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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| 31 | 295 | * | West Philippine Basin | 22°34'N | 131°22'E | 5784 | 101 | 158 | 19.8 | Jul. 1973 | Eocene | Paleocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 31 | 296 | * | Palau-Kyushyu Ridge, Philippine Sea | 29°20'N | 133°32'E | 2920 | 0 | 1087 | 312.1 | Jul. 1973 | Recent | late Eocene ? | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 31 | 297 | * | Shikoku Basin, Philippine Sea | 30°52'N | 134°10'E | 4458 | 0 | 680 | 124.2 | Jul. 1973 | Recent | early middle Miocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 31 | 298 | * | Nankai Trough, Philippine Sea | 31°43'N | 133°36'E | 4628 | 0 | 611 | 66.8 | Jul. 1973 | Recent | early Pleistocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 31 | 298 | A | Nankai Trough, Philippine Sea | 31°43'N | 133°36'E | 4628 | 50 | 60 | 0.4 | Jul. 1973 | Holocene ? | - | Major features | URL | Check now | |
| 31 | 299 | * | Yamato Basin, Japan Sea | 39°30'N | 137°40'E | 2599 | 0 | 532 | 172.3 | Jul. 1973 | Recent | early Pliocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 31 | 301 | * | Japan Sea Abyssal Plain | 41°4'N | 134°3'E | 3520 | 0 | 497 | 49.9 | Jul. 1973 | Recent | late Miocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 31 | 302 | * | Yamato Rise, Japan Sea | 40°20'N | 136°54'E | 2399 | 0 | 532 | 91.0 | Aug. 1973 | Recent | late Miocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 56 | 434 | * | Japan Trench | 39°45'N | 144°6'E | 5986 | 0 | 301 | 54.2 | Sep. 1977 | Recent | upper-lower Pliocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 56 | 434 | A | Japan Trench | 39°45'N | 144°6'E | 5986 | 0 | 160 | 14.1 | Sep. 1977 | Recent | upper/lower Pliocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 56 | 434 | B | Japan Trench | 39°45'N | 144°6'E | 5986 | 0 | 628 | 63.2 | Sep. 1977 | Recent | Lower Pliocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 56 | 435 | * | Japan Trench | 39°44'N | 143°48'E | 3401 | 0 | 150 | 78.4 | Sep. 1977 | Recent | early Pliocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 56 | 435 | A | Japan Trench | 39°44'N | 143°48'E | 3401 | 0 | 244 | 44.9 | Sep. 1977 | Recent | early Pliocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 56 | 436 | * | Japan Trench | 39°56'N | 145°33'E | 5240 | 0 | 398 | 240.8 | Oct. 1977 | Recent | Cretaceous | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 57 | 438 | * | Japan Trench | 40°38'N | 143°14'E | 1552 | 0 | 110 | 81.9 | Oct. 1977 | Recent | Lower Pliocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 57 | 438 | A | Japan Trench | 40°38'N | 143°14'E | 1558 | 0 | 878 | 555.3 | Oct. 1977 | Recent | lower Miocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 57 | 438 | B | Japan Trench | 40°38'N | 143°15'E | 1564 | 572 | 1041 | 192.6 | Oct.-Nov. 1977 | upper Miocene | lower Miocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 57 | 439 | * | Japan Trench | 40°38'N | 143°19'E | 1656 | 498 | 1158 | 163.1 | Nov. 1977 | upper Miocene | Upper Cretaceous | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 57 | 440 | * | Japan Trench | 39°44'N | 143°56'E | 4509 | 0 | 73 | 50.4 | Nov. 1977 | Recent | upper Pleistocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 57 | 440 | A | Japan Trench | 39°44'N | 143°56'E | 4509 | 82 | 140 | 33.5 | Nov. 1977 | upper Pleistocene | upper Pleistocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 57 | 440 | B | Japan Trench | 39°44'N | 143°56'E | 4509 | 140 | 814 | 401.9 | Nov. 1977 | upper Pleistocene | upper Miocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 57 | 441 | * | Japan Trench | 39°45'N | 144°5'E | 5665 | 0 | 273 | 16.6 | Nov. 1977 | Recent | Lower Pliocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 57 | 441 | A | Japan Trench | 39°45'N | 144°5'E | 5644 | 130 | 662 | 19.7 | Nov. 1977 | upper Pliocene | upper Miocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 57 | 441 | B | Japan Trench | 39°45'N | 144°5'E | 5635 | 336 | 687 | 5.5 | Nov.