Table 3. Abbreviations used in the alteration and vein logs for Holes 917A and 918D.
Colors | Minerals | Mineral Proportions | |||||
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B |
Brown |
Am Si |
Amorphous silica |
tr |
Trace (<1%) |
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Bl |
Blue |
C |
Clay (Mg-saponite) |
X + Y |
~50:50 X:Y |
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Bk |
Black |
CO3 |
Calcium carbonate |
X > Y |
70:30 X:Y |
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G |
Gray |
Cu |
Native copper |
X >> Y |
90:10 X:Y |
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Gn |
Green |
Cp |
Chalcopyrite |
X>>>Y |
99:1 X:Y |
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P |
Pink |
FeOx |
Iron-oxyhydroxides |
Other |
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Pr |
Purple |
Ol |
Olivine |
ox |
Oxidized |
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R |
Red |
Pl |
Plagioclase |
P. |
Piece(s) |
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W |
White |
Py |
Pyrite |
V |
Vertical |
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G-Gn |
Gray-green |
SO4 |
Gypsum |
R |
Rubble |
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lt |
Light |
Z, Zeol |
Zeolite |
Blank |
Same as above |
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dk |
Dark |
-> |
Altered to |
Note: Other minerals and colors are written out in full.