Table T16. Headspace analyses of interstitial and microbial gases, Site 1261.
Hole, core, section,
interval (cm)
Depth
(mbsf)
Routine safety monitoring
Microbial study
C1
(ppmv)
C2
(ppmv)
C3
(ppmv)
C1/C2
C1
(ppmv)
C2
(ppmv)
C3
(ppmv)
C1/C2
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Unit I (nannofossil ooze and clay):







1261A-4R-1, 140–145 71.10 3






1261A-5R-5, 0–5 137.40 6






1261A-6R-4, 0–5 193.60 6






1261A-7R-4, 0–5 241.40 7






1261A-8R-4, 0–5 251.00 10






1261A-9R-3, 0–5 259.20 7






1261A-10R-3, 0–5 268.80 5






1261A-11R-3, 0–5 278.40 5






1261A-12R-3, 0–5 288.10 4






1261A-13R-3, 0–5 297.70 3






1261A-14R-3, 0–5 307.40 2






1261A-15R-3, 0–5 317.00 3






1261A-16R-4, 0–5 328.10 2






1261A-17R-3, 0–5 336.30 2






1261A-18R-3, 0–5 345.90 3






1261A-19R-4, 0–5 356.80 2






1261A-20R-4, 0–5 366.60 2






Unit II (calcareous chalk with clay):







1261A-21R-2, 128–130 374.56 2






1261A-22R-2, 0–5 382.90 2






1261A-23R-2, 148–150 394.08 7






1261A-24R-2, 118–120 403.38 57






1261A-25R-1, 132–134 411.62 3






1261A-26R-4, 0–5 424.00 161






1261A-27R-2, 0–2 431.00 299






1261A-28R-4, 108–110 444.18 638 1
912



1261A-29R-3, 0–2 451.70 1,113 1
795



1261A-30R-2, 0–2 459.66 955 1
796



1261A-31R-1, 57–58 468.17 738 1
820



1261A-32R-3, 0–5 480.20 1,697 2
849



1261A-33R-2, 145–150 489.75 1,538 1
1,099



Unit III (clayey calcareous chalk):







1261A-34R-3, 145–150 500.95 5,646 5
1,046



1261A-35R-3, 0–1 509.10 4,165 5
926



1261A-36R-3, 0–5 518.70 2,018 2
939



1261A-37R-3, 0–1 528.30 2,018 3
701



1261B-2R-2, 0–5 531.50 1,805 4
430 1,292 1
897
1261B-3R-3, 145–150 544.05 3,957 3
1,319 6,660 5
1,257
1261A-39R-2, 0–5 546.10 7,266 7
1,118



1261B-4R-1, 145–150 550.65 7,522 6
1,233 8,341 7
1,180
1261A-40R-4, 0–2 558.60 5,828 8
757



1261B-5R-3, 152–153 562.20 19,297 20
970 22,626 22
1,033
Unit IV (laminated black shales):







1261A-41R-4, 148–150 569.78 61,774 140 12 440



1261B-6R-3, 148–150 572.88 43,271 88 7 493 57,778 135 11 429
1261A-42R-2, 0–2 574.90 17,776 34
521



1261B-7R-5, 0–2 583.98 14,150 36
396 29,237 62 4 470
1261A-43R-3, 0–2 585.97 111,037 234 15 474



1261B-8R-3, 0–2 590.60 8,402 15
556 28,251 53
535
1261A-44R-3, 0–2 595.36 26,083 65 4 401



1261B-9R-2, 0–2 598.70 51,687 87 4 595 57,172 86 4 664
1261A-45R-2, 146–148 604.96 62,777 160 9 391



1261B-10R-2, 148–150 609.78 44,464 115 8 388 57,938 98 5 588
1261A-46R-4, 145–147 617.62 81,931 147 9 559



1261B-11R-2, 0–2 617.90 30,989 47
655 48,335 80 6 607
1261B-12R-2, 0–2 627.45 43,868 90 8 486 53,016 78 5 676
1261A-47R-CC, 14–18 630.17 41,212 94 9 438



1261A-48R-3, 148–150 635.48 88,624 112 7 788



1261B-13R-3, 0–2 638.56 91,881 94 7 973 31,612 36
868
1261A-49R-3, 145–150 645.03 51,117 85 7 603



1261B-14R-3, 0–2 648.20 25,718 39
659 49,294 59
829
1261A-50R-2, 145–150 653.15 53,844 71
759



Note: C1 = methane, C2 = ethane, C3 = propane.