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Project Acronym: HSDP | State: Completed | Expedition ID: 5027
ins.: 2007-01-30 01:00, 19 yrs ago

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hawaii: 2007-01-30
Over the past couple days, we have retrieved mostly pillow ...

Over the past couple days, we have retrieved mostly pillow basalts that are extremely olivine-rich. At the margins of these pillows, there is often nearly aphyric intrusive rock that has invaded the weaker zone between pillow lobes. Drilling continues to proceed smoothly, we are currently at a depth of 11,347.6'.