167 Prospectus

SITE CA-3A

LOCATION: Eastern flank, Gorda Ridge

PRIORITY: 2

POSITION: 42° 14.52' N 125° 51.727' W (EW9504 CA3 line 2 shotpoint 1132)

WATER DEPTH: 2731 m

SEDIMENT THICKNESS: 0.33 sec (260 m)

TOTAL PENETRATION: 265 m

SEISMIC COVERAGE: EW9504 CA3 survey, miscellaneous regional

OBJECTIVES: Gorda Transect, northern depth transect. To sample high resolution

2.8 Ma to Holocene hemipelagic sediments at a moderate water depth.

DRILLING PROGRAM: 2 APCs to refusal, third APC to 50 m or longer if time

available. XCB to total penetration, including minor basement sampling.

LOGGING AND DOWNHOLE OPERATIONS: none

NATURE OF ROCK ANTICIPATED: Hemipelagic sediments over MORB basalt.