167 Prospectus

SITE CA-6A

LOCATION:  West flank, Gorda Ridge

PRIORITY:  2

POSITION:  41° 00.946'N 130° 08.024' W  (EW9504 CA6 line 2 shotpoint 825)

WATER DEPTH:  3316 m

SEDIMENT THICKNESS:  0.14 sec (115 m)

TOTAL PENETRATION:  120 m

SEISMIC COVERAGE: Scan survey for DSDP leg 5; EW9504 CA6 survey

OBJECTIVES:  Gorda Transect, northern depth transect. To obtain ~5 Ma to 
Holocene sediment section.

DRILLING PROGRAM:  2 APCs to basement, third APC to 50 m or basement if time
 available. Minor XCB sampling of basement.

LOGGING AND DOWNHOLE OPERATIONS:  None.

NATURE OF ROCK ANTICIPATED:  Pelagic clays and carbonates over MORB basalt.

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