Priority: 1
Position: 31°40.47'N, 75°25.13'W
Water Depth: 2975 m
Sediment Thickness: 1000 m
Approved Maximum Penetration: 350 m
Seismic Coverage: CH1292 line 16 SCS, Fay 19 minisparker and SCS, V2807 SCS, KNR 140 3.5kHz
Objectives: The objectives of BBOR-6 are to:
1.Determine the history of circulation change in the deep western North Atlantic in the core of Lower NADW.
2.Test hypotheses about current-controlled sedimentation and sediment rain rates (combined with BBOR-9)
3.High-resolution history of paleomagnetic change
Drilling Program:
BBOR-6 and -9 are companion sites. BBOR-6 will be triple cored with APC to 100 mbsf
Logging and Downhole: None anticipated
Nature of Rock Anticipated: Foraminifer-bearing silty clay and nannofossil marl, cores may be gassy
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