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Detailed Stratigraphic Correlation Of The Neogene Sedimentary Sequences On The Ontong Java Plateau By Well Logging; Odp Sites 803, 805, 806, 807, And Dsdp Site 586, Mitchell Lyle, Roy H. Wilkens, Larry A. Mayer

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We used well logs, in some cases combined with shipboard physical properties measurements to make more complete profiles and to correlate between sites on the Ontong Java Plateau. By comparing sediment bulk density, velocity, and resistivity logs from adjacent holes at the same site, we showed that even subtle features of the well logs are reproducible and are caused by variations in sedimentation. With only minor amounts of biostratigraphic information, we could readily correlate these sedimentary features across the entire top of the Ontong Java Plateau, demonstrating that for most of the Neogene the top of the plateau is a …