SIO GEOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS

                                           KEY TO SIO EXPEDITION ABBREVIATIONS

EXPLANATORY NOTES
EXPEDITION ABBREVIATIONS EXPEDITION NAME 
6508 A Vizcaino Bay
6508 - A Vizcaino Bay
6508A  Vizcaino Bay 
7KEN Seven Tow (For samples sent to Kennecott Minerals Co.) 
7-TOW Seven Tow 
7TOW  Seven Tow 
A1GC Agassiz 1967
A2 Atlantis II - 112
A2 Atlantis II - 93
A2-112 Atlantis II - 112 - 4
A2-112-4 Atlantis II - 112 - 4
A2-112 Atlantis II - 112 - 24
A2-112-24 Atlantis II - 112 - 24
A2-124 Atlantis II - 124 - 6
A2-131-10 Atlantis II - 131-10
A2-093-5  Atlantis II 093-5 
A2-93-5 Atlantis II 093-6
AG-69  Agassiz 69-06-1 
AG-69-06  Agassiz 69-06-1 
AG-69-06-1 Agassiz 69-06-1 
AGE  Acapulco Geological Expedition 
AGEX Acapulco Geological Expedition 
ALAR Alarcon
ALB  Albatross 
ALCY  Alcyone 
ALO Arguello
ALPHA HELIX Alpha Helix
ALV  Alvin Submersible Dives
ALV NUMBERS Marvel - 2000/Alvin
AMGO  Amigo-74 
AMI  Amigo-74 
AMP  Amphitrite 
AMPH  Amphitrite 
ANT  Antipode 
ANTP  Antipode 
APRO  Aphrodite 
ARES  Aries 
ARG Arguello
ARGO-3-65  Argo-3-65 
ARGU Arguello
ARIA  Ariadne 
ARIES Aries 
AT3-60 Marvel - 2000
AVON02 Avon, Leg 2
AVON03 Avon, Leg 3
AVON04 Avon, Leg 4
BAC Vermilion Sea (Gulfcal)
BAC  Bacanyon 
BACHE Bache
BAHCAN Bahama Canyon
BAJA69 Baja 69 
BAJA-69  Baja 69 
BANZ  British/Australian/New Zealand/Antarctic/Research/Expedition RRS
BANZARE  British/Australian/New Zealand/Antarctic/Research/Expedition RRS
BAP94 Baja Peninsula 94 
BAP96 Baja Peninsula 96
BATHYL  Bathyl 2 
BC Bahama Canyon
BENTH  Benthic 
BIE (Benthic Impact Experiment)
BJ69 Baja 69 
BLTR  Blanco Trough 
BMRG Boomerang
BNFC  Benthiface 
BNTH  Benthic 
BOMDROP (See MN75 - Not SIO cruise; Manganese-nodule study only.) 
BON  Bonacca 
BON A Bonacca 
BON - A Bonacca 
BONA  Bonacca 
BONZ Bonaza
BMRG Boomerang
BPRA  Bepra 
CAB Vermilion Sea
CAB  Cabrillo(Shepard) 
CAB  California Basins 
CABS  California Basins 
CAP Capricorn - Baird
CAP Capricorn - Horizon
CAPB  Capricorn - Baird
CAPH  Capricorn - Horizon
CARM  Carmarsel 
CARN  Carnegie 
CARNA Carnaval
CARO Carrousel 
CARR  Carrousel 
CARR 2 Carrousel 
CARR II Carrousel 
CAS  Cascadia 
CASC  Cascadia 
CAT-BAS Catalina Basin 
CATBAS  Catalina Basin 
CATO  Cato 
CB Coronado Bank
CCTW  Cocotow 
CENT  Center 
CERD Ceride
CERE  Ceres 
CH  Chubasco or Acapulco Trench Expedition 
CH 94 Chubasco or Acapulco Trench Expedition 
CHAIN  CHAIN 100 - Leg 9
CHAIN 100  CHAIN 100 - Leg 10 
CHAL  HMS Challenger (Not SIO Expedition; Special Collections, only.)
