Arculus, R.J., Ishizuka, O., Bogus, K., and the Expedition 351 Scientists, 2015
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doi:10.14379/iodp.proc.351.102.2015
Expedition 351 methods 1
R.J. Arculus, O. Ishizuka, K. Bogus, M.H. Aljahdali, A.N. Bandini-Maeder,
A.P. Barth, P.A. Brandl, R. do Monte Guerra, L. Drab, M.C. Gurnis, M. Hamada,
R.L. Hickey-Vargas, F. Jiang, K. Kanayama, S. Kender, Y. Kusano, H. Li,
L.C. Loudin, M. Maffione, K.M. Marsaglia, A. McCarthy, S. Meffre, A. Morris,
M. Neuhaus, I.P. Savov, C.A. Sena Da Silva, F.J. Tepley III, C. van der Land,
G.M. Yogodzinski, and Z. Zhang2
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Introduction
Lithostratigraphy
Biostratigraphy
Geochemistry
Paleomagnetism
Physical properties
Downhole measurements
References
Keywords: International Ocean Discovery Program, IODP, JOIDES Resolution, Expedition 351,
Site U1438, Izu Bonin Mariana, arc origins, subduction initiation, Earth connections, Amami
Sankaku Basin, Kyushu-Palau Ridge, basalt, volcanic ash, breccia-conglomerate,
biostratigraphy, magnetostratigraphy, oceanic crust, arc basement, Neogene, Paleogene,
foraminifers, radiolarians, volcaniclastic, back arc, tuffaceous mud, hemipelagic, East Asian
Monsoon, subduction factory
Introduction
Site, hole, core, and sample numbering
This chapter documents the procedures and methods used in
the shipboard laboratories during International Ocean Discovery
Program (IODP) Expedition 351. This introductory section provides a rationale for the site location and an overview of IODP depth
conventions, curatorial procedures, and general core handling/analyses. This information only applies to shipboard work described in
this Proceedings volume; methods used in shore-based analyses of
Expedition 351 samples and/or data will be described in various scientific contributions in the open peer-reviewed literature and the
Expedition research results section of the volume.
Numbering of the site, holes, cores, and samples followed standard IODP protocol (Figure F1). Drilling sites have been numbered
consecutively from the first site drilled by the Glomar Challenger in
1968, and since Expedition 301 the prefix “U” has been used to designate sites cored by the U.S. research vessel JOIDES Resolution. At
a site, multiple holes are often drilled, and a letter suffix distinguishes the holes drilled at one site. For example, the first hole
would be given the suffix “A,” the second “B,” and so on. During Expedition 351, a letter designation applied to each cored hole (including one jet-in test) and a dedicated logging hole.
Following the hole designation, each recovered core was numbered sequentially. A cored interval is generally ~9.5 m maximum,
which is the length of a standard core barrel. However, the halflength advanced piston corer (APC) system employs a core barrel of
~4.7 m. The specific coring system used to recover a core is designated by a letter representing the core type and is a suffix to the core
number: H = APC, F = half-length APC, X = extended core barrel
(XCB), and R = rotary core barrel (RCB). All of these systems were
utilized during Expedition 351.
Each recovered core was cut into ~1.5 m sections. The number
of sections is determined by core recovery, and sections are numbered sequentially starting with “1” at the top of the core. Each core
is eventually split lengthwise into working- and archive-half sections (described below) designated by either the letter “W” or “A”
succeeding the core number. For depth calculations (see below), the
top depth of the core is equated with the top depth of the cored interval (in meters below seafloor [mbsf ]) to achieve consistency in
handling analytical data derived from the cores. Sample intervals
Site location
Site U1438 was chosen because we expected (1) remnants of
drillable oceanic crust that existed in the region immediately before
arc inception, (2) preservation of the initial Izu-Bonin-Mariana
(IBM) magmatic record, including geological evidence for inferring
the tectonic setting at subduction initiation, and (3) preservation of
the temporal variations of magmatism in the rear IBM arc as a sequence of volcaniclastic sediments and tephra.
Once arriving at the site, the ship’s thrusters were lowered and a
positioning beacon was dropped to the seafloor. The vessel used a
Neutronics 5002 dynamic positioning system with input from the
GPS system and triangulation to the seafloor beacon to remain on
site. Final hole positions were averages calculated from GPS data
collected over a significant period of time while the hole was occupied. Full operational details from Site U1438 can be found in Operations in the Site U1438 chapter (Arculus et al., 2015).
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Arculus, R.J., Ishizuka, O., Bogus, K., Aljahdali, M.H., Bandini-Maeder, A.N., Barth, A.P., Brandl, P.A., do Monte Guerra, R., Drab, L., Gurnis, M.C., Hamada, M., Hickey-Vargas, R.L., Jiang, F.,
Kanayama, K., Kender, S., Kusano, Y., Li, H., Loudin, L.C., Maffione, M., Marsaglia, K.M., McCarthy, A., Meffre, S., Morris, A., Neuhaus, M., Savov, I.P., Sena Da Silva, C.A., Tepley, F.J., III, van
der Land, C., Yogodzinski, G.M., and Zhang, Z., 2015. Expedition 351 methods. In Arculus, R.J., Ishizuka, O., Bogus, K., and the Expedition 351 Scientists, Proceedings of the International
Ocean Discovery Program, Expedition 351: Izu-Bonin-Mariana Arc Origins: College Station, TX (International Ocean Discovery Program).
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Figure F1. IODP sample naming conventions.
Global Positioning System
IODP Expedition 351
Site U1438
Core 351-U1438D-37R
Section 351-U1438D-37R-3W
Top (548.6 mbsf)
Top (0 cm)
Section 1
JOIDES Resolution
Sea level
Beacon
Water depth
Section 2
Seafloor
Section 3
Section 4
Sample
351-U1438D37R-3W, 50–55 cm
548.6 mbsf
Core 351-U1438D-37R
74% recovery
Section 5
558.3 mbsf
Core 351-U1438D-38R
76% recovery
Core catcher (CC)
(555.77 mbsf)
Penetration
Bottom
(150 cm)
568 mbsf
Hole U1438D
are described in centimeters within a core section (typically between 0 and 150 cm) beginning from the top of the core section.
Thus, the full curatorial identifier of a sample consists of the following: expedition, site, hole, core number, core type, section number, section half, piece number (hard rocks only), and interval in
centimeters measured from the top of the core section (Figure F1).
For example, a sample identified as “351-U1438D-37R-4W, 50–55
cm” represents a 5 cm interval from the fourth section (working
half ) of Core 37R (cored with the RCB system) from Hole D of Site
U1438 during Expedition 351.
Downhole measurements), the wireline log depths are matched to
one reference pass, creating the wireline log matched depth below
seafloor (WMSF). These distinctions in nomenclature between core
(curated) and wireline log depth should be noted because the same
depth value from different scales does not necessarily refer to the
same stratigraphic interval.
Core handling and analysis
Core handling and flow are depicted in Figure F2.
Sediment
Immediately upon arriving on deck, core catcher samples were
taken for biostratigraphic analyses. The cores were then cut into 1.5
m sections, after which whole-round samples were taken for shipboard interstitial water measurements and noted by the use of a yellow end cap. Additional samples taken on the catwalk include
syringe samples for routine hydrocarbon gas safety monitoring,
samples for postcruise microbiological studies, and samples for
postcruise redox-sensitive element analyses (see Geochemistry).
After the cores equilibrated to laboratory temperature (~4 h), they
were run through the Whole-Round Multisensor Logger (WRMSL)
for P-wave velocity, magnetic susceptibility, and bulk density measurements, as well as the Natural Gamma Radiation Logger
(NGRL). Thermal conductivity measurements were also made
when the samples were unconsolidated sediments (see Physical
properties).
The core sections were then split lengthwise into archive- and
working-half sections. Oriented pieces of more indurated sediments were marked on the bottom with a red wax pencil.
Sample depth calculation
During Expedition 351, the cored interval was measured in
meters below seafloor as determined by core depth below seafloor,
method A (CSF-A). The calculation of this depth scale is defined by
protocol
(see
IODP
Depth
Scales
Terminology
at
www.iodp.org/program-policies). In general, the depth below seafloor is determined by subtracting the initial drill pipe measurement
to the seafloor from the total drill pipe measurement. The core
depth interval begins with the depth below seafloor where coring
began and extends to the depth that coring advanced. However, if a
core has incomplete recovery (<100%), all material is assumed to
originate from the top of the cored interval as a continuous section
for curation purposes (Figure F1); thus, the true depth interval
within the cored interval is unknown and represents a sampling uncertainty in age-depth analysis or correlation with downhole logging data.
Additionally, wireline log depths were calculated from the wireline log depth below seafloor (WSF) and are also reported in meters
below seafloor. When multiple logging passes were made (see
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Figure F2. Core and analytical flow. TCON = thermal conductivity, PWB = bayonet P-wave velocity, TOR = Torvane, PEN = penetrometer, PWC = caliper P-wave
velocity, ICP-AES = inductively coupled plasma–atomic emission spectroscopy, ORP = oxidation-reduction potential, CHNS = carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and
sulfur elemental analysis.
Receive core from
rig floor (9.5 m)
Catwalk
Samples
Core catcher to micropaleontology
Microbiology (sediment)
Cut into sections
(1.5 m)
Cold
storage
Headspace and void gas
IW whole round
Fo'c'sle deck
Core deck
Core equilibrates
Squeeze
Micropaleontology/
Biostratigraphy
WRMSL
NGR, TCON
Core is split
W
GC-FID
(hydrocarbon monitoring)
Working half
PWB, strength
(AVS, TOR, PEN),
formation factor
Discrete
shipboard
samples
A
Archive half
SHIL, SHMSL, visual core
description, smear slides,
SRM
IC, ICP-AES,
salinity, alkalinity,
ORP, pH,
spectrophotometry
XRD, CHNS,
ICP-AES,
carbonate,
thin sections
Discrete
personal
samples
MAD, PWC,
TCON (h),
SRM, spinner,
thin sections
Residues
(personal samples)
Fluid and
squeeze cake
personal
samples
Storage
Residues
(personal samples)
Wrap
Storage
Hard rock
During Expedition 351, cores from the igneous basement were
curated as hard rock. On the catwalk, pieces were pushed to the
bottom of the sections and the total length was measured as “recovered length,” which was used to calculate recovery. The sections
were then brought into the core splitting room, where oriented
pieces of core were marked with a wax pencil. In several cases,
pieces were too small to be oriented with certainty. Pieces in a section were placed into sample bins separated by plastic core spacers.
The plastic spacers were also used to indicate areas of no recovery.
Adjacent pieces that could be fit back together were curated as single pieces. Once completed, a designated scientist (usually the paleomagnetist on shift) confirmed the piece matches and drew split
lines indicating where/how the pieces should be cut into archive
and working halves. The split lines ideally maximized the expression of dipping surfaces on the cut face of the core while preserving
representative features in the archive and working halves (Figure
F3).
Once the split lines were drawn, the spacers were secured in
place with acetone in both archive- and working-half core liners
with the angle brace facing uphole. This ensured that the curated
interval for each bin matched the top of each piece. The length of
each bin was entered into SampleMaster as “bin length,” and the
sum of a section’s bin lengths was entered as “curated length.” Additionally, the length of each piece was measured along the longest
vertical dimension and entered as “piece length” (Figure F4). Following this, the empty core liner half was placed over the full half
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Figure F3. Core reference frame used in orientation measurements. A. Primary orientation of each core piece is up and down along the core axis.
B. Coordinates in both archive (left) and working (right) section halves.
A
180°
y 90°
270°
0° x
B
180°
270°
0°
Upcore
(-z )
Downcore
(z )
and taped together in several places. The cores were allowed to dry
and equilibrate to laboratory conditions (~3 h).
The sections were then run through the WRMSL and NGRL before being carefully split into archive and working halves. Piece
halves were numbered sequentially from the top of each section,
and reconstructed groups of pieces in the same bin were assigned
the same number but lettered sequentially. If a piece was oriented
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Core sample disturbance
Figure F4. Section, bin, and piece lengths used for hard rock curation and scientific purposes.
Core material has the potential to be disturbed and/or contain
extraneous material as a result of the coring process or core handling and analysis. In less consolidated sections, material from intervals shallower in the hole may be washed down by drilling
circulation and accumulate at the bottom of the hole; they then are
sampled with the recovery of the next core. This is referred to as
“fall-in.” In most Expedition 351 cores, there was very little evidence
of fall-in, but when present, it affected the upper ~10–20 cm of the
cores. Additionally, common coring deformation includes concave
appearance of originally horizontal bedding. In more consolidated
material, biscuiting is a common core disturbance, where fractured
material (“biscuits”) spin within the core barrel. In many cases, drilling slurry can be interjected between the biscuits. Finally, fracturing, fragmentation, and brecciation as a result of the drilling process
are also common drilling-induced disturbances. The occurrences of
these disturbance types are described in Lithostratigraphy in the
Site U1438 chapter (Arculus et al., 2015) and graphically represented on the visual core descriptions (VCDs) (see Core descriptions).
Upper end cap
0
Piece length
Bin length
10
Curated length
Recovered length
Depth within section (cm)
5
Plastic spacer
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Authorship of methods and site chapters
The sections of the methods and site chapters were written by
the following scientists (in alphabetical order):
Background and objectives: Arculus, Ishizuka
Operations: Bogus
Lithostratigraphy: Barth, Brandl, Hickey-Vargas, Jiang,
Kanayama, Kusano, Li, Marsaglia, McCarthy, Meffre, Savov,
Tepley, Yogodzinski
Biostratigraphy and paleontology: Aljahdali, Bandini, Guerra,
Kender
Geochemistry: Loudin, Sena, van der Land, Zhang
Paleomagnetism: Maffione, Morris
Physical properties: Drab, Gurnis, Hamada
Downhole measurements: Drab, Gurnis, Hamada, Neuhaus
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Clear lower end cap
with respect to vertical, an arrow pointing to the top of the section
was added to the label.
For both sediment and hard rock cores, the working-half sections were used for taking discrete shipboard samples for paleomagnetic, physical properties, geochemical, and thin section analyses
(for details, see the individual laboratory group methods in this
chapter), as well as science party personal samples for postcruise research. Sampling for postcruise research was based on the sampling
plan agreed upon by the science party and the Sample Allocation
Committee.
The archive-half core sections were run through the Section
Half Imaging Logger (SHIL) and the Section Half Multisensor Logger (SHMSL) for color reflectance and point magnetic susceptibility
measurements. The archive halves were described by expedition
scientists visually and by smear slide and thin section analyses. Finally, they were measured with the cryogenic magnetometer.
All instrument data from Expedition 351 were uploaded into the
IODP Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), and
core description observations were entered using the DESClogik
application. DESClogik is an interface used to input visual (macroand/or microscopic) core descriptions on a core (sediment) or section (igneous basement) scale to be stored in LIMS.
When all shipboard measurements were completed, data uploaded, and samples taken, the cores were wrapped, sealed in plastic, and transferred to cold storage on the ship. At the end of the
expedition, the cores were transferred into refrigerated trucks and
transported to cold storage at the IODP Kochi Core Center in Kochi, Japan.
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Lithostratigraphy
Core description process
During Expedition 351, sediments and rocks were described by
a team with diverse backgrounds in igneous petrology, volcanology,
and volcaniclastic and nonvolcanic sedimentology. Macroscopic descriptions of the core were made on the archive halves of split cores.
Observations were tabulated on printouts of high-resolution images
from the Section Half Imaging Logger (SHIL) and entered into the
LIMS database using DESClogik software. Smear slides and petrographic thin sections were made for selected intervals and described using polarized light microscopy (transmitted and reflected
light). Petrographic observations were entered into the LIMS database using DESClogik. Microscopic observations apply rigorously
only to the intervals where a smear slide or thin section was made,
which is indicated on the visual core descriptions (VCDs).
Core description data are available through the “Descriptive Information” LIMS report (web.iodp.tamu.edu/DESCReport). Standard graphic reports were generated from data downloaded from
the LIMS database to summarize each core (typical for sediments)
or section half (typical for igneous rocks). A sample VCD is shown
in Figure F5. Legends for symbols used on the VCDs are shown in
Figures F6, F7, and F8.
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Figure F5. Example of a visual core description (VCD).
Hole 351-U1438A Core 1H, Interval 0.0-7.5 m (CSF-A)
0.00
0
1.00
100
2.00
200
Disturbance type
Graphic
lithology
Lith. unit
Core
image
Shipboard
samples
Section
Core length (cm)
Depth CSF-A (m)
MUD WITH ASH, RADIOLARIAN-RICH MUD WITH ASH, MUD, ASH, TUFFACEOUS MUD: Core 1H displays three main sediment types: a tuffaceous mud
with radiolaria with varying color (grayish brown [5YR 3/2], yellowish brown [10YR 6/4], dark yellowish brown [10YR 4/2] and moderate yellowish brown [10YR
5/4]), radiolarian-rich mud with varying color (dark yellowish brown [10YR 4/2] and moderate yellowish brown [10YR 5/4]), and dark yellowish brown mud with
ash (10YR 4/2). Bedding thickness varies at decimeter scale, and most contacts are planar and gradational. Several ash layers have been observed: most
prominently Section 2, 94-96 cm, Section 4, 120-122 cm, 124-126 cm, 128-130 cm and 136-138 cm. Bioturbation is slight to moderate throughout the core.
The top of the core is unconsolidated.
Reflectance
L* a* b*
Grain size rank
Max
Modal
0 2 4 6 8 10
Bedding,
faults,
veins
28.0
48.0
2.4
6.4
1.0
11.0
Sedimentary structures
Natural
gamma MS whole round
MS Point
radiation
(IU)
(cps)
0
40
80 10
110
Age
RADS
SED
1
SED
2
SED
NANNO
300
4.00
400
SED
HS
SED
I
3
Ionian-Recent
3.00
NANNO
SED
5.00
500
4
SED
SED
NANNO
SED
6.00
600
7.00
700
SED
5
SED
CC
FORAM
RADS
NANNO
PAL
Sediment and sedimentary rock
classification scheme
and sedimentary rocks are divided into four lithologic classes, based
on composition (types of particles):
Pelagic/hemipelagic and volcaniclastic sediments and sedimentary rocks were the principal sedimentary materials recovered
during Expedition 351. The sedimentary classification scheme that
was employed emphasizes important descriptors for those sediments and rocks, particularly descriptors that can be quantified and
recorded in DESClogik in the same time frame as shipboard core
description (“Macroscopic” template, “Sediment” tab). A schematic
of the description parameters and scheme is shown in Figure F9.
Sediments and sedimentary rocks were classified using an approach that integrates volcanic particles into the sedimentary descriptive scheme typically used by IODP. In our scheme, sediments
1. Volcaniclastic sediment and rocks of pyroclastic origin, containing >75% volcanic particles;
2. Tuffaceous volcaniclastic sediment and rocks of sedimentary origin, containing 25%–75% volcanic-derived particles;
3. Siliciclastic sediment and sedimentary rocks, containing <25%
volcanic siliciclastic particles and <5% biogenic particles; and
4. Pelagic to hemipelagic sediment (rock), containing <25% volcanic particles and >5% biogenic particles.
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Examples from each of these four lithologic classes were encountered during this expedition. Within each class, the principal
lithology name is based on particle size. In addition, appropriate
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Figure F6. VCD legend for sediment and sedimentary and igneous lithologies.
