Table T17. Rock-Eval pyrolysis analyses of sediment samples, Site 1259.
Hole, core, section,
interval (cm)
Depth
(mbsf)
TOC
(wt%)
Tmax
(°C)
S1
S2
S3
HI
OI
207-







1259C-11R-3, 93–94 492.86 1.74 420 0.27 4.87 2.86 279 164
1259A-52R-6, 45–46 494.05 2.12 417 0.23 9.32 1.66 439 78
1259A-52R-CC, 5–6 495.06 6.23 401 1.13 40.96 3.08 657 49
1259C-11R-5, 106–107 495.99 9.25 397 3.21 42.30 10.82 457 116
1259A-53R-2, 20–21 498.70 1.50 403 0.15 9.25 1.24 616 82
1259A-53R-3, 148–149 501.48 7.15 391 2.28 49.33 3.66 689 51
1259C-13R-3, 21–23 504.81 9.57 406 1.96 35.84 7.40 374 77
1259A-54R-1, 1–2 506.61 13.55 397 2.82 91.38 5.59 674 41
1259A-54R-1, 62–63 507.22 15.97 397 3.36 104.46 6.33 654 39
1259C-14R-2, 62–63 510.72 10.15 394 6.42 59.08 9.56 582 94
1259A-55R-1, 97–98 511.57 11.50 398 2.18 74.04 4.82 643 41
1259C-15R-2, 75–76 516.05 11.41 404 5.86 87.07 7.19 763 63
1259A-56R-2, 3–4 517.19 11.46 397 2.64 74.66 4.92 651 42
1259A-57R-3, 0–1 523.30 8.79 398 2.04 57.79 4.29 657 48
1259A-57R-6, 10–11 527.90 4.02 387 0.94 28.70 2.21 713 54
1259A-57R-6, 72–73 528.52 8.83 400 1.67 56.78 4.55 643 51
1259A-58R-2, 112–113 532.40 6.06 401 1.15 39.16 3.28 646 54
1259A-58R-4, 0–1 533.81 15.00 402 2.19 87.51 4.99 583 33
1259A-58R-6, 46–47 536.91 1.34 403 0.20 7.92 1.01 591 75
1259A-58R-7, 92–93 538.05 11.39 399 1.55 66.40 4.70 582 41
1259A-59R-1, 5–6 539.55 14.72 400 2.15 80.32 4.46 545 30
1259A-59R-2, 23–24 541.19 13.65 403 1.95 79.95 4.83 585 35
1259A-59R-5, 126–127 546.40 12.87 391 2.64 80.47 4.59 625 35
1259B-24R-3, 141–142 548.01 29.00 403 12.64 164.08 21.14 565 72
1259C-19R-3, 83–84 550.37 5.97 432 4.99 28.22 0.01 472 0

Note: TOC = total organic carbon. HI = milligrams of hydrocarbon-like material per gram of organic carbon (HI = S2 x 100/TOC), OI = milligrams of CO2 (S3) per gram of organic carbon. See "Organic Geochemistry" in the "Explanatory Notes" chapter for definitions of Tmax, S1, S2, and S3.