486 Mr. J. Murray on Oceanic Deposits examined 



Sounding 128. 27th July, 1873. 1070 fathoms. Off San Antonio. A 

 dark brown or grey mud containing : — Very many particles of vol- 

 canic sand of a red, white, yellow, and black colour. 



Sounding 129. 27th July, 1873. 1000 fathoms. . Off St. Vincent. A 

 bark brown or grey mud containing :— Much volcanic sand ; pelagic 

 Foraniinifera and broken pieces of Pteropod ; Coccoliths and Ehab- 

 doliths ; a few siliceous spines. 



Sounding 130. 27th July, 1873. 465 fathoms. Off St. Vincent. A 

 dark brown or grey mud containing : — Much coarse volcanic sand ; 

 a few pelagic and other Foraniinifera ; a few Coccoliths ; broken 

 pieces of coral, Polyzoa, &c. 



Sounding 130 a. 27th July, 1873. 52 fathoms. Off St. Vincent. A 

 coarse coral-sand, composed of : — Broken pieces of corallines, corals, 

 Polyzoa, large Nummulinas and other Foraniinifera, and a few pe- 

 lagic Foraniinifera, and Pteropods. 



5th August, 1873. Off St.Vincent. 260 fathoms. A green sand, composed 

 chiefly of : — Green, red, and black mineral particles ; pelagic and 

 other Foraminifera ; broken pieces of Pteropods, Heteropods, 

 Polyzoa, Coralline, &c. ; one or two pale imperfect casts of the 

 Pteropods. 



5th August, 1873. Off St. Vincent. 675 fathoms. A grey mud con- 

 taining : — Much volcanic sand ; pelagic Foraminifera, Heteropods, 

 Pteropods, and other surface shells ; Coccoliths and Ehabdoliths. 



Sounding 131. 5th August, 1873. 1150 fathoms. Off St. Vincent, A 

 grey Globigerina-ooze containiug : — Very many pelagic Foraminifera ; 

 shells of Pteropods, Heteropods, larval Gasteropods, and Lamelli- 

 branchs ; a good many particles of volcanic sand, of a red, white, 

 and green colour ; a few siliceous spines. 



St. Vincent to Bcihia. 



Soundiug 132. 10th August, 1873. 2300 fathoms. Lat. 13° 36' N., 

 long. 22° 49' W. A Globigerina-ooze of reddish tinge containing : — 

 Very many pelagic Foraminifera ; Coccoliths and Ehabdoliths ; some 

 amorphous clayey matter, and many fine mineral particles ; a few 

 Eadiolarians. 



Sounding 133. 13th August, 1873. 2575 fathoms. Lat. 10° 25' N"., 

 long. 20° 30' W. A Globigerina-ooze containing : — Very many 

 pelagic Foraminifera and a few Coccoliths ; a good deal of amorphous 

 clayey matter, and many very fine mineral particles ; a few Eadio- 

 larians. 



Sounding 134. 14th August, 1873. 1750 fathoms. Lat. 9° 21' N., 

 long. 18° 28' W. A blue mud containing: — Much amorphous 