Lithology prefix + principal
Lithology suffix
Ash
Foraminiferal ooze
With ash
Tuff
Radiolarian-rich mud
With ash pods
Clay/claystone
Foraminiferal mud
With mud/mudstone
Silt/siltstone
Nannofossil mud
With lapilli
Fine sand/sandstone
Nannofossil ooze
With pumice
Sand/sandstone
Nannofossil clay
With pumice lapilli
Medium to coarse
sand/sandstone
Tuffaceous foraminiferal ooze
With silt
With tuff
Mud/mudstone
Tuffaceous clay/claystone
Tuffaceous mud/mudstone
Tuffaceous silt/siltstone
Tuffaceous fine sand/sandstone
Basalt
With radiolarians
Dolerite
With nannofossils
Limestone
With foraminifers
Tuffaceous limestone
With fine sand
Tuffaceous sand/sandstone
With gravel
Tuffaceous medium to coarse
sand/sandstone
With sand/sandstone
Tuffaceous breccia conglomerate
Tuffaceous breccia
Tuffaceous conglomerate
dominantly composed of angular clasts (>50 vol%). For the equivalent pyroclastic lithologic class, the term “agglomerate” would be
used in place of conglomerate (Fisher and Schmincke, 1984) (Figure
F11). Irrespective of the sediment or rock lithologic class, the average and maximum grain size reported in the VCDs follow Wentworth (1922). For example, an ash can be further described as sandsized ash or silt-sized ash, whereas a lapilli-tuff can be described as
coarse sand sized or pebble sized.
For pelagic and hemipelagic sediments (the nonvolcanic siliciclastic and biogenic classes, 3 and 4 above), a modified version of
the Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Leg 126 sediment classification
scheme was used (Figure F12; Table T1) (Taylor, Fujioka, et al.,
1990). Our modified classification uses composition and grain size
as the only criteria to define sediment and rock types. The principal
lithology name is based on induration and on average grain size as
determined macroscopically, supplemented at selected intervals
with smear slide observations of the identity and abundances of biogenic particles. For sediments and rocks with <60% biogenic material, the principal name is determined by the relative proportions of
nonbiogenic sand-, silt-, and clay-sized particles. If the biogenic
component exceeds 60%, the principal name is ooze or an appropriate term that denotes the sediment induration, for example, chert
and chalk or limestone.
prefixes and suffixes were chosen; for example, the prefix “tuffaceous” was used for the tuffaceous lithologic classes, and prefixes
that indicate the dominant biogenic component, determined by microscopic examination, were used for pelagic/hemipelagic sediment
and sedimentary rocks. Suffixes were also chosen to indicate minor
components within a principal lithologic type.
Principal lithology names
Principal names for sediments and sedimentary rocks of the tuffaceous, nonvolcanic siliciclastic, and pelagic/hemipelagic lithologic classes are adapted from the grain size classes of Wentworth
(1922). Principal lithology names for sediment and sedimentary
rocks of the pyroclastic lithologic class were adapted from the grain
size classes of Fisher and Schmincke (1984) (Table T1). For each
grain size class, both a consolidated (semilithified to lithified) and a
nonconsolidated term exists; they are mutually exclusive (e.g., mud
or mudstone; ash or tuff ). For simplicity, Wentworth’s clay and fine
silt sizes are combined in a “mud” class; similarly, very fine, fine, medium coarse, and very coarse sand are combined in “fine sand,”
“sand,” and “medium to coarse sand” (stone) classes. Silt/siltstone is
also used independently.
The grain size terms granule, pebble, and cobble (Wentworth,
1922) in lithified sediments are replaced by breccia, conglomerate,
and breccia-conglomerate (Table T1). A conglomerate is defined as
a rock where the fragments are >2 mm and are exclusively (>95
vol%) rounded and subrounded (Figure F10). A breccia-conglomerate is composed of predominantly rounded and/or subrounded
clasts (>50 vol%) and subordinate angular clasts. A breccia is preIODP Proceedings
Prefixes
Prefixes were used to indicate the lithologic class of sediment or
sedimentary rocks. For pelagic/hemipelagic sediments and sedimentary rocks with 25%–60% biogenic material, prefixes were
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Figure F7. VCD legend for sediment and sedimentary rock.
Sedimentary structures
Bioturbation intensity
Lith. accessories
Grading
Slight
Reversely graded
Ash pods
Moderate
Normally graded
Pumice
Strong
Nongraded
Boundaries
Structures & features
Planar lamination
Cross lamination
Intraclast
Scoured contact
Wavy contact
Wavy/convolute bedding
Zoophycos
Cross bedded
Sharp contact
Bioturbated contact
Flame structure
Dewatering structure
Clastic dike
Gradational contact
Lenticular bedded
Diagenetic constituent
Macrofossils
Bedding, fault, veins
Chert nodule
Bedding
Multiple veins
Concretion
Fault
Banded vein
Zeolites
Vein
En echelon vein
Shell fragment
Haloed vein
Drilling disturbances
Biscuit
Fragmented
Fractured
Soupy
Brecciated
Fall-in
Core extension
Up-arching
Void
Shipboard sampling
MBIO
Microbiology
IW
Interstitial water
TS
CARB Carbonate
ICP
Inductively coupled plasma
PP
Physical properties
HS
Headspace
XRD
PAL
Micropaleontology
PMAG
Paleomagnetism
MAD
Moisture/density
FORAM
Foraminifer sample
SED
Smear slide
X-ray diffraction
RADS Radiolarian sample
NANNO Nannofossil sample
added to indicate the type and quantity of fossil material, using the
classification scheme shown in Figure F12. In this case, prefix categories were based on the percentage of microfossils seen in smear
slides taken at selected intervals. For sediments and rocks with 5%–
25% biogenic material, either a prefix or suffix was added (see below) to indicate the presence of microfossils as a minor component.
Other prefixes may be selected in combination with those for the
pyroclastic and tuffaceous lithologic classes. These prefixes are primarily used for sedimentary rocks having clasts (i.e., particles >2
mm) that can be examined by macroscopic observation. The term
“monomict” applies to clast compositions of a single type, and
“polymict” applies to clast compositions of multiple types. The term
“matrix-supported” was used where smaller particles visibly envelop each of the larger particles. In this usage, the word “matrix” is
not defined by a specific grain size (e.g., conglomerate may have a
sandstone matrix, and sandstone may have a mudstone matrix). The
term “clast-supported” was used where clasts form a sediment
framework.
Thin section description of sedimentary rocks
Because of their importance in Expedition 351 cores, a systematic approach was implemented in DESClogik to record microscopic characteristics of volcaniclastic sedimentary rocks
(“Microscopic” template, “Sediment TS” tab). The system provides
a framework for recording data for both texturally complex (clastbearing) coarse-grained rocks and less complex lithologies dominated by finer grain sizes (sand, silt, and mud). For tuffaceous breccia-conglomerates and other clast-bearing lithologies, the system
provides the opportunity to record modal data for two types of
whole-rock matrix and up to five separate clast types. Each matrix
or clast type is assigned a domain type and number and is entered
on a separate row in DESClogik. Modal components available under
the matrix category are minerals, which occur as matrix grains, with
additional options such as ash, clay, pumice, scoria, lithics, carbonate, and authigenic mineral (secondary) components. Modal components available under the clast category include the same list of
minerals, which occur as phenocrysts, plus groundmass, vesicles,
and secondary minerals, which make up the remaining portion of
the mode for most volcanic clasts.
Each clast is also assigned the following:
Suffixes
A suffix was used for a subordinate but important component
that deserved to be highlighted. Suffixes are restricted to a single
phrase to maintain a short and effective lithology name containing
the most important information only. They are in the form “with
ash,” “with clay,” or “with foraminifers” in cases where abundance is
between 5% and 25%.
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Grain size category (e.g., granule, pebble, or cobble),
Clast type, selected from a list of rock names,
Texture (porphyritic, aphyric, or tuffaceous), and
Alteration category (absent/fresh, slight, moderate, or high).
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presence of three to six common minerals or minerals known to be
present or considered likely to be present in the samples, based on
geologic context and thin section or smear slide observations.
Figure F8. VCD legend for igneous rock.
Alteration
Slight
Moderate
Unit determinations
Sediments and sedimentary rocks, including volcaniclastic, siliciclastic, and biogenic types, were described at the level of (1) the
descriptive interval (a single descriptive line in the DESClogik
spreadsheet) and (2) the lithostratigraphic unit. A descriptive interval (Table T3) is unique to a specific depth interval and typically
consists of a single sediment or rock type distinct from those immediately above and below it, for example, a tuff interval intercalated
between mudstone intervals. Less commonly, the same sediment or
rock type may be repeated in consecutive descriptive intervals if one
or more characteristics differ between them, for example, a planar
laminated tuffaceous siltstone below or above cross-laminated tuffaceous sandstone.
Lithostratigraphic units are meter-thick to hundreds of meters–
thick assemblages of multiple descriptive intervals containing similar sediment or rock types (Table T3). They are numbered sequentially (Unit I, Unit II, etc.) from top to bottom. Lithostratigraphic
units are clearly distinguishable from each other by several characteristics, such as composition, bed thickness, grain size class, and
internal homogeneity. Lithostratigraphic units are, therefore, informal formations that are not defined by age, geochemistry, or paleontology, although changes in these parameters may coincide with
boundaries between lithostratigraphic units.
High
Vesicularity
Sparsely vesicular Moderately vesicular Highly vesicular
Measured structures
Fault
Chilled margin
Gradational boundary
Veins
Haloed vein
Multiple veins
Vein
Composite vein
The modes for each matrix and clast should total 100%. For
texturally simple rock types of more uniform grain size, such as tuffaceous sandstone, siltstone, and mudstone, the pertinent microscopic information is entered into DESClogik as a single matrix
domain. An Excel spreadsheet form was developed to facilitate recording of thin section observations by hand (Figure F13). The data
on this form was then entered into DESClogik.
Sedimentary rock structure and measurement
The methods used during Expedition 351 for documenting the
structural geology were simplified from those used during Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Expedition 344 (Harris et al., 2013).
We documented deformation that was observed on the archive half
of the split cores by classifying structures, measuring orientation
data, and recording the sense of displacement. These data were
logged at the core table and entered into DESClogik under the
“Structure” tab or as comments for the interval (for millimeter- to
centimeter-scale structures within the interval).
Other parameters
Average and maximum particle size, sediment sorting and grading, the characteristics of bedding planes, the extent of bioturbation, and the presence of sedimentary structures are additional
elements that were recorded in macroscopic core descriptions (Figures F10, F14; Table T2). Coring disturbances were also noted and
recorded. Disturbance types are primarily brecciation, fracturing,
and biscuiting, with some other types as summarized in Figure F15.
Igneous rocks
Igneous rock description procedures during Expedition 351
generally followed those of IODP Expedition 350, Expedition 344,
and other Integrated Ocean Drilling Program and IODP expeditions that encountered volcanic units (e.g., Expedition 350 Scientists, 2014; Expedition 330 Scientists, 2012; Expedition 336
Scientists, 2012; Expedition 340 Scientists, 2013; Harris et al., 2013).
Macroscopic observations were coordinated where possible with
thin section or smear slide petrographic observations and bulk-rock
chemical analyses of representative samples. Data for the macroscopic and microscopic descriptions of recovered cores were entered into the LIMS database using DESClogik. Volcanic rock
characteristics were entered through the “Extrusive hypabyssal” tab,
and plutonic rocks were entered through the “Intrusive mantle” tab.
Macroscopic descriptions of volcanic rocks recovered during
Expedition 351 were entered into the “Macroscopic” template’s “Extrusive hypabyssal” tab. Volcaniclastic sediments that contain igneous particles of various sizes were recovered, for the most part with
grain sizes <2 cm; for these sediments, microscopic clast descriptions were entered using the “Microscopic” template’s “Sediment
TS” tab, as described in Thin section description of sedimentary
rocks. Igneous clasts >2 cm in size and basement volcanic rocks
Secondary minerals in sediments and sedimentary rocks
Secondary mineral development in Site U1438 sediments and
sedimentary rocks was documented through smear slide, thin section, and X-ray diffraction (XRD) observations. Smear slide and
thin section sample preparation steps followed standard and widely
accepted practices. Smear slide and petrographic observations of
secondary minerals are recorded in both the macroscopic and microscopic areas of DESClogik.
Samples for XRD analysis were freeze-dried for 12 h and then
crushed using an agate mortar and pestle. No additional sample
preparation steps were taken to aid identification of clay or zeolite
mineral species. Diffraction data were generated on the JOIDES
Resolution shipboard Bruker D4Endeavor X-ray diffractometer using a generator voltage of 35 kV and current of 40 mA. We collected
continuous scans from 4° to 75°2θ for 4276 steps at a rate of 1 s/step.
We evaluated diffraction data against the International Center for
Diffraction Data database for minerals using the Search/Match
component of Bruker’s EVA Diffraction Evaluation software. The
diffractogram of a typical sample was usually accounted for by the
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Figure F9. Sedimentary and volcaniclastic sediment and rock classification conventions. Principal names are required for all intervals. Prefixes are optional or
required as shown. Suffixes are optional and may be used with any combination of prefixes and principal names. First-order divisions are based on the percentages of volcanic, siliciclastic, and biogenic components. Volcaniclastic sediments and rocks (>75% volcanic grains and clasts; orange) are named using the
grain size classification of Fisher and Schmincke (1984). Tuffaceous and siliciclastic sediments and rocks (<75% volcanic grains and clasts; green) are named
using the grain size classification of Wentworth (1922). Sediments and rocks containing >5% biogenic components in combination with silt and clay (blue) are
classified as pelagic/hemipelagic and mud/ooze sediments and sedimentary rocks (after Taylor, Fujioka, et al., 1990). Closely intercalated intervals may be
grouped as domains to avoid repetitive entry at the small-scale level.
Lithologic
classes
Component
percentages
Prefix (required/optional)
Principal name (required)
Suffix (optional)
(0%–25%)
Prefixes optional
Pyroclastic
sediments
and rocks
>75% volcanic of
pyroclastic origin
Ash
Tuff
Lapilli-ash
Lapilli-tuff
Lapilli
Lapillistone
Ash-breccia
Tuff-breccia
Unconsolidated volcanic agglomerate
Consolidated volcanic agglomerate
Unconsolidated volcanic breccia-agglomerate
Consolidated volcanic breccia-agglomerate
Unconsolidated volcanic breccia
Consolidated volcanic breccia
Monomictic, mafic
Monomictic-intermediate
Monomictic-felsic
Polymictic
Mafic
Intermediate
Felsic
With ash
With lapilli
With dense glass lapilli
With accretionary lapilli
With pillow fragment lapilli
With lithic lapilli
With crystals
With scoria lapilli
With pumice lapilli
With ash pods
≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈
Prefixes required
Tuffaceous sediment
and sedimentary
rocks
Mud
Mudstone
Clay
Claystone
Silt
Sltstone
Fine sand
Fine sandstone
Medium to coarse sand
Medium to coarse sandstone
Sand
Sandstone
Unconsolidated conglomerate
Consolidated conglometrate
Unconsolidated breccia-conglomerate
Consolidated breccia-conglomerate
Unconsolidated breccia
Consoidated breccia
25%–100% volcanic
grains & clasts,
<5% biogenic
components
Tuffaceous
Tuffaceous, matrix-supported, polymict
Tuffaceous, clast-supported, polymict
Prefixes optional
Siliciclastic sediment
and sedimentary
rocks
<25% volcanic
grains & clasts,
<5% biogenic
components
Matrix-supported, monomictic
Matrix-supported, polymictic
Clast-supported, monomictic
Clast-supported, polymictic
With clay
With mud
With silt
With fine sand
With sand
With medium to coarse sand
With gravel
≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈
Pelagic/hemipelagic sediment and sedimentary rocks
>5% biogenic with
silt and clay
Siliceous
40%–70% clay/mud
30%–60% biogenic
Calcareous
40%–70% clay/mud
30%–60% biogenic
Clay
Claystone
Tuffaceous clay
Tuffaceous claystone
Mud
Mudstone
Tuffaceous mud
Tuffaceous mudstone
Silt
Siltstone
Tuffaceous silt
Tuffaceous siltstone
Prefixes required
Diatom
Radiolarian
Nannofossil
Foraminifer
Chert
Diatom ooze
Diatomite
Porcellanite
Radiolarian ooze
Radiolarite
Siliceous
0%–40% clay/mud
60%–100% biogenic
1st line: "Closely intercalated"
2nd line: PREFIX most abundant facies
3rd line: PREFIX 2nd most abundant facies
4th line: PREFIX 3rd most abundant facies
1st line: Most abundant facies - one of the above
2nd line: PRINCIPAL NAME most abundant facies
3rd line: PRINCIPAL NAME 2nd most abundant facies
4th line: PRINCIPAL NAME 3rd most abundant facies
logy name consists of a principal name and optional suffix (Table
T4). The principal name depends on the nature of phenocrysts,
when present, and/or the color of the groundmass. Three rock categories are defined:
were described using the “Microscopic” template’s “Extrusive
hypabyssal” tab.
Volcanic (extrusive hypabyssal) rocks: principal lithology name
and descriptive parameters
For macroscopic description of volcanic rocks, we use a simplified classification scheme based on visual characteristics. The lithoIODP Proceedings
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Chalk
Foraminifer ooze
Limestone
Nannofossil ooze
Calcareous
0%–40% clay/mud
60%–100% biogenic
Any, closely intercalated
With foraminifers
With diatoms
With radiolarians
With nannofossils
With plant fragments
With fecal pellets
1. Basalt: black to dark gray rock containing plagioclase and pyroxene.
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Table T1. Particle size nomenclature and classifications. Bold = particle sizes are non-lithified (i.e., sediments). Conglomerates and breccias are further
described as clast-supported (>2 mm clasts dominantly in direct physical contact with each other) or matrix-supported (>2 mm clasts dominantly surrounded
by <2 mm diameter matrix; infrequent clast-clast contacts). Download table in .csv format.
Particle size
(mod. Wentworth, 1922)
Matrix
Clasts
Mud, mudstone
Diameter
(mm)
Clay, claystone
Particle
roundness
Core
description tips
Simplified pyroclastic equivalent
(mod. Fisher and Schmincke, 1984)
Particles not visible without
microscope; smooth to touch
Particles not visible with unaided
eye; gritty to touch
Particles not visible with unaided
eye; gritty to touch
Particles visible with unaided eye
<2 mm particle diameter
Ash, tuff
<0.004
Not defined
Silt, siltstone
0.004–0.063
Not defined
Silt, siltstone
Silt, siltstone
0.004–0.063
Not defined
Sand, sandstone
Fine sand, fine
sandstone
Medium to coarse
sand, medium to
coarse sandstone
0.25–0.063
Not defined
0.25–2
Not defined
Particles clearly visible with
unaided eye
Exclusively rounded and
subrounded clasts
Particle composition identifiable
with unaided eye or hand lens
Unconsolidated
conglomerate
>2
Consolidated
conglomerate
2–64 mm particle diameter
Lapilli, lapillistone
>64 mm particle diameter
Unconsolidated pyroclastic
agglomerate
Consolidated pyroclastic agglomerate,
Unconsolidated breccia-conglomerate
>2
Angular clasts present
with rounded clasts
Particle composition identifiable
with unaided eye or hand lens
Unconsolidated pyroclastic
breccia-agglomerate,
Consolidated breccia-conglomerate
Consolidated pyroclastic
breccia-agglomerate
Unconsolidated breccia
>2
Predominantly angular
clasts
Particle composition identifiable
with unaided eye or hand lens
Consolidated breccia
Unconsolidated pyroclastic breccia,
Consolidated pyroclastic breccia
Figure F10. Visual representations of sorting and rounding classifications.
