Table T7. Lithologic Unit I, Site 1238.
Unit/Subunit
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Base
Description
Interpretation
Hole, core,
section, interval
(cm)
Depth
Hole, core, section, interval (cm)
Depth
(mbsf)
(mcd)
(mbsf)
(mcd)

202-

202-



IA 1238A-1H-1, 0 0.0 0.0 1238A-39X-CC, 34 365.5 402.4 Interbedded nannofossil ooze, diatom nannofossil ooze, and nannofossil diatom ooze with minor contributions from clay and foraminifers, 17 ash layers, meter-scale light/dark banding Pelagic setting with moderate to high productivity, alternating between carbonate and siliceous oozes, possibly on orbital timescales

1238B-1H-1, 0 0.0 0.0 1238B-21H-CC, 30 201.5 219.1

1238C-1H-1, 0 0.0 0.0 1238C-18H-CC, 21 168.0 184.9
IB 1238A-40X-1, 0 365.2 403.1 1238A-46X-CC, 36 424.7 467.3 Diatom ooze, partially lithified nannofossil ooze with micrite, chalk, and chert Lithification and diagenesis