Core,
section
|
Interval
(cm) |
Piece
|
Unit
|
Plagioclase
mode
(%) |
Phenocryst
size
(mm) |
Olivine mode
(%) |
Phenocryst
size
(mm) |
Unaltered
olivine
|
Grain
size
|
Crystallinity
|
Vesicularity
|
Segregation
structures
|
Notes/interpretation
|
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196-1173B- | |||||||||||||
1R-1 (737.1 mbsf)* | 35-39.5 | 8A | 1 | 5 | 0.5-5.0 | <0.5 | <1 | mc | hc | nv (<1%) | sv | Variolitic domains, close to a upper lobe boundary | |
39.5-42 | 9A | Variolitic domains | |||||||||||
42-46.5 | 10A | spv | sv | Variolitic domains | |||||||||
46.5-51 | 11A | nv | Variolitic domains | ||||||||||
51-55 | 12A | ||||||||||||
55-58 | 13A | mc/fg | c | ||||||||||
58-65 | 14A | ||||||||||||
65-71 | 15A | ||||||||||||
71-74.5 | 16A | ||||||||||||
74.5-80 | 17A | <2 | <1.5 | ||||||||||
80-84 | 18A | mc | hc | Variolitic domains | |||||||||
84-94 | 19A | mc/cc | hc/hy | spv (3%) | Variolitic texture and boundary: 3-mm-thick silicified glassy selvage with relict domains of varioles (= quenched lobe margins) | ||||||||
94-98 | 20A | mc | hyh/hc | nv | |||||||||
98-102 | 21A | ||||||||||||
102-106 | 22A | mc | hc | spv (3%) | |||||||||
106-116.5 | 23A | fg/mc | c | nv/spv | Amygdales contain secondary pyrite | ||||||||
116.5-124.5 | 24A | Secondary pyrite lining the inner walls of vesicles | |||||||||||
124.5-133 | 25A | mc | |||||||||||
133-139 | 26A | ||||||||||||
139-148 | 27A | 2-3 | |||||||||||
1R-2 (738.58 mbsf)* | 1-11 | 1A | 1 | 7 | 0.5-5.0 | <2 | 0.3-2.0 | fg | c | spv | |||
11-16.5 | 2A | mc | Variolitic domains | ||||||||||
16.5-24 | 3A | Variolitic domains | |||||||||||
24-31 | 4A | mc | hc/hyh/G | Variolitic texture and boundary: 5-mm-thick silicified glassy selvage with relict domains of varioles (= quenched lobe margins) | |||||||||
31-36 | 5A | mc | hc/c | nv | Variolitic domains | ||||||||
36-40 | 6A | spv | Variolitic domains | ||||||||||
40-45 | 7A | mc | hyh/G | Variolitic texture and boundary: 5-mm-thick silicified glassy selvage with relict domains of varioles (= quenched lobe margins) | |||||||||
45-49 | 8A | mc | hyh/hc | spv | Variolitic domains | ||||||||
49-57 | 9A | hc/c | |||||||||||
57-68 | 10A | nv | |||||||||||
68-78 | 11A | mc | hc/hyh | spv (3%-5%) | Variolitic domains; close to lobe margins? | ||||||||
78-88 | 12A | mc | hc/c | spv | |||||||||
88-95 | 13A | ||||||||||||
95-100.5 | 14A | nv | |||||||||||
100.5-112.5 | 15A | fg/mc | c | ||||||||||
112.5-118.5 | 16A | ||||||||||||
118.5-125 | 17A | mc | hc | spv | Variolitic domains; close to lobe margins? | ||||||||
125-132 | 18A | mc | hc | spv | Variolitic domains | ||||||||
132-140 | 19A | ||||||||||||
140-146 | 20A | nv | |||||||||||
146-150 | 21A | spv | |||||||||||
2R-1 (746.8 mbsf)† | 0-5 | 1A | 1 | 5 | 0.5-4.0 | mc | hc/c | spv | Variolitic domains; close to lobe margins? | ||||
5-8 | 2A | spv/mov | |||||||||||
8-19.5 | 3A | c | mov | ||||||||||
19.5-53 | 4A | c | spv | ||||||||||
53-63 | 5A | hc/hyh | spv | Variolitic domains; close to lobe margins? | |||||||||
63-69 | 6A | mc/fg | c | spv/mov | |||||||||
3R-1 (751.7 mbsf)‡ | 0-11 | 1A | 2 | 10 | 0.5-5.0 | 2-3 | 0.2-2 | ol | fg | c | nv (<1%) | Variolitic domains | |
11-19 | 2A | Variolitic domains | |||||||||||
19-22 | 3A | mc | hc/G | spv/mi | Variolitic texture and boundary: 5-mm-thick silicified glassy selvage with relict domains of varioles (= quenched lobe margins) | ||||||||
