Sample Family

=Hole, =Core, =Core-Section, =Core-Sample
The Sample Family shows a sub-sampling graph. Select entries to navigate samples. Core-Samples are issued to scientists on request. The naming convention for a Core-Sample is: Expedition_Site_Hole_Core_Section,from-to(cm). Hole, Core, and Core-Section are following the same schema respectively.

Location Map

    Publications & Datasets

    General Identifiers

    Program:ICDP
    Expedition:ICDP 5059
    Type:Core Section
    Name:5059_1_D_87_Z_4
    IGSN:ICDP5059ESGPIU2
    Parent IGSN:ICDP5059EC9Q101
    Release Date:2019-4-1

    Sampling Location

    Latitude:63.3016081666667
    Longitude:-20.5998616666667
    Coordinate System:WGS84
    Elevation:-199.555
    Final Depth:-199.945
    Location Type:continental land
    Location Name:NN
    Location Description:Vetsmanneyjar Archipelago, Iceland's SE rift zone
    Country:Iceland
    Province:Surtsey Island
    County:South Coast
    City:NN

    Geology

    Material:Rock
    Rock Classification:VOL
    Rock Type:Tuff
    Rock Description: 257.685-258.075m
    • Interval: 257.685-258.075m
    • Major Lithology: Tuff
    • Comments: NN
    • Volcaniclastic Debris: Lithified; Color:Green; Stratification:nn; Granulometric:Coarse lapilli tuff; Secondary Minerals:Y; within some clast vesicles, irregular matrix voids, and intergranular space; Sorting:Poorly sorted; Support:Matrix supported; Grading:Massive; Alteration:Highly altered; Fractures:nn; Clast Types:lapilli (simple/ zoned), composites, lithics; Matrix:Coarse to medium ash with intergranular secondary minerals and minor altered very fine-fines; Lithic:2; Comments:Efflorescence (or whiteish-orange mineral crust) on core surface.
    From Corrected Depth:257.69
    To Corrected Depth:258.08
    Depth Reference:meter below ground level
    Geological Age:quaternary-holocene
    Geological Unit:N/A

    Methods

    MSCLyes
    Lithological Descriptionyes
    Core Overviewyes
    Core Section Scanyes
    Core Catcher Scanno

    Drilling

    Drilling Method:
    Coring>RockCorer
    wireline diamond coring, PQ bit size
    Operator:
    DOSECC Exploration Services, UTAH, USA
    Surtsey Island, Iceland
    Funding Agency:International Continental Scientific Drilling Program (ICDP)
    Total Length:-257.685m
    Comments:N/A
    Platform Type:drill rig
    Platform Name:drill
    Platform Description:slimhole wireline coring system
    Chief Scientist:Marie D. Jackson
    Start Date:2017-08-27
    End Date:2017-09-06

    Repositories

    Current Repository:Icelandic Institute of Natural History in Gardabaer/Breiddalsvik, Iceland
    Current Repository Contact:Kristjan Jonasson: kristjan@ni.is
    Original Repository:N/A
    Original Repository Contact:N/A