Rock magnetic measurements of sediments from the Terrebonne Basin, Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico), Walker Ridge 313 Site H

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Phillips, Stephen C.
Originator: Widlansky, S.J.
Publication_Date: 2025
Title:

Rock magnetic measurements of sediments from the Terrebonne Basin, Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico), Walker Ridge 313 Site H

Edition: 1
Series_Information:

Series_Name: dataset
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5281/zenodo.14775361

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place:

Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA

Publisher:

U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program

Other_Citation_Details:

Suggested citation: Phillips, S.C., and Widlansky, S.J., 2025, Rock magnetic measurements of sediments from the Terrebonne Basin, Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico), Walker Ridge 313 Site H [Dataset]: Zenodo dataset, http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14775361

Online_Linkage: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14775361

Description:

Abstract:

These data include magnetic susceptibility measured at high and low frequency on discrete sediment samples collected from the Terrebonne Basin, Gulf of America, drilled as part of the Deepwater Hydrate Coring Expedition (UT-GOM2-2) at Walker Ridge 313 Site H Holes H003 and H002.This 2023 Department of Energy funded project was focused on better understanding microbial methane generation in marine sediments and characterizing coarse-grained gas hydrate reservoirs. Sediments were recovered continuously down to 155 meters below the seafloor and as spot cored intervals down to 861 meters below the seafloor. Cores were recovered using both conventional and pressure cores. Mass-normalized and frequency-dependent magnetic susceptibility was measured to support interpretations of depositional and diagenetic processes.

Purpose:

Magnetic susceptibility values can be a first order indicator of ferrimagnetic iron oxides and/or sulfides that can be used for interpreting the paleoenvironmental and diagenetic history of the sediments in sedimentary basins

Supplemental_Information:

This Microsoft Excel workbook contains data in a single tab. The samples were collected from cores recovered during the UT-GOM2-2 expedition in 2023. Additional information with regards to this field activity can be found at https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/services/activity.php?fan=2023-021-FA . All samples were collected from split cores and whole round porewater squeeze cakes during a post-expedition sampling party in September 2023.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20230804
Ending_Date: 20230827

Currentness_Reference:

Ground condition. Cores were collected in August 2023 on the D/V Q4000 using conventional (advanced piston coring and extended core barrel coring) and pressure coring (Pressure Coring Tool with Ball Valve). Conventional and depressurized pressure cores were stored refrigerated until split in September 2023. All samples were collected in 8 cm3 plastic paleomagnetic boxes within hours of splitting. Samples were measured for magnetic susceptibility the same day.

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Future version expected with additional rock magnetic data.

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -91.67608
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -91.67599
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 26.66260
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 26.66228

Keywords:

Theme:

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Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
Theme_Keyword: CMHRP
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Department of Energy
Theme_Keyword: DOE
Theme_Keyword: National Energy Technology Laboratory
Theme_Keyword: NETL
Theme_Keyword: University of Texas at Austin
Theme_Keyword: UT-Austin
Theme_Keyword: methane hydrates
Theme_Keyword: carbon cycle
Theme_Keyword: magnetic susceptibility

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: drilling and coring
Theme_Keyword: piston coring
Theme_Keyword: rotary drilling
Theme_Keyword: core analysis
Theme_Keyword: magnetic susceptibility analysis
Theme_Keyword: sedimentation
Theme_Keyword: diagenesis
Theme_Keyword: interagency programs
Theme_Keyword: magnetic susceptibility

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Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation

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Theme_Keyword: USGS:cd721a9d-bd5e-48b5-af8b-75c1f36c263a

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Place_Keyword: Gulf of America

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico
Place_Keyword: Terrebonne Basin
Place_Keyword: Walker Ridge

Access_Constraints:

No access constraints. Please see 'Distribution Information' for details.

Use_Constraints:

Public domain (CC0-1.0) data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the source of this information. All data collection was funded by the U.S. Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Stephen Phillips
Contact_Organization:

U.S. Geological Survey, Northeast Region, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Contact_Position: Research Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2240
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: scphillips@usgs.gov

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report:

For each of the rock magnetic property measurements described in the Process Steps below, standards relevant to the particular property were entrained in the measurement sequence to ensure fidelity within each Process Step. The standards are noted in the Process Steps as well as the citations for those references.