Figure F11. Ternary diagram of volcaniclastic grain size terms and their associated pyroclastic sediment and rock types modified from Fisher and
Schmincke (1984). Top labels = unconsolidated, bottom labels = consolidated.
Sorting:
Blocks and bombs
(>64 mm)
Well sorted
Moderately sorted
Volcanic agglomerate
Volcanic breccia-agglomerate
Volcanic breccia
Poorly sorted
Rounding:
75 %
Ash-breccia
Tuff-breccia
Angular
Subrounded
Rounded
Lapilli
Lapillistone
2. Andesite: dark to light gray rock containing pyroxenes and/or
feldspar and/or amphibole and typically devoid of olivine and
quartz.
3. Rhyolite/dacite: light gray to pale white rocks, usually plagioclase-phyric, and sometimes containing quartz ± biotite.
Lapilli
(2–64 mm)
Lapilli-ash
Lapilli-tuff
75 %
Ash
Tuff
75 %
Ash
(<2 mm)
and vesicle shape, secondary minerals, and the nature of contacts
between volcanic rock intervals.
Microscopic descriptions are similar to macroscopic observations but are more detailed. Seven primary rock types are defined
(basalt, boninite, dolerite, basaltic andesite, andesite, dacite, and
rhyolite) (Table T4). Optional suffixes indicate the nature of the volcanic rock body. Phenocryst type, modal abundance, and modal
The suffix indicates the nature of the volcanic body: lava, pillow
lava, intrusive sheet, or clast. The suffix “hyaloclastite” or “breccia”
is used if the rock occurs in direct association with related in situ
lava (Table T4). Prefixes are not used for macroscopic description.
Other descriptive parameters that are recorded are rock texture
(see below), grain size, phenocryst type and abundance, vesicularity
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• Poikilitic (larger crystals enclose smaller grains),
• Ophitic (pyroxene encloses plagioclase laths), and
• Subophitic (pyroxene partially encloses plagioclase laths).
Figure F12. Modified Shepard diagram for classification of biogenic sediments and sedimentary rocks.
Clay/mud
100%
90%
Siliceous
Calcareous
Clay/mud(stone)
Clay/mud(stone)
*-bearing
*-bearing
Diatom- or
radiolarian-rich
clay/mud(stone)
Nannofossil- or
foraminifer-rich
clay/mud(stone)
Grain size modal names are
10%
• Medium grained (1–5 mm),
• Fine grained (0.3–1 mm), and
• Microcrystalline (<0.3 mm).
In addition, for microscopic descriptions, cryptocrystalline (<0.1
mm) is used.
Prefixes used in microscopic textural descriptions are (Wilcox,
1954)
30%
70%
Diatom or
radiolarian
clay/mud(stone)
Nannofossil or
foraminifer
clay/mud(stone)
• Aphyric (<1% phenocrysts),
• Phyric (>1% phenocrysts), and
• Porphyritic.
60%
40%
Diatom ooze or
radiolarian ooze
or diatomite
or radiolarite
or chert
or porcellanite
0%
0%
Nannofossil ooze
or foraminifer ooze
or chalk
or limestone
Glomeroporphyritic texture refers to clusters of phenocrysts.
Magmatic flow textures are described as trachytic when plagioclase laths are subparallel.
Perlite describes rounded hydration fractures in glass.
Quenched margin texture describes a glassy or microcrystalline
margin to an otherwise coarser grained interior.
Vesicularity is described according to proportions:
100%
Biogenic
grain size are recorded, together with other parameters used for
macroscopic description.
• Sparsely vesicular (<5%),
• Moderately vesicular (5%–20%), and
• Highly vesicular (>20%).
Plutonic (intrusive mantle) rocks: principal lithology name and
descriptive parameters
Plutonic rocks are classified according to the International
Union of Geological Sciences classification scheme of Le Maitre et
al. (2002). The nature and proportion of minerals are used to give a
principal lithology name to the sample. Leucocratic rocks dominated by quartz and feldspar are named using the quartz-alkali feldspar-plagioclase (QAP) diagram (Figure F16). For melanocratic
plutonic rocks, we used the plagioclase-clinopyroxene-orthopyroxene and olivine-pyroxene-plagioclase triangular plots (Figure F17).
In all, 22 principal lithology names are used. Three suffixes, banded,
layered, and foliated, may be used to identify macroscopic rock features. Rock texture, overall grain size, modal abundance, and modal
grain size of mineral types and intrusive rock contact types are recorded.
Microscopic descriptions are similar to macroscopic observations but are more detailed. A larger list of descriptive suffixes is
used, and more options are used for definition of rock texture; maximum grain size and grain size distribution are added characteristics. Constituent minerals are described with modal abundance and
modal and maximum grain size.
For microscopic observations, the modal size and sphericity of
vesicle populations are estimated using appropriate comparison
charts, following Expedition 330 Scientists (2012) (Figure F18).
Secondary minerals in igneous rocks
Alteration features in igneous rocks from Expedition 351 are
based on macroscopic observations of core, aided by shipboard
smear slide, thin section, and XRD and inductively coupled plasma–
atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES) investigations. Secondary
minerals in cores were recorded in DESClogik in the macroscopic
template under separate tabs for alteration, veins, and halos.
Levels of alteration in groundmass were recorded as
• High (>40%),
• Moderate (>15%–40%), and
• Slight (≤15%).
Textures used to define groundmass alteration were patchy, corona, pseudomorphic, and recrystallized.
Colors used to define alteration are black, brown, gray, green,
white, and yellow.
Groundmass, glass, and mineral replacement minerals and vesicle filling minerals are classified as dominant, second order, and
third order.
Alteration of groundmass includes major mineral products amphibole, biotite, carbonate, chalcedony, chlorite, clay, epidote, feldspar (albite), glauconite, oxide, quartz, sulfide, zeolite, or unknown
when the mineral cannot be identified.
Alteration of phenocryst minerals includes iddingsite, prehnite,
sericite, serpentine, and talc.
Vesicle-filling minerals include calcite, carbonate, chalcedony,
zeolite, clay, chalcopyrite, sulfide, chlorite, prehnite, and unknown
and undefined mineral.
Igneous texture definitions
Textures are described macroscopically for all igneous rock core
sections and microscopically for the subset of intervals having thin
sections. Macroscopic textural descriptions applied to volcanic/hypabyssal rocks are holocrystalline, porphyritic, trachytic,
flow banding, perlite, glassy matrix, glassy, quench margin, and
glomeroporphyritic.
For intrusive/mantle rocks, textural descriptors are
• Equigranular (principal minerals are in the same size range),
• Inequigranular (principal minerals have different grain sizes),
• Porphyritic,
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Figure F13. Form used to record by hand matrix and clast characteristics for volcaniclastic sedimentary rocks.
Thin Secon Form for Volcaniclasc Rocks
ANALYST __________________________________________
DATE__________________________________________
Whole-Sample
Matrix_1 /Domain_1
Matrix_2 /Domain_2
Clast_1 / Domain_3
Clast_2 / Domain_4
Clast_3 / Domain_5
Texture
Domain Type = matrix
Domain Type = matrix
Domain Type = clast
Domain Type = clast
Domain Type clast
clast-supported
Matrix Grain Size
Matrix Grain Size
Clast Grain Size
Clast Grain Size
Clast Grain Size
matrix supported
clay
clay
sand
sand
sand
Domain Proporons (%)
silt
silt
coarse sand
coarse sand
coarse sand
clasts
mud
mud
granule
granule
granule
matrix
fine sand
fine sand
pebble
pebble
pebble
pores
sand
sand
cobble
cobble
cobble
Prefix
coarse sand
coarse sand
monomict
granule
granule
basalt, andesite, dacite…
basalt, andesite, dacite…
basalt, andesite, dacite…
polymict
pebble
pebble
mudstone, siltstone, sandstone…
Clast Type (Rock Name)
mudstone, siltstone, sandstone…
Clast Type (Rock Name)
mudstone, siltstone, sandstone…
Clast Type (Rock Name)
tuffaceous
Matrix Components
(modal%)
Matrix Components
(modal%)
gabbro, diorite, granite…
gabbro, diorite, granite…
gabbro, diorite, granite…
volcanic
polymict clast-supported
clay
clay
Clast Groundmass
Clast Groundmass
Clast Groundmass
polymict matrix-supported
carbonate
carbonate
crystalline
crystalline
crystalline
Principal Name
crystals
crystals
glassy
glassy
glassy
tuff
glass
glass
microlic
microlic
microlic
lapilli tuff
plagioclase
plagioclase
Clast Composion
Clast Composion
Clast Composion
mudstone
pyroxene
pyroxene
mafic
mafic
mafic
siltstone
pyroxene/cpx
pyroxene/cpx
intermediate
intermediate
intermediate
sandstone
pyroxene/opx
pyroxene/opx
felsic
felsic
felsic
conglomerate
amphibole
amphibole
breccia
quartz
quartz
Clast Internal Components
(modal%)
Clast Internal Components
(modal%)
Clast Internal Components
(modal%)
breccia-conglomerate
opaques
opaques
amphibole
amphibole
amphibole
Suffix
biote
biote
biote
biote
biote
with nannofossils
pumice
pumice
crystals
crystals
crystals
with gravel
scoria
scoria
glass
glass
glass
lithics
lithics
groundmass
groundmass
groundmass
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COMMENTS
biogenic
biogenic
olivine
olivine
olivine
secondary
secondary
opaques
opaques
opaques
plagioclase
Alteraon
Alteraon
plagioclase
plagioclase
fresh-absent
fresh-absent
pyroxene
pyroxene
pyroxene
slight
slight
pyroxene/cpx
pyroxene/cpx
pyroxene/cpx
moderate
moderate
pyroxene/opx
pyroxene/opx
pyroxene/opx
high
high
quartz
quartz
quartz
secondary minerals
secondary minerals
secondary minerals
Clast Texture
Clast Texture
Clast Texture
porphyric
porphyric
porphyric
Figure F14. Visual examples used to illustrate terms indicating intensity of
bioturbation and fabric modification in sediments and sedimentary rocks.
The scheme is similar to those of Expedition 317 Scientists (2011) and Droser
and Bottjer (1986).
No bioturbation
351-U1438D-21R-2, 116-122 cm
Moderate bioturbation
351-U1438D-9R-1, 21-27 cm
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aphyric
aphyric
tuffaceous
tuffaceous
tuffaceous
Alteraon
Alteraon
Alteraon
fresh low moderate high
fresh low moderate high
fresh low moderate high
Table T2. Bed thickness classifications. Classification modified from Ingram
(1954). Download table in .csv format.
Slight bioturbation
Layer thickness
(cm)
Classification
<1
1–3
3–10
10–30
30–100
100–1000
>1000
Lamina
Very thin bed
Thin bed
Medium bed
Thick bed
Very thick
Extremely thick
Microscopic observations of alteration minerals in igneous
rocks are similar but more detailed. Percentages of individual replacement minerals are estimated for each phenocryst mineral,
groundmass, and glass.
Descriptions of veins and halos record their mineralogy, geometry, contacts, and crosscutting relationships with the host rock(s).
Vein texture selections are vuggy, cataclastic, saccharoidal, sutures, patchy, banded, comb-structured, overgrowths, fibrous, and
brecciated.
Vein geometry selections are splayed, sinuous, irregular, planar,
and curved.
Vein contacts may be gradational, sharp-to-gradational, sharp,
sutured, and diffuse.
351-U1438B-30X-5, 99-105 cm
Strong bioturbation
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Vein connectivity is described as networked, anastomosing,
branched, and isolated.
Vein and halo minerals are described as dominant, second order,
and third order.
Figure F15. Visual description of coring disturbances in semilithified and lithified rocks in Sections 350-U1437B-43X-1A, 50–128 cm (left), and 350U1437D-12R-6A, 34–112 cm (right) (from Tamura et al., 2015).
Brecciation coring disturbance
Unit designations
Igneous rocks are described at the level of the descriptive interval (the individual descriptive line in DESClogik), which ultimately
is the lithostratigraphic unit level. A descriptive interval consists of
variations in rock characteristics, such as vesicle distribution, igneous textures, mineral modes, and chilled margins. Samples within
the volcanic category are massive lavas, pillow lavas, intrusive
sheets (i.e., dikes and sills), and volcanic breccias intimately associated with lava flows. Breccias not associated with lava flows and
hyaloclastites not associated with pillow lavas are described on the
sediment form in DESClogik.
Massive lava is defined as a coherent volcanic body with a massive core and vesiculated (sometimes brecciated or glassy) flow top
and/or bottom. Intrusive sheets are defined as dikes or sills cutting
across other volcanic bodies. They frequently have holocrystalline
groundmass and nonvesiculated chilled margins along their boundaries. Their size varies from several millimeters to several meters in
thickness.
Slight
Increasing brecciation intensity
Description of workflow
The core description workflow included the following steps:
1. Initial determination of intervals in a core section based on macroscopic observation of particle/grain sizes, compositional
changes and heterogeneity, igneous and sedimentary structures,
and characteristics of contacts.
2. Microscopic analyses performed on selected intervals using
(a) sediment smear slides or (b) petrographic thin sections.
3. Classification of the rock intervals based on macroscopic parameters and microscopic analyses, when available.
4. Descriptive summary of the core.
5. Integration with XRD and carbonate analyses to verify or correct mineralogical identification.
Severe
Moderate
Increasing “biscuiting” intensity
Destroyed
Severe
Moderate
Slight
“Biscuits” coring disturbance
Table T3. Definition of lithostratigraphic units, descriptive intervals, and domains. Download table in .csv format.
JOIDES Resolution
Typical thickness JOIDES Resolution data logging
range (m)
spreadsheet context
Traditional sediment drilling
Traditional igneous rock drilling
Lithostratigraphic
unit
101~103
One row per unit in lithostrat.
summary tab, numbered I, II,
IIa, IIb, III, etc.
Used as specified; however,
often referred to as
“lithologic unit” in the past.
Typically not used when only
igneous rocks are drilled.
Descriptive
interval
10–1~101
Primary descriptive entity that
can be readily differentiated
during time available.
One row per interval in
principal logging tab
(lithology-specific).
Typically corresponds to
lithologic unit. As defined
here, a lithologic unit may
correspond to one or more
description intervals.
Domain
Same as parent
descriptive
interval
Additional rows per interval in
principal logging tab, below
the primary description
interval row, numbered 1, 2,
etc. (with description interval
numbered 0).
Typically corresponds to beds. If
beds are too thin, a thicker
interval of “intercalated...” is
created, and 2–3 domains
describe the characteristics of
the different types of thin
beds.
Describes types of beds in an
intercalated sequence; can be
specified in detail as a group.
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Describes multiple lithologies
in a thin section, or textural
domains in a macroscopic
description.
Comparable nondrilling
terminology
Not specified during field
campaign.
Formal names need to be
approved by Stratigraphic
Commission.
Sedimentology: thinnest bed to
be measured individually
within a preset interval (e.g.,
0.2 m, 1 m, 5 m, etc.), which is
determined based on time
available.
Feature description within
descriptive interval, as
needed.
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Table T4. Nomenclature for macroscopic and microscopic description of extrusive and hypabyssal volcanic rocks. Download table in .csv format.
Prefix
Principal name
Suffix
Macroscopic description
None
Basalt: black to dark gray, typically olivine-bearing volcanic rock
Andesite: dark to light gray volcanic rock, contains pyroxenes and feldspar and/or
amphibole and is typically devoid of olivine and quartz
Rhyolite-dacite: light gray to pale white volcanic rock, contains plagioclase and/or
quartz and/or biotite
Microscopic description
Aphyric
Basalt: glassy or holocrystalline volcanic rock, typically olivine-bearing, with
plagioclase, and/or clinopyroxene
Phyric
Boninite: glassy volcanic rock with phenocrysts of Mg-rich orthopyroxene,
chromite, olivine, no plagioclase
Porphyritic Dolerite: black to dark gray, holocrystalline and medium-grained rock with
clinopyroxene and plagioclase
Basaltic andesite: volcanic rock with plagioclase, pyroxene, and oxides, rare olivine
Andesite: volcanic rock with pyroxenes and/or feldspar and/or amphibole,
typically devoid of olivine and quartz
Dacite: often glass-rich volcanic rock with feldspar and orthopyroxene or
amphibole, devoid of olivine
Rhyolite: volcanic rock with plagioclase and/or quartz and/or biotite
Figure F16. Classification of plutonic rocks using the quartz-alkali feldsparplagioclase (QAP) diagram for leucocratic rocks (Le Maitre et al., 2002).
Lava (massive core, brecciated or vesiculated flow top and bottom, >1 m thick)
Pillow lava (subrounded bodies separated by glassy margins and/or hyaloclastite
with radiating fractures 0.2–1 m wide)
Intrusive sheet (dike or sill, massive core with unvesiculated chilled margin, from
millimeters to several meters thick)
Lithic clast, pumice clast, scoria clast (volcanic or plutonic lapilli or blocks >2 cm,
to be defined as sample domain)
Hyaloclastite (breccia made of glassy fragments)
Breccia (made of lithic fragments in proximity to a lava flow)
Lava (massive core, brecciated or vesiculated flow top and bottom, >1 m thick)
Pillow lava (subrounded bodies separated by glassy margins and/or hyaloclastite
with radiating fractures 0.2–1 m wide)
Intrusive sheet (dike or sill, massive core with unvesiculated chilled margin, from
millimeters to several meters thick)
Lithic clast, pumice clast, scoria clast (volcanic or plutonic lapilli or blocks >2 cm,
to be defined as sample domain)
Hyaloclastite (breccia made of glassy fragments)
Breccia (made of lithic fragments in proximity to a lava flow)
Figure F17. Classification of melanocratic plutonic rocks using plagioclaseclinopyroxene-orthopyroxene and olivine-pyroxenes-plagioclase triangular
plots (Le Maitre et al., 2002).
