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TABLE 4.-Percent and cumulative percent (in parentheses) of different sediment types in Strait
of Sicily cores (percent of bioturbated section of total core thickness also shown; only two main
types of sediments differentiated in shallow platform cores; coarse and bioclastic sand, and
shallow water mud; sand-silt fraction of these cores attributed to either one type or another)
COARSE SHALLCW HEMIPELAGIC TURBIDITIC TURBIDITIC ORGANIC
CORE CALCAREOUS SAND WATER MUD MUD MUD SAND-SILT SAND OOZE SAPROPEL BIOTURBATION
LY II-3 68/ (68) 16/(84) 1/(85) lO/ (95) 5/ (100) 14
LY II-4 97/ (97) 3/ (100) 100
LY II-5 98/ (98) 2/ (100) 97
LY II-SA 87/(87) lO/ (97) 2/ (99) l/ (100) 36
LY II-6 79/ (79) 14/ (93) 6/(99) l/ (100) 60
LY II-6A 97/(97) 3/ (100) 98
LY II-7 62/ (62) 37/ (99) l/ (100)
P6510-34 66/ (66) 28/ (94) 4/ (98) 2/ (100) 18
P6510-33 90/ (90) 7/ (97) 3/ (100) lO
AS 6-8 32/ (32) 68/ (100)
AS 6-7 6/(6) 97/ (100)
SP 8-7 71/(71) 29/(100)
Vl4 138 50/(50) 50/ (100)
V14 139 (l) 60/(60) 35/ (95) 3/ (98) 2/ (100)
Vl4 140 100/ (100)
CH61 19(2) 79/ (79) 12/ (91) 1/(92) l/ (93) 7/ (100)
KS 12 4/(4) 67/(71) 7/ (78) 21/ (99) l/ (100) 67
KS 23 ( 3 )
86/ (86) 14/ (100) 26
KS 33 72/ (72) 22/ (94) 4/(98) 2/ (100) 26
KS 53 96/ (96) 4/ (100) 75
KS 69( 4 )
72/ (72) 19/ (91) 9/ (100)
KS 78 97/ (97) 3/ (lOO) 91
KS 100 96/ (96) 4/ (100) 92
KS 104 96/ (96) 4/(100) 94
KS 105 95/ (95) 5/ (100) 100
KS 110 91/ (91) 9/ (100) (74)
KS 118 (S)
86/(86) 11/(97) 2/ (99) 1/(100) 43
KS 120 ( 6 ) 82/ (82) 14/ (96) 3/ (99) l/ (100) 14
KS 125 97/ (97) 3/ (100) 91

(l) S1ump sedilnent: 76 cm (not computed); (2) Ash: 22 cm (not computed); (3) Ash: l cm (not computed);
(4) Ash: 39 cm (not computed); (5) Ash: 4 cm (not computed); (6) Ash: 28 cm (not computed).

bathyal environments and basin environment show 36A, where the percent of the different types of de-
a clear correlation with present depth, particularly posits in each core are plotted against depth (cf.
the hemipelagic mud and turbiditic mud types Table 4).
which form the major components of cores in Shallow water mud and coarse calcareous sand
these environments. The dose correlation between tend to be restricted to depths less than 500 m.
sediment type and depth is illustrated in Figure Core KS 12 in the Strait N arrows does no t follow