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.

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    Publications & Datasets

    General Identifiers

    Program:ICDP
    Expedition:ICDP 5059
    Type:Core Section
    Name:5059_1_B_43_Z_3
    IGSN:ICDP5059ESIHHU2
    Parent IGSN:ICDP5059EC5L101
    Release Date:2019-4-1

    Sampling Location

    Latitude:63.3016098333333
    Longitude:-20.5998438333333
    Coordinate System:WGS84
    Elevation:-67.97
    Final Depth:-68.87
    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:Hyaloclastite Tuff (HYA)
    Rock Description: 125.98-126.88m
    • Interval: 125.98-126.88m
    • Major Lithology: NN
    • Colour Dry: nn
    • Colour Wet: 5GY 2/1
    • Minerals: Olivine; Feldspar; Clinopyroxene
    • Minerals: Zeolite
    • Contacts: Pyroclastic / Pyroclastic
    • Lithification: well lithified;well-bonded;Zeolites line irregular void space at top of section. White zeolite growth throughout matrix until 44 cm from top of section, where it becomes less pervasive and is replaced by altered green clay (nontronite?).
    • Vesicles: no
    • Matrix: nn;nn;yes;partly;nn
    • Comments: Highly altered.
    From Corrected Depth:125.98
    To Corrected Depth:126.88
    Depth Reference:meter below ground level
    Geological Age:quaternary-holocene
    Geological Unit:N/A

    Methods

    MSCLno
    Lithological Descriptionno
    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:-125.98m
    Comments:N/A
    Platform Type:drill rig
    Platform Name:drill
    Platform Description:slimhole wireline coring system
    Chief Scientist:Marie D. Jackson
    Start Date:2017-07-18
    End Date:2017-08-18

    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