This informal report was prepared from the shipboard files by the scientists who participated in the
cruise. The report was assembled under time constraints and is not considered to be a formal
publication which incorporates final works or conclusions of the participating scientists. The
material contained herein is privileged proprietary information and cannot be used for publication
or quotation.
Preliminary Report No. 74A
First Printing 1997
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This publication was prepared by the Ocean Drilling Program, Texas A&M University, as an
account of work performed under the international Ocean Drilling Program, which is managed by
Joint Oceanographic Institutions, Inc., under contract with the National Science Foundation.
Funding for the program is provided by the following agencies:
Australia/Canada/Chinese Taipei/Korea Consortium for Ocean Drilling
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Federal Republic of Germany)
Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (France)
Ocean Research Institute of the University of Tokyo (Japan)
National Science Foundation (United States)
Natural Environment Research Council (United Kingdom)
European Science Foundation Consortium for the Ocean Drilling Program (Belgium, Denmark,
Finland, Iceland, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and
Turkey)
Any opinions, findings and conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are
those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation,
the participating agencies, Joint Oceanographic Institutions, Inc., Texas A&M;University, or Texas
A&M Research Foundation.
Technical Editor: Karen K. Graber
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