Expedition 390 Curatorial Report
Brittany Martinez
Cape Town to Cape Town, South Africa
7 April–7 June 2022
Expedition Summary
Sample Summary
A total of 7,599 samples were taken on Expedition 390. This includes 934 personal sample splits and 1,699 shipboard samples. 700.34 meters of core material was recovered during the expedition with 84% total recovery.
Only samples for ephemeral properties, pilot studies, and shipboard analysis were taken onboard. However, residues were reallocated to help formulate post-cruise sample requests. All personal sampling is deferred to the post-cruise sample parties at the Gulf Coast Repository (GCR) and Bremen Core Repository (BCR) in November 2022 and January 2023, respectively.
Shipments
13 pallets of archive and working boxes will be shipped from Cape Town to the Gulf Coast Repository (GCR) in College Station, Texas. This includes 59 boxes of Expeditions 390C/395E archive halves that were described during on Expedition 390 and 117 Expedition 390 archive core boxes. 28 boxes of hard rock working core boxes from Expeditions 390C/395E/390 will also be sent to the GCR. 32 boxes of sediment working core boxes and 1 pallet of residues will remain onboard until the 397P port call.
The core boxes were divided into Archive and Working pallets. Each core box is labeled by the box number followed by an ‘A’ (Archive) or ‘W’ (Working) to denote the section halves in the box. All cores were boxed in order, however, please refer to the Core Box Inventory sheets and Pallet Inventory.
All sediment and lithified sections were wrapped in Glad Clingwrap. Hard rock curated sections curated were wrapped in 4 mm thick shrink film.
13 frozen boxes and 5 refrigerated boxes were sent via World Courier from Cape Town. The shipping information is as follows:
Alex Wuelbers (RMS) [1 FROZEN BOX]
49-0-421 218 65566 o. 65567
IODP Bremen Core Repository
MARUM-University of Bremen
Leobener Strasse 8
Bremen, 28359
Germany
Timothy D’Angelo (95238IODP) [1 FROZEN BOX]
tdangelo@bigelow.org
1-603-566-5997
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
60 Bigelow Drive
East Boothbay, ME 04544
USA
Beth Orcutt- +1 (207) 315-2567, ext. 312
William P. Gilhooly III (79813IODP) [1 FROZEN BOX + 1 REFRIGERATED BOX]
wgilhool@iupui.edu
1-317-278-6319
Department of Earth Sciences
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
723 W Michigan Street, SL 118
Indianapolis IN 46202
USA
William P. Gilhooly III / Jens Kallmeyer (79813IODP) [1 FROZEN BOX]
49-0-331/6264-28785
Helmholtz Centre Potsdam
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
Telegrafenberg, A71/353
Potsdam, 14473
Germany
Jessica Labonte (95248IODP) [ 1 FROZEN BOX]
labontej@tamug.edu
1-409-740-4921
Texas A&M University at Galveston
ATTN: Jessica Labonte-MARB
1001 Texas Clipper Road
Bldg 3029
Galveston, TX 77554
USA
Brandi Kiel Reese (91052IODP)[ 1 FROZEN BOX]
1-951-326-5641
University of South Alabama
School of Marine and Environmental Sciences
600 Clinic Dr., 3rd Floor
Mobile, AL 36688
USA
Jason B. Sylvan (79216IODP/79781IODP/80152IODP) [ 3 FROZEN BOXES + 3 REFRIGERATED BOXES]
jasonsylvan@tamu.edu
1-979-845-5105
Department of Oceanography
Texas A&M University
Eller O&M Building, RM 1204
College Station TX 77843
USA
Mako Takada (93071IODP/ 93077IODP) [1 REFRIGERATED BOX]
mako-takada@g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp
81-90-6944-9636
Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute
University of Tokyo, #400
5-1-5, Kashiwanoha
Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
2778564
Japan
Mako Takada / Yuki Morono (93063IODP/93071IODP)
(81) 88-878-2198
Geomicrobiology Group, Kochi Institute for Core Sample Research
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
Monobe B200
Nankoku, Kochi
783-8502
Japan
Man-Yin Tsang / Miyuki Endo (93502IODP)
81-78-803-6483 (Ext. 6483)
Science and Technology Research Building 3, Room 206
Graduate School of Science