CHAM Chubasco or Acapulco Trench Expedition or Champarico 
CHAN  Chaneel 
CHEP  CHEPR 
CHIN  Chinook 
CHNL  Chaneel 
CHUB  Chubasco or Acapulco Trench Expedition 
CIRC  Circe 
CK  Chinook 
CLMR01  California Margin, Leg 1,Calmar01 
CLMR02  California Margin, Leg 2,Calmar02 
CLMX  Climax I,II (SCAN),IV,VII,VIII 
CLX  Climax I,II (SCAN),IV,VII,VIII 
CNP  CNP 
CNTR Center 
COCO  Cocotow 
CRATERS  Craters 
CRCS  Crisscross 
CRDE Ceride
CRGN  Crossgrain 
CRM  Carmarsel 
CRMS  Carmarsel 
CRNA Carnaval
CRNR02 Corner02
CRS Carmarsel 
CRSL Carmarsel 
CRST  Carsat II 
CUSP  Cusp 
DEEPAC X Deep Pacific - Japan Trench
DEEPSTAR  Deepstar Ssubmersible 
DELO  Deloneer 
DITW  Dittow 
DLDR  Doldrums 
DNWB  Downwind - Baird 
DNWH  Downwind - Horizon 
DO Dolphin 
DODO  Dodo 
DOLP  Dolphin 
DOLPH Dolphin 
DPSN  Deepsonde 
DRAGON  DRAGON 
DRIL  Drill 
DSDP  Deep Sea Drilling Project (Not SIO expeditions; special collections only. 
DSV  Deep Sea Ventures 
DTTW  Dittow 
DVDS Davidson
DW Downwind - Baird
DW Downwind - Horizon 
DWB  Downwind - Baird 
DWH  Downwind - Horizon 
DWN Downwind
EBS  EBS - 1
EBS -  EBS - 1
EBS1  EBS - 1
EBS-1-76  EBS - 1
EBS82 La Jolla Canyon Student Cruise, Student Cruise - 82
ECHO  Echo 
EM  Mohole Project (Experimental Mohole) 
ENIW  Eniwetok 
EPLL East Pacific Long Line
EQU  Equatow 
EQUA  Equatow 
EQUT  Equatow 
ERDC  Eurydice 
ES Earth Science Student Cruise - 1966
ES66  Earth Science Student Cruise - 1966
ES-66-1 Earth Science Student Cruise - 1966
ES-81 Earth Science Student Cruise - 1981
EWS38 E. W. Scripps - 1938 - 1939
EWS40 E. W. Scripps - 1940
EWS  EW Scripps
ET97 El Tempranillo
EX60  US Coast and Geodetic Survey - Explorer Expedition 60 
EXP-60 US Coast and Geodetic Survey - Explorer Expedition 61
EXP-MOH Mohole Project 
F. DRAKE Francis Drake - 75 
F. DRAKE - 3 Francis Drake - 75 
FAN  Fanfare 
FAN-B  Fanfare - Baird 
FANF  Fanfare - Baird 
FAN-HMS  Fanfare - Smith 
FANHMS Fanfare - Smith 
FD77 Francis Drake - 77 
FDRK  Francis Drake - 75 
FL Flip 
FLHE Flip 
FLIP  Flip 
GALA  Danish Expedition 
GALATHEA  Danish Expedition 
GECS  Geosecs 
GLOR  Gloria 
GMAT  Gulf of California and Mid-America Trench 
GMAT-70 Gulf of California and Mid-America Trench 
GUIDE Guide
GUAY  Guaymas 
GUAY-85 Guaymas 85
GULFCAL Vermilion Sea 
HAWA  Hawa Canyon 
HELI  Helios 
HILO  Hilo 
HYDR  Hydros 
HYPO  Hypogene 
INDP  Indopac 
INMD  Indomed 
JAP Japanyon 
JASP  Seatomado (Jasper Seamount) 
JPN Japanyon 
JPYN  Japanyon 
JYN Japanyon 
JYN2  Japanyon, Leg 2 
JYN4  Japanyon, Leg 4 
JYN5  Japanyon, Leg 5 
KYAK  Kayak
L Vermilion Sea (Gulfcal, Calvert Samples)
LAP  La Pared
LAPD  La Pared
LAPZ La Paz
L-Series Vermillion Sea (also Gulfcal), Calvert Samples 
LC  LaJolla Canyon Survey 
LCS  LaJolla Canyon Survey 
LF  Lucan Fan 
LFGS,  Leapfrog
LJ La Jolla Bay
LJF  
LLAV  Llave 
LPAZ  La Paz 
LPFG  Leapfrog
LSD Lusiad 
LSDA  Lusiad - Argo 
LSDA-SCS Lusiad - South China Sea
LSDH  Lusiad - Horizon
LUSI  Lusiad - Argo 
LUSI  Lusiad - Horizon
M470  M-4-70
M-4-70  M-4-70
MAGBAY  Magdalena Bay 
MAGM Magma 
MAGVAL (A Shepard cruise? Need more information.)
