Logging and more difficulties drilling

Today we had a lot of rock core to process.  It took all morning to wash, dry, mark and box the rocks to a depth of 128 feet.  The afternoon was spent photographing and logging the rocks, and trying to decipher their complex geologic relationships.  Below is a photo of most of the boxes lined up and waiting for us to interpret them.

Drilling Update: Poor drilling conditions continued today, and we encountered an open void space that was larger than any we had passed through before (probably a lava tube).  As a result, circulation of foam was lost into the opening and loose material collapsed in around the bottom section of pipe, pulling it completely off the rest of the drill string.  In order to continue drilling, we first have to clear the hole down to the broken-off piece of pipe with a rotary bit, and then fish out the lost pipe.  This will be a challenging endeavor, and will take at least a few days because of the need to ship in more rotary bits.  Please wish the drill crew luck, they have a lot of tricky work ahead of them in order to continue to advance this borehole.