Q
Plagioclase
Quartzolite
Anorthosite
90%
90
Quartz-rich
rite
60%
No
Ga
bb
ro
granitoids
Gabbronorite
P
gabbro
lherzolite
Olivine gabbro
Monzodiorite,
monzogabbro
5
Troctolite
Plagioclase
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ite
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ite
90%
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65%
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35%
40
No
5% Diorite,
Monzonite
ite
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10%
Clinopyroxenite
Olivine
websterite
Quartz
diorite,
quartz
gabbro
20%
Quartz
monzodiorite or
monzogabbro
Orthopyroxene
Websterite
Monzogranite
Quartz
monzonite
Syenite
Orthopyroxenite
Clinopyroxene
Olivine norite
Ha
Quartz
syenite
Alkali
feldspar
syenite
A
Syenogranite
Tonalite
Granodiorite
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ivin en
Ol yrox
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clin
Quartz alkali
feldspar
syenite
Granite
Ga
bb
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Alkali feldspar
granite
Dunite
Olivine
5
Troctolite
Plagioclase
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fore sieving. The water replacement of the kerosene in pore spaces
creates pressure that helps disaggregate the clay (Hermann, 1992).
All dry coarse fractions were placed in a labeled vial ready for
micropaleontological examination.
Examination of foraminifers was carried out on the >150 μm
size fraction following dry sieving. The sample was spread over a
sample tray and examined for planktonic and benthic foraminifers.
The size fraction <150 μm was examined in parts of the record
when datum species of smaller sizes were expected. A visual assessment of group and species relative abundances was made, along
with their preservation according to the categories defined below.
Photomicrographs were taken using a Spot RTS system with IODP
Image Capture and commercial Spot software and using a Hitachi
TM3000 tabletop scanning electron microscope (SEM).
The relative abundance of both planktonic and benthic foraminiferal species in the biogenic fraction >150 μm was estimated as follows:
Figure F18. Descriptive shape classification of vesicles (adapted from the
Wentworth [1922] classification scheme for sediment grains).
Sphericity of vesicles
Roundness of vesicles
High
Rounded
Moderate
Subrounded
Low
Subangular
Elongate
Angular
Highly elongate
Very angular
Biostratigraphy
P = present (<1%).
R = rare (1%–5%).
F = few (5%–10%).
A = abundant (10%-30%).
D = dominant (>30%).
Paleontological investigations and biostratigraphic determinations during Expedition 351 were carried out on calcareous nannofossils, planktonic and benthic foraminifers, and radiolarians. We
followed the Cenozoic planktonic foraminifer biozonation scheme
of Wade et al. (2011). Species identification was primarily based on
Kennett and Srinivasan (1983), Pearson et al. (2006), and Bolli and
Saunders (1985). Benthic foraminifer species determination was
largely carried out with reference to Kaiho (1992), van Morkhoven
et al. (1986), and Holbourn et al. (2013). The standard zonations of
Martini (1971) and Okada and Bukry (1980) were used for Cenozoic
nannofossil biostratigraphy. The identification of calcareous nannofossils during this expedition followed the taxonomy of Perch-Nielsen (1985), Varol (1998), and Young (1998). The radiolarian lowlatitude zonation used during the expedition was based on Sanfilippo et al. (1985) and Sanfilippo and Nigrini (1998). For radiolarians, the primary references for taxonomic identification were
Sanfilippo et al. (1985), Hollis (2006), and Jackett et al. (2008). All
ages cited in the text and figures for each of the microfossil groups
are based on calibration with the timescale of Gradstein et al.
(2012). All data were recorded in DESClogik and uploaded to the
LIMS database.
Core catcher (CC) samples from all cores were examined. Additional samples were taken from the working-half section as necessary to refine the biostratigraphy, preferentially sampling
hemipelagic intervals.
The proportion of either planktonic or benthic foraminifer
specimens in each slide (>150 μm) was estimated as follows:
Barren = no foraminifers present.
Present = <1%.
Rare = 1%–5%.
Few = 5%–10%.
Common = 10%–30%.
Abundant = >30%.
Preservation of planktonic and benthic foraminiferal assemblages was estimated using the following categories:
G = good (>90% of specimens unbroken with only minor evidence of diagenetic alteration; diagnostic characteristics
fully preserved).
M = medium (30%–90% of specimens are unbroken; dissolution
and/or secondary overgrowth present).
P = poor (strongly recrystallized or dominated by fragments and
broken or corroded specimens).
Calcareous nannofossils
Calcareous nannofossils were examined in smear slides prepared directly from unprocessed samples using standard techniques. The slides were analyzed between crossed polars (PPL),
phase contrast, and between crossed polars (XPL) using a Zeiss Axiophot light microscope at a magnification of 1000×. One traverse
(~100 fields of view) was used to estimate relative abundance and to
ensure rare species were recorded. For coarse material, the fine fraction was separated from the coarse fraction by settling through water before the smear slide was prepared. Photomicrographs were
taken using a Spot RTS system with the IODP Image Capture and
Spot commercial software.
The overall and individual nannofossil abundances were determined using the following criteria:
Foraminifers
Sediment volumes of approximately 20 cm3 were collected for
analysis of both benthic and planktonic foraminifers. All samples
were washed with water over a 63 μm mesh sieve and dried in an
oven at ~70°C. Samples that were more lithified were soaked in
warm (70°C) water with sodium borate (Borax) for several hours
prior to wet sieving. For the most lithified samples, a freeze-thaw
method with kerosene was used (adapted from Hermann [1992]
and Kennedy and Coe [2014]). The samples were placed in sample
bags and broken with a plastic hammer, soaked in water for more
than 1 h, and then placed in a freezer at –80°C for several hours.
Boiling water was poured over the residue, which was then washed
with water over a 63 μm sieve. The residue was placed in a freezedrier for approximately 24 h to clear the pore spaces and then
soaked in kerosene for 24 h. The kerosene was decanted, and the
sample was left to soak in deionized water for several minutes be-
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B = barren (no nannofossils).
R = rare (1 specimen per >10 fields of view).
VF = very few (1 specimen per 2–10 fields of view).
F = few (2–10 specimens per 2–10 fields of view).
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C = common (>5%–15% of slide).
A = abundant (>15%–30% of slide).
D = dominant (>30% of slide).
C = common (1–10 specimens per field of view).
A = abundant (11–100 specimens per field of view).
V = very abundant (>100 specimens per field of view).
* = reworked occurrence.
Preservation of the radiolarian assemblage was estimated using
the following categories:
The following basic criteria were used to qualitatively provide a
measure of preservation of the nannofossil assemblage:
G = good (most specimens complete; fine structures preserved).
M = moderate (minor evidence of dissolution and/or breakage).
P = poor (common crystal overgrowth, dissolution, and/or
breakage).
E = excellent (no dissolution is seen; all specimens can be identified).
G = good (little dissolution and/or overgrowth is observed; diagnostic characteristics are preserved and all specimens can be
identified).
M = moderate (dissolution and/or overgrowth are evident; a significant proportion [up to 25%] of the specimens cannot be
identified to species level with absolute certainty).
P = poor (severe dissolution, fragmentation, and/or overgrowth
has occurred, most primary features have been destroyed,
and many specimens cannot be identified at the species
level).
Geochemistry
Shipboard geochemical analyses were performed on samples
from Holes U1438A, U1438B, U1438D, and U1438E. These
analyses included inorganic chemical analysis of the interstitial water present in the pores and fractures of the cored sediments and
rocks, hydrocarbon analysis of headspace gas, and organic and inorganic chemical analysis of the solid matrix.
Radiolarians
Headspace analysis of hydrocarbon gases
Radiolarian assemblages were examined and described from all
core catcher samples and from selected additional samples. Lithified samples were initially crushed with a hammer into millimetersized fragments. All samples were then disaggregated in a warm
(70°C) solution of 10% hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) to remove any organic material, with the addition of a squirt of Borax, which acts as
a clay dispersant. After effervescence, samples were sieved and
washed through a 63 μm mesh. Residues of more lithified samples
were returned into a beaker with a similar solution, sieved, and
washed a second time. If calcium carbonate was evident, a 10%
solution of hydrochloric acid (HCl) was added after effervescence
decreased to dissolve the calcareous fraction. A portion of the residue was placed with a pipette directly onto a glass microscope coverslip. The coverslip was then dried on a hot plate. After drying but
while still warm, the coverslip was gently mounted onto a glass microscope slide with Norland optical adhesive (Number 61) and
placed under an ultraviolet lamp for about 10 min. Strewn slides
were examined using a Zeiss Microscope (Model AX 10) coupled
with a Diagnostic Instruments (Model 15.2 64 Mp Shifting Pixel)
photomicrograph camera system.
When radiolarian skeletons were recrystallized as quartz, clay
minerals, or zeolites filled by matrix or cement, they could not be
examined using standard transmitted-light techniques. These residues were sieved, dried, and examined using reflected-light methods and a Hitachi TM3000 tabletop scanning electron microscope
(SEM).
Total abundances of radiolarian assemblages on a slide were estimated using the following categories:
One sample per sediment core was routinely taken for headspace hydrocarbon gas analysis as part of the standard shipboard
safety monitoring procedure as described in Kvenvolden and McDonald (1986) and updated by Pimmel and Claypool (2001). Regular shipboard monitoring of the hydrocarbon content of the cores
ensured an assessment of the probable risks of an uncontrolled release of hydrocarbons while drilling.
A 5 cm3 sediment sample was collected from the core immediately after sectioning on deck, placed in a 20 cm3 glass vial, and
sealed with a Teflon/silicon septum and a crimped aluminum cap.
During Expedition 351, the location of the headspace sample was
typically taken at the top of Section 4 (Figure F19). A 5 cm3 aliquot
of the evolved hydrocarbon gases was extracted from the headspace
vial with a standard gas syringe and then manually injected into an
Agilent/Hewlett Packard 6890 Series II gas chromatograph
equipped with a flame ionization detector set at 250°C. The column
(2 mm inner diameter; 6.3 mm outer diameter) was packed with
80/100 mesh HayeSep (Restek). The gas chromatograph oven program remained at 80°C for 8.25 min, was taken to 150°C at
40°C/min, and then was kept isothermal for 5 min, resulting in a total run time of 15 min.
Results were collected using the Hewlett Packard 3365 ChemStation data processing software. The chromatographic response
was calibrated with nine different gas standard analyses and
checked daily. The concentration of the analyzed hydrocarbon
gases was reported as parts per million volume (ppmv).
Interstitial water analyses
Sampling
A whole-round core sample was taken immediately after core
sectioning on deck, typically at the bottom of Section 3, for the subsequent extraction of interstitial water (IW) in the Geochemistry
laboratory (Figure F19). The length of the whole-round core taken
for IW analysis varied from 5 cm in the upper sediments, where the
extracted volume of IW was enough for performing the shipboard
analyses, to 20 cm in the deeper sediments and rocks, where the
volume of extracted IW was more limited.
The whole-round samples collected were processed under atmospheric conditions. After extrusion from the core liner, contamination from seawater and sediment smearing was removed by
B = barren (absent).
R = rare (>0–500 specimens per slide).
F = few (>500–2,000 specimens per slide).
C = common (>2,000–10,000 specimens per slide).
A = abundant (>10,000 specimens per slide).
Abundances of individual taxa per sample were estimated using
the following categories:
?r = possibly reworked.
R = rare (1% or less of slide).
F = few (>1%–5% of slide).
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measurement with a refractometer, (2) 3 mL for pH and alkalinity,
(3) 2 mL for the analysis of major, minor, and trace elements by inductively coupled plasma–atomic emission spectroscopy (ICPAES), 100 μL for ion chromatographic (IC) analysis of major anions
and cations, (4) 500 μL for chloride titration, (5) 10–15 mL for oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) measurement, (6) 100 μL for ammonium analysis, and (7) 300 μL for phosphate analysis by
spectrophotometry.
Figure F19. Sketch of the ideal sampling protocol for headspace gas, interstitial water, and microbiological analyses. Whenever core recovery was low or
the intersected lithologies so required, the sampling scheme was adapted
accordingly. WR = whole round, IW = interstitial water, HS = head space,
MBIO = microbiology.
Top of core
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6 Section 7 Core catcher
Salinity, alkalinity, and pH
Salinity, alkalinity, and pH were measured immediately after IW
extraction, following the procedures in Gieskes et al. (1991). Salinity
was measured using a Fisher temperature-compensated handheld
refractometer (Fisher Model S66366). A transfer pipette was used to
transfer two drops of IW to the salinity refractometer, and the corresponding salinity was recorded in the log book.
The pH was measured with a combination glass electrode, and
alkalinity was determined by Gran titration with an autotitrator
(Metrohm 794 basic Titrino) using 0.1 M HCl at 20°C. Certified
Reference Material 104 was used for calibration of the acid. IAPSO
standard seawater was used for calibration and was analyzed at the
beginning and end of the sample set for each site and after every 10
samples. Repeated measurements of IAPSO standard seawater alkalinity yielded a precision <0.8%.
10 to 15 cm
Collect 5 cm3 minicore below
IW WR for HS
Remove 30 cm3 WR above
1W WR for MBIO
Squeeze WR
to extract IW
Squeeze cake
IW aliquots:
- pH, alkalinity, salinity, ORP
- Major & minor elements (ICP-AES)
Oxidation-reduction potential
ORP was measured immediately after IW extraction from sediment in order to avoid oxidation of the IW by air. The ORP meter
used during Expedition 351 comprised a glass electrode with a platinum pointer filled with an electrolyte of 3.5 M KCl + AgCl. The
HANNA Instruments reference for this electrode is HI3131B, and it
is coupled to the pH/ORP meter (reference HI9025). A temperature
probe with a metallic pointer was coupled to the pH/ORP meter.
The ORP electrode operates from –100° to +100°C, and the output
ranges from –399.9 to +399.9 mV. Both ORP and temperature readings were recorded.
Standard solutions of 470 mV (reference HI7022) and 240 mV
(reference HI7021) were measured before each IW sample analysis
(Figure F20). If the ORP reading was more than 20 mV above the
high standard value, the electrode was inserted into the reducing
pretreatment solution (reference HI7091) for approximately 1 min,
followed by rinsing with deionized water. Similarly, if the ORP reading was more than 20 mV below the low standard value, the electrode was inserted into the oxidizing pretreatment solution
(reference HI7092) for 1 min, followed by rinsing with deionized
water. When not in use, the ORP electrode was kept in a storage
solution (reference HI703000).
Each IW sample was measured twice for ORP. Between measurements, the ORP and temperature electrodes were thoroughly
rinsed with deionized water and dried carefully with clean, soft paper. As ORP is the measured oxidation-reduction potential in millivolts referred to the platinum electrode with an electrolyte of
3.5 M KCl + AgCl, it was converted to Eh values referred to the
standard hydrogen electrode (SHE), using the following equation
(Nordstorm and Wilde, 2005):
- Total C, N, S
- Inorganic C
- Mineralogy (X-ray diffraction)
- Major & trace elements (ICP-AES)
scraping the core surface with a spatula. In APC cores, ~0.5 cm of
material from the outer diameter and the top and bottom faces was
removed, whereas in XCB and RCB cores, where borehole contamination is higher, as much as two-thirds of the sediment was removed from each whole round. The remaining inner core (~150–
300 cm3) was placed into a titanium squeezer (modified after Manheim and Sayles, 1974) and compressed using a laboratory hydraulic
press to extract the interstitial pore water, using a total pressure
<20 MPa.
The IW extracted from the compressed sediment sample was
filtered through a prewashed Whatman No. 1 filter situated above a
titanium mesh screen. Approximately 20 mL of IW was collected in
precleaned plastic syringes attached to the squeezing assembly and
then filtered through a Gelman polysulfone disposable filter
(0.45 μm). In deeper sections, IW recovery was as low as 5 mL after
squeezing the sediment for as long as ~2 h. After extraction, the
squeezer parts were cleaned with shipboard water, rinsed with deionized water, and dried thoroughly prior to the next use. Sample
allocation was determined based on the IW volume recovered and
analytical priorities based on the expedition objectives.
Shipboard IW analyses
IW samples were analyzed on board following the protocols in
Gieskes et al. (1991), Murray et al. (2000), and the IODP user manuals for shipboard instrumentation. Precision and accuracy were
tested using International Association for the Physical Sciences of
the Oceans (IAPSO) standard seawater with the following composition: alkalinity (2.353 mM), Ca (10.54 mM), Mg (54.1 mM), K
(10.46 mM), Sr (93.0 μM), sulfate (28.94 mM), Cl (559.6 mM), Na
(480.7 mM), and Li (26.4 μM) (Leeman Prodigy ICP-AES: User
Guide).
The IW extracted from the compressed sediment sample was
split into aliquots for the following analyses: (1) ~50 μL for salinity
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where EhSHE is the redox potential (mV) referred to the standard hydrogen electrode and Ehref is the reference electrode potential (mV)
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Table T5. Reference redox potentials for a platinum electrode with the electrolyte 3.5 M KCl + AgCl, as a function of temperature. Download table in
.csv format.
Figure F20. Logbook table of contents for shipboard ORP measurement in
IW samples.
Temp. oC
ORP, mV, ORP, mV, Time to
stabilize
START
END
(min:sec)
470 mV
240 mV
IW (1st test)
IW (2ndtest)
tween two consecutive values of Table T5 was applied to calculate
the corresponding Ehref value.
Ehref
(mV)
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
215
212
208
205
201
197
193
which is subsequently reduced by ascorbic acid to form a blue color.
The absorbance is measured spectrophotometrically at 885 nm
(Gieskes et al., 1991). For phosphate analysis, 300 μL of IW was diluted prior to color development so that the highest concentration
was <1000 μM.
Chloride
Chloride concentrations in IW samples were measured through
titration using a Metrohm 785 DMP autotitrator and silver nitrate
(AgNO3) solutions calibrated against repeated titrations of an
IAPSO standard. Where fluid recovery was ample, a 0.5 mL sample
aliquot was diluted with 30 mL of nitric acid (HNO3) solution
(92 ± 2 mM) and titrated with 0.1015 M AgNO3. In all other cases, a
0.1 mL aliquot was diluted with 10 mL of 90 ± 2 mM HNO3 and titrated with 0.1778 M AgNO3. IAPSO standard solutions analyzed
interspersed with the unknowns yielded a precision <0.5%.
ICP-AES: major and minor elements
A 2 mL aliquot of IW from each sample was acidified immediately with two drops of ultrapure HNO3 after sampling and analyzed
on a Teledyne Leeman Labs Prodigy high-dispersion ICP-AES for
major and minor elements. The general method for shipboard ICPAES analysis is described in ODP Technical Note 29 (Murray et al.,
2000) and the user manuals for shipboard instrumentation, with
modifications as indicated.
Blanks and standard solutions of known concentrations were
added to each analytical run. The raw-intensity values were corrected for instrument drift and blank values. Drift correction was
applied to each element by linear interpolation between the driftmonitoring solutions, except sodium, for which a second-order regression was used to accurately account for instrument response.
Whenever possible, multiple wavelength analyses of an element
were performed, and wavelengths generating the least scatter and
smallest deviations from the certified standard values were selected.
The wavelengths performed for each major and minor element in
the IW samples and the wavelength selected for reporting the analytical data of each element are shown in Table T6. Major and minor
elements were run in triplicate for both unknowns and standards.