Completeness_Report:

This Microsoft Excel workbook represents the complete collected and calculated data in support of dual-frequency magnetic susceptibility measurements for the UT-GOM2-2 project.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Horizontal position was determined by GPS satellite data, which provided guidance information for the dynamic positioning system (DPS) utilized by the D/V Q4000. The DPS also utilizes inputs from current, wind, tide, and wave data to control eight azimuthal thrusters beneath the ship’s hull. The thrusters are capable of 360-degree adjustment. Given the DPS capabilities, borehole locations for the D/V Q4000 are considered to be accurate to a radius of 15 meters. Details for a very similar DPS system us provided in: Chikyu Hakken – Earth Discovery, Volume 1, Spring 2005, published by JAMSTEC’s Center for Deep Earth Exploration: https://www.jamstec.go.jp/chikyu/e/magazine/backnum/pdf/hk_01_e.pdf. North American Datum 27 (NAD27) is the horizontal datum used by the DPS on the D/V Q4000.

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Coring depth measurements used on the D/V Q4000 during the UT-GOM2-2 expedition followed standard International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) protocols using analogous coring tools. Assessment of these protocols by IODP had determined the vertical position accuracy is on the order of centimeters to meters relative to each coring point, depending on core recovery. Additional information about the depth conventions and accuracy are on pages 8 and 9 of the IODP report “IODP Depth Scales Terminology”: http://www.iodp.org/policies-and-guidelines/142-iodp-depth-scales-terminology-april-2011/file. Depth resolution ranges from 0.01 to 1 meter.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Sediment cores were collected via wireline coring tools (advance piston coring, extended core barrel coring, and pressure coring) and cut into sections at sea. Hole H002 is located at 26.66228° latitude and -91.67601° longitude at the seafloor. Hole H003 is located at 26.66263° latitude and -91.67599° latitude at the seafloor. Whole round sections were capped, taped, and stored refrigerated at 4°C. Once transported to shore-based science operations in Salt Lake City, the core sections were split lengthwise, and samples were collected from the working half of the core sections at room temperature conditions within hours of splitting.
Samples for dual-frequency magnetic susceptibility measurements were collected in 8cm3 (2 x 2 x 2 cm) plastic paleomagnetic cubes following IODP procedures (Richter et al., 2007). Samples were sampled immediately after core splitting, then weighed in tared plastic paleomagnetic cubes. Each sample was measured that same day at room temperature using a Bartington MS3 Magnetic Susceptibility Meter with a Bartington MS2B Dual-Frequency Magnetic Susceptibility Sensor following the steps set forth in the operating manual (Bartingon Instruments, 2022). Each sample was measured for low frequency (LF) magnetic susceptibility at 465 Hz with an air blank before and after the measurement. Each sample was measured for high frequency (HF) magnetic susceptibility at 4650 Hz with an air blank before and after the measurement. The LF and HF values were normalized on a mass-basis using the instrument software. Frequency dependence of magnetic susceptibility was calculated in the instrument software using the formula of Dearing et al. (1996).
Reference: Bartington Instruments, 2022, MS3 Magnetic Susceptibility Meter, https://www.bartingtondownloads.com/wp-content/uploads/OM3227.pdf. Accessed June 5, 2025
Dearing, J.A., Dann, R.J.L., Hay, K., Lees, J.A., Loveland, P.J., Maher, B.A., and O’Grady, K., 1996, Frequency-dependent susceptibility measurements of environmental materials: Geophysical Journal International, v. 124, p. 228-240, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-246X.1996.tb06366.x
Richter, C., Acton, G., Endris, C., and Radsted, M., 2007, Handbook for shipboard paleomagnetists: ODP Technichal Note, 34, https://doi.org/10.2973/odp.tn.34.2007

Process_Date: 2024
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Stephen Phillips
Contact_Organization:

U.S. Geological Survey, Northeast Region, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Contact_Position: Research Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-4548-8700 x2240
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: scphillips@usgs.gov

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 438

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.00001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.00001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: NAD 27
Ellipsoid_Name: Clark ellipsoid of 1866
Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.400000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.9786982

Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Depth_System_Definition:

Depth_Datum_Name: local surface - depth below sea floor
Depth_Resolution: 0.005
Depth_Distance_Units: meters
Depth_Encoding_Method: attribute values

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: "UT-GOM2-2_MS3-MS2B-mag-summary"
Entity_Type_Definition:

Microsoft Excel workbook that contains tabulated magnetic susceptibility data by depth for UT-GOM2-2 cores.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: producer defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Expedition
Attribute_Definition: Expedition name UT-GOM2-2 for all entries
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: user defined text field

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Area
Attribute_Definition:

Lease block area within the Gulf of America. All values are Walker Ridge 313 (WR313).

