SITE SUMMARY GAB-06B

Site: GAB-06B
(GAB-06B seismic)
(GAB-06B track line)

Priority: 1
Position: 33°18.9842´S, 127°36.1287´E
Water Depth: 220 m
Sediment Thickness: ‰1405 m
Approved Maximum Penetration: 720 m
Seismic Coverage: Intersection at SP's 1916 and 7400 on AGSO Line 169/13

Objectives: The objectives of GAB-06B are to

1. Recover a detailed record of shelf-edge siliciclastic deposition (at a "proximal" site compared with Site GAB-05B) to evaluate the sedimentary response to Paleogene sea-level fluctuations and to evaluate the complex interaction between sea-level variation, accommodation space, and subsidence.
2. Determine the characteristics of cool-water carbonate facies within the Neogene succession (Sequences 2 to 4).
3. Determine paleoceanographic parameters within a shelf-edge setting in Sequences 2 to 4 to complement other components of the shelf-to-basin transect.
4. Evaluate sea-level control on Neogene facies within an upper slope/shelf-edge setting (cf Sites GAB-03B and GAB-04B).
5. Evaluate the diagenetic history and processes within Neogene facies in an upper slope/shelf edge setting.

Drilling Program: Triple APC, XCB

Logging and Downhole Operations: Triple combo, FMS/Sonic (WST if time permits)

Nature of Rock Anticipated: Nanno-foram ooze/chalk and wackestone with minor grainstone (560 m); interbedded calcareous mudstone and sandstone (135 m)

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