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Project Acronym: HOTSPOT | State: Completed | Expedition ID: 5036

ins.: 2011-10-26 02:00; ( Age: 14 yrs )
By: Scientists
Category: SnakeRiver
SnakeRiver

HOTSPOT: 2011-10-26

After hitting basalt at about 731.5 meters, we went back ...
Dark clastic sediments with gastropod fossils

After hitting basalt at about 731.5 meters, we went back into clay-rich sediments at 762 meters! Slow going after that until finally on 16 October, we hit basalt again. Still in basalt now. The photo shows dark clastic sediments on top of the lower basalt, with gastropod fossils.