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Project Acronym: DSEIS | State: Completed | Expedition ID: 5063

ins.: 2017-09-06 02:00; ( Age: 7 yrs )
By: Scientists
Category: DSEIS_
DSEIS_

DSEIS: 2017-09-06

Currently, the drilling is in the Babrosco formation which consists ...
Cross-section through the stratigraphic column of the West Rand Group. The borehole direction is the black line and the seismogenic zone of the Orkney earthquake is given in red.

Currently, the drilling is in the Babrosco formation which consists of cross-bedded, stripped and massive quarzites. With an advance of the drilling, a conglomerate basis in contact with the Rietkuil formation is expected. Today, no drilling could be undertaken, because of a technical problem with the inner tube core barrel. Probably tomorrow the drilling can continue and reach a depth of 760 meters, which will be the end of the borehole.