Core 4

4-W. Ground surface to 120 m

Lithology & Facies

Description: Massive deposits of pink, poorly rounded, moderate sphericity, poorly sorted breccia (up to gravel sized clasts).

Facies: Alluvial fan

Rock Sample:

Sample of 4-W, with scale. Photo: Acscosta, CC BY-SA.

No fossil samples.

4-V. 120 m to 250 m

Lithology & Facies

Description: Off-white, calcite cement, ooids, some sparry cement but dominantly micrite

Facies: Intertidal

Additional Notes: Glossifungites trace fossils found.

Rock Sample: Oomicrite

Fossil Samples

4-V-a

4-V-b

4-U. 250 m to 350 m

Lithology & Facies

Description: Green to brown pelmicrite, interbedded with shales and silts.

Facies: Carbonate shelf

Additional Notes: Abundant fossils, including ray-finned fishes (Phylum Vertebrata).

No rock sample provided.

Fossil Sample

4-T. 350 m to 440 m

Lithology & Facies

Facies: Deep shelf

Additional Notes: Evidence of siliceous sponges.

No rock sample provided.

Fossil Sample

4-S. 440 m to bottom of core

Lithology & Facies

Facies: Subtidal zone

Rock Sample:

Fossil Samples

4-S-a

4-S-b

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