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 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]

b11o@uni-bermen.de

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

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

Jens Kallmeyer / William P. Gilhooly III (79813IODP)

[1 FROZEN BOX]

kallm@gfz-potsdam.de

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]

bkielreese@disl.org

1-951-326-5641

University of South Alabama

School of Marine and Environmental Sciences

600 Clinic Dr., 3^rd Floor

Mobile, AL 36688

USA

Jason B. Sylvan/ Emily R. Estes / Shu Ying Wee (79216IODP/79781IODP/80152IODP)

[ 2 FROZEN BOXES + 2 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)

[ 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)  

[]

morono@jamstec.go.jp

(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)

[1 FROZEN BOX]

manyint@harbor.kobe-u.ac.jp

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)

[]

yutiantian@sjtu.edu.cn

86-181-070-23607

School of Life Science and Technology

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

3-213 Dongchuan Road 800

Shanghai

China

Site Conversions

Sample Request Codes and Numbers

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

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 99 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 Expedition 393 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 be run on the ship during 397P/397T.