IW samples and IAPSO seawater standards were diluted 1:100
in a matrix solution with 2% HNO3 spiked with 10 ppm Y for major
element analyses (Na, K, Mg, and Ca). For minor element analyses
(Li, B, Al, Mn, Fe, Sr, Ba, and Si) IAPSO seawater standards were
diluted 1:20 using the same matrix solution. Major element standards were produced by diluting IAPSO standard seawater to 120%,
100%, 75%, 50%, 25%, 10%, 5%, and 2.5% relative to the 1:100 primary dilution ratio (for more details, see Harris et al., 2013). Each
IAPSO seawater dilution was run four times as unknowns throughout each analytical batch to determine the precision and accuracy.
The precisions for major elements were Ca < 0.7%, K < 1.1%, Mg <
0.7%, and Na < 0.8%, and the relative deviations were Ca ± 1.0%, K ±
0.1%, Mg ± 0.6%, and Na ± 1.5%.
For minor element analysis, a stock solution was prepared by diluting ultrapure primary standards (SPC Science PlasmaCAL) of the
selected minor elements (Li, B, Al, Mn, Fe, Sr, Ba, and Si) in acidified
synthetic seawater from which serial dilutions of 100%, 75%, 50%,
25%, 10%, 5%, 2.5%, and 1% were prepared. IAPSO standards were
analyzed as unknowns interspersed with IW samples in a batch to
ensure the precision and accuracy. Calibration standards were ana-
Ion chromatography: chloride, sulfate, bromide, sodium,
magnesium, potassium, and calcium
Major ions in IW samples were analyzed on a Metrohm 850
Professional II ion chromatograph equipped with a Metrohm 858
Professional sample processor, an MSM CO2 suppressor, and a thermal conductivity detector (TCD). For anion (Cl, SO42–, and Br) analyses, a Metrosep C6 column (100 mm length × 4 mm inner
diameter) was used, and 3.2 mM Na2CO3 and 1.0 mM NaHCO3
solutions were used as the eluent. For cation (Na, Mg, K, and Ca)
analyses, a Metrosep A supp 7 column (150 mm length × 4 mm inner diameter) was used, and 1.7 mM HNO3 and 1.7 mM PDCA
(pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid, CAS# 499-83-2) solutions were
used as the eluent.
The calibration curve was established by diluting the IAPSO
standard by 100×, 150×, 200×, 350×, and 500×. An aliquot of 100 μL
IW sample was diluted 1:100 with deionized water. For every 10
samples, an IAPSO standard with specific dilution was run as unknown to ensure accuracy. Repeated measurement of anion and
cation concentrations in IAPSO standard seawater yielded the following precision for each ion: Cl < 0.5%, SO42– < 0.48%, Br < 2.94%,
Na < 0.36%, Mg < 0.61%, K < 14.57%, and Ca < 4.62%. The poor precision of K was due to a software integration problem, and K data
obtained from ion chromatographic measurements were discarded.
Ammonium and phosphate
Concentrations of ammonium and phosphate in IW were determined on an Agilent Technologies Cary Series 100 UV-Vis spectrophotometer equipped with a sipper sample introduction system,
following the protocol in Gieskes et al. (1991). The determination of
ammonium in 100 μL of IW was based on diazotization of phenol
and subsequent oxidation of the diazo compound by Clorox to yield
a blue color, measured spectrophotometrically at 640 nm.
The determination of phosphate concentration was based on
the reaction of orthophosphate with Mo(VI) and Sb(III) in an acidic
solution that forms an antimony-phosphomolybdate complex,
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Total carbon, total organic carbon, and total nitrogen
Approximately 10 mg of bulk powder was weighed into a tin
capsule to determine the total carbon (TC) and total nitrogen (TN)
content. The powder was combusted in an oxygen gas stream at
900°C on a Flash EA-1112 Series Thermo Electron Corporation carbon-hydrogen-nitrogen-sulfur (CHNS) analyzer equipped with a
Thermo Electron packed column CHNS/NCS and a TCD for TC
and TN. Reaction gases were passed through a reduction chamber
to reduce nitrogen oxides to N2, and the mixture of CO2 and N2 was
separated by gas chromatography and detected by the TCD. Calibration was based on the Thermo Fisher Scientific NC Soil Reference Material standard that contains 2.29 wt% C and 0.21 wt% N.
This standard was chosen because the elemental C and N compositions in the standard are close to those expected at Site U1438. Total
organic carbon was calculated by subtracting weight percent of inorganic carbon from TC obtained with the CHNS analyzer.
Table T6. List of wavelengths performed for major and minor element analysis of the IW samples by ICP-AES. * = wavelength selected for the reported
analytical results of each element. Download table in .csv format.
Element
Wavelength 1
(nm)
Wavelength 2
(nm)
588.995
766.491*
315.887
279.553
249.677
455.403*
610.364
250.69
407.771
257.61
239.563*
167.079
589.592*
769.897
317.933
280.271
249.772*
493.409
670.784*
288.158*
421.552
259.372
259.94
308.215
Na
K
Ca
Mg
B
Ba
Li
Si
Sr
Mn
Fe
Al
Wavelength 3
(nm)
Wavelength 4
(nm)
422.673*
285.213*
460.733*
293.306
309.271
396.152*
Sampling and analysis of igneous and
volcaniclastic rocks with ICP-AES
lyzed in triplicate and yielded an average precision of B < 2.1%, Ba <
1.8%, Li < 8.2%, Si < 2.5%, Mn < 0.8%, and Sr < 1.3%. Relative deviations were B ± 2.9%, Ba ± 16.1%, Li ± 0.4%, Si ± 0.6%, Mn ± 0.7%, and
Sr ± 2.0%.
The calibration standards analyzed in triplicate for Fe and Al
yielded a precision of Fe < 1.3% and Al < 2.2%, whereas the accuracy
was Fe < 1.0% and Al < 1.2%. The detection limits for Fe and Al were
2.08 and 0.38 μM, respectively. Given the fact that all the IW samples analyzed were below the detection limit for both Fe and Al,
data for these elements are not reported.
When preparing the IW for a second set of analyses, white and
translucent crystals were observed in 15 of the 67 IW samples acidified after sampling. These crystals were photographed and identified by smear slide and X-ray diffraction (for more details, see
Geochemistry in the Site U1438 chapter [Arculus et al., 2015]).
However, no crystals formed in the untreated ion chromatography
splits for these samples. The splits were acidified and prepared for
ICP-AES as described above.
The ICP-AES protocols for sample digestion and analysis used
during Expedition 351 are outlined in Murray et al. (2000). Representative samples of igneous, volcaniclastic rocks and volcaniclastic
sediments were selected in collaboration with shipboard igneous
petrologists/core describers and analyzed for major and trace element contents using ICP-AES.
Sample preparation
Igneous rocks (~2–8 cm3) were cut from the core with a diamond saw blade. A thin section billet was taken from the same or
adjacent interval. To remove altered rinds and surface contamination, all cutting surfaces were ground on a diamond-impregnated
disk. Igneous rock blocks were placed in a beaker containing tracemetal-grade methanol and washed in an ultrasonic bath for 15 min.
The methanol was decanted, and the samples were washed in deionized water for 10 min. Subsequently, the samples were placed in
an ultrasonic bath of Barnstead deionized water (~18 MΩ·cm) for
10 min. The cleaned pieces were dried for 10–12 h at 110°C.
After drying, the igneous samples were crushed to <1 cm between two Delrin plastic disks in a hydraulic press. The chips were
ground to a fine powder in a SPEX 8515 Shatterbox with a tungsten
carbide lining. An aliquot of sample powder was weighed to
1000.0 ± 0.5 mg and then ignited at 700°C for 4 h to determine
weight loss on ignition.
Volcaniclastic sediments and ash layers were sampled by scooping, whereas lapilli-sized pumice clasts were hand-picked, targeting
a total sample volume of ~5 cm3. Volcaniclastic sediments and ashes
were freeze-dried (10–12 h). The samples were ground to a fine
powder in the SPEX 8515 Shatterbox, and an aliquot of sample powder weighing 1000.0 ± 0.5 mg was ignited at 700°C for 4 h to determine loss on ignition.
Each sample and standard was weighed on a Cahn C-31 microbalance to make 100.0 ± 0.2 mg splits; weighing errors were estimated to be ±0.05 mg under relatively smooth sea-surface
conditions. Splits of ignited whole-rock powders were mixed with
400.0 ± 0.5 mg of LiBO2 flux (preweighed on shore). During each
ICP-AES analysis, standard rock powders and full procedural
blanks were interspersed with unknowns (among the elements reported, contamination from the tungsten carbide mills is negligible)
(Shipboard Scientific Party, 2003).
Sediment bulk geochemistry
An aliquot of the “squeeze cake” produced when compressing
the sediments for IW extraction was freeze-dried for ~24 h to remove water and then ground to powder to ensure homogenization.
This aliquot was used for sediment bulk geochemical analyses.
Carbonate content
Inorganic carbon content was determined by acidifying approximately 11 mg of the bulk powder with 5 mL of 2 M HCl at 40°C and
measuring the amount of CO2 generated on a UIC 5015 CO2 coulometer. Its volume was determined by trapping the CO2 with ethanolamine and titrating coulometrically with the hydroxyethylcarbamic acid. The end-point of the titration was determined
by a photodetector, where the change in light transmittance is proportional to the inorganic carbon (IC) content of the sample. The
weight percent of carbonate was calculated from total inorganic
carbon by:
CaCO3 (wt%) = IC (wt%) × 8.33.
All CO2 was assumed to derive from dissolution of CaCO3. No corrections were made for other carbonate minerals.
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Aqueous LiBr solution (10 mL of 0.172 mM) was added to the
flux and rock powder mixture as a nonwetting agent prior to sample
fusion to prevent the fused bead sticking to the crucible during
cooling. Samples were fused individually in Pt-Au (95:5) crucibles
for ~12 min at a maximum temperature of 1050°C in an internally
rotating induction furnace (Bead Sampler NT-2100).
The beads were transferred into 125 mL high-density polypropylene (HDPE) bottles and dissolved in a 50 mL solution containing
10% HNO3 and 10 ppm Ge. The solution bottle was placed in a Burrell wrist-action shaker for 1 h to aid dissolution. Next, 20 mL increments of the solution were passed through a 0.45 μm filter into a
clean 60 mL wide-mouth HDPE bottle. From the filtered solution,
1.25 mL was pipetted into a scintillation vial and diluted with
8.75 mL of dissolution solution containing 10% HNO3. The final
solution-to-sample dilution factor was 4000; this solution was used
to analyze both major and trace elements. For standards, stock standard solutions were placed in an ultrasonic bath for 1 h prior to final
dilution to ensure a homogeneous solution.
Table T7. Wavelengths performed for major and trace element analysis of
rock samples by ICP-AES. * = wavelength selected for analytical results for
each element. Download table in .csv format.
Element
Al
Ca
Fe
K
Mg
Mn
Na
Si
Ti
Cr
Ba
Sc
Sr
V
Y
Zr
Analysis and data reduction
Major (Si, Ti, Al, Fe, Mn, Mg, Ca, Na, K, and P) and trace (Sc, V,
Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Rb, Sr, Y, Zr, Nb, Ba, Ce, and Nd) element concentrations of samples and standards were measured on a Teledyne
Leeman Labs Prodigy ICP-AES instrument.
Whenever possible, multiple wavelength analyses of an element
were performed (e.g., Si at 250.690 and 251.611 nm), and the wavelength with the least scatter and smallest deviations from the certified standard concentration was selected (Table T7).
To allow the instrument to stabilize, the plasma was ignited at
least 30 min before each ICP-AES run. A zero-order search was performed to check the mechanical zero of the diffraction grating, and
then the mechanical step positions of emission lines were tuned by
automatically searching with a 0.002 nm window across each emission peak using single-element solutions. No alignment solutions
were available for Ce and Nd; therefore, each wavelength corresponding to the element was scanned manually while analyzing a
standard, and the closest reproducible value was chosen. The ICPAES data were acquired using the Gaussian mode of the instrument
software. Each sample was analyzed in quadruplicate within a given
sample run. Between analyses, a 10% HNO3 solution was introduced for 90 s. Blank solutions aspired during each run were below
the detection limit.
A typical ICP-AES run included a subset from 13 certified rock
standards (AGV, BCR-2, BHVO-2, GSP-2, JB-2, JG-2, JG-3, JP-1, JR1, JR-2, Nod-A-1, STM-1, and VS-N) interspersed with the samples
in quadruplicate. The criteria for standard selection were to best
cover the range of chemical compositions and matrixes for Expedition 351 samples. Standard JB-2 is from the Izu-Bonin arc, so it was
analyzed as an unknown because its composition could potentially
match the Expedition 351 samples (Table T8).
For drift correction, a solution containing Standard JR-2 was analyzed at the beginning and end of each run and interspersed in the
sequence. Measured raw intensities were corrected offline for instrument drift using the shipboard ICP Analyzer software. A linear
calibration line for each element was calculated using the results for
the certified rock standards. Element concentrations in the samples
were then calculated from the relevant calibration lines. Data were
rejected if volatile-free major element weight percentages were outside 100 ± 5 wt%. Sources of error included weighing (particularly in
rougher seas), sample and standard dilution, and instrumental instabilities. Major element data were reported normalized to
100 wt% total. Total iron was stated as Fe2O3t.
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(nm)
Wavelength 2
(nm)
308.215*
315.887
238.204*
766.491*
280.271
257.610*
588.995*
250.69
334.941
267.716*
455.403*
361.383*
421.552*
310.230*
360.073*
339.198*
396.152
317.933
239.563
769.897*
285.213*
589.592*
251.611
336.122
Wavelength 3
(nm)
422.673*
259.940*
288.158*
337.280*
Major element standards were analyzed as unknowns in the
batch of sediment and rock samples to check the precision of the
method. Calibration standards were analyzed in quadruplicate and
yielded a precision of Al < 0.4%, Ca < 0.6%, Fe < 0.5%, K < 0.6%, Mg
< 0.5%, Mn < 0.6%, Na < 1.5%, Si < 0.4%, Ti < 0.5%, Ba < 1.5%, Cr <
6.6%, Sr < 0.9%, Sc < 1.6%, V < 9.7%, Y < 1.0%, and Zr < 1.7%.
Processing samples for onshore analysis
Interstitial water splits for onshore analysis
From the volume of IW remaining after shipboard analysis
splits, additional splits were made for onshore analyses. These included
•
•
•
•
2 mL for onshore metal trace element analysis,
1 mL for oxygen isotopes (18O/16O) of water,
1 mL for hydrogen isotopes (2H/1H) of water, and
3 mL for carbon isotopes (13C/12C) of dissolved inorganic carbon.
In addition, the IW residue generated after titration with HCl
for alkalinity determination and the residue generated from the
ORP measurements (which is a nondestructive method) were subsequently processed for onshore analysis of 34S/32S isotopes from
dissolved sulfate and sulfide.
Processing IW samples for onshore stable isotope analyses
IW samples were processed onboard for postexpedition stable
isotope analyses. Following the methods proposed in Clark and
Fritz (1997) for the determination of 13C/12C in dissolved inorganic
carbon, 3 mL of IW was stored in a glass vial covered with opaque
tape (to keep the IW sample dark) and spiked with a minor amount
of Na-azide (NaN2, less than the tip of a spatula) to prevent biological activity inside the vial. For the determination of 34S/32S in dissolved sulfate and sulfide, the residue from ORP measurements was
used, and whenever the recovery of IW volume was too low, the residue from alkalinity measurements was used. In order to fix aqueous sulfide, IW left from ORP measurements was spiked with zinc
acetate (1–2 g) to precipitate ZnS. This precipitate was filtered
through a 0.45 μm filter, dried, and stored in a polypropylene bottle.
In order to fix aqueous sulfate, the filtered solution was acidified by
adding 1 M HCl until a pH of 4–5 was reached, and then
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Table T8. JB-2 check standard data for ICP-AES analysis. * = Govindaraju (1994). Download table in .csv format.
Run
number
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Sample
JB-2 Standard*
JB-2(UNK)-1
JB-2(UNK)-2
JB-2(UNK)-3
JB-2(UNK)-1
JB-2(UNK)-2
JB-2(UNK)-3
JB-2(UNK)-4
JB-2(UNK)-1
JB-2(UNK)-2
JB-2(UNK)-3
JB-2(UNK)-4
Average JB-2(UNK):
Error JB-2(UNK) (%):
Al2O3
(wt%)
CaO
(wt%)
Fe2O3t
(wt%)
14.67
14.71
14.95
14.96
14.73
14.88
14.83
14.78
14.50
14.53
14.47
14.53
14.72
0.34
9.82
10.03
10.05
10.03
9.75
9.82
9.78
9.66
9.61
9.66
9.65
9.61
9.79
–0.31
13.22
13.98
13.85
13.92
13.53
13.70
13.64
13.56
13.36
13.41
13.39
13.38
13.61
2.95
K2O
(wt%)
0.42
0.45
0.45
0.45
0.41
0.41
0.41
0.41
0.36
0.36
0.36
0.36
0.40
–4.76
MgO
(wt%)
MnO
(wt%)
4.62
4.80
4.76
4.79
4.62
4.65
4.63
4.63
4.57
4.57
4.57
4.57
4.65
0.65
0.218
0.236
0.236
0.234
0.207
0.207
0.206
0.206
0.213
0.214
0.214
0.212
0.22
0.917
Na2O
(wt%)
2.03
2.08
2.06
2.07
2.01
2.03
2.04
2.02
1.68
1.79
1.88
1.92
1.96
–3.45
53.2
53.3
53.0
53.1
50.7
51.2
51.2
50.8
49.9
50.1
50.0
49.9
51.2
–3.8
TiO2
(wt%)
1.19
1.18
1.16
1.17
1.13
1.15
1.15
1.14
1.12
1.12
1.12
1.12
1.14
–4.20
Ba
(ppm)
Cr
(ppm)
Sc
(ppm)
Sr
(ppm)
V
(ppm)
208
225
226
224
239
228
222
220
276
277
278
279
245
18
27.4
19.9
19.5
22.0
28.1
24.3
26.5
24.9
21.4
23.4
22.3
23.6
23.30
–15.0
54
48
46
47
59
57
55
54
53
53
54
53
53
–2
178
197
197
193
196
189
182
181
172
173
174
174
184
3
578
606
600
589
597
571
551
536
426
430
431
431
524
–9
Y
Zr
(ppm) (ppm)
26
22
25
22
26
25
24
24
24
25
25
26
24
–8
52
32
45
29
50
45
45
46
48
49
50
49
44
–15
• 1× PBS with 80% ethanol at a ratio of 1:1.
BaCl2·2H2O was added to prevent BaCO3 precipitation. The BaSO4
precipitate was allowed to settle for 4 h, after which it was decanted
and filtered through a 0.45 μm filter. After drying, the BaSO4 precipitate was stored in a polypropylene bottle.
Fixation of the sediment samples for FISH was done by splitting
each sample into 10 subsamples of 1.0 g, each weighed in a 4 mL Eppendorf tube, and then following the steps below:
Sediment and IW sampling for postexpedition dissolved trace
metal analysis
For the onshore analyses of dissolved trace metals (e.g., Mo, Co,
Re, and U), two 10 mL syringe samples per core were taken from
undisturbed sediments at the bottom of Sections 1 and 5 of each
core immediately upon retrieval. When later core splitting revealed
that the sediments at these depths were disturbed, they were replaced by 10 cm3 scoop samples from the split core. To minimize
oxidation, wet samples were frozen and freeze-dried on board.
