Sample ID --- 07-11VS Activity ID --- D-1-85-AR Vessel --- Discoverer Sampling Equipment --- vibrating core Time --- 19852530000 (yyyydddhhmm) Latitude --- 71.35167 Longitude --- -153.755 Water Depth --- 46 (meters) Core Length --- 561 (centimeters) Core Diameter --- 0 (centimeters) Comments --- try #1 aborted due to starter problems try #2 extended time at location due to ships movement over corer; problem corrected and core removed . Subsample Purpose --- Storage Method --- Storage Location --- Investigator(s) --- core described by M. Colgan 0 - 259 cm, L. Phillips 260 - 560 cm, core recored by J. Miley Comments --- Subsample ID --- Interval Top --- 0 (centimeters) Interval Bottom --- 0 (centimeters) Interval Age --- unknown Primary Lithology --- Secondary Lithology --- Primary Texture --- Secondary Texture --- Other Components --- Comments ---Description of Depostional Interval 0 cm to 8 cm A.Color of unit: light olive grey B. Sediment texture: mud C.Sedimentary structures: massive unconsolidated D.Paleontologic obsevervation: large lined worm tube E.Additional comments: Description of Depostional Interval 8cm to 40 cm A.Color of unit: dark greenish grey, scattered strain of blacks B. Sediment texture: silty-mud C.Sedimentary structures: consolidated massive mud D.Paleontologic obsevervation: bioturbated with worm burrows evident; no shells E.Additional comments: one dropstone; sulfur smell not strong Description of Depostional Interval 40 cm to 70 cm A.Color of unit: olive black with many black strings B. Sediment texture: mainly mud - no silt, but localized areas of sand and gravel. Contact non erosional. C.Sedimentary structures: massive - not graded - consolidated D.Paleontologic obsevervation: Barnacle fragments; bioturbated; possible worm tubes E.Additional comments: stronger sulfur odor; increase in organic material Description of Depostional Interval 70 cm to 96 cm A.Color of unit: dark greenish grey. black stains increasing downward B. Sediment texture: consolidated mud; pocket of coarse sand and gravel C.Sedimentary structures: massive consolidated; organics increase downward D.Paleontologic obsevervation: Bioturbation; some worm traces; barnacle fragment E.Additional comments: Description of Depostional Interval 96 cm to 159 cm A.Color of unit: Predominately light olive grey with streaks of black and olive grey B. Sediment texture: mud consolidated; dropstones 100 & 119 cm. C.Sedimentary structures: massive; randomly scattered organics increasing up section D.Paleontologic obsevervation: Bioturbated; worm traces E.Additional comments: unit continuous with next core Description of Depostional Interval 159 cm to 165 cm A.Color of unit: medium grey B. Sediment texture: poorly sorted angular gravel clasts (largest 3mm diameter) sand medium to coarse mud fines upwards C.Sedimentary structures: massive D.Paleontologic obsevervation: none E.Additional comments: Description of Depostional Interval 165 cm to 177 cm A.Color of unit: medium grey with black organic matter B. Sediment texture: coarse sand fining upwards to medium to fine sand C.Sedimentary structures: massive D.Paleontologic obsevervation: none E.Additional comments: Description of Depostional Interval 177 cm to 195 cm A.Color of unit: olive grey with black and light olive grey streaks B. Sediment texture: mud units; sand coarsen upwards from fine to coarse sand; gravel angular (3mm) C.Sedimentary structures: alternating mud and sand beds; no internal structure D.Paleontologic obsevervation: no biological; organic stringers E.Additional comments: basal contact - erosional Description of Depostional Interval 195 cm to 265 cm A.Color of unit: olive grey to 225 then medium grey below B. Sediment texture: gravel - mixture of angular and rounded clasts; poorly sorted - size granular to <5cm diameter, sand fine to very coarse;composition - mixture C.Sedimentary structures: some what graded with gravels coarsening up, more random distribution then grade D. larger clasts on the top. D.Paleontologic obsevervation: none E.Additional comments: Description of Depostional Interval 266 cm to 307 cm A.Color of unit: light olive grey B. Sediment