Just above 1413.3 mbs we cored a sedimentary section. The sedimentary section consists of intervals that are nearly pure mud with pebbly horizons 10-20 cm thick. After this interval we crossed back into fine-grained basalt, with some regions of mineralization. At 1508.7 m we hit rhyolite .. Or do we? By 1539.2 m we were back into basalt. Coring showed that a thin layer of sediment with rhyolite (?) clasts sits on flow-banded rhyolite (?). We are disappointed to find that the rhyolite lava is underlain by more basalt. We will continue drilling ahead to find the bottom of the basalt. THE ROAD TO HELL IS PAVED WITH BASALT!! We are now a mile below the surface and still in basalt. When will it end? Stay tuned. We are securing site today for Christmas break, and will resume drilling in January, after we spend some time examining core.