Alvin Dive 3347

Transcript by Mario Aigner-Torres

 

TIME DEPTH COMMENTS
10:10 2702 going to site #1, about to reach the bottom. Pillow basalts in 1-2 m across with high sedimentation cover (~age 2.5). No sign of glass luster. No sigs of tectonics.
2715 pillow basalts ~ 1 to 2 m across, sedimentation as described before, with some glass seen.
- 2717 pillow elongated, the same size and sedimentaty cover as bevor.
10:11 2608 large pillow, estriated, ~1 m in diamenter, sedimentation high (~ age 2.5). Small buds on top.
10:15 2609 pillows as before
10:20 2669 running perpendicular to our track, pillow stilldominate and sedimentation seems to be less pronouced than before. Going to our site #1 on the East side.
10:25 2664 Stop for Sample #1 on the East wall of axis. The sample is a part of a pillow lava about 20 cm wide, 10 cm tall and 20 cm across. Digital
picture #1.
10:32 2665 Moving across the axis toward the West wall; avas some elongated. Sedimentation not as strong as before with age ~ 2.5.
10:33 2639 Transition from pillows to lobate flows; passing a collapsed areas landscape not so rough as before. Tranpassing of fissures, climbing up to the top of the wall: mostly pillows.
10:34 2661 going down to the bottow of the axis; pillows.
10:35 2658 crossing another fissure, mostly pillows (talus?) flows. Sediment cover still high (~age 2 to 2.5). Collapsed areas.
10:36 2655 crossing fissure, talus, pillow lavas, some estriated and elongate. Sedimentation high. Transition between pillows and lobate flows.
10:38 2648 climbing up on the edge of another fissure; pillows on the top. Is this a fault scarp ?
10:41 2650 another fissure ~ 0.5m wide, disrupted pillows; sediment cover high (age ~ 2)
10:43 2651 lobate flows with offsetted cracks (~ 1m wide) gradding into disrupted pillows (talus).
10:44 - lobate flows gradding into pillows (talus).

10:46 climbing over the central graben: lobate flow on top rim

TIME DEPTH COMMENTS
10:50 2662 flying along talus slope with broken pillows of the West wall of axial graben.
10:53 2643 Stop for Sample #2 on West wall of axial graben. The sample is a broken pillow basalt sitting on top of wall with 20 cm X 10 cm, and ~ 20 cm long. Digital picture #2.
11:03 2652 going from the W-wall to cross towards East; flying over a slope with a depresion on the other side. Elongated pillows but also lobate flows. Disrupted pillows along fissure (~ 1m wider).
11:05 2651 flying over another fissure; lobate flows, 200 m above bottom. Close to the bottom, pillows plus lobate flows.
11:07 - climbing wall containing sheet flows (2 to 3cm thin) with pillow on bottom; contact very sharp. On the top skin of lobate flow. Pillows on the top of the wall as they would be dripping into it.
11:15 2605 crossing fissure (N-S), towards site #3. Pillows dominating the top; sediment cover high (~age 2).
11:18 2664 climbing up a wall, talus on the bottom. Sheet flows with lobate lava on top with some collapsed features. Attempt to sample the lobate flow on top.
11:20 2661 Stop for Sample #3 on the inner high within axial graben. The sample is a triangular-shape portion of lobate flow with 15 cm X 20 cm and ~ 10 cm thick. Digital picture #3.
11:26 2663 approximating site #3, sediment cover high (~ age 2). Lobate flows on top of slope, pillows on the bottom.
11:29 2662 reached East wall of the axial graben. Pillows on top, sedimentation high (~ age 2). Lobate flows
dominate.
11:30 2660 crossing a collapsed lava flow ( ~ 3m across), lobate flows dominate. Moving towards a cliff, flying to the bottom. Pillows on top of it.
11:31 2661 pillows dominating over the lobate on the top of wall. Fissure with pillows and lobate flow on the
bottow.

11:34 - Wall: talus going through pillows and
lobate flows (upwards).
11:35 2638 flying over the fissure, no sign of the bottom
11:37 2652 lobate flows in fissure, talus at end. Some very flat-tabular-looking flows on the stb-side.
11:38 2652 crossing fissure (N-S), towards site #4. Lobate flows and high sedimentation, collapsed pits.
11:40 2659 disrupted jumbled sheet flow, sedimentation appears to be less pronounced here. Flying another fissure, lobate flows