texture: fine to medium grained sand C.Sedimentary structures: massive D.Paleontologic obsevervation: possible clay lined worm burrows E.Additional comments: Description of Depostional Interval 307 cm to 312.5 cm A.Color of unit: grey B. Sediment texture: rounded gravel, mostly sandstone clasts C.Sedimentary structures: D.Paleontologic obsevervation: E.Additional comments: Description of Depostional Interval 312.5 cm to 330 cm A.Color of unit: B. Sediment texture: fine grained sand and silt C.Sedimentary structures: horizontal laminations of alternating sand and silt D.Paleontologic obsevervation: none E.Additional comments: Description of Depostional Interval 330 cm to 408 cm A.Color of unit: B. Sediment texture: mudstone; pebble and shell layer 365 cm. C.Sedimentary structures: 330 cm major textural break of oxidized mudstone;micro-faults/fractures in mudstone D.Paleontologic obsevervation: organic rich burrows; shell at 365 cm. E.Additional comments: Description of Depostional Interval 409 cm to 430.5 cm A.Color of unit: light olive grey B. Sediment texture: mudstone C.Sedimentary structures: D.Paleontologic obsevervation: few burrows; shells at 427.5 & 430.5 E.Additional comments: vibracore induced drawdown Description of Depostional Interval 430.5 cm to 431.5 cm A.Color of unit: light olive grey B. Sediment texture: fine grained sand C.Sedimentary structures: D.Paleontologic obsevervation: organic rich E.Additional comments: Description of Depostional Interval 431.5 cm to 448 cm A.Color of unit: light olive grey B. Sediment texture: mudstone C.Sedimentary structures: massive D.Paleontologic obsevervation: E.Additional comments: Description of Depostional Interval 448 cm to 450 cm A.Color of unit: light olive grey B. Sediment texture: C.Sedimentary structures: D.Paleontologic obsevervation: organic rich, burrows E.Additional comments: Description of Depostional Interval 450 cm to 462 cm A.Color of unit: light olive grey B. Sediment texture: mudstone C.Sedimentary structures: massive D.Paleontologic obsevervation: E.Additional comments: Description of Depostional Interval 462 cm to 470 cm A.Color of unit: light olive grey B. Sediment texture: mudstone C.Sedimentary structures: bioturbated D.Paleontologic obsevervation: bioturbated with organic rich burrows E.Additional comments: Description of Depostional Interval 470 cm to 476.7 cm A.Color of unit: light olive grey B. Sediment texture: C.Sedimentary structures: bioturbation D.Paleontologic obsevervation: bioturbation E.Additional comments: Description of Depostional Interval 478 cm to 493.5 cm A.Color of unit: light olive grey B. Sediment texture: mudstone C.Sedimentary structures: massive D.Paleontologic obsevervation: E.Additional comments: Description of Depostional Interval 493.5 cm to 495 cm A.Color of unit: light olive grey B. Sediment texture: mudstone C.Sedimentary structures: bioturbation D.Paleontologic obsevervation: bioturbation E.Additional comments: Description of Depostional Interval 495 cm to 499 cm A.Color of unit: light olive grey B. Sediment texture: mudstone C.Sedimentary structures: massive D.Paleontologic obsevervation: organic rich burrows E.Additional comments: fracture or fault in core vertical from 492 to 515 cm Description of Depostional Interval 499 cm to 500 cm A.Color of unit: light olive grey B. Sediment texture: mudstone C.Sedimentary structures: bioturbation D.Paleontologic obsevervation: bioturbation E.Additional comments: Description of Depostional Interval 500 cm to 527 cm A.Color of unit: light olive grey B. Sediment texture: mudstone C.Sedimentary structures: massive D.Paleontologic obsevervation: scattered burrows 500 to 509 cm E.Additional comments: Description of Depostional Interval 527 cm to 533 cm A.Color of unit: light olive grey B. Sediment texture: mudstone C.Sedimentary structures: D.Paleontologic obsevervation: some burrows E.Additional comments: Description of Depostional Interval 533 cm to 560 cm A.Color of unit: light olive grey B. Sediment texture: mudstone C.Sedimentary structures: massive D.Paleontologic obsevervation: burrows at 553 cm E.Additional comments: 2.4 cm pebble at 560 cm