Index properties of sediments from ODP Hole 101-630B (Table 2)

Three holes were cored at Site 630 during Leg 101 of the Ocean Drilling Program. Whole-round samples were obtained for geotechnical analyses from Hole 630B. Consolidation studies, which relate changes in the coefficients of consolidation, compressibility, and permeability to the overburden pressure, indicate that sediments recovered to 79.4 mbsf (meters below seafloor) are not significantly consolidated. This may be a function of total carbonate content, mineralogy, and type of carbonate constituents. The lower total porosity and permeability of Section 101-630B-2H-5 relative to 101-630B-5H-6 and 101-630B-9H-6 are explained in terms of effective fluid flow, total calcium carbonate content, and type of constituents present. […]