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Project Acronym: HSDP | State: Completed | Expedition ID: 5027

ins.: 1999-05-18 02:00; ( Age: 26 yrs )
By: Scientists
Category: Hawaii_
Hawaii_

hawaii: 1999-05-18

Highly fragmented hyaloclastite wore out another coring bit last night. ...
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Highly fragmented hyaloclastite wore out another coring bit last night. Once the new bit was in the hole, drillers managed to pull up another 40 feet of hyaloclastite before rock fragments jammed up the core barrel again.