A 2 mL aliquot of IW was acidified by adding 10 μL of concentrated HNO3 and stored at room temperature. A quarter of the sediment residue after IW extraction was freeze-dried for later
postexpedition trace metal analysis.
1. 3.0 mL of D17 water with formaldehyde was added to each Eppendorf tube.
2. The sediment with D17 water with formaldehyde was stored for
4 h, shaking the samples every hour (manually or with the aid of
a shaker).
3. After completing the 4 h period of fixation, the Eppendorf tubes
were centrifuged for 2 min at a relatively high rotation rate
(2600 rpm). The objective of this step was to separate the aqueous solution from the solid particles. In this context, after centrifuging the Eppendorf tubes, the aqueous solution was discarded,
leaving only the solid phase at the bottom.
4. 3.0 mL of the solution 1× PBS was added to each Eppendorf
tube. In order to suspend the sediment and mix it well with the
1× PBS solution, each Eppendorf tube was shaken in the shaker.
5. The Eppendorf tubes were then centrifuged again for 2 min
(2600 rpm) in order to separate the solution from the sediment.
After centrifugation, the aqueous solution was discarded, leaving only the solid phase at the bottom.
6. Steps 4 and 5 were repeated.
7. After repeating Steps 4 and 5, the aqueous solution (i.e., supernatant) was discarded and 3.0 mL of the solution 1× PBS with
80% ethanol at 1:1 was added to each Eppendorf tube.
8. The mixture of the sediment with the solution 1× PBS with ethanol (80%) at 1:1 was suspended in the shaker, and the Eppendorf tubes were stored at –80°C.
Processing of sediments for onshore microbiological analyses
For onshore microbiological analyses of sediments and rocks
collected during Expedition 351, approximately 30 cm3 of sediment
was collected with a minicorer (sterilized syringe with its pointer
cut off ), normally from the lower part of Section 3, immediately
above the whole round that was taken for IW (Figure F19). A total
of 21 samples were collected in Hole U1438B, three samples in Hole
U1438D, and three samples in Hole U1438E.
Immediately after sampling on the catwalk, the samples were
taken to the Geochemistry laboratory and were split into two subsamples: 20 cm3 for pyrosequencing of DNA and 10 cm3 for fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH).
From the subsample taken for pyrosequencing, approximately
0.5 g of sediment was stored in a sterilized Eppendorf tube filled
with glycerol at 40%. The remaining amount of sediment collected
for pyrosequencing was stored in a sterilized Falcon tube. The two
subsamples for pyrosequencing were stored and shipped frozen at
−80°C.
The 10 cm3 of sediment and/or rock collected for FISH was
fixed shipboard using three solutions:
Paleomagnetism
During Expedition 351, routine shipboard paleomagnetic and
magnetic anisotropy experiments were carried out. Remanent magnetization was measured on archive section halves and on discrete
cube samples taken from the working halves. Continuous archive
section halves were demagnetized in an alternating field (AF),
whereas discrete samples were subjected to stepwise AF demagnetization or low-temperature demagnetization followed by thermal
treatment. Because the azimuthal orientations of core samples recovered by rotary drilling are not constrained, all magnetic data are
reported relative to the sample core coordinate system (Fig. F3). In
this system, +x points into the working section half (i.e., toward the
• D17 water, filtered with a membrane filter with pore size of
0.22 μm and sterilized (i.e., autoclaved) with formaldehyde, at a
final concentration of 2%;
• 1× phosphate buffered saline (PBS) solution (CAS 7647-14-5);
and
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magnetic Observatory) format were constructed using Microsoft
Excel functionality to assign demagnetization data from individual
raw SRM output files to their common measurement points. The
MacPaleomag analysis software written by Jeff Gee (Expedition 330
Scientists, 2012) was then used for PCA analysis. With more than
33,500 individual measurement points downhole, it was impossible
to examine all of the resulting orthogonal vector plots manually, so
PCA directions were calculated automatically from the 25, 35, and
40 mT demagnetization steps using the MacPaleomag software.
PCA picks with maximum angular deviations >10° were rejected as
unreliable and filtered out prior to interpretation. With a maximum
applied field of 40 mT, many intervals were marked by linear demagnetization components that were not directed to the origin on
orthogonal vector plots. This means that PCA picks could have a
positive inclination even though the individual remanence determinations had crossed onto the upper hemisphere (suggesting that the
characteristic remanence would eventually have a negative inclination if demagnetization had continued to higher field levels). To
overcome such problems, PCA data were further filtered in two alternative ways. First, the sign of the PCA inclination was compared
with that of the 40 mT demagnetization step data. This allowed
identification of intervals with mismatches between the inclination
signs of the PCA picks and the final demagnetization steps. Second,
the angular difference between the full PCA direction (declination
and inclination) and that of the 25 mT demagnetization step was
calculated. Intervals where this angular difference was <15° are
characterized by PCA directions consistent with the sign of the inclination after removal of the drilling-induced magnetization and
are directed broadly toward the origin (representing the autopicked
PCAs with the highest level of confidence). Finally, in core sections
recovered by RCB drilling, Fisherian mean directions of magnetization were calculated for individual core pieces in order to provide
more effective time-averaging of secular variation. Piece averages
were calculated for data from each of the individual demagnetization steps and for the PCA directions. Downhole plots of all available data were then used to identify reversal boundaries for
magnetostratigraphic purposes.
double line), +z is downcore, and +y is orthogonal to x and z in a
right-hand sense.
Archive section-half remanent
magnetization data
Measurement
The remanent magnetization of archive section halves was measured at 2 cm intervals using the automated pass-through directcurrent superconducting quantum interference device (DCSQUID) cryogenic rock magnetometer (2G Enterprises model
760R). An integrated inline AF demagnetizer (2G model 600) capable of applying peak fields up to 80 mT was used to progressively
demagnetize the core. Variable demagnetization step intervals from
2 to 40 mT were adopted, based on the type of material being analyzed: steps of 25, 35, and 40 mT were used on sediment sections
(after pilot experiments demonstrated that only a drilling-induced
remanence was present up to 25 mT), but more detailed experiments using 2 and 5 mT steps were performed on basement samples
(made possible by the slow rate of hard rock core recovery). Demagnetization in AFs > 40 mT was not attempted because of a well-documented problem with the SRM demagnetization coils that has
been a characteristic of the SRM system observed on several Integrated Ocean Drilling Program expeditions (e.g., see Expedition 335
Scientists, 2012), which results in acquisition of spurious, laboratory-imparted anhysteretic remanent magnetizations (ARMs) along
the z-axis of the SRM system at higher applied fields (and which was
found to still persist during Expedition 351).
For sedimentary sections, a magnetometer track velocity of 10
cm/s was used to optimize the rate at which core could be processed. With more strongly magnetized materials, the maximum intensity that can be reliably measured (i.e., with no residual flux
counts) is limited by the slew rate of the sensors. At a track velocity
of 2 cm/s, it is possible to measure archive section halves with a
magnetization as high as ~10 A/m (Expedition 304/305 Scientists,
2006; Expedition 330 Scientists, 2012), and so the track velocity was
reduced to 2 cm/s in the more intensely magnetized igneous basement rocks.
The compiled version of the LabView software (SRM section)
used during Expedition 351 was SRM version 318. In this version
(Expedition 330 Scientists, 2012), the speed at which the archive
section is moved when not measuring is set at 20 cm/s, and simultaneous sampling of the magnetometer axes is incorporated.
The response functions of the pick-up coils of the SQUID sensors have a full width of 7–8 cm at half height (Parker and Gee,
2002). Therefore, data collected within ~4 cm of piece boundaries
(or voids) are significantly affected by edge effects. Consequently,
data points within 4.5 cm of piece edges were filtered out prior to
further processing. Sedimentary core sections characterized by very
coarse grained lithologies (i.e., conglomerates with clasts larger
than 2 cm) or significant disturbance were not measured, and,
where such intervals were present in part of a section, they were filtered out from the measured data prior to interpretation. To further
reduce artifacts in hard rock sections recovered by RCB drilling, any
pieces smaller than 10 cm were removed from section trays prior to
measuring/demagnetizing and replaced afterward.
Discrete sample data
Measurement and instrumentation
All discrete samples taken from working-half core sections for
shipboard magnetic analysis were 8 cm3 cubes. Although standard
2.5 cm diameter minicores are more commonly used, cubic samples
were preferred, as they should have a more precisely determined
vertical reference (based on a saw cut perpendicular to the core
length) than minicores, where the arrow on the split-core face must
be transferred to the long axis of the sample.
Remanent magnetization of discrete samples was measured exclusively with the AGICO JR-6A spinner magnetometer, following
tests of the reliability of discrete measurements on the 2G superconducting rock magnetometer conducted during Integrated
Ocean Drilling Program Expedition 335 that showed significant
scatter in remanence directions measured in different sample orientations (Expedition 335 Scientists, 2012). For samples measured on
the spinner magnetometer, the automated sample holder was used,
providing the most accurate discrete sample remanent magnetization directions and intensities. Measurements of the empty automatic sample holder after subtracting the stored holder
magnetization yielded intensities on the order of 4.0 × 10–6 A/m,
representing the practical noise limit of the system.
Filtering and processing
Downhole data plots from each AF treatment level were augmented by plots of the inclination of remanence directions determined using principal component analysis (PCA; Kirschvink, 1980).
To achieve this, data files with a standard (Lamont Doherty Geo-
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Discrete samples were subjected to stepwise AF demagnetization using the DTech AF demagnetizer (model D-2000), capable of
peak fields up to 200 mT. Up to 15 AF demagnetization steps were
used, with 5 mT steps up to 50 mT and 10 mT steps up to a maximum peak field of 100 mT. The residual magnetic field at the demagnetizing position in this equipment was ~25 mT. Only limited
samples could be treated by AF demagnetization, however, as an intermittent electrical fault with the D-2000 unit made extensive use
of this equipment impractical.
The majority of discrete samples were, therefore, thermally demagnetized using an ASC Scientific Thermal Demagnetizer (model
TD-48 SC) capable of demagnetizing samples up to 700°C. The total
magnetic field along the length of the TD-48 SC access tube has a
maximum field in the sample chamber region of <50 mT from 30
cm onward (measured from the edge of the access opening). Within
this zone, each sample boat could accommodate up to 50 samples,
and sample orientations were varied at alternative steps to allow any
interaction between adjacent samples to be identified. Samples were
held at the desired temperature for 60 min prior to cooling in the
low-field chamber. Magnetic susceptibility was measured (using a
Bartington MS2C magnetic susceptibility sensor) after every heating step to monitor thermal alteration of magnetic minerals during
heating.
Discrete samples were subjected to low-temperature demagnetization (LTD) (Merrill, 1970; Dunlop, 2003; Yu et al., 2003) prior to
thermal demagnetization in order to remove substantial secondary
drilling-related magnetizations. LTD involves cooling samples in a
liquid nitrogen bath (T = 77 K) and allowing them to warm back up
to room temperature in a very low field environment. This cools the
samples to below the Verwey transition of magnetite (Dunlop,
2003), resulting in a loss of magnetic remanence by multidomain
grains upon subsequent warming to ambient temperature. This
technique was employed in shore-based paleomagnetic analysis of
discrete samples from gabbroic rocks recovered from Atlantis Massif in Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Hole U1309D (Morris et
al., 2009) and successfully removed a large proportion of the drilling-related magnetization that is presumed to be carried by coarse,
multidomain magnetite grains. During shipboard experiments, a
suitable low-field environment was provided by nesting the two
available sets of cylindrical mu-metal shields to produce a six-layer
shield with an internal field <10 mT. This was sufficiently low to allow LTD treatment to be performed successfully.
(Salisbury et al., 2002), magnetic polarities are more difficult to determine using inclination data alone. Magnetozones identified from
the shipboard data were correlated to the geomagnetic polarity
timescale (GPTS; Gradstein et al., 2012) with the aid of biostratigraphic datums. In this updated GPTS version, the Late Cretaceous
through Neogene time has been calibrated with magnetostratigraphic, biostratigraphic, and cyclostratigraphic studies, as well as
selected radioisotopically dated levels. The chron terminology is
from Cande and Kent (1995).
Physical properties
Shipboard measurements of physical properties were undertaken to characterize recovered core material. These data are used
to link geological observations made on the core to downhole logging and regional geophysical survey results.
Prior to physical property measurements, whole-round cores
were allowed to thermally equilibrate to ambient room temperature
(~4 h). During hard rock curation, the cores were run through the
whole-round track as soon as possible following curation, which in
general was a few hours. After equilibration, whole-round cores
were run on the Whole-Round Multisensor Logger (WRMSL). Following whole-round measurements and core splitting, the archive
half of the core was passed through the Section Half Multisensor
Logger (SHMSL).
Shipboard samples were preferentially taken to avoid unique
units, such as ash beds critical for geological and geochemical analysis, that were judged to be of insufficient size to contribute to the
average physical properties of a section. For Holes U1438B and
U1438D, we did not attempt to collocate measurements of shear
strength and P-wave velocity on the gantry with those discrete samples for moisture and density (MAD) or thermal conductivity. For
Hole U1438E, discrete cube samples (2 cm × 2 cm × 2 cm) were
taken from the working halves and used for P-wave velocity measurements in three orthogonal directions following IODP convention and in MAD measurements (IODP shipboard Method C) used
to determine bulk density, grain density, and porosity. Throughout
Expedition 351, all raw data were uploaded to the LIMS database. A
comprehensive discussion of methodologies and calculations used
in the JOIDES Resolution Physical Properties Laboratory is presented in Blum (1997).
Whole-Round Multisensor Logger
measurements
Anisotropy of low-field magnetic susceptibility
The anisotropy of low-field magnetic susceptibility was determined for representative discrete samples using the AGICO KLY 4S
Kappabridge with the software AMSSpin (Gee et al., 2008). A default field of 300 A/m was kept for our measurements. The susceptibility tensor and associated eigenvectors and eigenvalues were
calculated offline following the method of Hext (1963). All bulk susceptibility values reported for discrete samples are based on a sample volume of 8 cm3.
Magnetostratigraphy
The WRMSL was used to measure gamma ray attenuation
(GRA) bulk density and magnetic susceptibility nondestructively.
The sampling interval for WRMSL measurements was first set at
2.5 cm. Calibration was verified after each core measurement by
passing a freshwater-filled calibration core through the WRSML.
The nominal accuracy of the calibrated instruments is between 1%
and 2%. The WRMSL was only used for all sections that filled the
core liner to capacity (i.e., material cored with the APC system from
Holes U1438A and U1438B).
Site U1438 is located at 27.4°N, and hence reversals of the
Earth’s magnetic field in more recent parts of the stratigraphy can
be identified easily by distinct changes in inclination. Assuming a
geocentric axial dipole (GAD) geometry for the field, the expected
time-averaged, present-day field inclination at the position of Site
U1438 is 45.7°. For older parts of the stratigraphy (and underlying
basement rocks) believed to have formed closer to the Equator
Gamma ray attenuation bulk density
The GRA densitometer on the WRMSL operates by passing
gamma rays from a 137Cs source through a whole-round core into a
75 mm × 75 mm sodium iodide (NaI) detector located directly below the core. The input gamma ray peak has a principal energy of
0.662 MeV and is attenuated as it passes through the core. Attenuation of gamma rays, mainly by Compton scattering, is related to
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gamma ray logs (e.g., Révillon et al., 2002). The Natural Gamma Radiation Logger (NGRL) installed on the JOIDES Resolution was designed and built by IODP at Texas A&M University (Vasilyev et al.,
2011). The main NGR detector unit comprises 8 sodium iodide
(NaI) scintillator detectors (~500 in3 each), 7 plastic scintillation detectors, 22 photomultipliers, and passive lead shielding. The 8 NaI
detectors are spaced every 20 cm in the detector; the detectors
themselves are semicylindrical annuli around the lower half of the
core (each crystal is ~13 cm wide along the core). Detectors are
shielded by lead to reduce the measurement of external gamma radiation, and the NGRL also employs seven plastic scintillation detectors that detect and actively suppress the effect of high-energy
gamma and muon components of cosmic radiation.
The NGRL was calibrated using 137Cs and 60Co sources to identify peaks at 662 and 1330 keV, respectively. Background measurements of an empty core liner counted for 40,000 s (>12 h) were
made upon arrival at Site U1438 and then every month. Over the
100–4000 keV integration range, background counts averaged ~4–8
counts/s during Expedition 351.
A single measurement run with the NGRL provides 16 data
points at 10 cm intervals over a 150 cm section of core. To achieve a
10 cm interval using the NGRL’s 8 sensors spaced every 20 cm, the
NGRL records two sets of measurements offset by 10 cm. Total
counts are routinely summed over the range of 100–3000 keV. The
quality of the energy spectrum measured depends on the concentration of radionuclides in the sample and on the counting time,
with longer counting times providing better counting statistics. A
live counting time of 5 min was set in each position (for a total live
count time of about 1 h per core for the rather complete cores from
Holes U1438A, U1438B, and U1438D but only about 10–20 min for
Hole U1438E).
electron density and thereby related to material bulk density as follows:
ρb = ρew/2ΣN,
where
ρb = bulk density,
ρe = electron density,
w = molecular weight, and
N = atomic number of elements in the material.
For the majority of elements and for rock-forming minerals,
2ΣN/w is ~1, whereas for hydrogen it is 1.9841. Therefore, for a
known sample thickness, the gamma ray count is proportional to
density. Calibration of the GRA densitometer was performed using
a core liner filled with freshwater and aluminum density standards.
A freshwater-filled liner was measured at the end of each core measurement; recalibration was performed if the measured density of
the freshwater standard was not within 1.00 ± 0.02 g/cm3.
Magnetic susceptibility
Magnetic susceptibility (κ) is a dimensionless measure of the degree to which a material can be magnetized by an external magnetic
field:
κ = M/H (SI),
where M is the magnetization induced in the material and H is
strength of an external field (very low field = ≤0.5 mT). Magnetic
susceptibility varies in response to the type and concentration of
magnetic grains, making it useful for identification of compositional
variations.
The WRMSL measures volume magnetic susceptibility using a
Bartington Instruments MS2 meter coupled to a MS2C sensor coil
(88 mm diameter) and operates at a 0.513 kHz frequency. During
Expedition 351, the instrument was set to record SI units with an
integration period of ~1 s to give a sensitivity of 1 × 10–5 SI. The core
diameter is smaller than the sensor coil aperture. The instrument
output (κMEAS) depends on the diameter of the core (d) passing
through the coil diameter (D), so a correction factor (κREL) is necessary to convert the instrument output to true volume susceptibility
(κ in SI), where κREL = 3.45(d/D)3 (Bartington Instruments, Ltd.,
2011). κREL is 1 for d = 58 mm and D = 88 mm; d is typically 57 ± 1
mm for well-cut RCB hard rock cores, and the size of small pieces
and rollers varies in an unpredictable manner. Hence, a single correction factor was not justified; therefore, no correction was applied
to WRSML magnetic susceptibility measurements, and raw data are
reported in instrument units (10–5 SI).
