Table 1. Energy dispersive chemical analyses of particles removed from formation water of Hole 1026B.

Table 1. Energy dispersive chemical analyses of particles removed from formation water of Hole 1026B.

Analysis	Description	SiO₂	Al₂O₃	MgO	CaO	Na₂O	K₂O	TiO₂	Cr₂O₃	MnO	FeO	NiO	CuO	S	Cl
C	Bright green	12	7.0	4.4	0.8	—	—	—	1.4	0	6.2	0.7	59	—	9
A	Dull green	40	23	1.8	—	—	—	4.9	—	1.7	2.8	—	21	0	4.1
B	Dull green	30	15	2.9	1.0	—	0.4	1.2	2.9	—	5.3	2.5	34	1.4	4.0
B	Dull green	30	13	2.0	2.9	—	0.7	1.4	3.4	—	20	—	26	—	2.4
Ti	Brown	2	1	0.2	0.2	—	—	92.1	—	—	1.1	0.7	3	—	—
D	Dull green	40	21	1.9	0.9	—	0.6	2.9	—	—	6.3	—	24	—	2.3
E	Dull green	30	15	2.0	1.8	—	—	—	—	—	1.6	—	47	—	2.5
E org	Dull green	41	20	3.2	2.4	—	—	2.3	—	—	5.0	—	25	—	0.8
F	Dull green	36	24	2.6	0.4	—	0.4	1.9	1.2	1.0	3.9	—	27	—	2.1
G	Brown	8	3	0.9	0.5	—	—	—	5.9	—	71	—	9	—	1.8
H		23	8	5.7	2.1	—	0.4	—	1.0	—	2.2	—	47	8.2	2.8
I	Brown	4	—	1.0	1.2	3.4	0.6	—	8.7	0.4	69	1.2	9	—	2.1
J		26	9	4.8	2.8	—	—	—	—	—	4.6	—	55	6.3	2.9
P4B-2		29	10	3.5	0.9	—	0.6	—	—	—	4.6	—	43	6.3	2.9
P4B-3		30	11	4.0	3.0	—	0.4	—	1.0	1.3	6.4	—	40	—	2.9
K	Unknown	50	39	0.6	0.4	—	0.1	3.3	0.8	—	1.7	0.4	3	—	—
L	Organism?	9	3	1.7	0.5	—	—	—	1.2	—	61	1.0	20	—	3.0

Analysis

Description

SiO₂

Al₂O₃

MgO

CaO

Na₂O

K₂O

TiO₂

Cr₂O₃

MnO

FeO

NiO

CuO

S

Cl

C Bright green 12 7.0 4.4 0.8 — — — 1.4 0 6.2 0.7 59 — 9

A Dull green 40 23 1.8 — — — 4.9 — 1.7 2.8 — 21 0 4.1

B Dull green 30 15 2.9 1.0 — 0.4 1.2 2.9 — 5.3 2.5 34 1.4 4.0

B Dull green 30 13 2.0 2.9 — 0.7 1.4 3.4 — 20 — 26 — 2.4

Ti Brown 2 1 0.2 0.2 — — 92.1 — — 1.1 0.7 3 — —

D Dull green 40 21 1.9 0.9 — 0.6 2.9 — — 6.3 — 24 — 2.3

E Dull green 30 15 2.0 1.8 — — — — — 1.6 — 47 — 2.5

E org Dull green 41 20 3.2 2.4 — — 2.3 — — 5.0 — 25 — 0.8

F Dull green 36 24 2.6 0.4 — 0.4 1.9 1.2 1.0 3.9 — 27 — 2.1

G Brown 8 3 0.9 0.5 — — — 5.9 — 71 — 9 — 1.8

H 23 8 5.7 2.1 — 0.4 — 1.0 — 2.2 — 47 8.2 2.8

I Brown 4 — 1.0 1.2 3.4 0.6 — 8.7 0.4 69 1.2 9 — 2.1

J 26 9 4.8 2.8 — — — — — 4.6 — 55 6.3 2.9

P4B-2 29 10 3.5 0.9 — 0.6 — — — 4.6 — 43 6.3 2.9

P4B-3 30 11 4.0 3.0 — 0.4 — 1.0 1.3 6.4 — 40 — 2.9

K Unknown 50 39 0.6 0.4 — 0.1 3.3 0.8 — 1.7 0.4 3 — —

L Organism? 9 3 1.7 0.5 — — — 1.2 — 61 1.0 20 — 3.0

Notes: Analyses by JEOL electron microscope, Bergen. Analyses are normalized to 100%. — = not detected.