MARA  Mariana 
MARE Marezine
MDPC Midpac, Mid Pacific 
MEN  Mendocino 
MEND  Mendocino 
MERO Mero
MK  Mukluk 
MKLK  Mukluk 
MN74 MN74
MN7402 MN7402 (Different cruise or just different leg?)
MN75 MN-75 (Bompdrop)
MN76  Pleiades 
MN7601  Pleiades 
MOH Mohole Project 
MOHO  Mohole Project 
MONS  Monsoon 
MP  Midpac, Mid Pacific 
MPE68 Mid Pacific 68 (See also Styx07.) 
MRTN  Marathon 
MSN  Monsoon 
MTC Montcan - Pifan Early legs called Montcan for Monterey Canyon 
MTC2 Montcan2
MUK  Mukluk 
MUKB  Mukluk - Baird 
MUKH  Mukluk - Horizon 
MV 65-1  Marine Vertebrates 
MV 66-III  Marine Vertebrates 
NAGA  Naga 
NAZCO  Nazcopac Submersible
NEL NEL
NEL-G  NEL-Guadalupe 
NEL-H  NEL-Hawaii 
NEMO Nemo
NFAC  No Faculty Student Cruise 
NG NEL-Guadalupe 
NH Northern Holiday 
NH NEL-Hawaii 
NH NH 1285
NH 0186 NH 0186 (a;sp NH1285)
NH 1285 NH 1285 (also NH 0186)
NO HOL Northern Holiday 
NOFC No Faculty Student Cruise 
NOV-A Nova - Argo
NOVA  Nova 
NOVA-A  Nova - Argo
NOVA-H  Nova - Horizon 
NOV-H Nova - Horizon 
NTHL  Northern Holiday 
OA OA67 (Wildcat)
OA OA 68 (Chaneel)
OA OA 69 (Tri-Junction)
OAOA OAOA03
OA67  OA 67 (Wildcat)
OA68  OA 68 (Chaneel)
OA69  OA 69 (Tri-Junction)
OAOA03 OAOA03
OASI  Oasis 
ODP  Ocean Drilling Program (Not SIO expeditions; Special Collections, only.)
OSIS  Oasis 
PACMEX00 PacMexico00
PANR01 Panorama, Leg 1
PANR04 Panorama, Leg 4
PANR06 Panorama, Leg 6
PAPA  Papagayo 
PASC  Pascua 
PHNX  Phoenix 
PIF  Pifan, Early legs called Montcan for Monterey Canyon 
PIFN  Pifan, Early legs called Montcan for Monterey Canyon 
PIPEDREAM Pipedream
PIQ  Piquero 
PIQR  Piquero 
PLDS  Pleiades 
PLDS  Pleiades Test 
PLTO  Pluto 
PLUM  Plume 
PLUT  Pluto 
PPTU  Papatua 
PRE-EM Pre-Experimental Mohole
PROA Proa 
PROT  Protea 
PT SUR 02 Point Sur 02
PTSUR  Point Sur
(PV) Not an expedition abbreviation. Code used by A. Engel to denote Pacific vocanics. 
QBR  Quebrada 
QBRA Quebrada 
QUEB  Quebrada 
R Vermilion Sea (RusnakSamples)
RAIT  Raitt 
RAMA  Rama 
RAPA  Rapa Nui 
RE Recorder Expedition
REC Recorder Expedition
REG Recorder Expedition
REVILL Revillagigedo Expedition
RGS0487 RGS0487
RGS9913 RGS9913
RIFT  Rifts 
RIS  Risepac 
RISE Risepac 
RISE3  Rise Three 
RIS-III  Rise Three 
RISP  Risepac 
RIS-PAC Risepac 
RNDB  Roundabout 
ROSA  Rosa 
RSE3  Rise Three 
RSTH  Rise Three 
RTE Reciprocal Transmission Experiment 
RTE7  Reciprocal Transmission Experiment 
RTEX  Reciprocal Transmission Experiment 
SABA  SABA79
SABA79 SABA79
SABA87  SABA87
SABA88  SABA88
SABA93  SABA93
SAHU  Sahul Shelf (part of NAGA) 
SAHULSH  Sahul Shelf (part of NAGA) 
SALAS Silas Bent (USN)
SB Silas Bent (USN)
SB930001 Silas Bent (USN)
SBB  Santa Barbara Basin/several years
SCAN  Scan
SCCAB  SCCAB
SCHW  Schwartzlose USCG 
SCS  South China Sea-(Lusiad) 
SDSE  Swedish Deep Sea Expedition (Not SIO expedition, Special Collections, only.) 