TIME DEPTH COMMENTS
11:43 2660(?) reached site #4. Pillow basalts (some elongated) showing hydrothermal white staining in cracks.Lobate flows, sediment cover with ~ age 2. Transition from lobate to jumbled sheet flow.
11:46 2655 thin sheet flows along the West all on bottom with lobate and pillows on top. Transition fromlobate to jumbled sheet flow.
11:48 2658 Collapsed features; hydrothermal staining along cracks.
11:50 2658 wall with pillows drapping into it.
11:52 2656 clift of N-S fissure, lobate flows.
11:57 2649 pillows on the bottom, sedimentation high (~age 2), lobate flows along wall of fissure.
12:00 2663 getting closer to site #5 on the East wall of axial graben. Lobate flows, pillows.
12:04 2645 reached site #5. Pillows, sedimentation high (~age 2). Turning to go back to East wall.
12:06 2645 leaving site #5, sedimentation seems to be less pronouced here. Pillows; some tubes.
12:08 2643 crossing fissure with pillows, high sedimentation rate. Pillows on top of lobate flows.
12:09 2639 pillows on the bottom (flying over fissure)
12:11 2657 first 35mm-photo between site #5 and site #6; lobate flows.Sheet flows with hydrothermal alteration along cracks, alternating with jumbled flows.
12:14 - lobate flows with high sediment cover (~ age 2).
12:15 - tabular-looking sheet flow with small transition to folded sheet flow; sedimentation is ~age 2.
12:19 2640 fly over site #6, crossing fissure with sheet flows on the top of wall; talus on bottom. (sedimentation ~ age 2).
12:21 2637 top of inner West wall, disrupted sheet flow with talus on bottom.
12:23 2629 moving towads site #7
12:25 2637 coming back from the West wall
12:27 2649 close to bottom, lobate flows with high sedimentary cover.Some lobes quiteelongate. Transition to sheet flows and jumbled sheet flow. (Are they about the same age?)
12:30 2654 lobate flows, some pillows on top. Sedimentation seems less severe. Cracking in lobate flows some collapsed structures.
12:31 2653 lobate flows, crossing fissures.
12:32 2652 crossing a large fissure. Pillows, elongated.
12:34 2665 pillows seems to dominate over lobate flows.
12:35 2656 climbing up the wall of another fissure; pillows and lobate flows.
12:38 2649 reaching the bottom, small pillows
12:41 2655 Stop for Sample #4 on the bottom of valley floor, ~ 10m away from West wall . The sample is a pillow bud, ~20cm long and 10cm in diameter, from a lobate flow. Digital picture #4.
12:51 2648 going to site #8 on the West wall of the axial graben. Lobate flows with pillows on top.
12:56 2651 going eastern; crossing N-S fissure.
13:04 2651 Stop for Sample #5 on the bottom of axial graben 30m East of the West wall. The sample is a lobate bud, 25 cm long and 10 cm in diameter. Digital picture #5.
13:10 2649 crossing another fissure, lobate flows and jumbled flow (separated by a faul?), sharp contact.
13:11 2653 second 35mm-photo: jumbled flow
13:14 2653 jumbled flow
13:16 2652 on west side: jumbled flow
13:30 2652 Stop for Sample #6 on the middle of valley floor, collect en route from West wall to the NE. The sample is from a jumbled flow and has ~ 20 cm X 10 cm X 10 cm in size. Digital picture #6.
13:36 2652(?) Transition betw. jumbled flows and lobate flows. Sediment cover less on the first (real age diference?)
13:37 2647 clift of N-S fissure, jumbled flow top and jumbled flow on the bottom(?)
13:44 2650 transition of jumbled flow and sheet flow
13:46 2652 transition of sheet flow and lobate flow sedimentation about age 1
13:47 2653 lobate flows and jumbled flows (they seem to be younger than the lobate flows). Sheet flows dominate here and alternate with jumbled flows.
13:51 2645 flows look more altered hier; signs of extinct hydrothermal activity. Few fauna present (mostly spaghetti worms)
13:54 2646 close to bottom, lobate flows.
13:55 2635 lobate flows, sedimentation stronger again.
13:57 2635 lobate flows
14:00 2626 going to the East wall of axial graben
14:05 2652 jumbled flow and lobate flow; less sediment cover than before.


TIME DEPTH COMMENTS
14:09 2655 Stop for Sample #7 on the valley floor ~ 40m from East wall. The sample is from a jumble sheet flow with about 25cm X 20cm X 5cm (might have been broken during sampling).
14:17 2649 jumbled sheet flows, close to site #16.
14:20 2653 broken pillows; talus, sediment cover younger (~age 1).
14:36 2651 Crossing lobate flows and sheet flows.
14:37 2650 sheet flow transition into lobate flow
14:38 2642 folded sheet flow, jumbled sheet flow; less sedimentation (~age 1 to 1.5).
14:40 2651 Stop for Sample #8 on the floor of axial valley. The sample is from a sheet flow (conical in shape; ~15 cm long). Digital picture #7.
14:45 2652 broken pillows, talus area. Climbing up the wall for sample.
14:53 2610 Stop for Sample #9 on the top of East wall of axial graben. The sample is a upper part of a pillow above sheet flow with dimensions of 15cm X 25 cm X 20 cm.
14:59 - lobate flows, sediment cover about ~ age 2.
15:02 2656 Transition from lobate to jumbled to lobate flow. Differences in age? Crossing fissures.
15:07 2660(?) third 35mm photo: lobate flow and jumbled sheetflow alternating, and back to lobate flow.
15:10 2659 Stop for Sample #10 close to base of West wall of axial graben. The sample is from a jumbled sheet flow, 15cm X 10cm X 5cm in size.
15:14 2624 climbing up a wall, talus with pillows on top.
15:20 - slope of wall, pillows. Nice cross-sections of pillows on top (fault?!). Attempt to sample on pillows (failed).
15:30 2500 returning to surface