Fw: Leg 183: Kerguelen Plateau; Site Summary 1138

["Ray McAllister" <mcallist@gate.net>]

I've left out a lot but the pertinent part, of general interest follows:
This is from the Ocean Drilling Program office!       Ray McAllister
-----Original Message-----
From: Denise Ponzio <SiteSum@odp.tamu.edu>
To: ODP-L@listserv.tamu.edu <ODP-L@listserv.tamu.edu>
Date: Monday, February 01, 1999 11:03 AM
Subject: Leg 183: Kerguelen Plateau; Site Summary 1138


>January 26, 1999
>
>This site summary was received on 26 January from Drs. Millard Coffin and
>Frederick Frey, Co Chief Scientists aboard JOIDES Resolution, Leg 183.
>
>Site 1138 Summary
>
>Hole 1138A: Latitude 53 degrees 33.1047' S, Longitude: 75 degrees 58.4926'
E
>Water Depth: 1141.4 m
>Site 1138 lies on the central Kerguelen Plateau approximately 150 km north-
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The Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary near the base of Subunit IIIA (Core 52R) is
>possibly complete, but lithologies do not change across it. >
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