Table 3. Geochemical data for discrete ash* layers.

Core, section,
interval (cm)
S
(wt%)
34S
()
Ni
(ppm)**
165-998A-      
13H-3, 25-27 0.01 †† 187
13H-5, 118-120 0.02 †† 90
14H-6, 16-18 0.03 †† 134
20X-2, 9-11 0.01 †† 9
20X-CC, 32-33 0.01 †† 9
37X-1, 142-144 0.03 †† 173
165-998B-      
1R-7, 51-53 1.91(?)‡‡ †† 84
9R-4, 48-50 0.02 †† 115
31R-CC, 5-7 0.01 †† 97
33R-2, 88-91 0.02 †† ††
35R-5, 109-111 0.33 †† 319
35R-6, 68-71 0.18 †† 25
165-999A-      
17H-4, 112-114 1.72 †† 514
20H-2, 142-144 1.24 -30.9*** 233
28X-5, 15-18 0.61 -34.9 223
32X-1, 107-109 2.26 -32.9 554
34X-3, 51-54 0.80 -29.2 239
37X-6, 98-100 0.51 -35.4 61
39X-2, 8-11 0.37 -34.6 56
42X-1, 68-70 0.07 †† 26
45X-5, 123-125 0.27 -41.4 ††† 83
46X-2, 11-13 0.06 †† 90
48X-1, 14-16 1.68 †† ††
58X-5, 57-60 0.03 †† ††
165-999B-      
9R-2, 98-102 0.08 †† 26
24R-3, 103-107 0.10 †† 57
38R-2, 135-137 0.02 †† ††
165-1000B-      
6R-4, 143-145 0.70 -26.9 153
11R-1, 142-145 0.06 †† 6
21R-4, 43-46 0.21 -27.1 3
165-1001B-      
31R-5, 37-39 0.03 †† 74

Notes: * = see text for relevant caveats. † = total Cr-reducible S; see text for details. ‡ = total Cr-reducible S; relative to CDT standard. ** = complete trace element data and analytical details are available in Sigurdsson, Leckie, Acton, et al. (1997). †† = data not available; missing 34S data reflect small ash samples and/or low S content. ‡‡ = very low Ag2S yield during Cr-reduction for 34S determination. *** = small sample; acceptable gas yield. ††† = small SO2 yield.