Annotated record of the detailed examination of Mn deposits from DSDP Leg 42 (Holes 372 and 379A)

Leg 42, Part 1 of the Deep Sea Drilling Project was scheduled to continue the geological exploration of the Mediterranean. The strategy was to search for areas where the Mediterranean Evaporite formation had been largely or completely removed by erosion, such is the case for Site 372. For Leg 42, Part 2, the project entered the Black Sea. In particular, Site 379 was located the central portion of the Black Sea.