SITE SUMMARY
GAB-03B
Site: GAB-03B
(GAB-03B seismic)
(GAB-03B track line)
Priority:
1
Position: 33°31.7255´S, 127°15.8565´E
Water Depth: 704 m
Sediment Thickness: ‰2830 m
Approved Maximum Penetration: 550 m
Seismic Coverage: Intersection at SPs 1668.5 and 4696 on
AGSO Line 169/01
Objectives:
The objectives of GAB-03B are to
- Collect
a detailed record of Paleogene-early Neogene temperate to
subtropical, mid latitude sediments deposited as lowstand
sediment lobes in an upper slope environment.
- Contribute
to the upper slope component of the shelf-to-basin
paleoceanographic transect.
- Evaluate
sea-level control on Neogene facies within an upper slope
setting; in particular, to evaluate stratigraphic
response to eustatic oscillations by comparison with
equivalent time intervals in shelf and deep oceanic
settings.
- Determine
diagenetic history and processes within Neogene upper
slope facies.
Drilling
Program: Double APC, XCB
Logging
and Downhole Operations: Triple combo, FMS/Sonic, WST
Nature
of Rock Anticipated: Nanno-foram ooze and chalk with minor
wackestone (320 m); sandy calcareous mudstone (190 m)
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