The along-core response curve of the MS2C coil has a full width
at half maximum of ~4 cm (Blum, 1997) and is consistent with the
decay in magnetic intensity with distance from a dipole. Therefore,
measurements of susceptibility from core pieces <8 cm long will significantly underestimate magnetic susceptibility by more than 10%.
Section Half Multisensor Logger measurements
The SHMSL was used to measure spectral reflectance and magnetic susceptibility on archive section halves. An electronic platform moves along a track above the section half, recording the
sample height using a laser sensor. The laser establishes the location
of the bottom of the section and the presence of samples to measure
by locating gaps and cracks between pieces. The platform then reverses the direction of movement, moving from bottom to top, taking measurements of point magnetic susceptibility at 2 cm intervals.
The SHMSL also takes measurements on empty intervals and in
places where the core surface is well below the level of the core liner.
Such measurements could cause spurious data. Spurious measurements can also result from small cracks, sediment disturbance
caused by the drilling process, or plastic spacers.
Reflectance spectrophotometry and colorimetry
Reflectance of visible light from the archive halves of cores was
measured using an Ocean Optics USB4000 spectrophotometer
mounted on the automated SHMSL. For sediments and sedimentary rocks, freshly split cores were covered with clear plastic wrap
and placed on the SHMSL. Spectral data are routinely reduced to
the L*a*b* color space for output and presentation, in which L* is
luminescence, a* is the red–green value, and b* is the blue–yellow
value. The color reflectance spectrometer calibrates on two spectra,
pure white (reference) and pure black (dark). Each measurement
was recorded in wide spectral bands from 400 to 900 nm in 2 nm
steps. Each measurement takes ~5 s.
Natural Gamma Radiation Logger measurements
Gamma radiation is emitted from rock primarily as a result of
the radioactive decay of 40K and the decay of isotopes in the 238U and
232
Th series. Measurement of natural gamma radiation from the recovered core provides an indication of the concentration of these elements and can also be used to correlate the core with the downhole
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distance between transducers was measured with a built-in linear
voltage displacement transformer. Measurements on standards
were conducted as frequently as necessary. A calibration was made
daily with acrylic cylinders of different thicknesses (in which the
standard with a 45 mm thickness was usually used) and a known Pwave velocity (2750 ± 20 m/s). We found that measured values are
more consistent and closer to the certified acrylic velocity (2750 ±
20 m/s) when a drop of water is added between the acrylic cylinder
surfaces and the transducers to improve contact.
Point magnetic susceptibility
Point magnetic susceptibility was measured on the SHMSL using a Bartington MS2K point sensor (high-resolution surface scanning sensor) operating at a frequency of 0.580 kHz, as with the
Bartington sensor for magnetic susceptibility on the WRMSL. The
sensor takes and averages three measurements at 1 s intervals to an
accuracy of 5%. Because the SHMSL demands flush contact between the magnetic susceptibility point sensor and the split core,
measurements were made on the archive halves of split cores that
were covered with clear plastic wrap. Measurements were taken at 2
cm spacing, integrating over a volume of 10.5 mm × 3.8 mm × 4
mm, where 10.5 mm is the length perpendicular to the core axis, 3.8
mm is the width in the core axis, and 4 mm is the depth. The probe
was zeroed in air before each measurement point, and a background
magnetic field was measured and removed from the data before being output.
Moisture and density
On average, one discrete sample was taken per section of core,
but the type of sample varied depending on the strength and the
consolidation of the core. Before the sediment became lithified (as
in Hole U1438B and the upper part of Hole U1438D), cylindrical
samples (~10 mL) were taken and placed in preweighed labeled
glass specimen jars. For the lower part of Hole U1438D, samples
were cut—but not oriented—and placed in the glass jars. For Hole
U1438E, when the sediments were nearly fully lithified, the samples
were cut into cubes, oriented, and saturated in seawater, as described above. Additionally in Hole U1438E, the discrete cubes that
were used for P-wave velocity measurements were also used for
MAD measurements. Mass and volume measurements on discrete
cubes were made to determine bulk, dry, and grain density and porosity. The shipboard MAD facility consists of a dual balance system
and a hexapycnometer.
Discrete measurements
P-wave velocity
The P-wave velocity gantry measures the ultrasonic sound
speed of samples placed between the transducers on the working
half of split cores or discrete cubes (2 cm × 2 cm × 2 cm). Discrete
cubes from each core were taken only from Hole U1438E. For the
discrete cubes, we used a vacuum pump system to ensure complete
saturation. The system consists of a vacuum pump and a plastic
chamber containing the cubes submerged in seawater in small vials.
A vacuum pump then removes air from the chamber once an hour,
essentially sucking air from pore spaces in the sample cubes. Samples were kept under vacuum for at least 24 h. During this time, a
gauge attached to the vacuum pump monitored the pressure in the
chamber periodically to ensure a stable vacuum. After removal from
the saturator, cubes were stored in sample containers to maintain
saturation. We increased the number of samples measured from the
basement (about 1 sample per core) by using the samples taken for
paleomagnetic analysis; these samples were saturated but were not
processed through the entire MAD workflow to avoid heating the
samples.
The cubes were oriented following standard IODP conventions,
and the gantry measures P-wave velocity in all three directions (x-,
y-, and z-directions). P-wave anisotropy between the average horizontal and vertical velocities and horizontal anisotropy was calculated using
Dual balance system
A dual balance system was used to measure both wet and dry
masses. Two analytical balances (Mettler-Toledo XS204) compensate for ship motion; one acts as a reference, and the other measures
the sample. A standard mass of similar value to that of the sample
was placed on the reference balance to increase accuracy. Using a
reference mass within ~10% of the sample mass, an accuracy of
0.005 g is readily attainable. After wet mass determinations and Pwave measurements (for Hole U1438E samples), samples were
placed in an oven at 105° ± 5°C for at least 24 h and then allowed to
cool in a desiccator for a minimum of 1 h prior to the determination
of dry masses.
Hexapycnometer system
The hexapycnometer is an IODP custom-built system that uses
six Micromeritics pycnometer cell units, custom electronics, and
custom control programs. The system measures dry sample volume
using pressurized He-filled chambers with a precision of 0.02 cm3.
At the start of the expedition, and whenever the helium gas tank
was changed, shipboard technicians performed a calibration using
stainless steel spheres of known volume. For each measurement,
five unknown cells and one cell that contains two stainless steel calibration spheres (3 and 7 cm3) with a total volume of ~10 cm3 were
run. Calibration spheres were cycled through the cells to identify
any systematic error and/or instrument drift. Spheres are assumed
to be known to within 1% of their total volume. If the volumes of the
calibration spheres deviated by 1% from their known volume, then
that pycnometer cell was recalibrated.
[mean(Vx, Vy) – Vz)]/mean(Vx, Vy, Vz)
and
(Vx – Vy)/mean(Vx, Vy),
respectively, where x, y, and z are the standard core coordinate axes,
Vx and Vy are the transverse core velocities, and Vz is the longitudinal
core velocity.
The measurement system uses Panametrics-NDT Microscan
delay line transducers (transmitting at 0.5 MHz). The IODP software Velocity Gantry (version 2.0.5.0) identifies the peak of the first
arrival of P-wave automatically and/or manually. The complete
waveform is stored with the data in case reanalysis is deemed necessary. Shipboard visual checks of the picks appeared satisfactory. The
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q = k (dT/dx).
Msalt = Mwater [s/(1 – s)],
Thermal conductivity was measured on working-half section
pieces using the Teka TK04 system described in Blum (1997).
The TK04 system measures thermal conductivity by transient
heating of the sample with a known heating power and geometry.
Changes in temperature with time during heating are recorded and
used to calculate thermal conductivity. Heating power can be adjusted for each sample; as a rule of thumb, heating power (in watts
per meter [W/m]) is set to be approximately two times the expected
thermal conductivity. The TK04 device uses an approximation
method to calculate conductivity and to assess the fit of the heating
curve. This method fits discrete windows of the heating curve to the
theoretical temperature (T) with time (t) function:
where
s = pore water salinity,
Msalt = mass of salt, and
Mwater = mass of water.
Grain density (ρg) is determined from the dry mass (Md) and dry
volume (Vd) measurements:
ρg = (Md – Ms)/[Vd – (Ms/ρs)],
where ρs is the density of salt (2.20 g/cm3; Blum, 1997) and Mw is the
wet mass of the sample.
The salt-corrected mass of pore water (Mpw) is calculated as
T(t) = A1 + A2 ln(t) + A3[ln(t)/t] + (A4/t),
Mpw = (Mw – Md)/(1 – s).
where A1–4 are constants that are calculated by linear regression. A1
is the initial temperature, and A2, A3, and A4 are related to geometry
and material properties surrounding the needle probe. Having defined these constants (and how well they fit the data), the apparent
conductivity (ka) for the fitted curve is time-dependent and given by
Then, the volume of pore water (Vpw) is
Vpw = Mpw/ρpw = (Mw – Md)/[(1 – s)ρpw],
where we assume the density of the pore fluid (ρpw) is 1.024 g/cm3
(seawater with salinity of 35 g/L; Blum, 1997). To calculate sample
bulk density (ρb), we first compute bulk volume:
ka(t) = q/4π{A2 + A3[1 – ln(t)/t] – (A4/t)},
where q is the input heat flux. The maximum value of ka and the
time (tmax) at which it occurs on the fitted curve are used to assess
the validity of that time window for calculating the thermal conductivity. The best solutions are those where tmax is greatest, and these
solutions were selected for output. Fits are considered good if ka has
a maximum value, tmax is large, and the standard deviation of the
least-squares fit is low. For each heating cycle, several output values
can be used to assess the quality of the data, including natural logarithm of extreme time (LET) tmax, which should be large, the number of solutions, which should also be large, and the contact value,
which assesses contact resistance between the probe and the sample
and should be small and uniform for repeat measurements.
Two heating probes were used depending on the consolidation
of the sediment. For the less consolidated material in Holes U1438A
and U1438B, a needle probe was inserted into the sediment where a
2 mm hole had been drilled into the plastic core liner. The temperature of the superconductive needle probe has a quasilinear relationship with the natural logarithm of the time after the initiation of
heating (Blum, 1997).
For the more consolidated cores from Holes U1438D and
U1438E, half-space determinations of thermal conductivity were
made with a needle probe embedded in the bottom of a Plexiglas
block with a thermal conductivity of 0.184 W/(m·K). The Plexiglas
block was placed against samples from the half rounds. Heat is assumed as transferred through the sample, and the TK04 documentation indicates that heat flow through the Plexiglas block itself is
only significant for sample thermal conductivities <1 W/(m·K).
Samples and sensor needle were placed in an isolated Styrofoamcovered seawater bath (k = ~0.6 W/[m·K]) during measurement.
Seawater was preferred to improve the needle/sample contact compared to silicone thermal contact gel in order to avoid contamination of the samples. Isolation of the seawater bath with the sample
and sensor needle eliminated the effect of small but rapid temperature changes introduced by air currents in the laboratory and the
ship’s motion.
Vb = Vd + Vpw.
Then,
ρb = Mw/Vb.
Porosity (φ) is calculated from the two volume parameters
above:
φ = Vpw/Vb.
Automated vane shear measurement
The shear strength of the cores was measured using a shipboard
automated vane shear (AVS) instrument. A 4-bladed vane was manually inserted into working-half core sections using the crank handle, with the rotation axis parallel to the bedding plane (x-axis). The
vane was automatically rotated at constant rate (1°/s) to determine
the torque required to cause a cylindrical surface to shear. This destructive measurement was only possible for less stiff (<100 kN/m2)
undrained cores, such as clays containing pore water. If the cores
contain sand or are composed of hard rocks, this measurement is
not possible and not applied.
Thermal conductivity
Thermal conductivity (k, in watts per meter degree Kelvin;
W/[m·K]) is a measure of the rate at which heat is transported
through a material that depends on temperature, pressure, types of
saturating fluid, and the composition, distribution, and alignment of
mineral phases. Thermal conductivity was measured on pieces from
the working-half core sections, depending on the availability of suitable material. At steady state, thermal conductivity is the coefficient
of heat transfer (q) across a steady-state temperature difference (dT)
over a distance (dx):
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The instrument internally measures temperature drift and does
not begin a heating run until sufficient thermal equilibrium is attained. Working-half section pieces were measured at irregular intervals downhole depending on the availability of homogeneous and
relatively vein/crack-free pieces long enough to be measured without edge effects (pieces >7 cm long; i.e., longer than the instrument
needle). Three measurements were performed on each sample to
verify the consistency of the results and provide an average value.
The probe was periodically checked using the MACOR ceramic
standard.
All measurements were subsequently corrected for in situ conditions using the relation in Hyndman et al. (1974) in which the
temperatures were determined from the APCT-3 measures (see
Downhole measurements) and extrapolation of the APCT-3 to
deeper depths. Spurious values with k < 0.85 W/(m·K) from each set
of three individual measurements were removed and the mean and
standard deviation determined.
ment. For the cased hole (U1438E), the bottom of the drill string
was set high enough above the bottom of the casing for the longest
tool string to fit inside the casing. Data were recorded in the open
hole; however, gamma ray logs can provide qualitative measurements inside the pipe, such as the identification of the seafloor. Each
deployment of a tool string was a logging run and started with the
assembly of the tools and the necessary calibrations. The tool string
was then lowered to the bottom of the hole while recording a partial
set of data and pulled back up at a constant speed (typically 500–
550 m/h for the Schlumberger tools) to record the main data. The
GBM was retrieved at a speed of 360 m/h. During each run, the tool
strings were lowered down and pulled up the hole several times to
assess reproducibility and/or to improve the quality of the data.
Each lowering or hauling-up of the tool string while collecting data
constitutes a pass. During each pass, the incoming data were recorded and monitored in real time. A logging run was complete
once the tool string was brought to the rig floor and disassembled.
Downhole measurements
Logged sediment properties and
tool measurement principles
Downhole logs are in situ measurements of the physical, chemical, and structural properties of a formation surrounding a borehole. The data are collected after completion of drilling and are
continuous with depth. Downhole logs measure formation properties on a scale that is intermediate between those obtained from laboratory measurements on core samples and those from geophysical
surveys. They are useful in calibrating the interpretation of geophysical survey data and provide a necessary link for the integrated
understanding of physical and chemical properties on all scales.
Logs can be interpreted in terms of the stratigraphy, lithology, mineralogy, magnetic characteristics, and geochemical composition of
the penetrated formation. They also provide information on the status and size of the borehole. Where core recovery is incomplete or
disturbed, log data may provide the only way to characterize the formation in some intervals. Where core recovery is good, log and core
data complement each other and may be interpreted jointly.
During Expedition 351, downhole measurements were completed in Holes U1438D–U1438F.
Logged sediment properties and the methods used to measure
them are described below. The main logs recorded during Expedition 351 are listed in Table T9. More detailed information on individual tools and their geological applications may be found in Serra
(1984, 1986, 1989), Schlumberger (1989, 1994), Rider (1996), Goldberg (1997), Lovell et al. (1998), and Ellis and Singer (2007). A complete online list of acronyms and details for the Schlumberger tools
can be found at iodp.tamu.edu/tools/logging/index.html.
Natural radioactivity
The Hostile Environment Natural Gamma Ray Sonde (HNGS),
a spectral gamma ray tool, was used on both the triple combo and
the FMS-sonic tool strings to measure natural radioactivity of the
various lithologies encountered downhole. The HNGS uses two bismuth germinate scintillation detectors and five-window spectroscopy to determine the concentration of potassium (K in wt%),
thorium (Th in parts per million [ppm]), and uranium (U in ppm)
from the characteristic gamma ray energies of isotopes in the 40K,
232
Th, and 238U radioactive decay series. The radioactive isotopes of
these three elements dominate the natural radiation spectrum. The
HNGS filters out gamma ray energies below 500 keV, eliminating
sensitivity to bentonite or KCl in the drilling mud, improving measurement accuracy. The HNGS also provides a measure of the total
gamma ray emission (HSGR) and uranium-free or computed
gamma ray emission (HCGR) measured in American Petroleum Institute units (gAPI). The HNGS response is influenced by the borehole diameter; therefore, HNGS data are corrected for borehole
diameter variations during acquisition.
An additional natural gamma radiation sensor is present in the
EDTC, which was used primarily to communicate data to the surface. It includes a sodium iodide scintillation detector that also measures the total natural gamma ray emission of the formation. It is
not a spectral tool but it provides high-resolution total gamma ray
for each pass.
The inclusion of a HNGS sonde in a tool string allows for precise depth-match processing between logging tool strings and
passes and for core-log integration.
Logging operations
During logging operations, logs were recorded with a variety of
Schlumberger tools combined into several tool strings and with the
third-party Göttingen Borehole Magnetometer (GBM) (Steveling et
al., 1991, 2003). Four tool strings were used during Expedition 351
(Figure F21; Table T9): (1) the triple combination (triple combo;
spectral gamma ray, porosity, density, resistivity, and magnetic susceptibility), (2) the Formation MicroScanner (FMS)-sonic (spectral
gamma ray, sonic velocity, and electrical resistivity images), (3) the
Versatile Seismic Imager (VSI; gamma ray and seismic transit
times), and (4) the GBM (measuring three-component magnetic
fields). Each tool string also contained an Enhanced Digital Telemetry Cartridge (EDTC) for communicating through the wireline to
the Schlumberger data acquisition system on the drillship. The
GBM communicated with its own dedicated acquisition unit on the
drillship through the standard logging wireline.
In preparation for logging, the boreholes were flushed of debris
by circulating seawater and filled with heavy mud or seawater (see
Physical properties and downhole measurements in the Site
U1438 chapter [Arculus et al., 2015]). The bottom-hole assembly
(BHA) was set at some depth inside the hole (as deep as ~100 m
from the surface) to prevent the collapse of unstable shallow sedi-
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Figure F21. Wireline tool strings.
Triple combo
Cablehead
EDTC
(telemetry,
gamma ray)
+SP
HNGS
(spectral
gamma ray)
FMS-sonic
37.93 m
36.61
Cablehead
Telemetry
34.63
34.39 m
32.59
HNGS
(natural gamma ray)
31.06
26.73
APS
(porosity)
24.37
DSI
(acoustic
velocity)
HLDS
(density)
Caliper
18.18
Knuckle joints
15.74
Centralizer
VSI
13.46
GBM
9.5 m
HRLA
(resistivity)
6.09
essure bulkhead
MSS
(magnetic
susceptibility,
deep reading)
EDTC
(telemetry,
gamma ray)
8.90
Centralizer
Eccentralizer
Pressure bulkhead
FMS
(resistivity image)
Nonmagnetic
sinker bar
3.81
3.41
0.00
8.36
3.10
VSI
sonde
3.25
2.00
GBM
(magnetic
field)
0.46
11.56 m
10.60
Cablehead
GPIT
(acceleration,
inclinometry)
Cablehead
Shuttle
0.00
0.00
Table T9. Downhole measurements made by wireline tool strings, Expedition 351. All tool and tool string names except the MSS and GBM are trademarks of
Schlumberger. Sampling interval is based on optimal logging speed. Acoustic imaging approximate vertical resolution is at 500 kHz. NA = not applicable.
Download table in .csv format.
