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Figure 7. Variation of Ba/Zr in the same composite section through the syn- and postbreakup basalts used in Figure 5. All the lava flows from Site 990 and one from Site 989 have elevated Ba/Zr and are interpreted as contaminated with continental crustal material. One lava flow from Site 989 and the two dikes appear to be uncontaminated.

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