Table 13. Results of headspace gas analyses of sediments from Hole 1076A.
Core, section,
interval (cm)
Depth
(mbsf)
C1
(ppmv)
CO2
(ppmv)
C2=
(ppmv)
C2
(ppmv)
C3
(ppmv)
C1/C2
175-1076A-






1H-2, 0-5 1.50 2




2H-3, 0-5 7.80 2 12,288



3H-4, 0-5 18.80 3




4H-4, 0-5 28.30 2,055

0.4
5,138
5H-4, 0-5 37.80 25,623

3.3
7,765
6H-4, 0-5 47.30 37,251
0.2 5.0 0.3 7,450
7H-4, 0-5 56.80 47,483 22,727 0.3 7.6
6,248
8H-4, 0-5 66.30 69,413
0.4 11.0
6,310
9H-4, 0-5 75.82 32,313
0.3 7.6 1.2 4,252
10H-4, 0-5 85.20 25,922
0.2 5.9 1.2 4,394
11H-4, 0-5 94.70 34,361
0.4 9.8 2.1 3,506
12H-1, 0-5 99.80 26,174 9,233 0.3 7.1 1.4 3,686
13H-8, 0-5 118.70 8,967
0.3 3.4 0.8 2,637
14H-4, 0-5 123.30 22,345
0.4 9.8 2.8 2,280
15H-7, 0-5 137.37 10,637
0.2 5.1 1.9 2,086
16H-7, 0-5 146.80 14,768
0.5 7.3 3.1 2,023
17H-4, 0-5 150.75 13,694 8,751 0.3 8.3 3.6 1,650
18H-7, 0-5 165.80 15,642
0.3 8.2 3.6 1,908
19H-6, 145-150 175.25 13,017
0.3 8.0 4.0 1,627
20H-3, 0-5 178.80 11,441
0.3 8.0 4.5 1,430
21H-7, 0-5 193.24 8,936
0.1 5.5 2.5 1,625
22H-6, 0-5 202.30 12,579 25,260 0.5 8.5 5.3 1,480

Notes: C1 = methane; CO2 = carbon dioxide; C2= = ethene; C2 = ethane; and C3 = propane. Dominance of C1 over C2 indicates that the gases originate from in situ microbial degradation of organic matter.