Tool
Measurement
Triple combo with MSS
EDTC
SP
HNGS
HLDS
APS
HRLA
MSS-DR
Total gamma ray
Spontaneous potential
Spectral gamma ray
Bulk density
Neutron porosity
Resistivity
Magnetic susceptibility (deep reading)
5 and 15
15
15
2.5 and 15
5 and 15
15
4
30
15–25
20–30
38
36
30
40
FMS-sonic
EDTC
DSI
GPIT
FMS
Total gamma ray
Acoustic velocity
Tool orientation and acceleration
Microresistivity
5 and 15
15
4
0.25
30
107
15
1
Versatile Seismic Imager
VSI
EDTC
One-way acoustic traveltime
Total gamma ray
Stations at 50 m
5 and 15
NA
30
Göttigen Borehole Magnetometer
GBM
Magnetic field
Tool orientation
5
51
Tool string
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between the drilling mud and the formation water placed in contact
with a bed. The tool records the voltage difference between an electrode moving inside the borehole and a reference electrode positioned at the surface; it is measured in millivolts (mV). This
measurement is not affected by the porosity of the formation or by
the borehole diameter. Self-potential data can help (1) distinguish
permeable (sandstone) from impermeable rocks (clay and shale),
(2) determine bed boundaries, (3) identify some minerals (pyrite
and oxidized beds, for example), and (4) estimate formation water
resistivity and permeability.
the formation). The HRLA sends a focused current into the borehole wall and measures the intensity necessary to maintain a constant drop in voltage across a fixed interval, providing a direct
measurement of resistivity. The array has one central source electrode and six electrodes above and below it. By rapidly changing the
role of these electrodes, a simultaneous resistivity measurement is
obtained at six penetration depths. The HRLA needs to be centralized in the borehole for optimal results, so knuckle joints were used.
Most minerals present in sediment and crystalline rocks are
electrical insulators, whereas ionic solutions like pore water are
conductors. In most rocks, electrical conduction occurs primarily
by ion transport through pore fluids and thus is strongly dependent
on porosity. Therefore, electrical resistivity can be used to estimate
porosity for a given salinity and resistivity of the pore water.
Porosity
The Accelerator Porosity Sonde (APS) was used to measure formation porosity. The APS incorporates a minitron neutron generator that produces fast neutrons and five detectors positioned at
different spacing from the minitron. The detectors count neutrons
that arrive after being scattered and slowed by atomic nuclei in the
formation. Because hydrogen nuclei have almost the same mass as
neutrons, the highest energy loss occurs when both collide. Therefore, the tool provides a measure of the hydrogen content of the formation, which is most commonly found in water in the pore fluid
and can be directly related to porosity. However, in igneous and altered rocks, hydrogen may be present, which can result in overestimation of porosity in these rocks.
Upon reaching thermal energies (0.025 eV), neutrons are captured by the nuclei of Cl, Si, B, and other elements, resulting in
gamma ray emission. This neutron capture cross section (Σf ) is also
measured by the tool and can be used to identify such elements
(Broglia and Ellis, 1990; Brewer et al., 1996).
Magnetic susceptibility
The Magnetic Susceptibility Sonde (MSS) is a nonstandard tool
designed by Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) that measures the ease with which formations are magnetized when subjected to the Earth’s magnetic field. The ease of magnetization is
related to the concentration and composition of magnetizable material within the formation. These measurements provide one of the
best methods for investigating stratigraphic changes in mineralogy
and lithology because the measurement is quick, repeatable, and
nondestructive and because different lithologies often have strongly
contrasting susceptibilities. A dual-coil sensor was used during Expedition 351, providing a deep-reading measurement (~20 cm of
horizontal investigation) with a vertical resolution of ~40 cm. The
MSS was run as an addition to the triple combo tool string, using a
specially developed data translation cartridge.
Magnetic susceptibility data are plotted in uncalibrated units
and are affected by borehole size. The electronics of the sensor are
also affected by temperature: a higher temperature leads to higher
susceptibility values. The acquired data tend to be affected by a
nonlinear temperature-related drift superposed on signal variability. Preliminary processing was performed onboard to remove the
temperature drift from the data set. The residual components from
the deep-reading sensor should be an indication of the magnetic
signal variability in the formation. When the magnetic susceptibility
signal in the sediments is very low, the detection limits of the tool
are sensitive enough to record values. For quality control and environmental correction, the MSS also measures internal tool temperature, z-axis acceleration, and low-resolution borehole
conductivity.
Density
The Hostile Environment Litho-Density Sonde (HLDS) measures formation density. This tool contains a radioactive 137Cs
gamma ray source and far and near gamma ray detectors mounted
on a shielded skid; the latter is pressed against the borehole wall by
a hydraulically activated centralizing arm that measures the hole diameter. Gamma rays emitted by the source undergo Compton scattering, in which gamma rays are scattered by electrons in the
formation. The number of scattered gamma rays that reach the detectors is proportional to the density of electrons in the formation,
which in turn is related to the bulk density. Porosity may also be derived from this bulk density if the matrix density is known.
The HLDS also measures a photoelectric factor caused by photoelectric absorption of low-energy gamma rays. This absorption
occurs when gamma ray energies are reduced below 150 keV after
being repeatedly scattered by electrons in the formation. Because
the photoelectric factor depends on the atomic number of the elements in the formation, it also varies according to the chemical
composition of the minerals present and can be used to identify
some minerals (Bartetzko et al., 2003; Expedition 304/305 Scientists, 2006). This measurement might be affected or unreliable when
heavy mud with barite is used to prepare the hole and should thus
be used with caution.
Good contact between the tool and the borehole is essential for
good HLDS logs; poor contact results in underestimation of density
values.
Acoustic velocity
The Dipole Shear Sonic Imager (DSI) was used to measure transit times between sonic transmitters and an array of eight receivers.
It combines replicate measurements, providing a direct measurement of sound velocity through formations that is relatively free
from the effects of formation damage and an enlarged borehole
(Schlumberger, 1989). The omnidirectional monopole transmitter
emits high-frequency pulses (5–15 kHz) to extract the compressional velocity (VP). The DSI also has two cross-dipole transmitters
that allow measurement of shear velocity (VS) in “slow” formations
where VS is slower than the velocity in the borehole fluid. Such formations are generally encountered in deep ocean drilling.
Resistivity
The High-Resolution Laterolog Array (HRLA) provided six resistivity measurements with different depths of investigation (including the borehole fluid or mud resistivity and five measurements
of formation resistivity with increasing depth of penetration into
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The FMS provided high-resolution electrical resistivity images
of the borehole walls. The FMS has four orthogonal arms and pads,
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walls of the borehole. The electrodes are arranged in two diagonally
offset rows of eight electrodes each. A focused current is emitted
from the button electrodes into the formation with a return electrode near the top of the tool. Resistivity of the formation at the button electrodes is derived from the intensity of current passing
through the button electrodes. Processing transforms these measurements into oriented high-resolution images that reveal the
structures of the borehole wall. Features such as flows, clast, breccias, fractures, folding, or alteration can be resolved. The images are
oriented to magnetic north, so the dip and direction (azimuth) of
planar features in the formation can be measured.
Approximately 30% of the borehole (25 cm diameter) is covered
during a single pass. The standard procedure is to make two full
passes uphole to maximize the chance of getting greater borehole
coverage. The maximum extension of the arms is 40.6 cm. In holes
with a diameter greater than this extension maximum, the pad contact at the end of the caliper arms is inconsistent and the FMS images may appear out of focus and too conductive. Irregular borehole
walls will also affect the images if contact with the wall is poor.
GBM angular rate sensors
Miniature fiber-optic rate sensors (μFORS) manufactured by
Northrup Grumman LITEF were used to provide angular rate output during the entire run (downlog and uplog) of the GBM. The
sensors detect and measure angular rates through the frequency
difference between two contra-rotating light beams. A beam is polarized, split, and phase modulated. When one of the gyros is at rest,
the two beams have identical frequencies. When the gyro is subjected to an angular turning rate around an axis perpendicular to
the plane of the two beams, one beam has a greater optical path
length. Therefore, the two resonant frequencies change and the frequency differential is optically measured, resulting in a digital output.
The angular rate measured by the sensor is influenced by the
Earth’s rotation, which depends on latitude (ø) and varies from
15.04°/h at the poles to 0°/h at the Equator. From Equator to pole,
Earth’s measured rotation increases by sin(ø). To obtain the rotation
rate about an inertial system, the effect of Earth’s rotation must be
eliminated through the orientation of the tool relative to the Earth’s
reference frame at the beginning of a measurement (which can be
measured well). The x-gyro of the GBM is aligned with the axis of
the ship, using a scope mounted to the tool and a sighting plate positioned in the center of the helideck. Knowing that the tool is now
similarly oriented as the ship, information from the ship’s gyro and
two GPS antennas are then used to determine the heading of the
ship (at the time of sighting) and thus the orientation of the tool at
the start of logging. This procedure is repeated at the end of each
logging run to compare the true heading of the gyro with the heading calculated by the data processing algorithm. If the corrected rotation rate around each axis is known, the orientation of the tool can
be derived as a function of depth from the rotation history, and thus
the three components of the magnetic field can be calculated for every data point collected by the GBM.
The maximum operating temperature for the fiber-optic gyros
is 70°C. Data are acquired from the tool using GBMlog software
(written by Erich Steveling, University of Göttingen) and processed
with software developed by Sebastian Ehmann (University of
Braunschweig).
Magnetic parameters (borehole inclination and magnetic field
measurement)
The General Purpose Inclinometery Tool (GPIT), included in
the FMS-sonic tool string, calculates acceleration and magnetic
field during logging. The primary purpose of the tool is to determine the acceleration and orientation of the FMS-sonic tool string
during logging.
Tool orientation is defined by three parameters: tool deviation,
tool direction (azimuth), and relative bearing. The GPIT utilizes a
three-axis inclinometer and a three-axis fluxgate magnetometer to
record the orientation of the FMS as the magnetometer records the
magnetic field components (Fx, Fy, and Fz). Thus, FMS images can
be corrected for irregular tool motion, and the dip and azimuth of
features can be determined.
The GPIT is run with other tools that can carry remanent
and/or induced magnetization on the tool string; therefore, its magnetic measurements can be affected. However, on the FMS-sonic
tool string, the GPIT has greater nonmagnetic insulation from the
other tools, and the effects on its magnetic measurements are
greatly reduced.
Vertical seismic profile
The VSI is used to provide a direct measurement of the time for
seismic waves to travel from the surface to a given depth. A link is
thus possible between seismic profiles (in two-way traveltimes) and
observations into the borehole (in depth).
The tool comprises a three-axis geophone accelerometer and a
caliper arm anchoring the geophone against the hole wall. During
Expedition 351, measurements were obtained every ~50 m, and
about five recordings were made at each station. The waveforms
were then stacked, and the one-way traveltime determined from the
first arrival at each station.
The seismic source is a Sercel G. Gun parallel cluster composed
of two 250 in3 air guns separated by 1 m. The source was positioned
~7 m below sea surface by one of the ship’s cranes off the port side
of the ship for a total offset from the top of the wellhead of ~30 m.
In accordance with requirements of the National Environmental
Policy Act and the Endangered Species Act, all seismic activities
were conducted during daylight hours and Protected Species Observers kept watch for protected species for the duration of the
zero-offset VSP. Any sighting of protected species within the exclu-
The Göttigen Borehole Magnetometer
The GBM was designed and developed in 1989 by the Geophysical Institute of the University of Göttigen (Germany). It was originally built for vertical magnetic gradient sounding and comprises
two inclinometers and a three-component fluxgate magnetometer
(Steveling et al., 1991). The tool is also equipped with three fiberoptic gyros that measure the rotation of the GBM around the vertical axis of the tool with a small drift (1.5°/h) and high resolution (9 ×
10–5 degrees) (Virgil et al., 2010) that allows for reorientation of the
magnetic field vector to the geographic reference frame. The GBM
housing is made of low-magnetic Inconel and connects directly to
the Schlumberger cable head. The tool was deployed as a separate
logging run.
The fiber-optic gyros on the GBM allow independent determination of both inclination and declination of the magnetic field in
the borehole. The fluxgate data from the GBM can be checked
against GPIT magnetic data (even if the resolution of the GPIT is
lower) to assess the quality of the data set.
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of their acquisition as ASCII files for most logs and as GIF files for
the images.
Data were also transferred onshore to LDEO for a standardized
implementation of the same data processing, formatting for the online logging database, and archiving.
sion zone of 940 m for deep water (>1000 m) would require interruption of the survey for 1 h after the last sighting or until the
protected species was seen to leave the area. The same ramp-up
procedure was followed upon resumption of the VSP after any interruption (sighting of protected species or not firing the gun for
more than 30 min).
In situ temperature measurements
Logging data quality
In situ temperature measurements were made in Hole U1438B
using the advanced piston corer temperature tool (APCT-3). The
APCT-3 fits directly into the coring shoe of the APC system and
consists of a battery pack, a data logger, and a platinum resistancetemperature device calibrated over a temperature range from 0° to
30°C. Before entering the borehole, the tool was allowed to thermally equilibrate with bottom water at the seafloor for five minutes.
However, the lowest temperature recorded during the run down
was expected to represent the average temperature at the seafloor,
because it was more repeatable, and the bottom water was expected
to have the lowest temperature in the profile. After the APC system
penetrated the sediment, the APCT-3 recorded the temperature of
the cutting shoe every second for 10 min. Shooting the APC system
into the formation generates an instantaneous temperature rise
from frictional heating. This heat gradually dissipates into the surrounding sediments as the temperature immediately adjacent to the
APCT-3 equilibrates toward the sediment temperature.
The equilibrium temperature of the sediments was estimated by
applying a heat-conduction model to the temperature decay record
(Horai and Von Herzen, 1985). The synthetic thermal decay curve
for the APCT-3 is a function of the geometry and thermal properties of the probe and the sediments (Bullard, 1954; Horai and von
Herzen, 1985). The equilibrium temperature is estimated by applying an appropriate curve fitting procedure (Pribnow et al., 2000).
However, when the APC system does not achieve a full stroke, or
when the ship’s heave prevents the APC system from full penetration, the temperature equilibration curve is disturbed and temperature determination is more difficult. The nominal accuracy of the
APCT-3 temperature measurement is ±0.1°C.
Seven temperature readings were made, including the seafloor
and down to 83 mbsf. APCT-3 temperature data were combined
with measurements of thermal conductivity (see Physical properties) obtained from core samples to obtain heat flow values using
the method designed by Bullard (1954).
The condition of the borehole wall is the main factor contributing to the quality of log data. If the borehole diameter changes over
short intervals (because of washouts or ledges made of layers of
harder material), the logs from tools that require good contact with
the borehole may be degraded. Measurements made at depth, such
as gamma ray, resistivity, and sonic velocity, which do not require
contact with the borehole wall, are generally less sensitive to borehole conditions. Narrow sections will also cause irregular log results. The quality of the borehole is improved by (1) minimizing
circulation of drilling fluid while drilling, (2) flushing the borehole
to remove debris, and (3) logging as soon as possible after drilling
and hole conditioning operations are completed.
The accuracy of the logging depth depends on series of factors.
The depth of the logging measurements is determined from the
length of the cable deployed from the ship’s winch. Uncertainties in
logging depth occur because of ship heave, cable stretch, cable slip,
or even tidal changes. Similarly, uncertainties in the depth of the
core samples occur because of incomplete core recovery or incomplete heave compensation. All these factors generate some discrepancy between core sample depths, logs, and individual logging
passes. To minimize the effect of ship heave, a hydraulic wireline
heave compensator was used to adjust the wireline length for rig
motion during wireline logging operations.
Wireline heave compensator
The wireline heave compensator is dedicated to compensate for
the vertical motion of the ship and maintain steady motion of the
logging tool to ensure high-quality logging acquisition (Liu et al.,
2013; Iturrino et al., 2013). It uses vertical acceleration measurements made by a motion reference unit (MRU) located under the
rig floor near the ship’s center of gravity to calculate the vertical motion of the ship. It then adjusts the length of the wireline by varying
the distance between two sets of pulleys through which the wireline
passes. An LDEO-developed software package allows these data to
be analyzed and compared in real time, displaying the actual motion
of the logging tool string and enabling monitoring of the efficiency
of the compensator.
Core-log-seismic integration
During Expedition 351, shipboard physical properties and logging data were used to define tie points between the cores, logs, and
seismic data sets. These data sets were used to (1) evaluate how representative the recovered cores are relative to the logs, (2) determine the nature and extent of sediment not recovered during coring
operations, particularly when the RCB system was used, and (3) examine if observed facies can be linked to borehole data.
In order to integrate the cores and the logs with seismic data,
core and log data were converted to two-way traveltime. Whenever
possible, velocity information from the logging tools was used.
When wireline logging velocities were unavailable, a combination of
the velocities measured on the cores was used.
Velocity and density logs, together with the equivalent measurements made on cores in the physical properties laboratory, can be
used to create synthetic seismograms. The depth-traveltime relation must be adjusted until the features in the synthetic seismogram
match the features in the seismic section. In this way, lithostrati-
Logging data flow and log depth scales
Data for each logging run were monitored in real time and recorded using the Schlumberger MAXIS 500 system. Data were then
copied to the shipboard workstations for processing. The main pass
of the triple combo was commonly used as a reference to which
other passes were interactively depth matched. After depth matching, all logging depths were shifted to the seafloor (WMSF) after
identifying the seafloor from a step in the gamma ray profile. The
meters below seafloor (mbsf ) reference depth was then used (see
Operations in the Site U1438 chapter [Arculus et al., 2015]). The
electrical images were processed by using the data from the GPIT to
correct for irregular tool motion, and the image gains were equalized to enhance the representation of the borehole wall. All processed data were made available to the science party within one day
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Processing of GBM data
The GBM raw data stream consists of a 24-bit string containing
three components: the magnetic flux density, the rotational rate of
the GBM around the z-axis, and the inclination of the tool along the
x- and y-axis. The rotational rate around the x- and y-axis was recorded in an alternating order. The temperature was updated every
minute (Leven, 1998).
The data stream was first deconvolved into separate data
streams and converted to SI units. A Wiener filter was then applied
to the magnetic flux density data to reduce the influence of the digitizing low-pass filter (Virgil, 2012).
The orientation of the GBM was found by using both the inclinometer data and the integrated fiber-optic gyros data. However,
because the fiber-optic gyros record the time derivative of the rotation, its integration, and thus the absolute orientation, is distorted
by the temperature-dependent gyro noise. This results in a random
walk and an additional drift in angular means. To reduce the drift, a
temperature-dependent correction was applied. Further improvements were made by (1) applying an additional drift correction
found by comparing inclinometer and integrated gyro data and
(2) using a Kalman filtering approach.
The corrected orientation was finally used to transfer the vector
of the magnetic flux density into the geographic coordinate system.
Because the functional relationship between the magnetic flux
density and the magnetization has infinite solutions, the calculation
of the magnetization leads to a nonunique inverse problem. In order
to reduce the ambiguity in the estimation of the magnetization, the
geometric distribution of the magnetization was assumed (Bosum
et al., 1988; Li and Oldenburg, 1996).
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