Coggon, Rosalind M; Teagle, Damon A H; Sylvan, Jason B; Reece, Julia; Estes, Emily R; Williams, Trevor J; Christeson, Gail L; Aizawa, Masataka; Albers, Elmar; Amadori, Chiara; Belgrano, Thomas M; Borrelli, Chiara; Bridges, Joshua D; Carter, Elliot; D'Angelo, Timothy; Dinarès-Turell, Jaume; Doi, Nobuhiro; Estep, Justin D; Evans, Aled D; Gilhooly III, William P; Grant, Lewis J C; Guérin, Gilles M; Harris, Michelle; Hojnacki, Victoria M; Hong, Gilbert; Jin, Xiaobo; Jonnalagadda, Mallika; Kaplan, Michael R; Kempton, Pamela D; Kuwano, Daisuke; Labonte, Jessica M; Lam, Adriane R; Latas, Marcin; Lowery, Christopher M; Lu, Wanyi; McIntyre, Andrew; Moal-Darrigade, Paul; Pekar, Stephen F; Robustelli Test, Claudio; Routledge, Claire M; Ryan, Jeffrey G; Santiago Ramos, Danielle; Shchepetkina, Alina; Slagle, Angela L; Takada, Mako; Tamborrino, Leonardo; Villa, Alexandra; Wang, Yi; Wee, Shu Ying; Widlansky, Sarah J; Yang, Kiho; Kurz, Walter; Prakasam, Muthusamy; Tian, Liyan; Yu, Tiantian; Zhang, Guoliang (2026): Core summary for IODP Hole 390C-U1559A [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.997595 (DOI registration in progress)
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Published: 2026-10-08
Abstract:
The South Atlantic Transect (SAT) is a multidisciplinary scientific ocean drilling experiment designed to investigate the evolution of the ocean crust and overlying sediments across the western flank of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. This project comprises four International Ocean Discovery Program expeditions: fully staffed Expeditions 390 and 393 (April–August 2022) built on engineering preparations during Expeditions 390C and 395E (October–December 2020 and April–June 2021, respectively) that took place without science parties during the height of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Through operations along a crustal flow line at ~31°S, the SAT recovered complete sedimentary sections and the upper ~40–340 m of the underlying ocean crust formed at a slow- to intermediate-spreading rate at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge over the past ~61 My. The sediments along this transect were originally spot cored more than 50 years ago during Deep Sea Drilling Project Leg 3 (December 1968–January 1969) to help verify the theories of seafloor spreading and plate tectonics.
Site U1559 (30°15.6336′S, 15°02.0941′W; proposed Site SATL-13A) is in the central South Atlantic Ocean at a water depth of 3055 meters below sea level (mbsl), ~130 km west of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge on crust that formed at a slow half-spreading rate of ~17.0 mm/a (see: Expedition 390/393 summary [Coggon et al., 2024]). With an estimated age of 6.6 Ma, Site U1559 is the youngest location of the South Atlantic Transect (SAT) campaign (International Ocean Discovery Program [IODP] Expeditions 390C, 395E, 390, and 393).
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Coggon, Rosalind M; Teagle, Damon A H; Sylvan, Jason B; Reece, Julia; Estes, Emily R; Williams, Trevor J; Christeson, Gail L; Aizawa, Masataka; Albers, Elmar; Amadori, Chiara; Belgrano, Thomas M; Borrelli, Chiara; Bridges, Joshua D; Carter, Elliot; D'Angelo, Timothy; Dinarès-Turell, Jaume; Doi, Nobuhiro; Estep, Justin D; Evans, Aled D; Gilhooly III, William P; Grant, Lewis J C; Guérin, Gilles M; Harris, Michelle; Hojnacki, Victoria M; Hong, Gilbert; Jin, Xiaobo; Jonnalagadda, Mallika; Kaplan, Michael R; Kempton, Pamela D; Kuwano, Daisuke; Labonte, Jessica M; Lam, Adriane R; Latas, Marcin; Lowery, Christopher M; Lu, Wanyi; McIntyre, Andrew; Moal-Darrigade, Paul; Pekar, Stephen F; Robustelli Test, Claudio; Routledge, Claire M; Ryan, Jeffrey G; Santiago Ramos, Danielle; Shchepetkina, Alina; Slagle, Angela L; Takada, Mako; Tamborrino, Leonardo; Villa, Alexandra; Wang, Yi; Wee, Shu Ying; Widlansky, Sarah J; Yang, Kiho; Kurz, Walter; Prakasam, Muthusamy; Tian, Liyan; Yu, Tiantian; Zhang, Guoliang (2024): Site U1559. In: Coggon, RM, Teagle, DAH, Sylvan, JB, Reece, J, Estes, ER, Williams, TJ, Christeson, GL, Expedition 390/393 Scientists, South Atlantic Transect, Proceedings of the International Ocean Discovery Program, 390/393, International Ocean Discovery Program, https://doi.org/10.14379/iodp.proc.390393.109.2024
References:
Coggon, Rosalind M; Teagle, Damon A H; Sylvan, Jason B; Reece, Julia; Estes, Emily R; Williams, Trevor J; Christeson, Gail L; Aizawa, Masataka; Albers, Elmar; Amadori, Chiara; Belgrano, Thomas M; Borrelli, Chiara; Bridges, Joshua D; Carter, Elliot; D'Angelo, Timothy; Dinarès-Turell, Jaume; Doi, Nobuhiro; Estep, Justin D; Evans, Aled D; Gilhooly III, William P; Grant, Lewis J C; Guérin, Gilles M; Harris, Michelle; Hojnacki, Victoria M; Hong, Gilbert; Jin, Xiaobo; Jonnalagadda, Mallika; Kaplan, Michael R; Kempton, Pamela D; Kuwano, Daisuke; Labonte, Jessica M; Lam, Adriane R; Latas, Marcin; Lowery, Christopher M; Lu, Wanyi; McIntyre, Andrew; Moal-Darrigade, Paul; Pekar, Stephen F; Robustelli Test, Claudio; Routledge, Claire M; Ryan, Jeffrey G; Santiago Ramos, Danielle; Shchepetkina, Alina; Slagle, Angela L; Takada, Mako; Tamborrino, Leonardo; Villa, Alexandra; Wang, Yi; Wee, Shu Ying; Widlansky, Sarah J; Yang, Kiho; Kurz, Walter; Prakasam, Muthusamy; Tian, Liyan; Yu, Tiantian; Zhang, Guoliang (2024): Expedition 390/393 methods. In: Coggon, RM, Teagle, DAH, Sylvan, JB, Reece, J, Estes, ER, Williams, TJ, Christeson, GL, Expedition 390/393 Scientists, South Atlantic Transect, Proceedings of the International Ocean Discovery Program, 390/393, International Ocean Discovery Program, https://doi.org/10.14379/iodp.proc.390393.102.2024
Coggon, Rosalind M; Teagle, Damon A H; Sylvan, Jason B; Reece, Julia; Estes, Emily R; Williams, Trevor J; Christeson, Gail L; Aizawa, Masataka; Albers, Elmar; Amadori, Chiara; Belgrano, Thomas M; Borrelli, Chiara; Bridges, Joshua D; Carter, Elliot; D'Angelo, Timothy; Dinarès-Turell, Jaume; Doi, Nobuhiro; Estep, Justin D; Evans, Aled D; Gilhooly III, William P; Grant, Lewis J C; Guérin, Gilles M; Harris, Michelle; Hojnacki, Victoria M; Hong, Gilbert; Jin, Xiaobo; Jonnalagadda, Mallika; Kaplan, Michael R; Kempton, Pamela D; Kuwano, Daisuke; Labonte, Jessica M; Lam, Adriane R; Latas, Marcin; Lowery, Christopher M; Lu, Wanyi; McIntyre, Andrew; Moal-Darrigade, Paul; Pekar, Stephen F; Robustelli Test, Claudio; Routledge, Claire M; Ryan, Jeffrey G; Santiago Ramos, Danielle; Shchepetkina, Alina; Slagle, Angela L; Takada, Mako; Tamborrino, Leonardo; Villa, Alexandra; Wang, Yi; Wee, Shu Ying; Widlansky, Sarah J; Yang, Kiho; Kurz, Walter; Prakasam, Muthusamy; Tian, Liyan; Yu, Tiantian; Zhang, Guoliang (2024): Expedition 390/393 summary. In: Coggon, RM, Teagle, DAH, Sylvan, JB, Reece, J, Estes, ER, Williams, TJ, Christeson, GL, Expedition 390/393 Scientists, South Atlantic Transect, Proceedings of the International Ocean Discovery Program, 390/393, International Ocean Discovery Program, https://doi.org/10.14379/iodp.proc.390393.101.2024
Coggon, Rosalind M; Teagle, Damon A H; Sylvan, Jason B; Reece, Julia; Estes, Emily R; Williams, Trevor J; Christeson, Gail L; IODP Expedition 390/393 Scientists (2024): South Atlantic Transect. Proceedings of the International Ocean Discovery Program, International Ocean Discovery Program, 390/393, https://doi.org/10.14379/iodp.proc.390393.2024
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Coverage:
Latitude: -30.260558 * Longitude: -15.034903
Date/Time Start: 2020-11-25T16:40:00 * Date/Time End: 2020-11-26T21:20:00
Minimum Elevation: -3055.7 m * Maximum Elevation: -3055.7 m
Event(s):
390C-U1559A * Latitude: -30.260558 * Longitude: -15.034903 * Date/Time Start: 2020-11-25T16:40:00 * Date/Time End: 2020-11-26T21:20:00 * Elevation: -3055.7 m * Number of cores: 9 * Penetration: 66.2 m * Recovery: 87.63 % * Location: South Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: Exp390C * Basis: Joides Resolution * Method/Device: Core drilling (CDRILL) * Comment: Time on hole (days): 1.19, Seafloor depth in drilling depth below rig floor (DRF) (m): 3067, Seafloor depth est. method: APC Calculated, Rig floor to sea level (m): 11.28, Cored interval (m): 66.2, Recovered length (m): 58.01, advanced piston corer (APC) cores (no.): 4, extended core barrel (XCB) cores (no.): 5
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sample code/label | Sample label | DSDP/ODP/IODP sample designation | |||
| 2 | Date/time end | Date/time end | Core on deck | |||
| 3 | Section Top in meters below surface | Top | mbsf | IODP Depth Scale Terminology | DSF | |
| 4 | Section Bot in meters below surface | Bot | mbsf | IODP Depth Scale Terminology | DSF | |
| 5 | Drilled | Drilled | m | IODP Depth Scale Terminology | Advanced | |
| 6 | Depth, sediment/rock, top/minimum | Depth sed top | m | IODP Depth Scale Terminology | CSF | |
| 7 | Depth, sediment/rock, bottom/maximum | Depth sed bot | m | IODP Depth Scale Terminology | CSF-A | |
| 8 | Core length | Core length | m | IODP Depth Scale Terminology | Recovered | |
| 9 | Core length | Core length | m | IODP Depth Scale Terminology | Curated | |
| 10 | Recovery | Recovery | % | According to Coggon et al. 2024 | ||
| 11 | Number of sections | N sections | # | |||
| 12 | Drilling rate | Drilling rate | m/h | According to Coggon et al. 2024 | Real rate of penetration |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
108 data points