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Annelida. 
Nothria (small). 
Stat. 6 
Empty muddy tubes. 
9 9 
Aphrodita aculeata. 
L. 
Stat. 7. 
Lcetmonice filicornis. 
Ivbg. 
99 
Leanira hystricis. 
Ehlers. 
9 9 
Maldane, near sarsi. 
Ampharcte ardica. 
Mgn. 
9 9 
Mgn. 
9 9 
Hydroides norvcgica. 
Gunn. 
9 9 
Protula (fragt. ). 
99 
Asteroidea. 
Archaster bifrons. 
Wyv. Thom. 
99 
Astropeden andromeda. 
Mull. & Tr. 
9 
Porifera. 
Holtenia, sp. ? 
Crinoidea. 
Rhizocrinus, fragt. 
Pennatulida. 
Kophobelemnon mulleri (?) Sars. 
Pennatula rosacea. 
„ sp. 
9 9 
Stat. 6 & 7. 
Stat.7. 
Sounding 5. 27th July 1880. Depth, 560 fathoms. 
Grey mud with slight greenish tinge, plastic, granular, calcareous, 
earthy, with small hard particles. 
Carbonate of calcium 27 '36 per cent., consists of Coccoliths, 
Coccospheres, Globigerinas, Pulvinulinas, Uvigerinas, Cassidulinas, 
Nonioninas, JSTodosarias, &c., fragments of Echini, Ostracode 
valves. 
Residue 72 ‘64 per cent., brownish-grey, consists of — 
Minerals [55 ’00], m. di. 015 mm., a few particles nearly ‘5 mm. ; 
quartz, hornblende, mica, feldspar, glauconite. The quartz grains 
are often rounded, the other particles are angular. 
Siliceous organisms [2*00] : Diatoms, spicules of Sponges, and casts 
of Foraminifera of a pale yellow-green colour. 
Fine washings [15*64] ; argillaceous matter with fragments of 
siliceous organisms and minute mineral particles. 
( c .) Dr edgings and Travelings in the Gold Area. 
Station 8. 17th August. 540 fathoms. Lat. 60° 3' N., long. 
5° 5F W. Bottom temperature, 29 - 2°. Surface temperature, 
56-5°. 
In the sounding tube there was a small quantity of blue mud. 
