Sample ID --- 56-74VS Activity ID --- D-1-85-AR Vessel --- Discoverer Sampling Equipment --- vibrating core Time --- 19852750000 (yyyydddhhmm) Latitude --- 70.93 Longitude --- -165.96 Water Depth --- 44 (meters) Core Length --- 595 (centimeters) Core Diameter --- 0 (centimeters) Comments --- Extra core difficult to explain Subsample Purpose --- Storage Method --- Storage Location --- Investigator(s) --- core described by J. Colgan, core recored by M. Colgan 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 60 cm A. Color of unit: dark greenish gray B. Sediment texture: fine sandy to silty mud. Coarser grains at base fines upward to a silty mud. C. Sedimentary structures: massive witn relict black silty organic rick layers. D. Paleontologic obsevervation: Bioturbation. Shell fragment Macoma? E. Contact: lithologic less mud in the lower unit F. Additional comments: uppemost ooze lost. Description of Depostional Interval 60 cm to 275 cm A. Color of unit: olive gray with salt and pepper sands. B. Sediment texture: Muddy medium sand with layers of silty mud. sacattered coal grains. C. Sedimentary structures: Horiaontal mud layers at the base and at 255, 265. Deformed muddy layers at 210-225 cm. D. Paleontologic obsevervation: organic rich layers. Possible bioturbation. Scattered coal grains. E. Contact: erosional F. Additional comments: Uppermost 145 to 155 sand is liquified sand Description of Depostional Interval 275 cm to 400 cm A. Color of unit: Dark greenish gray with black B. Sediment texture: silty mud C. Sedimentary structures: massive bioturbated. D. Paleontologic obsevervation: organic matter scattered throughout. Burrow traces. Shell fragments at 285. E. Contact: erosional F. Additional comments: The silt sized grains differ in composition, roundness, mineralogy from the following unit. Typical marine sequence. Description of Depostional Interval 400 cm to 595 cm A. Color of unit: greenish black B. Sediment texture: clayey silty ashy mud C. Sedimentary structures: massive D. Paleontologic obsevervation: no shells or evidance for bioturbation. E. Contact: bottom of core F. Additional comments: Marine depostied ash (wind flow). Green color from vivianite mineral.the unit is composed of glass, quartz, vivianite, a dark heavy mineral and clay.