RECORD OF THE DETAILED EXAMINATION OF SELECTED SPECI- 

 MENS OF DEPOSITS FROM STATIONS ON THE OUTWARD VOYAGE 

 OF THE NERO. 



(A) HONOLULU TO MIDWAY ISLANDS. 



Station 1. — 923 fathoms. Volcanic, mud. Sediment, after removal 

 of "line washings" \iy decantation, contains many foraminifera, a 

 few sponge spicules, radiolarians^ and diatoms. About 30 per cent 

 of the sediment consists of fragments of volcanic rock and pumice. 

 Many minute magnetic particles. 



Station Jj. — 1,393 fathoms. Volcanic mud. Foraminifera numer- 

 ous; sponge spicules, radiolarians, and diatoms few. Fine volcanic 

 sand in small proportion. 



Station 6. — 2,438 fathoms. Volcanic mud. Foraminifera, radi- 

 olaria, diatoms, sponge spicules. Very line volcanic ashes. 



Station 11. — 1,983 fathoms. Volcanic nmd. Foraminifera {Olohi- 

 (jerlna., Pidvlnullna., VirguHna., Nonlonlna, Nodomrla., IlaHilgeTind). 

 Radiolaria few. Diatoms few. About one-third the sediment tine 

 volcanic sand. 



Station 16. — 2,438 fathoms. Volcanic nuid. Color, pale yellowish 

 brown. No foraminifera, a few radiolarians and diatoms. Mineral 

 matter, line volcanic sand. Many small fragments of pumice with 

 minute manganese-iron concretions forming upon the surface. 



Station 22. — 2,673 fathoms. Red clay. No foraminifera; a few 

 large radiolarians {Oi'oplegnm dlijlosphmra lia^ckel), mostl}^ in frag- 

 ments. Mineral fragments very small. 



Station 28. — 2,650 fathoms. Red clay. Fawn colored. No 

 organic remains except a few radiolaria. Specimen consists almost 

 entirely of tine amorphous cla3^e3^ matter. 



Station 36. — 2,432 fathoms. Red clay. No foraminifera or radi- 

 olaria. Sediment, after removal of tine washings, small in quantity 

 and composed entirely of minute particles of sand. 



Station J4.6. — 2,723 fathoms. Red clay. Fawn colored. Fine mud, 

 with a few minute mineral fragments, none larger than 0.08 

 millimeter. 



Station 65. — 2,750 fathoms. Red clay. No organic remains except 

 an occasional radiolarian. Mineral sediment small in quantity and 

 exceedingly fine. 



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