22-25 | 4A | c | spv | ||||||||||
25-28 | 5A | c/hc | spv/mov | Close to boundary: fining of grain size and dominance of variolitic texture in groundmass | |||||||||
28-32.5 | 6A | ol | nv | ||||||||||
32.5-36.5 | 7A | hc | spv | Close to boundary: fining of grain size and dominance of variolitic texture in groundmass | |||||||||
36.5-40 | 8A | ol | nv | ||||||||||
40-43 | 9A | Variolitic domains | |||||||||||
43-55 | 10A | spv (3%) | Variolitic domains | ||||||||||
55-63.5 | 11A | 1-3 | spv (3%-5%) | Variolitic domains | |||||||||
63.5-88 | 12A | mc/cc | hc/hy | spv | Close to boundary: fining of grain size and dominance of variolitic texture in groundmass | ||||||||
88-95 | 12C | mc/fg | c | ||||||||||
95-98 | 13A | mc/cc | hc/hy | nv | Close to boundary: fining of grain size and dominance of variolitic texture in groundmass | ||||||||
98-105 | 14A | mc | hc | spv (3%) | |||||||||
105-110.5 | 15A | mc/cc | hy/G | nv | Variolitic texture and boundary: 3-mm-thick silicified glassy selvage with relict domains of varioles (= quenched lobe margins) | ||||||||
110.5-116 | 16A | mc/cc | hc/hy | nv | Variolitic texture and boundary: 3-mm-thick silicified glassy selvage with relict domains of varioles (= quenched lobe margins) | ||||||||
116-128 | 17A | ol | mc | hc | spv (3%) | ||||||||
128-132.5 | 18A | ol | mc | hc | spv (3%) | ||||||||
132.5-144.5 | 19A | 2-3 | mc | hc | nv | Variolitic groundmass texture | |||||||
144.5-149.5 | 20A | 2-3 | mc | hc | nv | Variolitic groundmass texture; approaching a boundary? | |||||||
3R-2 (753.2 mbsf)‡ | 0-3 | 1A | 2 | 10 | 0.5-5.0 | 2-4 | 0.2-2 | mc | c/hc | spv | |||
3-6 | 2A | Variolitic texture | |||||||||||
6-20 | 3A | mc | hc/hy | spv | Variolitic texture | ||||||||
20-23 | 4A | mc/cc | hc/G | spv | Variolitic texture and boundary: 3-mm-thick silicified glassy selvage with relict domains of varioles (= quenched lobe margins) | ||||||||
23-29 | 5A | mc | hc/c | nv | Variolitic texture | ||||||||
29-32.5 | 6A | hc | |||||||||||
32.5-36 | 7A | Variolitic texture | |||||||||||
36-45.5 | 8A | hc/hy | spv (2%) | Variolitic texture | |||||||||
45.5-52.5 | 9A | nv | Variolitic domains | ||||||||||
52.5-56.5 | 10A | cc/mc | hy | Close to boundary: fining of grain size and dominance of variolitic texture in groundmass | |||||||||
56.5-62 | 11A | mc | hc | nv | Close to boundary: fining of grain size and dominance of variolitic texture in groundmass | ||||||||
62-65 | 12A | Variolitic texture | |||||||||||
65-76 | 13A | mc/cc/G | hc/hy | nv/spv | Variolitic texture and boundary: 2-mm-thick glassy rind with film of vitric tuff adhering to surface (= quenched lobe margins) | ||||||||
76-86 | 14A | mc | hc | spv (3%-5%) |
Notes: * = Sparsely to moderately plagioclase-olivine-phyric basalt (groundmass texture is intergranular with plagioclase needles and interstitial feathery pyroxene, unless specified otherwise); † = Sparsely to moderately plagioclase-phyric basalt (groundmass texture is intergranular with plagioclase needles and interstitial feathery pyroxene, unless specified otherwise), ‡ = Moderately plagioclase-olivine phyric basalt (groundmass texture is intergranular with plagioclase needles and interstitial feathery pyroxene, unless specified otherwise). Abbreviations: see Figure F12 in the "Explanatory Notes" chapter for definitions.