Kobe University
1-1 Rokkodai-cho
Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo
Japan 657-8501
Tiantian Yu (80192IODP)
86-181-070-23607
School of Life Science and Technology
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
3-213 Dongchuan Road 800
Shanghai
China
Site Conversions
Scientific Prospectus Site | Site | Hole(s) |
satl-53b | U1556 | B, C, D, and E |
satl-56a | U1557 | D |
SATL-13A | U1559 | C and D |
Sample Request Codes and Numbers
Name | Sample Request Number | Sample Request Code |
Elmar Albers | 95261IODP | ALBE |
Chiara Borrelli | 79999IODP | BORR |
Joshua D. Bridges | 79667IODP | BRID |
Elliot J. Carter | 79573IODP | CART |
Rosalind M. Coggon | 79822IODP | COGG |
Timothy D’Angelo | 95238IODP | DANG |
Emily R. Estes | 79216IODP | ESTE |
William P. Gilhooly III | 79813IODP | GILH |
Pamela D. Kempton | 79463IODP | KEMP |
Jessica Labonte | 95248IODP | LABO |
Christopher M. Lowery | 79657IODP | LOWE |
Andrew McIntyre | 79411IODP | MCIN |
Julia Reece | 95816IODP | REEC |
Brandi Kiel Reese | 91052IODP | REES |
Claire M. Routledge | 79676IODP | ROUT |
Danielle Santiago Ramos | 95366IODP | SANT |
Jason B. Sylvan | 80152IODP | SYLV |
Mako Takada | 93063IODP | TAKA1 |
Mako Takada | 93071IODP | TAKA2 |
Mako Takada | 93077IODP | TAKA3 |
Man-Yin Tsang | 93502IODP | TSAN |
Yi Wang | 88724IODP | WANG |
Shu Ying Wee | 79781IODP | WEE |
Charles Geoffrey Wheat | 79344IODP | WHEA |
Kiho Yang | 92888IODP | YANG |
Tiantian Yu | 80192IODP | YU |
Core Flow and Sampling
Catwalk Sampling
The Expedition 390 Catwalk Sampling Strategy is shown below. The following samples were routinely taken:
Reece (REEC) – One 10 cm WRND per core
Paleontology (PAL) – One 5 cm WRND per core
Figure 1: Expedition 390 Catwalk Sampling Strategy
Chemistry and Microbiology Dedicated Holes
U1556C and U1559D consisted of large volumes of core being sampled for chemistry and microbiology. The catwalk sampling strategies for each Site differed based on what was recovered on Expedition 390C. An example is shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2: U1556C Chemistry and Microbiology Sampling Plan
Shipboard Sampling
The Expedition 390 shipboard sample plan is shown in Figure 3. Adjustments were made depending on core flow and recovery.
Figure 3: Expedition 390 Shipboard Sample Plan
Residues
Tests | Destination |
CARB | BCR |
chem | MCIN |
foram | BORR and LOWE |
hs | BCR |
icp | BCR |
IW (IWALK, IWICP, IWS, IWTRIM, + SC) | COGG, ESTE, GILH, WANT, TSAN, SANT, and BCR |
mad | BRID, MCIN, and BCR |
mbio | BCR |
nanno | ROUT |
PAL | MCIN and BCR |
pft | BCR |
pmag | BRID and BCR |
rhizon | GILH, SANT, WHEA, and WANG |
rms | BCR |
sed | BCR |
ts | BCR |
tsb | CART, KEMP, and BCR |
XRD | YANG and BCR |
Biostratigraphy slides were requested and distributed as shown in the table above.
Smear Slides
133 smear slides were prepared and described by the shipboard sedimentologists. All smear slides will be shipped to the BCR. A smear slide inventory will be sent electronically to the BCR.
Thin Sections
A total of 107 thin sections were made during the expedition. They will be shipped back to the BCR with the expedition residues. A thin section inventory will be sent electronically to the BCR.
Problems Encountered
Core Expansion: Curated lengths were updated in Catwalk for sections that expanded
Crushed and Shattered Liner: Core liners that were crushed or shattered were reinforced with acetone and liner patch on the catwalk
Miscellaneous
390SURF – U1558A and U1560A from Expeditions 390C/395E will remain on board to be described by the shipboard core describers.
Archive Half Scrapings: Archive half scrapings were bagged and labeled by section. They will be sent to the BCR
PFT Tracer Samples – Samples for PMFD contamination tracing were taken for microbiology in each core. These samples were entered as ‘PFT’ tests and will remain onboard until 397P or 397T to be run on the ship.