-Dec. 1977 | Pliocene | upper Miocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 58 | 442 | * | Shikoku Basin, Philippine Sea | 28°59'N | 136°3'E | 4639 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | Dec. 1977 | Recent | Recent | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 58 | 442 | A | Shikoku Basin, Philippine Sea | 28°59'N | 136°3'E | 4639 | 0 | 314 | 154.6 | Dec. 1977 | Recent | lower/middle Miocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 58 | 442 | B | Shikoku Basin, Philippine Sea | 28°59'N | 136°3'E | 4634 | 268 | 455 | 51.0 | Dec. 1977 | lower/middle Miocene | early Miocene | - | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 58 | 443 | * | Shikoku Basin, Philippine Sea | 29°20'N | 137°26'E | 4372 | 0 | 581 | 304.5 | Dec.77 - Jan.78 | Recent | early middle Miocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 58 | 444 | * | Shikoku Basin, Philippine Sea | 28°38'N | 137°41'E | 4843 | 0 | 92 | 41.5 | Jan. 1978 | Recent | late Miocene ? | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 58 | 444 | A | Shikoku Basin, Philippine Sea | 28°38'N | 137°41'E | 4843 | 82 | 310 | 107.2 | Jan. 1978 | early Pliocene ? | late early/mid Miocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 58 | 445 | * | Daito Ridge, Philippine Sea | 25°31'N | 133°12'E | 3377 | 0 | 892 | 619.5 | Jan. 1978 | Recent | early middle Eocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 58 | 446 | * | Daito Basin, Philippine Sea | 24°42'N | 132°46'E | 4952 | 0 | 420 | 197.1 | Jan. 1978 | Recent | early Eocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 58 | 446 | A | Daito Basin, Philippine Sea | 24°42'N | 132°46'E | 4952 | 372 | 628 | 117.1 | Jan. 1978 | lower middle Eocene | upper lower Eocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 59 | 447 | * | Philippine Basin | 18°1'N | 133°17'E | 6022 | 0 | 9 | 0.4 | Feb. 1978 | Recent | Recent | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 59 | 447 | A | Philippine Basin | 18°1'N | 133°17'E | 6022 | 0 | 296 | 155.0 | Feb. 1978 | Recent | middle Oligocene | - | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 59 | 448 | * | Palau-Kyushyu Ridge, Philippine Sea | 16°20'N | 134°52'E | 3483 | 0 | 584 | 234.0 | Feb. 1978 | Recent | middle Oligocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 59 | 448 | A | Palau-Kyushyu Ridge, Philippine Sea | 16°20'N | 134°52'E | 3483 | 0 | 914 | 214.7 | Feb. 1978 | Recent | middle Oligocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 59 | 449 | * | Parece Vela Basin, Philippine Sea | 18°2'N | 136°32'E | 4712 | 0 | 152 | 93.4 | Feb.-Mar. 1978 | Recent | late Oligocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 59 | 450 | * | Parece Vela Basin, Philippine Sea | 18°0'N | 140°47'E | 4707 | 0 | 340 | 183.3 | Mar. 1978 | Recent | middle Miocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |
| 59 | 451 | * | West Mariana Ridge, Philippine Sea | 18°0'N | 143°16'E | 2060 | 0 | 930 | 280.1 | Mar. 1978 | Recent | upper Miocene | Download | Major features | URL | Check now |