10.1594/PANGAEA.929961Nürnberg, DirkDirkNürnbergRiff, TabithaTabithaRiffBahr, AndréAndréBahrKaras, CyrusCyrusKaras0000-0002-7436-5016Meier, Karl J FKarl J FMeier0000-0001-9800-8673Lippold, JörgJörgLippold0000-0003-1976-5065PANGAEA2021DEPTH, sediment/rockAGEColor, L*, lightnessPiston corerSpectrophotometer Minolta CM-508dM78/1Meteor (1986)2009-03-22T14:54:00Dataset10.1016/j.gloplacha.2021.10349710.1594/PANGAEA.788740757 data pointstext/tab-separated-valuesCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 InternationalThis dataset provides depth, age, and sediment reflectance data of piston core M78/1-235-1, which was recovered from Tobago Basin (11°36.53'N 60°57.86'W) from 852 m water depth. A MINOLTA CM-508d hand-held spectrophotometer was used during R/V Meteor Cruise 78/1 to measure the light reflectance (L*) of the sediment. The spectral reflectance is measured over a wavelength spectrum from 400 to 700 nm at a 10 nm pitch. Routine measurements were made at 1 cm intervals and automatically recorded using the SPECTRAMAGIC® v.2.11 software. The L*- dataset without age information is archived at doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.788740 (Bahr et al., 2012). The L* data provide stratigraphical information, and information on fluvial supply of terrigenous matter to the core location.-60.9643333311.60883333N. Tobago