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Table 3. Abbreviations used in the alteration and vein logs for Holes 917A and 918D.

Colors
Minerals
Mineral Proportions

B

Brown



Am Si

Amorphous silica



tr

Trace (<1%)

Bl

Blue



C

Clay (Mg-saponite)



X + Y

~50:50 X:Y

Bk

Black



CO3

Calcium carbonate



X > Y

70:30 X:Y

G

Gray



Cu

Native copper



X >> Y

90:10 X:Y

Gn

Green



Cp

Chalcopyrite



X>>>Y

99:1 X:Y


P

Pink



FeOx

Iron-oxyhydroxides



Other



Pr

Purple



Ol

Olivine



ox

Oxidized

R

Red



Pl

Plagioclase



P.

Piece(s)

W

White



Py

Pyrite



V

Vertical

G-Gn

Gray-green



SO4

Gypsum



R

Rubble

lt

Light



Z, Zeol

Zeolite



Blank

Same as above

dk

Dark









->

Altered to

Note: Other minerals and colors are written out in full.

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