Table 7. — Core descriptions (ESeries) 



Core 



No. 



Interval 

 (cm.) 



Colo 



Name 



Description 



08 



11 



12 



14 



15 



18 



20 



0-4.0 



0-9.5 



9.5-47.5 



0-3.5 

 3.5-4.5 

 4.5-6.5 



6.5-18.5 



18.5-19.5 



19.5-47.0 

 0-4.0 



4.0-9.0 



0-4.0 



4.0-26.5 



5Y4/4, 10YR4/2, Clay, sandy, 

 10YR5/4. silty. 



do 

 do 

 do 



10YR5/4 



Clay, silty, 

 foraminiferal. 



5YR4/1 Clay, silty 



5Y4/4, 10YR4/2, 

 10YR5/4. 



5GY4/1 



Clay, sandy, 

 silty. 



Clay, silty, 



sandy. 

 do . 



5GY4/1 



do 



5Y4/4 Clay, sandy, 



silty. 



5YR4/1 Clay, silty 



5Y4/4 



do 



5GY4/1 Clay, silty 



Sharp color change with unit below; three 

 slight color changes within unit as indi- 

 cated. Mottled appearance with lower sec- 

 tion brittle. 



Homogeneous throughout; worm tubes, little 

 mottling. 



Sharp color change with unit above and be- 

 low; mottled appearance; brittle. 



Homogeneous except for slight color grada- 

 tion at top and mottling by black carbona- 

 ceous matter at bottom. 



Sharp color change with unit below; spicules 



and agglutinated tests evident as are worm 



tubes. 

 Homogeneous over entire unit; carbonaceous 



matter in lumps produce black streaks 



when smeared. 



Sharp color change with unit below; worm 

 tubes; three color changes within this 

 unit as indicated ; mottled appearance with 

 4.5-6.5 cm section having brittle texture. 



Homogeneous except for slight color change; 

 some carbonaceous matter. 



Sharp color change with units above and 

 below; mottled appearance as in 0-6.5 cm 

 section. 



Mottled with black carbonaceous matter more 

 so towards bottom. 



Sharp color change with unit below; color 



grades from 5Y4/4 to 5Y5/6 within unit; 



mottled appearance with lower section 



brittle. 

 Homogeneous over entire unit; boundary with 



unit above at angle probably due to corer 



hitting at angle. 



Moderate color change with unit below; 

 quite loosely compact (soupy). 



Slight color change with unit below; be- 

 comes more compact with depth ; black 

 mottling with carbonaceous matter. 



Hard, compact, mottled, brittle; sharp color 

 change with unit below. 



Homogeneous throughout unit; no carbona- 

 ceous mottling. 



Sharp color change with unit below; three 

 color changes in this unit as indicated. 



Homogeneous throughout unit; worm tubes; 

 carbonaceous mottling which seems to be 

 associated with decomposing worm tubes; 

 earthy odor. 



Sharp color change with unit below; color 

 grades from 5Y4/4 to 5Y5/6; mottled ap- 

 pearance; brittle. 



Homogeneous over entire unit; mottled with 

 carbonaceous matter. 



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