Site 1253 Smear Slides																										
Sample								Texture			Mineral						Biogenic							Rock		
Site	H	Cor	CT	Sct	Top (cm)	Depth (mbsf)	Lithology	Sand	Silt	Clay	Calcite	Clay Mineral	Feldspar	Opaques	Volcanic Glass Shard	Zeolite	Diatoms	Foraminifers	Nannofossils	Pteropod	Radiolarians	Silicoflagellates	Sponge Spicules	Shell Debris	Comments	
1253	A	1	R	1	88	370.88	M	0	50	50	0	15	0	2	0	0	5	5	53	0	5	0	15	0	Nannofossil chalk with clay and spicules	
1253	A	1	R	1	102	371.02	M	0	43	57	0	17	0	15	10	0	0	0	40	0	3	0	15	0	Nannofossil chalk with clay with spicules and ash	
1253	A	1	R	2	65	372.01	D	0	40	60	0	5	0	2	0	0	10	15	55	0	3	0	10	0	Nannofossil chalk with foraminifers	
1253	A	2	R	1	49	376.09	M	0	93	7	0	7	5	10	75	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	Volcanic ash	
1253	A	2	R	1	76	376.36	M	0	40	60	0	30	0	5	25	0	3	0	27	0	5	0	5	0	Clay with nannofossil and ash mixed sediment	
1253	A	2	R	2	36	377.46	D	0	20	80	0	0	0	0	1	0	15	0	70	0	2	0	12	0	Nannofossil chalk with diatoms and spicules	
1253	A	2	R	2	42	377.52	M	0	30	70	0	50	0	5	10	0	2	0	26	0	1	0	5	1	Clay with nannofossils and ash	
1253	A	2	R	3	14	378.28	M	0	60	40	0	15	0	5	55	0	5	0	10	0	5	0	5	0	Volcanic ash wtih clay and nannofossils	
1253	A	2	R	3	42	378.56	D	0	15	85	0	5	0	0	2	0	10	1	74	0	5	0	3	0	Nannofossil chalk with diatoms	
1253	A	2	R	3	102	379.16	M	0	80	20	0	10	0	5	75	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	Volcanic ash with clay and nannofossils	
1253	A	2	R	5	68	381.82	D	0	10	90	0	5	0	0	0	0	10	2	76	0	2	0	5	0	Nannofossil chalk with diatoms	
1253	A	3	R	1	59	385.79	D	0	5	95	0	3	0	0	2	5	3	10	69	0	0	0	8	0	Nannofossil chalk with forams	
1253	A	3	R	1	113	386.33	M	0	10	90	0	65	0	3	10	2	5	3	10	0	0	0	2	0	Clay with volcanic glass and nannofossils	
1253	A	3	R	2	122	387.92	M	0	10	90	0	45	0	5	2	0	5	1	20	0	0	2	20	0	Claystone with spicules and nannofossils
1253	A	3	R	3	42	388.62	D	0	10	90	0	5	0	2	2	3	3	2	70	0	0	0	13	0	Nannofossil chalk with spicules
1253	A	3	R	3	63	388.83	M	0	20	80	0	50	0	2	5	0	5	0	5	0	8	0	25	0	Claystone with spicules
1253	A	3	R	CC	4	389.10	M	0	10	90	5	20	0	0	5	5	12	0	48	0	4	1	0	0	Nannofossil chalk with diatoms and clay
1253	A	4	R	1	42	395.32	D	0	35	65	1	1	0	0	0	2	12	2	64	0	3	0	15	0	Nannofossil chalk with diatoms and spicules
1253	A	4	R	2	15	396.55	D	0	40	60	40	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Calcit rich claystone
1253	A	4	R	2	113	397.53	M	0	30	70	5	69	0	2	20	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Claystone with volcanic ash
1253	A	4	R	3	40	398.30	D	0	3	97	0	87	0	3	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Claystone with zeolites
1253	A	4	R	3	76	398.66	M	0	10	90	3	70	0	10	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Claystone with zeolites
1253	A	4	R	3	90	398.80	M	0	80	20	0	15	0	15	65	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	Volcanic ash with clay and opaque minerals
1253	A	4	R	3	97	398.87	M	0	5	95	0	95	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	Claystone
1253	A	4	R	4	84	399.94	D	0	0	100	0	97	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Claystone
1253	A	6	R	1	1	404.51	M	0	15	85	0	60	0	5	30	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Claystone with volcanic ash
1253	A	10	R	2	20	430.92	D	15	45	40	75	15	0	5	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	Calcarenite with clay
1253	A	10	R	2	87	431.59	M	15	40	45	0	20	0	5	30	20	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	"Volcanic ash, nannofossil, clay mixed sediment"
1253	A	10	R	2	101	431.73	D	15	25	60	30	2	0	2	0	1	0	5	60	0	0	0	0	0	Calcite-rich nannofossil chalk
1253	A	11	R	1	4	436.14	M	0	5	95	0	47	0	0	3	15	10	0	2	0	8	0	15	0	Claystone with zeolite and spicules
1253	A	11	R	1	32	436.42	D	0	10	90	2	5	0	0	0	8	10	3	65	0	5	0	2	0	Nannofossil chalk with diatoms
1253	A	11	R	2	26	437.32	D	0	5	95	0	5	0	0	2	5	10	2	65	3	5	0	3	0	Nannofossil chalk with diatoms
1253	A	11	R	2	54	437.60	D	0	5	95	0	25	0	0	0	3	5	2	45	0	5	0	15	0	Nannofossil chalk with clay and spicules
1253	A	11	R	2	85	437.91	M	0	25	75	0	5	0	15	10	5	3	2	55	0	2	0	3	0	Nannofossil chalk with opaque minerals and glass
1253	A	12	R	1	13	442.13	D	0	13	87	3	1	0	3	0	2	1	10	80	0	0	0	0	0	Nannofossil chalk with foraminfers
1253	A	25	R	1	1	513.01	M	0	0	100	15	85	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Claystone with (recrystallized) calcite
1253	A	25	R	1	10	513.10	M	0	30	70	70	26	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	(recrystallized) Nannofossil chalk with clay