SEV  Seven Tow 
SEV KEN  Seven Tow (Samples to Kennecot) 
SEV TOW  Seven Tow 
SHOW  Show 
SHOW - A  Show - Argo, Zetes Leg 6
SHOW - H Show - Horizon
SIAS Silas Bent (USN)
SIQR  Siqueiros 
SL Vermilion Sea (Gulfcal, ? samples)
SL San Lucas
SLBK Shellback 
SMB Santa Monica Basin 
SMNT  Seamount 
SMRT Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
SMRTS+B2 Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
SOB  Southern Borderland, Legs 2 - 6 
SOBL  Southern Borderland, Legs 2 - 6 
SOBO  Southern Borderlands
SOLS  Solstice 
SOTW  Southtow 
STMO Seatomado (Jasper Seamount) 
STOM  Seatomado (Jasper Seamount) 
STYX  Styx 
STYX07 Styx07, Mid Pacific
SUC  SUC 
SUC1P SUC 
SWAN  Swansong 
SWED Swedish Deep Sea Expedition (Not SIO expedition, Special Collections, only.) 
TET  Tethys 
TETH  Tethys 
THV T. Washington-65-1 
TITI Titicaca
TM  Tow-Mas 
TM II  Tow-Mas 
TN037 T. Thompson 37
TO-58-2  Tuna Oceanographic Cruise 
TOMALES BAY Tomales Bay
TOPO  Topo 
TORO Toro
TOWM  Tow-Mas 
TOWMAS  Tow-Mas 
TP  Trans Pac 
TPTW  Tiptow 
TRI  Tripod 
TRI-JUNC  Triple Junction 
TRI-JUNCTION Triple Junction 
TRIP  Tripod 
TSDY  Tasaday 
TST  Pleiades Test 
TTCA  
TUGA  Tortuga 
TUNE  Tunes, 
TUNE04 Tunes, Leg 4
TUNE06 Tunes, Leg 6 
TUNE07 Tunes, Leg 7 
TW65 T. Washington-65-0
TWASH 65-1  T. Washington-65-1 
TWMS  Tow-Mas 
USC+GS US Coast and Geodetic Survey - Explorer Expedition 60 
USCGS US Coast and Geodetic Survey - Explorer Expedition 60 
USCG OPRA476 US Coast and Geodetic Survey Operation 476
Timor Sea
V-13 Vinogradov
VA-70 USGS VA-70
VAN - 70 USGS VA-70
VELERO  (Shepard) 
VIZ Vizcaino Bay
VIZ BAY Vizcaino Bay
VIZB  Vizcaino Bay
VLCN  Vulcan 
VNGR Vinogradov
VNTR  Venture 
VSS Vermilion Sea (Gulfcal)
VULC  Vulcan 
W651 T. Washington-65-1 
W77  Weloc 
WAH  Wahine 
WAHI  Wahine 
WELOC77 Weloc 
WEST03 Westward, Leg 3
WEST10 Westward, Leg 10
WGWM  Wigwam 
WIG  Wigwam 
WILDCAT Wildcat
WOK  A2-124-6
WRS-5 Flip
WSFL  Westfall 
X-CROSS Crisscross 
XCROSS  Crisscross 
XP60 USCGS Expedition
Yoyo Mason Core Cruise 
YO  Yoyo Mason Core Cruise 
YOYO Yoyo Mason Core Cruise 
ZAP Zapotec
ZAPR Zapotec
ZAPT  Zapotec 
ZEPH  Zephyrus 
ZETS  Zetes 
ZTES  Zetes 
ZTES 4b Zetes 4b, Deepac X
ZTES6 Show-Argo, Zetes, Leg 6
ZTS  Zetes 

Last Updated on 12/17/01