Table T2. Leg 201 volcanic ash locations reported in Shipboard Scientific Party (2003).
Core, section,
interval (cm)
Depth
(mbsf)
Notes
201-1227A-
From lithostratigraphic description:
7H-1
Not specifically stated: throughout Unit IV (7H-1 to 18CC)
From core description:
3H-1, 116–118 16–26 Reworked volcanic glass layer
10H 81.6–91.1 Few volcanic accumulations
11H 91.1–100.6 Orange spots with plagioclase-bearing volcanic glass
12H 100.6–110.1 Rich in volcanic glass
13H-3 110.0–119.6 3-cm-thick gray volcanic ash layer: yellow specks, volcanic glass
From smear slides:
3H-1, 116 16.26 Plagioclase and silt-bearing volcanic ash (69% volcanic glass)
6H-3, 135 47.95 Clay-bearing volcanic glass–rich carbonate ooze (30% volcanic glass)
14H-2, 70 121.8 Plagioclase-bearing volcanic ash (94% volcanic glass)
201-1228A-
From lithostratigraphic description:
1H-1 Uppermost 3 m Few centimeter thick light gray volcanic ash layers
1H-2 Uppermost 3 m Few centimeter thick light gray volcanic ash layers
3H Above 5 m Three ash layers, within cores 1H and 3H, varying in thickness from 4 and 6 cm, show graded bedding and sharp basal contacts, indicating redistribution of terrigenous and volcanic material on the seafloor
4H-6
Three volcanic ash layers observed
6H-4, 60
Parallel and cross laminations
6H-6, 60
Parallel and cross laminations
From core description:
1H-1, 99 0.99
1H-2, 8 1.51 Light gray clay-silt rich layers (presumably of volcanic origin)
2H 4.9–14.4 Pale gray ash, layers containing few isotropic clasts, clay is abundant
3H 14.4–23.9 Three blue and gray volcanic ash layers (4 and 6 cm thick)
3H-7
One ash layer shows graded bedding and erosional base
4H-6 31.4 Contains Three volcanic ash layers
6H 42.9–52.4 Pale blue gray ash layer: diatom-bearing clay-rich volcanic ash
10H
Orange spots rich in volcanic glass (disturbed cores)
From smear slides:
11H-2 91.4–93 Several sandy layers
1H-1, 99 0.99 Diatom-bearing volcanic glass rich silt
1H-2, 132 2.73 Glauconite-bearing quartz-rich lithic silty sand
6H-4, 70 48.1 Diatom-bearing pyrite and clay-rich diatom ooze (70% volcanic glass)
6H-6, 62 51.02 Diatom and volcanic glass-bearing dolomite (5% volcanic glass)
10H-3, 29 84.1 Quartz and plagioclase and diatom-bearing volcanic glass (84% volcanic glass)
201-1229A-
From core description:
5H 33.4–39.9 Gray layers are rich in quartz and contain feldspar and glass
11H 88.9–98.4 Few volcaniclastics throughout core
From smear slides:
5H-4, 66 38.56 Diatom-bearing volcanic glass-feldspar-quartz rich clay (20% volcanic glass)
11H-3, 13 92.03 Volcanic glass bearing quartz-feldspar and silt-rich clay (5% volcanic glass)
11H-5, 73 95.63 Plagioclase-quartz rich volcanic glass (68% volcanic glass)