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: user defined text field

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Site
Attribute_Definition: Site within the WR313 area. In this case all from the H site.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: user defined text field

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Hole
Attribute_Definition: Two holes were drilled at the WR313 H site: 002 and 003.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: user defined text field

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Core
Attribute_Definition: Core number, increasing with depth in each hole.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: user defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Core type
Attribute_Definition:

Core type used to recover core. H is advanced piston core, X is extended core barrel, CS is pressure coring tool with ball valve in the cutting shoe configuration, and FB is the pressure coring tool with ball valve in the face bit configuration.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: user defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Section
Attribute_Definition: Section cut within the core.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: user defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Piece
Attribute_Definition:

Peice cut within each core section. Some sections were not cut into pieces. NaN = no data.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: user defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Sample code
Attribute_Definition:

Sample code used within the expedition to track sample types. Samples in this data set were collected as "rock magnetic" samples (RMG), "rock magnetic anomaly" samples (ARM), "interstitial water regular" whole rounds (IWR), and "Interstitial water organic whole rounds (IWO).

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: user defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Sample top (depth in section, cm)
Attribute_Definition: Depth in section of the top of the sample.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 186
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: centimeters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Sample bottom (depth in section, cm)
Attribute_Definition: Depth in section of the bottom of the sample.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 3
Range_Domain_Maximum: 200
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: centimeters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Archived sample top depth (mbsf)
Attribute_Definition:

Sample top depth in meters below seafloor (mbsf) based on archived core lengths, that does not account for expansion of the core. This may allow for overlap between cores. Equivalent to IODP CSF-A terminology.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.30
Range_Domain_Maximum: 859.22
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters below seafloor (mbsf)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Archived sample bottom depth (mbsf)
Attribute_Definition:

Sample bottom depth in meters below seafloor (mbsf) based on archived core lengths, that does not account for expansion of the core. This may allow for overlap between cores. Equivalent to IODP CSF-A terminology.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.40
Range_Domain_Maximum: 859.24
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters below seafloor (mbsf)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Compressed sample top depth (mbsf)
Attribute_Definition:

Sample top depth in meters below seafloor (mbsf) based on linearly-compressed core depths, accounting for expansion of the core (total length of core = length of drilling advance). Equivalent to IODP CSF-B terminology.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.30
Range_Domain_Maximum: 859.22
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters below seafloor (mbsf)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Compressed sample bottom depth (mbsf)
Attribute_Definition:

Sample bottom depth in meters below seafloor (mbsf) based on linearly-compressed core depths, accounting for expansion of the core (total length of core = length of drilling advance). Equivalent to IODP CSF-B terminology.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.4
Range_Domain_Maximum: 859.24
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters below seafloor (mbsf)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Sample weight (g)
Attribute_Definition: Weight of the sediment in the plastic paleomagnetic cube.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 6.97
Range_Domain_Maximum: 16.50
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: grams (g)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LF mag susc (m3/kg)
Attribute_Definition: Low-frequency (LF) magnetic susceptibility.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.96E-08
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2.08E-06
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters cubed per kilogram (m3/kg)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: HF mag susc (m3/kg)
Attribute_Definition: High-frequency (LF) magnetic susceptibility.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.60E-08
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2.07E-06
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters cubed per kilogram (m3/kg)

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

The workbook UT-GOM2-2_MS3-MS2B-mag-summary.xlsx contains one tab. The first row in the XLSX file is a header row. The remaining rows contain all data included in this data release, with non-measurements given by “NaN" as indicated in the attribute definitions in this xml file. This file is part of a data release posted to the Zenodo UT-GOM2-2 community.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

hillips, S.C., and Widlansky, S.J., 2025, Rock magnetic measurements of sediments from the Terrebonne Basin, Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico), Walker Ridge 313 Site H [Dataset]: Zenodo dataset, http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14775361 .

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Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20251208
Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Stephen C. Phillips
Contact_Organization:

U.S. Geological Survey, Northeast Region, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Contact_Position: Research Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: U.S. Geological Survey
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2240
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: whsc_data_contact@usgs.gov
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