paleowater depth: ? = uncertain.