Table T15. Linear sedimentation rates and mass accumulation rates, Hole 1259A.
Epoch
Core, section,
interval (cm)
Top
Bottom
Thickness
(m)
Duration
(m.y.)
DBD
(g/cm3)
MAR
(g/cm2/k.y.)
Depth
(mbsf)
Age
(Ma)
Depth
(mbsf)
Age
(Ma)
LSR
(m/m.y.)
(m/m.y.)

207-1259A-









early Miocene 4R-CC, 0 to 10R-5, 54 28.29 19.6 89.14 23.8 60.85 4.2 13 1.3 1.14 1.1
early Oligocene–late Eocene 10R-CC, 6 to 14R-CC, 22 99.95 30.4 126.55 33.7 26.60 3.3 6 0.6 0.59 0.6
middle Eocene–early Paleocene 15R-2, 50 to 46R-CC, 34 132.90 37.1 436.48 61.2 303.58 24.1 12 1.2 1.41 1.4
early Paleocene–late Campanian 47R-CC, 38 to 52R-4, 115 446.48 65 492.47 75.3 45.99 10.3 4.5 0.45 0.79 0.8
early Campanian–early Coniancian 52R-5, 5 to 52R-6, 115 492.88 83.4 494.75 89 1.87 5.6 0.4 0.04
Coniancian–Turonian 53R-CC, 20 to 58R-CC, 16 501.70 85.4 538.22 93.5 36.52 8.1 5 0.5

Notes: Averaged dry bulk densities (DBD) of major lithologies per studied interval were used (see "Physical Properties") to calculate mass accumulation rate (MAR) values. LSR = linear sedimentation rate. — = not assigned.