There are a variety of core material being curated in the KCC. This page will help you to find core material useful for your research.
Since this page provides a summary of core material, you are recommended to refer to the "Detailed Report",
for which the link is provided in the last column of the summary table for each Site.
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| Leg | Site | Hole | Geographical location | Latitude | Longitude | Water depth (m) |
Drilled interval (m) | Core length (m) |
Core recovered in | Approximate age | All core view, Lithology, Age model, etc. | Core description | Detailed report | Working Half Images | ||
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| 23 | 220 | * | Laccadive-Chagos Ridge, Indian Ocean | 6°31'N | 70°59'E | 4036 | 0 | 350 | 100.9 | Mar. 1972 | Recent | early Eocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 23 | 221 | * | Arabian Abyssal Plain, Arabian Sea | 7°58'N | 68°24'E | 4650 | 0 | 270 | 76.6 | Mar. 1972 | Recent | middle Eocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 23 | 222 | * | Indus Cone, Arabian Sea | 20°6'N | 61°31'E | 3546 | 0 | 1300 | 175.6 | Mar. 1972 | Recent | late Miocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 23 | 223 | * | Owen Ridge, Arabian Sea | 18°45'N | 60°8'E | 3633 | 0 | 740 | 203.7 | Apr. 1972 | Recent | late Paleocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 23 | 224 | * | Owen Ridge, Arabian Sea | 16°32'N | 59°42'E | 2500 | 0 | 792 | 30.9 | Apr. 1972 | Recent | mid early Eocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 23 | 225 | * | Red Sea | 21°18'N | 38°15'E | 1228 | 0 | 230 | 137.5 | Apr. 1972 | Recent | late Miocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 23 | 226 | * | Atlantis II Deep, Red Sea | 21°20'N | 38°5'E | 2169 | 0 | 14 | 8.9 | Apr. 1972 | Recent | late Pleistocene | - | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 23 | 227 | * | Red Sea | 21°20'N | 38°8'E | 1795 | 0 | 359 | 123.5 | Apr. 1972 | Recent | late Miocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 23 | 228 | * | Red Sea | 19°5'N | 39°0'E | 1038 | 0 | 325 | 184.7 | Apr. 1972 | Recent | early Pliocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 23 | 229 | * | Red Sea | 14°46'N | 42°11'E | 852 | 0 | 108 | 29.1 | Apr. 1972 | Recent | late Pleistocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 23 | 229 | A | Red Sea | 14°46'N | 42°11'E | 852 | 19 | 212 | 119.0 | Apr. 1972 | Holocene | late Pleistocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 23 | 230 | * | Red Sea | 15°19'N | 41°50'E | 832 | 0 | 9 | 4.2 | Apr. 1972 | Recent | Late Quaternary | - | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 24 | 231 | * | Gulf of Aden | 11°53'N | 48°15'E | 2152 | 0 | 584 | 424.9 | May. 1972 | Recent | middle Miocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 24 | 232 | * | Gulf of Aden | 14°29'N | 51°55'E | 1743 | 0 | 174 | 112.8 | May. 1972 | Recent | early Pliocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 24 | 232 | A | Gulf of Aden | 14°29'N | 51°55'E | 1726 | 159 | 434 | 125.2 | May. 1972 | early Pliocene | upper Miocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 24 | 233 | * | Gulf of Aden | 14°20'N | 52°8'E | 1839 | 0 | 176 | 135.1 | May. 1972 | Recent | late Pliocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 24 | 233 | A | Gulf of Aden | 14°20'N | 52°8'E | 1839 | 168 | 271 | 30.1 | May. 1972 | late Pliocene | late Pliocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 24 | 234 | * | Somali Basin | 4°29'N | 51°13'E | 4721 | 0 | 247 | 90.1 | May. 1972 | Recent | lower Oligocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 24 | 234 | A | Somali Basin | 4°29'N | 51°13'E | 4721 | 237 | 