Core 1
1-F. Ground surface to 120 m
Lithology & Facies
Description: Hummocky, cross-bedded, medium-grained sandstone with abundant fossils.
Facies: Storm-dominated shelf
Additional Notes: Fish remains radiocarbon dated at 50,000 years old.
No rock sample provided.
Fossil Samples
1-F-a
1-F-b
1-F-c
1-F-d
1-E. 120 m to 250 m
Lithology & Facies
Facies: Marine shelf
Additional Notes: Diatoms and coccoliths have been isolated from the micrite rock.
Rock Sample: Micrite
Fossil Samples
Diatoms
Coccoliths
1-D. 250 m to 280 m
Lithology & Facies
Description: White gypsum found with algal laminates.
Facies: Supratidal zone
No fossil samples provided.
1-C. 280 m to 360 m
Lithology & Facies
Description: Dark grey micrite and biomicrite.
Facies: Lagoon or subtidal zone
No rock sample provided.
Fossil Samples
1-C-a
1-C-b
1-C-c
1-B. 360 m to 430 m
Lithology & Facies
Description: Beach at the end of a short transport system.
No fossil samples provided.
1-A. 430 m to bottom of core
Lithology
Description: Precambrian igneous bedrock (granite).
No fossils.