TO: Tom Davies

FM: Jay Miller

JA Daily Science Report for Expedition 305, 23 February 2005.

SCIENCE UPDATE: Cores 305-U1309D-292R to -295R (1396.8 to 1415.5 mbsf, 64% recovery) are texturally isotropic, medium- to coarse-grained gabbro and olivine gabbro. A sulfide-rich oxide gabbro maintains a sharp, subvertical contact through 25 cm of Core U1309D-293R. Logging underway by midnight.