247 | 1.4 | May. 1972 | lower Oligocene | lower Oligocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 24 | 235 | * | Somali Basin | 3°14'N | 52°42'E | 5130 | 0 | 684 | 98.1 | May. 1972 | Recent | upper Cretaceous | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 24 | 236 | * | Indian Ocean | 1°41'S | 57°39'E | 4487 | 0 | 328 | 218.5 | May. 1972 | Recent | upper Paleocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 24 | 237 | * | Mascarene Plateau, Indian Ocean | 7°5'S | 58°7'E | 1623 | 0 | 402 | 312.1 | Jun. 1972 | Recent | lower Paleocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 24 | 238 | * | Argo Fracture Zone, Indian Ocean | 11°9'S | 70°32'E | 2832 | 0 | 586 | 424.5 | Jun. 1972 | Recent | lower Oligocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 25 | 239 | * | Mascarene Basin, Indian Ocean | 21°18'S | 51°41'E | 4971 | 0 | 326 | 106.1 | Jul. 1972 | Recent | Late Cretaceous | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 25 | 240 | * | Somali Basin | 3°29'S | 50°3'E | 5082 | 0 | 195 | 25.1 | Jul. 1972 | Recent | early Eocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 25 | 240 | A | Somali Basin | 3°29'S | 50°3'E | 5082 | 168 | 202 | 3.2 | Jul. 1972 | Miocene | late Paleocene ? | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 25 | 241 | * | East African continental rise | 2°22'S | 44°41'E | 4054 | 0 | 1174 | 136.7 | Jul. 1972 | Recent | Cretaceous | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 25 | 242 | * | Mozambique Channel | 15°51'S | 41°49'E | 2275 | 0 | 676 | 103.1 | Jul. 1972 | Recent | early late Eocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 25 | 243 | * | Mozambique Channel | 22°54'S | 41°24'E | 3879 | 0 | 6 | 0.3 | Jul. 1972 | Recent | Recent | - | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 25 | 244 | * | Mozambique Channel | 22°56'S | 41°26'E | 3768 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 | Jul. 1972 | Recent | Recent | - | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 25 | 245 | * | Southern Madagascar Basin | 31°32'S | 52°18'E | 4857 | 7 | 396 | 82.1 | Aug. 1972 | Miocene | early Paleocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 25 | 245 | A | Southern Madagascar Basin | 31°32'S | 52°18'E | 4857 | 26 | 149 | 47.4 | Aug. 1972 | Miocene | early Paleocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 25 | 246 | * | Madagascar Ridge | 33°37'S | 45°10'E | 1030 | 0 | 194 | 23.8 | Aug. 1972 | Recent | late Paleocene ? | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 25 | 248 | * | Mozambique Basin | 29°32'S | 37°29'E | 4994 | 0 | 434 | 40.8 | Aug. 1972 | Recent | late Paleocene ? | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 25 | 249 | * | Mozambique Ridge | 29°57'S | 36°5'E | 2088 | 0 | 412 | 221.4 | Aug. 1972 | Recent | Neocomian | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 26 | 250 | * | Mozambique Basin | 33°28'S | 39°22'E | 5119 | 0 | 65 | 21.3 | Sep. 1972 | Recent | Quaternary | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 26 | 250 | A | Mozambique Basin | 33°28'S | 39°22'E | 5119 | 54 | 738 | 124.2 | Sep. 1972 | Quaternary | Coniacian | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 26 | 251 | * | Southwest Indian Ocean Ridge | 36°30'S | 49°29'E | 3489 | 0 | 88 | 67.1 | Sep. 1972 | Recent | upper Pliocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 26 | 251 | A | Southwest Indian Ocean Ridge | 36°30'S | 49°29'E | 3489 | 78 | 499 | 158.7 | Sep. 1972 | upper Pliocene | lower Miocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 26 | 252 | * | Crozet Basin, Indian Ocean | 37°2'S | 59°14'E | 5032 | 0 | 247 | 41.5 | Sep. 1972 | Recent | upper Miocene ? | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |