"169-1035A-01H-05, 104-105 cm" Thin section: # 35 NB: Polished slab ROCK NAME: Sulfide sand --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Total percentage of section: 40 Pyrrhotite 47 0.005-1.0 "Subhedral to euhedral, " laths or blades. Sphalerite 10 0.01-0.1 Anhedral to subhedral. Some with partly hexagonal morphology. Chalcopyrite 8 0.02-0.05 Anhedral. "Mottled or rippled surface, elongate minute" grains in sphalerite (0.001-0.005 mm). Isocubanite 2 0.005-0.01 Anhedral. Associated with chalcopyrite. NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Total percentage of section: 20 Silicates 33 <= 0.05 Controlled by pyrrhotite network. VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Note: Void space is not considered as part of mineral percentage given above. 40 0.02-0.4 Mainly controlled by pyrrhotite network. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "COMMENTS: Dominantly open interlocking network of hexagonal pyrrhotite. Chalcopyrite," "sphalerite, and silicates (mainly quartz?) occur interstitial to" pyrrhotite crystals. Sphalerite often has inclusions of larger grains of anhedral chalcopyrite with minor isocubanite. Sphalerite also has minute elongated "inclusions of crystallographically oriented, as well as occasional small blebs (chalcopyrite disease)," of chalcopyrite. Some grains of sphalerite have a partly "preserved hexagonal outline, which suggests that the original zinc sulfide was wurtzite. Irregular" grains of isocubanite occur in chalcopyrite. No exsolution lamellae are found (maybe too fine for detection in light microscope?). "169-1035C 5X-CC, Piece 6 (42-47 cm)" Thin section: #36 ROCK NAME: Vuggy and colloform massive pyrite-marcasite. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Total percentage of section: 95 Marcasite 50 <0.01-0.02 "Crystalline, twinned; colloform layers (interlayered" with "unidentified extremely fine-grained and fibrous gangue)," "framboids, granoblastic (120Ą grain boundaries); partly" replaced by pyrite. Pyrite 50 <0.01-1 Fine-grained massive; colloform layers (interlayered with "unidentified extremely fine-grained and fibrous gangue)," "framboids, granoblastic (120Ą grain boundaries); partly " replacing the marcasite. NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Anhydrite Trace 0.1 Subhedral. In vugs in pyrite and marcasite. VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Note: Void space is not considered as part of the mineral percentage. Vugs 5 Irregular. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "COMMENTS: Recrystallized pyrite and marcasite; colloform in some, and vuggy in other places." Rare anhydrite in vugs. Marcasite occurs predominantly in colloform layers as epitaxial growths on predominantly granoblastic pyrite. "169-1035D-2H-1, (95-96 cm)" Thin section: # 37 (Polished slab) ROCK NAME: Sulfide sand --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Percentage of section: 10 Pyrrhotite 3 0.005-0.2 Typically euhedral to Partly to totally replaced by pyrite. subhedral and lath-shaped. Pyrite 4 <0.001-0.04 Anhedral to euhedral. Partly replacing pyrrhotite in extremely fine- grained aggregates. Often larger anhedral grains associated with marcasite. Euhedral grains are either pyritohedrons or pseudomorphs after hexagonal pyrrhotite. Sphalerite 2 <0.01-0.07 Anhedral in very "Rimmed by chalcopyrite, or in larger" grains fine-grained aggregates. "sometimes with a hexagonal outline," suggesting that the original zinc sulfide was wurtzite. Chalcopyrite disease is common in larger grains. Other grains have inclusions of pyrite. One grain shows a well developed "zonation, from light core to " dark rim. Chalcopyrite Trace 0.005-0.04 Anhedral grains. "Typical with a mottled surface," occasionally with inclusions of isocubanite. Isocubanite Trace <=0.01 "Inclusions in chalcopyrite, too fine-grained to see" any lamellae. Galena Trace <=0.005 Numerous small inclusions in an aggregate of larger sphalerite crystals. Marcasite 2-Jan <=0.01 "In larger aggregates, sometimes twinned, often" smaller grains associated with pyrite. NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Percentage of section: 90 "Not possible to determine, because of thickness of slab." VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Note: Void space is not considered in mineral percentages given above. 5 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "COMMENTS: Weak impregnation of various sulfides in random orientation, suggesting a clastic" "origin, though no oxidation can be seen in any of the sulfide" grains. "169-1035D-9X-1, Piece 2B (25-30 cm)" Thin section: # 38 ROCK NAME: Clastic sulfide. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Percentage of section: 70 Pyrite 42 <0.001-0.02 Anhedral. Extremely fine-grained colloform with dark bands "(clay?) and, in more coarse-grained aggregates," forming pseudomorphs after elongate pyrrhotite "grains. A few small subhedral to euhedral cubes," Sphalerite 14 0.005-0.5 Anhedral to subhedral.sometimes with equant faces. "Chalcopyrite disease, mainly" following crystallographic directions in the sphalerite. Chalcopyrite 7 0.02-0.1 Lamellar intergrowth. "Exsolution, less isocubanite than" chalcopyrite. #NAME? Pyrrhotite (?) 7 <0.0005- Anhedral aggregates.Intergrown with dark material (clay?). Could also be 0.002 very fine-grained pyrite. NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Percentage of section: 30 Sericite 15 0.01-0.05 "Fibrous, felty mass." Typically radiating out from the sulfides. Quartz 6 0.02-0.1 Aggregates of anhedral grains between sulfides. Anhydrite 6 0.1-0.7 Equant grains. Controlled by sulfide morphology. Barite 3 0.1-0.5 Equant grains. Controlled by sulfide morphology. VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Note: Void space is not considered in the mineral percentage given above. 25-30 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMENTS: Pyrite forms partly an open interlocking network texture with interstitial "chalcopyrite, sphalerite, silicates and sulfates, obviously replacing" earlier formed network of coarse grained pyrrhotite. Pyrite also occur in colloform banding with "dark material (clay?), maybe together with minor" pyrrhotite. "169-1035D-10X-1, Piece 15 (80-84 cm)" Thin section: # 39 (polished slab) ROCK NAME: Massive sulfide with sediment --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Percentage of section: 60 Pyrite 43.8 0.05-3.0 "Euhedral, " Lath-shaped as pseudomorphs. and <=0.002 Anhedral Extremely fine-grained in intergrowth with dark material (clay?) and magnetite. Magnetite 9 0.05-0.1 Anhedral to euhedral. Lath-shaped as pseudomorphs. Extremely and <=0.002 fine-grained in intergrowth with dark material (clay?) and pyrite. Chalcopyrite + 6 0.02-0.2 Anhedral. "Extremely fine-grained in intergrowth, but" color suggests less isocubanite than chalcopyrite. Isocubanite Sphalerite 1.2 0.02-0.05 Anhedral grains. Pyrrhotite Trace Very few inclusions in pyrite NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Percentage of section: 40 Anhydrite "Can be detected from crystal shapes, otherwise unknown, because of thickness of" slab. Quartz "Can be detected from crystal shapes, otherwise unknown, because of thickness of slab." VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "COMMENTS: Mainly an interlocking, open network of pyrite laths and minor magnetite laths" "with interstitial chalcopyrite, magnetite, and silicates. Both" "pyrite and magnetite can be seen replacing anhydrite, probably also earlier formed pyrrhotite has" "been replaced. Locally, patches with interlocking network of" magnetite can be seen with interstitial sphalerite. Some remnants of earlier banding with very fine- grained dark material can be seen overgrown by the pyrite network. Pyrite has also overgrown chalcopyrite-isocubanite grains. In places pyrite and magnetite "occur in very fine-grained intergrowth, suggesting co-" "precipitation, maybe due to oxidation of pyrrhotite." "169-1035D-17X-1, Piece 5B (33-37 cm)" Thin section: # 40 ROCK NAME: Silicified coarse-grained sandstone with minor sulfide impregnations. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Pyrrhotite 2 <0.1 to 0.4 Interlocking euhedral Some hexagonal plates; disseminated. to anhedral grains and clusters (blebs). Magnetite Trace 0.1 Anhedral grains. Disseminated and on sulfides. Hematite Trace 0.1 Anhedral grains. Disseminated and on sulfides. Chalcopyrite Trace 0.01 Anhedral. "Disseminated, isolated grains." NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Smectite/Clay 54 <0.0001 "Fine-grained groundmass, interstitial to quartz." Quartz 44 0.1 to 0.3 Subhedral to euhedral grains within clay matrix. Chlorite Trace 0.1 to 0.2 "Rare, disseminated, well formed fibrous" "books, deep green, mainly anomalous Berlin" blue birefringence indicative of high Fe content. VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Note: Voids space is not considered in mineral percentages above. <2% --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMENTS: Quartz is predominantly recrystallized and contains numerous two-phase fluid inclusions along healed and some isolated fractures. "169-1035D-20X-1, (65-68 cm)" Thin section: # 41 ROCK NAME: Sulfide-veined siltstone --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Percentage of section: 25 Pyrrhotite 21 0.03-0.25 "Anhedral, fractured grains. " Granoblastic Chalcopyrite 3 0.04-0.1 Anhedral. Fine lamellae of isocubanite Sphalerite 1 0.02-0.1 "Anhedral, fractured grains." Isocubanite trace 0.001-0.1 "Mainly as fine lamellae in chalcopyrite, a few larger" single grains. NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Percentage of section: 75 Associated with pyrrhotite vein: Quartz trace 0.02-0.15 Euhedral. Partly double terminated. Zoisite 2 0.05-0.5 "In aggregates, interstitial to the sulfides, partly" elongated "and prismatic, with well developed cleavage." Ti-oxides trace <= 0.05 "Very fine-grained, small aggregates as inclusions in" "zoisite," sometimes needle-shaped (rutile or anatase). Matrix (siltstone): Quartz 24 0.01-0.04 Anhedral. "Rounded grains, some euhedral larger grains" associated with muscovite aggregates. Clay minerals 37 <0.005 "Felty groundmass, surrounding the quartz grains." Chlorite 2 0.02 A few thin lamellae in the groundmass. Muscovite 10 0.01-0.02 "Felty aggregates, partly peculiar amoeboid to more" rectangular equant shapes. Some quartz and chlorite "associated. Could it be replacement of some mineral," "e.g.," feldspar? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMENTS: Pyrrhotite vein crosscutting a clay-rich siltstone. No particular chlorite selvage is "seen around the vein, and no later alteration of the siltstone or" grain growth. "169-1035D-24X-CC, Piece 1 (10-11 cm)" Thin section: # 42 ROCK NAME: Epidotized and silicified siltstone --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Pyrrhotite 3-Feb 0.1 Anhedral blebs and Disseminated in groundmass of epidote and quartz. clusters of crystals. Hematite trace 0.01-0.05 Anhedral grains. Disseminated. Pyrite trace 0.01 Euhedral. "Very small, and disseminated." Chalcopyrite trace 0.01 Subhedral. "Very small, and disseminated." NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Epidote 45-50 0.05-0.3 Euhedral. Disseminated in matrix. Quartz 45-50 0.05-0.3 Interlocking anhedral Interstitial to epidote. grains. VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMENTS: Strongly epidotized and silicified mudstone with minor fragments of disseminated sulfides. "169-1035F 4R-1,Piece 4D (36-38 cm)" Thin section: #44 ROCK NAME: Colloform massive sulfide. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Percent of section: 55% Pyrite 70 0.005-0.3 Colloform. Replacing marcasite(?). Marcasite 20 0.005-0.3 Colloform. Intergrown with pyrite. Sphalerite 10 0.3- 2 Ragged anhedral grains. Possibly two generations of sphalerite. Later fills interstices between some colloform layers. NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Percent of section: Trace Anhydrite <1 0.5-2 Laths and as void infill. Laths in pyrite occur in clusters. VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Note: Void space is not considered in mineral percentage above. 49 Irregular. Voids occur in between colloform layers. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMENTS: Massive colloform sulfide. "169-1035F 5R-1, Piece 2B (23-24 cm)" Thin section: # 45 ROCK NAME: Colloform and vuggy massive pyrite/marcasite. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Total percentage of sulfide in section: 70 Pyrite 80 0.01-0.2 Colloform. Marcasite 20 0.05 Colloform. NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Anhydrite Trace 0.01 Infill or line voids. White. Clay? Trace 0.01 Interstitial to adjacent colloform layers. VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Note: Void space is not considered in mineral percentage above. 30 Irregular. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMENTS: Fluid channelway structure. Coarse-grained marcasite lines the channelway walls. "169-1035F-5R-2, Piece 22 (134-137 cm)" Thin section: # 46 (polished Slab) ROCK NAME: Colloform and vuggy pyrite. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Percentage of section: 100 Pyrite 85 0.02-0.1 Anhedral "With partially straight grain boundaries, especially" against chalcopyrite. Granoblastic texture. Chalcopyrite 10 0.01-0.25 Anhedral. Small inclusions of sphalerite Marcasite 5 0.03-0.15 "Aggregates and veinlets associated with void spaces," some twinning. Sphalerite Trace 0.005-0.02 Anhedral. Associated with chalcopyrite. Pyrrhotite Trace 0.01 Anhedral. Inclusions in pyrite. NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Percentage of section: Trace Clay/smectite Trace <0.001 Very fine-grained. Partly lines and fills some vugs. VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Note: Void space is not considered in mineral percentages above. 20 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "COMMENTS: Totally recrystallized, nearly monomineralic pyrite. Old grain boundaries in the" "pyrite can be seen by dark inclusions, forming trails." "169-1035F-6R-1, Piece 24 (129-135 cm)" Thin section: # 47 (polished Slab) ROCK NAME: Colloform and vuggy pyrite. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Percentage of section: 100 Pyrite 40 0.2-2.0 "Anhedral, colloform." Often with ŇdustyÓ dark inclusions. Marcasite 25 0.05-0.25 Anhedral. "Straight boundaries, granoblastic. Twinning" is common. Sphalerite 35 0.2-1.5 Anhedral to subhedral. "Partially with cubic outline," mostly colloform. NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Percentage of section: not determined VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Note: Void space is not considered in mineral percentages above. 15 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMENTS: Colloform banding of nearly monomineralic pyrite alternating with bands of "marcasite and bands of sphalerite, as well as bands with dark" material partially intergrown with the pyrite. Multiple stages of veining can be seen in the section. The main vein shows a sequence as follows: Pyrite- sphalerite-pyrite-marcasite-sphalerite-marcasite-pyrite-marcasite. "169-1035F 7R-1, Piece 1 (23-24 cm)" Thin section: # 48 ROCK NAME: Colloform and vuggy massive pyrite --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Total percentage of sulfide in section: 80 Marcasite 70 0.1-1 Crystalline. Elongate blades arranged perpendicular to growth surfaces in colloform bands. Pyrite 30 0.01-0.1 Colloform. "Botryoidal layers and spheres, and framboids. Very" fine- grained. (layer) Sphalerite <1 0.02 Subhedral. Lines and partly fills interstices in vugs in iron sulfides. Late stage. NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Clay(?) minerals Trace ? Infill of vugs. Cannot determine because it is a polished slab. VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Note: Void space is not considered in mineral percentages above. 20 0.01-100 Irregular. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "COMMENTS: Complex alternating mineral layers: first formed is very fine-grained, interlocking" marcasite crystals in layers. Upon these were nucleated "colloform, botryoidal pyrite layers (up to 15 or 20) stacked on each other (defined by ultrafine" "gangue), and finally, upon this was nucleated a very coarse-" "grained, bladed colloform marcasite. Alternating pyrite and marcasite layers may be due to rapidly" changing physico-chemical conditions. "169-1035F 8R-1, Piece 8 (48-52 cm)" Thin section: #49 ROCK NAME: Vuggy massive pyrite. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Total [percentage of sulfide in section: 90 Pyrite 70 0.05-0.2 Replacing marcasite(?). Marcasite 2 0.05-0.2 Colloform spheres and layers. Sphalerite 20 0.1-0.4 "Possibly two generations, one Cu/Fe rich co-precipitating " "pyrite (heavily dusted with chalcopyrite), with pyrite, and " a later sphalerite that cross cuts pyrite. Chalcopyrite 2 0.025 Ultra-fine dustings in sphalerite. Pyrrhotite 3 0.1 In late crosscutting veinlet. Isocubanite 3 0.025 In late crosscutting veinlet; fills fracture in pyrite. NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Clay minerals(?) Trace ? Brown and grungy. VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Note: Void space is not considered in mineral percentages above. 10 Irregular --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMENTS: Possible paragenesis marcasite-pyrite-sphalerite-chalcopyrite-sphalerite- pyrrhotite/isocubanite. Heavily chalcopyrite-diseased sphalerite areas are localized around pyrite grains in contact with sphalerite. "169-1035F-11R-1, Piece 17 (112-119 cm)" Thin section: # 52 "ROCK NAME: Sulfide-veined and disseminated, silicified mudstone." --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Pyrrhotite 20 0.05-0.2 "Disseminations, blebs, veins." Chalcopyrite Trace 0.05-0.2 Mutual boundaries with pyrrhotite. Magnetite Trace 0.05-0.1 "Small, anhedral grains on other sulfides." NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Quartz 40 0.05-0.3 Euhedral microlites. Smectite/clay 40 0.001 "Matrix, interstitial to quartz." Anhydrite Trace 0.05 Euhedral. Small grains and fibers clustered in blebs with quartz and sulfides. VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMENTS: Highly silicified and clay altered mudstone with >10% sulfide blebs/impregnations and veins. Quartz has comb texture in veins and vuggy texture in groundmass. The cores of the ŇvugsÓ are sulfides. Quartz contains abundant two-phase fluid inclusions. "169-1035F-11R-1, Piece 4 (29-34 cm)" Thin section: # 50 ROCK NAME: Semi-massive banded sulfide with clay altered sediment. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Pyrrhotite 40 0.01-0.05 Interlocking anhedral grains and small inclusions in pyrite. Pyrite 15 4 Either replaces pyrrhotite or vice versa; also crosscuts earlier pyrrhotite in late veinlet. Sphalerite 5 0.05 Mutual boundaries with pyrrhotite. Isocubanite 5 0.01-0.05 Mutual boundaries with pyrrhotite. Chalcopyrite 3 0.001 Exsolution lamellae in isocubanite. Hematite Trace 0.01 Microlites and colloform layers as epitaxial growths on sulfides. NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Smectite/clay 30 0.001 "Very fine-grained matrix (replaces sediment), also" interstitial to sulfides. Anhydrite 2 0.1-0.3 "Large, interlocking crystals in <1 mm, late vein crosscutting" sulfides and also interstitial to sulfides in pockets. VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Note: Void space is not considered in mineral percentages above. 3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "COMMENTS: Sulfide bands/veins are predominantly bedding/lamination parallel, although a later" sulfide vein (same mineralogy) cuts these bands as a high angle. Pyrite later than/replaces pyrrhotite? Anhydrite vein is later than all the sulfides. "169-1035F-11R-1, Piece 12 (83-86 cm)" Thin section: # 51 ROCK NAME: Sulfide-veined mudstone. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Pyrrhotite 25 0.05-0.1 Intergrowth of laths in blebs and veins. Chalcopyrite Trace 0.05-0.1 "Disseminated, isolated blebs." NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Anhydrite 12 0.1-2 "Coarse-grained, interlocking subhedral crystals in 1-3 mm" wide vein which crosscuts the pyrrhotite. Clays/smectite 60 0.01 "Green-brown, very fine-grained matrix. More abundant" nearest vein (envelope) and decreasing away from it. Quartz 3-Feb 0.05-0.1 "Euhedral, hexagonal cross sections. Lines vugs which are" infilled by pyrrhotite. VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMENTS: Sulfide-veined mudstone crosscut by monomineralic anhydrite vein (later than all sulfides). "169-1035F-13R-2, Piece 1 (112-116 cm) (113-116 sic)" Thin section: # 53 ROCK NAME: Sandstone with disseminated sulfide impregnations. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Isocubanite? 2-Jan <0.01 Authigenic; partly replaces earlier pyrite. Chalcopyrite Trace to 1 0.01 Exsolution lamellae in isocubanite. Pyrite Trace to 1 0.5 Authigenic; partly replaced by isocubanite/chalcopyrite. Pyrrhotite Trace 0.01 "Overgrowths/rims on chalcopyrite/isocubanite, with which it" displays mutual boundaries. NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Quartz 47 0.5 Subhedral to anhedral. Grains in groundmass intergrown with clay/smectite; extensive overgrowths; original detrital outlines are visible. "In places, hexagonal quartz is surrounded by sulfides." Clay/smectite 42 0.5 Groundmass; intergrown with hydrothermal quartz; interstitial to quartz grains from alteration of feldspars. Epidote Trace to 1 Anhedral. Small grains in clay/smectite groundmass. Feldspar 10 0.5 Highly altered VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMENTS: Very silicified sediment with Cu-Fe sulfides in blebs. Medium-grained sandstone (cross and parallel laminated) with feldspars almost completely altered to clay minerals. All the quartz grains show syntaxial quartz overgrowths. Fine- grained volcanic rock fragments are still detectable although intensively altered. Former lithic arkose. Quartz has excellent primary and numerous secondary "two-phase inclusions. Sulfides are interstitial to euhedral," hexagonal quartz. "169-1035F-19R-1,Piece 16 (105-108 cm)" Thin section: # 54 ROCK NAME: Epidotized sandstone. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Percentage of section: 0 NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Percentage of section: 100 Quartz 55 0.025 Anhedral. Interlocking grains. Intergrown with clay/smectite. Clay/smectite 40 <0.001 "Groundmass, felted interlocking; intergrown with quartz." Epidote 5 0.025 Subhedral to euhedral. Disseminated in groundmass. VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMENTS: Fine-grained epidotized and clay altered sandstone. "169-1035G 2R-1, Piece 10 (60-64 cm)" Thin section: # 55 ROCK NAME: Massive vuggy pyrite. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Marcasite 60 0.01-0.2 Euhedral. Vuggy intergrowth of marcasite with minor pyrite. Coarsest marcasite occurs as colloform crystalline bands around vugs and apparently following veins or cracks. Marcasite crystals line some anhydrite-filled vugs. Pyrite 20 0.05-0.3 Euhedral. In fine-grained cores of sulfide; remote from vugs. NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Anhydrite 20 0.1-1 Orthorhombic crystals. Irregular large crystals of anhydrite fill vugs-usually polycrystalline masses. Single crystals "sometimes fill non-connected (in 2D) vugs (i.e., are in" optical continuity). VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Note: Void space is not considered in mineral percentages above. 10 0.1-0.5 Irregular. Most pore space filled by anhydrite. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "COMMENTS: Initial pyrite, replaced by marcasite, followed by marcasite crystals lining vugs," and lastly by anhydrite infilling. In some places the FeS2 "masses appear to pseudomorph a (now gone) hexagonal mineral (pyrrhotite, or possibly, but" "unlikely wurtzite). Two possible generations of marcasite however," an earlier one pre-pyrite and a later one lining vugs. (Pyrrhotite)-marcasite-pyrite-marcasite "paragenesis. Also, sulfides could be overgrowing and replacing" anhydrite in places. "169-1035G 4R-1, Piece 4 (20-25 cm)" Thin section: # 56 ROCK NAME: Massive vuggy pyrite/marcasite filled with anhydrite. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Percentage of section: 25 Marcasite 20 0.01-0.03 Euhedral. Crystalline network pseudomorphing tabular "crystals," probably pyrrhotite. Pyrite 5 0.01-0.02 Subhedral to euhedral. "Fine-grained, partly replacing marcasite." Chalcopyrite Trace 0.1 Anhedral. Patches in marcasite; replaces marcasite. NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Percentage of section: 75 Anhydrite 75 6-Apr Subhedral. Crystalline masses infilling open space in vuggy marcasite/pyrite. VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Note: Void space is not considered in mineral percentages above. 10-May --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "COMMENTS: Open, sometimes interconnected network of tabular crystals, probably pyrrhotite," with a wood-grain texture replaced and overgrown by euhedral "marcasite, giving the rock a vuggy/lacy texture. Minor pyrite replaces marcasite, and patches of" later chalcopyrite occur within marcasite. 169-1035G 7R-1 (113-117 cm) Thin section: # 57 ROCK NAME: Sandstone. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Fe-Ti oxides 18 0.063 Blebs. NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Quartz 50 0.063 "Clay minerals, chlorite, " Sericite 30 0.063 Muscovite 2 0.033 Concentrated in laminae. VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "COMMENTS: Parallel laminated fine-grained sandstone, very altered. Fine-grained texture of" "quartz with a ŇmatrixÓ of clay minerals, chlorite and sericite." Fe-Ti oxides are randomly disseminated. "169-1035G-10R-1, Piece 6 (33-36 cm)" Thin section: # 58 ROCK NAME: Highly clay altered sediment(?) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Magnetite Trace 0.1 Disseminated Hematite Trace 0.1 Disseminated Pyrrhotite 3-Feb 0.1-2 Disseminated and one 2-mm bleb. Chalcopyrite Trace 0.1 Disseminated. NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Smectite/chlorite 95 <0.001 Predominant groundmass Anhydrite Trace to 1 0.05 "Very fine euhedral tabular crystals, disseminated." Epidote Trace 0.05 "Small, isolated subhedral crystals in smectite." VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "COMMENTS: Highly clay altered mudstone with minor, very fine-grained, dispersed" disseminations. "169-1035H-2R-1, Piece 6 (32-35 cm)" Thin section: # 59 (polished slab) ROCK NAME: Sulfide breccia. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS "Percentage of section: 50 Variable grain sizes, percentage, morphologies in different clasts, see" comments below. Pyrite Marcasite Sphalerite Chalcopyrite Isocubanite Hematite + Fe-hydroxides Magnetite NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Percentage of section: 50 Polished slab: too thick to determine mineralogy. VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Note: Void space is not considered in mineral percentages. 5 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "COMMENTS: Roughly two different clast-types in the section, subrounded and with different" content of sulfide minerals: 1) Sphalerite-pyrite-marcasite clast: Size of clast is 2 x 1 cm (cut by slab). Content is 55% "sphalerite, 30% pyrite, 10% marcasite 5% chalcopyrite, 5%" "isocubanite, about 25% silicates and voids. Sphalerite is partly pseudohexagonal (crystallized as" "wurtzite). Pyrite is anhedral, partly forming fine-grained," "dusty, elongated aggregates after earlier pyrrhotite, together with minor marcasite. Later pyrite has" overgrown and merged these Ňlath-shapedÓ aggregates. Some euhedral pyritohedrons are present. Chalcopyrite occurs partly as extremely fine-grained "very delicate, ŇduskyÓ dendritic disease in sphalerite. Grain" "sizes: Pyrite and sphalerite: 0.02-0.1 mm, Chalcopyrite: 0.001-0.02 mm." "2) Pyrite-chalcopyrite clasts: Sizes of clast 5 to 7 mm. 60-70 % pyrite, 15-25% chalcopyrite, 10%" "marcasite, 5% magnetite, 0-5% hematite. Open network of" pyrite with minor marcasite replacing probably pyrrhotite or anhydrite. Cloudy concentric aggregates of chalcopyrite with cores of isocubanite. Magnetite and hematite in fine-grained intergrowth in cores of pyrite-laths. Thin veins of pyrite crosscut the chalcopyrite-isocubanite assemblage. Grain sizes: Pyrite: 0.02-1 "mm laths, chalcopyrite: 0.03-0.2 mm (aggregate size)." Interstitial: Aggregates and anhedral grains of pyrite with minor sphalerite (locally chalcopyrite- "diseased), chalcopyrite-isocubanite, magnetite, hematite." "169-1035H-2R-2, Piece 10 (55-61 cm)" Thin section: # 60 (polished slab) ROCK NAME: Massive sulfide --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Percentage of section: 50 Pyrite 17.5 0.005-0.5 Anhedral to subhedral. "In aggregates, fine-grained when" replacing pyrrhotite. Associated with marcasite. Marcasite 12.5 0.01-0.05 Anhedral. Somewhat elongated grains. Sphalerite 7.5 0.005-0.3 Anhedral to subhedral. "Partly octahedrons, some Ň" "dustyÓ chalcopyrite-disease, and" dendritic growth of isocubanite. Chalcopyrite + 5 0.02-0.1 Anhedral to subhedral. With isocubanite in core of chalcopyrite or vice versa. Few isocubanite lamellar intergrowths. Occasionally with dendritic inclusions of pyrite or a nonsulfide. More isocubanite than chalcopyrite (60:40). Hematite + 4 "Hematite, small laths and globular aggregates" Fe-hydroxides Galena 1.5 0.005-0.02 Anhedral. "Inclusions in sphalerite, partly very fine, irregular" intergrowth in pyrite. Pyrrhotite 1.5 A few inclusions in pyrite. NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Percentage of section: 50 "Polished slab, therefore cannot determine mineralogy." VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMENTS: Open to irregular network texture of pyrite and marcasite. Pyrite and marcasite are "both occurring in elongated aggregates, pseudomorphic after" "a lath-shaped mineral, probably pyrrhotite. Locally a colloform banding, consisting of very fine-" "grained pyrite and sphalerite is present, now overgrown by" coarser grained pyrite. "169-1035H-5R-1, (94-96 cm)" Thin section: # 61 ROCK NAME: Sediment with sulfide veins(?) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Sphalerite 20 0.1-0.3 Anhedral. Intergrown with pyrrhotite and chalcopyrite in vein; partly replaced by chalcopyrite. Pyrrhotite 20 0.1-0.3 Anhedral. Intergrown with sphalerite and chalcopyrite in vein; mutual boundaries with chalcopyrite. Chalcopyrite 3 0.1-0.2 Anhedral. Intergrown with sphalerite and pyrrhotite in vein; partly replaces sphalerite; exsolution lamellae in isocubanite. Isocubanite 1 0.01 Anhedral. Disease in sphalerite. Native lead One grain 0.01 From polishing lap??!! Hematite 1 0.001 Anhedral. Associated with sulfides. NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Clay/smectite 46% 0.001-0.01 Very fine-grained groundmass intergrown with anhedral authigenic quartz. Anhydrite 3% 0.1-2 "1) isolated 1 mm long, tabular crystals in matrix; 2) clusters" "of small euhedra in patches; 3) euhedral, large, part of" pyrrhotite-sphalerite-chalcopyrite vein. Chlorite Trace 0.1-0.2 "Fibers, part of same pyrrhotite-sphalerite-chalcopyrite-" anhydrite vein. Quartz 5 0.01-0.05 Anhedral to euhedral. Crystals. Anhedral grains intergrown with clay/smectite in "groundmass, and euhedral variety associated with sulfides." VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMENTS: Chalcopyrite as microveinlets which crosscut sphalerite. Groundmass is fine- "grained clay/smectite, with isolated anhydrites." "169-1035H-9R-1, Piece 8 (34-38 cm)" Thin section: # 62 (polished slab) Most of the section was lost during polishing! ROCK NAME: Massive sulfide. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Percentage of section:75 Sphalerite 45 0.01 -0.05 Anhedral. Pyrrhotite 20 0.01-0.8 Anhedral. "Partly, fine-grained intergrown with" sphalerite. Isocubanite 8 0.005-0.8 Anhedral. Straight boundaries (governed by sphalerite). Unknown white phase 2 grains 0.002-0.004 Anhedral. "Probably anisotropic," inclusions in sphalerite. NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Percentage of section: 25? Polished slab: too thick to determine mineralogy. VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMENTS: Only about 20% of the section is present. The remaining consists of variable sized grains of pyrrhotite and isocubanite in a groundmass of sphalerite. Locally there is fine-grained intergrowth of pyrrhotite and sphalerite (grain sizes 0.02- 0.05). "169-1035H-12R-1,Piece 13 (80-84 cm)" Thin section: # 67 ROCK NAME: Silicified and clay/smectite altered sandstone. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Hematite Trace 0.01-0.03 "Scattered, finely disseminated anhedral to subhedral" "grains, " some broken (corundum from polishing?). Pyrite Trace 0.005-0.01 Anhedral to subhedral. Scattered grains NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Clay/smectite 55 0.01 "Colorless to light gray, very fine-grained matrix, intergrown " with quartz to which it is interstitial. Quartz 40 0.1 Anhedral. "Ragged to predominantly euhedral elongate, hexagonal" crystals. Authigenic; intergrown with clay/smectite in groundmass. Chlorite Trace 0.2 "Deep green, fibrous bundle intergrown with clay/smectite in" groundmass. Plagioclase 5-Mar 0.1 Anhedral. "Somewhat elongated grains, few twins." VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Note: Void space is not considered in mineral percentages above. 2-3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "COMMENTS: Quartz-rich sandstone, laminated, with variations in content of clay + chlorite, and" with quartz-rich laminae at 0.4-2 mm scale. "169-1035H-16R-1, Piece 9 (44-48 cm)" Thin section: # 63 (polished slab) ROCK NAME: Massive sulfide. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Percentage of section: 80 Sphalerite 48 0.005 Subhedral. Equant grains in fine-grained intergrowth with "pyrrhotite, " otherwise anhedral. Pyrrhotite 20 0.005-0.15 Anhedral. Partly in granoblastic aggregates. Isocubanite 8 0.001-0.02 Anhedral to subhedral. With pseudohexagonal outlines. Pyrite 2 0.02-1.0 Anhedral. Associated with and overgrowing pyrrhotite. Marcasite (?) 2 0.001-0.01 "Mainly as inclusions in sphalerite, often associated" with "isocubanite in the same inclusion. Strongly anisotropic, with" "greenish-gray and brownish anisotropy colors, white color, " "same reflectivity as pyrite, scratching hardness greater than" "isocubanite, lower than sphalerite." NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Percentage of section: 20 Polished slab: too thick to determine mineralogy. VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS 20 0.02-20.0 Irregular rounded. Controlled by the sphalerite and pyrrhotite grains. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "COMMENTS: Massive sphalerite-pyrrhotite sulfide, where pyrrhotite and other sulfides occur in" a matrix of sphalerite. Irregular sphalerite-dominated patches are surrounded by fine-grained sphalerite-pyrrhotite intergrowth at a scale of 0.5-1.0 cm. Isocubanite and marcasite (the latter too fine-grained for certain identification) occur as fine-grained aggregates in the sphalerite-rich areas. Some pyrite is replacing pyrrhotite. "169-1035H-16R-2, Piece 18 (122-126 cm)" Thin section: # 64 (polished slab) ROCK NAME: Semi-massive sulfide. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Percentage of section: 40 Pyrite 18 0.2-2.0 Anhedral to subhedral. Partly aggregates and grains with ragged outline and numerous inclusions of other sulfides (i.e. poikiloblastic). Sphalerite 10 0.01-0.05 Anhedral. "Lots of inclusions of chalcopyrite," isocubanite and marcasite. Pyrrhotite 4 0.001-0.02 Anhedral. Magnetite 6 0.005-0.25 "Fine-grained aggregates, partly recrystallized to" poikiloblastic larger grains. Isocubanite + Chalcopyrite 2 0.005-0.01 Inclusions in sphalerite. Marcasite 0.4 0.005-0.01 Inclusions in sphalerite. Hematite Trace 0.001-0.003 "Tiny inclusions, laths in magnetite." NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Percentage of section: 60 Carbonate 54 0.02-0.15 "Irregular aggregates and mottled grains, amoeboid grain" boundaries Talc 6 0.03-0.05 Fibrous aggregates. VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "COMMENTS: Semi-massive pyrite~sphalerite, where pyrite forms porphyroblasts overgrowing" "and including sphalerite, magnetite and pyrrhotite. The larger" grains are fractured and infilled by late pyrrhotite. "169-1035H-16R-3, Piece 9A (72-76 cm)" Thin section: # 68 "ROCK NAME: Completely altered, porphyritic basalt/Mg-metasomatized mudstone." Texture: Porphyritic(?) Grain size: Cryptocrystalline to glassy. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRIMARY (Original) SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS PHENOCRYSTS Plagioclase(?) 5 0.5-2 Euhedral/prismatic. Completely altered (actinolite). Shadowy relict outlines only. Clinopyroxene (?) 2 0.5-4 Euhedral. "Completely altered, pyrite, white mica," "actinolite, zoisite." GROUNDMASS 93 <0.01 Glassy/cryptocrystalline. Completely altered to interwoven orthogonal mat of actinolite. SECONDARY SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Actinolite 85 <0.01-0.1 Interwoven mat. "Very low birefringence, complex" intergrowth. Zoisite (?) 3 0.1 Granular-ragged/corroded. "Very low birefringence, oscillatory" "extinction, high relief." Epidote 5 0.1-0.5 Prismatic-granular. Bright mucus-green; dispersed throughout groundmass. White Mica 1 0.05-1 Platy. Associated with pyrite after clinopyroxene phenocrysts. Speckled extinction. OPAQUE MINERALOGY Pyrite 5 0.2-4 Prismatic-subhedral. After phenocrysts and disseminated throughout groundmass. Sphalerite 1 0.01-0.1 Anhedral-ragged. In irregular trails and finely disseminated throughout groundmass. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMENTS: NOTE - This is a very unusual and difficult rock to describe and argument continues as to whether the rocks in this interval (1035H-16R-3 through to 19R-1) include highly altered basalts as well as strongly metasomatized and hydrothermally recrystallized sediments. The principal evidence that "the original protolith was basaltic is the presence of large (2-3 mm), white prismatic grains clearly" visible in hand specimen and suspected to be phenocrysts "(plagioclase (?)). None of the original minerals remain in thin section, being completely replaced" "by microscopic mats of intergrown actinolite, with only" shadowy outlines of the original crystal outlines preserved. Other suspected phenocryst phases (clinopyroxene (?)) are replaced by pyrite and white mica. This "white mica has speckled extinction, and may be also an intergrowth of fibrous amphibole. The" groundmass comprises a tightly interwoven mat of cryptocrystalline amphibole (actinolite/tremolite-XRD confirmation). This material has unusually low birefringence and slightly inclined extinction. In areas surrounding dispersed sphalerite grains and where amphibole appears to have replaced relict "ŇhoppersÓ of igneous plagioclase, the birefringence is slightly" higher (upper 1st order) perhaps reflecting increased iron content. Granular colorless zoisite as well as bright mucus-green epidote coexist within this section "and are dispersed throughout the groundmass, though where these minerals are intergrown" textures suggest that the epidote post-dates the zoisite. XRF analyses of this rock type indicate a sedimentary protolith from immobile element ratios (see ŇIgneous and "Metamorphic PetrologyÓ section, ŇSite 1035Ó chapter, this" volume). "169-1035H-17R-1,Piece 20 (124-126 cm)" Thin section: # 66 ROCK NAME: Semi-massive sulfide. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Pyrite 60 <0.01-0.5 Anhedral to euhedral. Pyrrhotite 5 0.01 to 0.1 Cores in pyrite (partly replaces pyrite). Fills fractures in pyrite; partly replaces sphalerite and pyrite. Sphalerite 10 <0.01-0.5 Anhedral to euhedral. Rimmed by sphalerite. Overgrowths and partial replacements of pyrite. Contains exsolution lamellae of isocubanite. Isocubanite Trace 0.002-0.02 Anhedral. Displays mutual boundaries with sphalerite; disease in sphalerite. NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Fe-Actinolite? 25% 0.01-0.02 "Very low to moderate birefringence, colorless to" light grey- green; interwoven mats in colloform layers interlayered with colloform layers of sphalerite and lesser isocubanite and pyrrhotite; also as interwoven mats interstitial to sulfides. Epidote 2-Jan 0.01-0.25 "Bright green, colloform layers, pseudomorphs" chlorite/smectite (interstitial to sulfides). Also as euhedral crystals with oscillatory zoning. VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMENTS: Sphalerite has pale yellow-orange cores and dark orange/brown rims. Actinolite matrix interstitial to sulfides. Identical mineral to that noted in "thin section #68. No discernible sediment matrix or fragments. Large, euhedral epidotes have" "sulfide inclusions and also overgrow sulfides and, therefore," postdate them. "169-1035H-17R-1, Piece 6 (27-31 cm)" Thin section: # 69 "ROCK NAME: Epidote-rich, sphalerite mineralized, hydrothermally altered mudstone or basalt." --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Sphalerite 20 0.04-3 Granular to prismatic. Exsolved blebby brown mineral. In veins and disseminated. Isocubanite 1 0.01-0.4 "Blebby, subhedral." Exsolved and within sphalerite (ŇdiseaseÓ). Pyrrhotite 3 0.04-3 Granular to prismatic. Minor phase with sphalerite. Marcasite <1 3 Prismatic(?). Uncommon coarse grains. NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Clay/Silt Groundmass 50 <0.001 Submicroscopic. Hydrothermally altered and recrystallized siltstone-actinolite. Epidote 26 0.04-0.5 Granular to prismatic. Very bright mucus-green. Epidote- rich region comprises 60% of slide. VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "COMMENTS: Strongly hydrothermally altered, well-indurated siltstone. The submicroscopic" groundmass is difficult to discern but comprises tightly intergrown chlorite and quartz. Relict sedimentary layering is present and these laminae are exploited by hydrothermal phases (epidote and sulfides). The thin section is divided by a sharply delineated infiltration/reaction front across which bleached light gray baked siltstone (40% of slide) is altered bright green and becomes "epidote-rich (60% of slide). Within the light gray zone, epidote is sparsely present (5%), but" "dispersed, granular to prismatic, mucus-green epidote is abundant" "(30%) in the neighboring green zone. Epidote is regularly dispersed throughout the green region," though more concentrated along relict sedimentary layers. Epidote-rich tongues protrude into the gray zone along relict sedimentary layers. Epidote is most "commonly present as scattered grains, but epidotic, clottish-" "concentrations are present, albeit rarely. Sphalerite (avec disease) is abundant (>20%) throughout" the slide and is present in veins or concentrated along relict sedimentary layers. Blebs of isocubanite are exsolved from many of the coarser sphalerite grains. "Minor pyrrhotite is present with sphalerite, within veins and" layers. Sphalerite is red-brown in transmitted light indicating a moderate iron content. There is an intimate association between epidote alteration and sphalerite mineralization though this appears to represent two different though interacting and closely contemporaneous processes. Epidote developed in relation to a porous media process; sphalerite mineralization was generally along veins or layers (channels). Both minerals are intimately intergrown with sphalerite islands or inclusions within coarser grains of epidote and vice versa. The sphalerite "distribution however, is not sharply delineated by the epidote-" front and sub-vertical veins and mineralized layers cut across this boundary. These textures and mineral relations suggest that the epidote alteration and the sphalerite mineralization were either contemporaneous or that sphalerite precipitated at a slightly later stage of the same alteration event. XRF analyses of this rock type indicate a sedimentary protolith from immobile element ratios (see ŇIgneous and "Metamorphic PetrologyÓ section, ŇSite 1035Ó chapter, this volume)." "169-1035H-17R-1, Piece 9 (48-51 cm)" Thin section: # 65 ROCK NAME: Sulfide-veined sediment. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Pyrrhotite 40 0.01-1 Anhedral. Interlocking grains and anhedral inclusions in pyrite; pseudomorphs large pyrite cubes in places. Sphalerite 15-Oct 0.05-0.1 Anhedral grains. Late veins which crosscut pyrrhotite; displays mutual boundaries with pyrrhotite. Pyrite Trace 0.05-0.7 Anhedral to euhedral cubes. Isocubanite Trace to 2 0.001-0.005 "Disease and blebs in sphalerite, also at" sphalerite grain boundaries. Galena(?) Trace 0.3 (White with blue cast) inclusion in sphalerite. NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Chlorite/clay/smectite 40-50 0.001 "Matrix, interstitial." Epidote 7-May 0.1-0.2 "Large clots, interstitial to sphalerite." Quartz 2-Jan 0.025-0.05 Anhedral grains. Intergrown with clay/smectite groundmass. VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMENTS: Predominantly fine-grained pyrrhotite crosscut by later 1- to 2-mm-wide "moderately high-Fe sphalerite veinlets. Sphalerite has high Fe cores," "with lower, transparent middle zones, and darker, Fe-rich rims." "169-1035H-17R-3, Piece 17B (137-140 cm)" Thin section: # 71 ROCK NAME: Massive to semi-massive sulfide. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Percentage of section: 60 Pyrite 33 0.5-5 Anhedral to subhedral. "Large porphyroblasts, partly poikiloblastic." Inclusions of magnetite and all the sulfides that otherwise occur in this section. Isocubanite 6 0.001-0.5 Anhedral. Large aggregates and small inclusions in "sphalerite, partly" like a ŇdiseaseÓ. Magnetite 9 0.02-0.1 Anhedral to subhedral. Lath-shaped partly in globular "aggregates, " replacing hematite. A few remnants of hematite are present in some of the magnetite laths. Sphalerite 9 0.05-0.35 Anhedral to euhedral. "With cubic outline, partly with" isocubanite ŇdiseaseÓ which occasionally are surrounded by inclusion-free sphalerite Pyrrhotite 3 0.01-0.15 Skeletal. "Poikiloblastic grains and aggregates, a few" hexagonal grains. Hematite 3 0.02-0.05 Lath- to wedge-shaped Mostly replaced by magnetite. grains. Chalcopyrite Trace 0.001-0.01 "Few inclusions in sphalerite, which is included in" a large pyrite grain. NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Percentage of section: 40 Chlorite 40 0.01-0.08 Laths and fibrous aggregates in a reticulated boxwork "pattern, weak greenish color and" "pleochroism, anomalous" blue to normal gray "interference colors," optical (-) implies Fe-rich chlorite. Carbonate or Trace 0.005-0.01 "Few scattered, anhedral, rounded grains (too" small to Anhydrite identify with certainty). VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Note: Void space is not considered in mineral percentages above. 5 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMENTS: Porphyroblastic pyrite dominates the section. Both sphalerite and pyrrhotite show grain growth. Hematite is replaced by magnetite. All are "features suggesting prograde metamorphic conditions, e.g., increasing temperature, maybe" accompanied by hot fluids. "169-1035H-17R-3, Piece 9 (60-64 cm)" Thin section: # 70 ROCK NAME: Massive sulfide. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Percentage of section: 75 Sphalerite 50 0.005-0.08 "Deep red-brown color, anhedral to subhedral with" partially "hexagonal outline, generally occurring in a granoblastic" texture. Pyrrhotite 8 0.2-1.0 "Anhedral, skeletal to" "Inclusions of sphalerite, magnetite and" chlorite. poikiloblastic grains and aggregates. Pyrite 7 0.2-0.8 "Anhedral, poikiloblastic." With small inclusions of sphalerite and minor magnetite. Magnetite 5 0.02-0.15 "Scattered anhedral to subhedral grains, partially" diamond "shaped, poikiloblastic with inclusions of pyrrhotite," sphalerite inclusions. Isocubanite 3 0.004-0.2 Scattered anhedral grains in sphalerite. Chalcopyrite 2 0.004-0.01 Scattered grains in sphalerite. NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Percentage of section: 25 Chlorite 23 0.01-0.05 "Reticulate boxwork, normal gray interference" "colors, optical" (-) implies Fe-rich. Carbonate 2 0.2-0.5 An aggregate of three grains. VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Note: Void space is not considered in mineral percentages above. 7 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "COMMENTS: Partially recrystallized granoblastic matrix of sphalerite, in which pyrrhotite, pyrite" and magnetite form poikiloblastic grains. Typical of rapid "grain growth, metamorphic." "169-1035H-19R-1, Piece 12 (58-62 cm)" Thin section: # 72 (Polished Slab) ROCK NAME: Massive to semi-massive sulfide. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Percentage of section: 80 Pyrrhotite 25 0.01-0.05 Anhedral. Mainly granoblastic aggregates. Isocubanite 55 0.01 Aggregates. Recrystallized. Bi-telluride (probably Tetradymite) one grain 0.02 Anhedral. "Very high reflectance, white with a yellowish" "tinge, soft " "(lots of scratches), anisotropic, with brown to blue anisotropy" colors (distinctive!). NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Percentage of section: 20 Chlorite 5 0.02-0.05 "Laths, lepidoblastic." "Anomalous blue interference colors," optical (-)implies Fe- rich. Clinoamphibole 15 0.01-0.03 Needles and fibrous. High 1st to 2nd order "interference colors, probably Mg-rich." Quartz Trace Euhedral crystals. VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "COMMENTS: Massive pyrrhotite-isocubanite, recrystallized into a granoblastic assemblage," "partly pseudomorphing a coarse-grained elongated, lath-shaped" mineral. Somewhat ragged outlines of the sulfides against silicate patches. "169-1035H-21R-1, Piece 19 (94-99 cm)" Thin section: # 73 ROCK NAME: Massive to semi-massive sulfide. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Percentage of section: 50 Chalcopyrite 10 0.05-0.5 Lamellae in isocubanite. 0.002-0.02 Isocubanite 35 0.05-0.5 "Aggregates of anhedral grains, seems to have" recrystallized or replaced former elongated large crystals (size 0.5-1.5 mm) Anatase (+ rutile?) 5 0.02-0.05 "Small needles, often forming inclusions in" "quartz (rutile?)," some more irregular aggregates (anatase). Ilmenite Trace 0.03-0.05 Elongated grains. (Cut plates). NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Percentage of section: 50 Quartz 20 0.01-1.0 Euhedral. Sometimes doubly terminated. Clinoamphibole 30 0.02-0.1 Fibrous. Needle shaped in felted aggregates. Very weak green "pleochroism, Z^c about 10 degrees suggest cummingtonite." VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "COMMENTS: Semi-massive Cu-sulfides, at least partly recrystallized or replacing an former" phase with elongate grain shape. The matrix is well recrystallized to euhedral quartz and clinoamphibole. "169-856H-19R-01, Piece 10 (60-64 cm)" Thin section: # 1 ROCK NAME: Massive sulfide (pyrrhotite-chalcopyrite) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Pyrrhotite 55 0.05-0.1 Anhedral. "Equant grains, pseudo-granoblastic texture." In places occurs as vestigial inclusions in pyrite. Chalcopyrite 20 0.1-0.5 Anhedral. Exsolution lamellae of isocubanite. Pyrite 8 <0.01-0.1 Anhedral to subhedral. Partially fine-grained aggregates of "Ňzwischen-produktÓ(?), " "grayish, mottled. In some places incipiently replaces pyrrhotite " along fractures and veins (in areas almost completely). Can see pyrite reentrants along crystal planes (cleavages) in pyrrhotite. Isocubanite 9 Lamellae in chalcopyrite and also in cores of large chalcopyrite grains. Magnetite 2 <0.01-0.1 Anhedral to euhedral. Hematite 1 <0.01-0.03 Subhedral. "Bladed, in aggregates, rare globules; ragged," incipient alteration of magnetite grains. Marcasite ? ? Euhedral. Grains. NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Anhydrite a few grains < 0.01 Anhedral. Single grains (lower interference colors than carbonate). Carbonate < 1 <= 0.01 Anhedral. Aggregates with granoblastic texture. VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS 5 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMENTS: Generally monomineralic fields of pyrrhotite and chalcopyrite with some pyrite. "Pyrite is typically found along the boundaries of the fields," "replacing pyrrhotite. Aggregates of less reflective, grayish, very fine-grained pyrite, is first formed" and crystallizes to more coarse grains (Ramdohr: Ňzwischen- produktÓ). Magnetite and hematite are generally contemporaneous with the pyrite replacement. "Pyrite also occurs in late veins, typically crosscutting the" "ŇgranoblasticÓ pyrrhotite texture. Chalcopyrite is exsolved in isocubanite, forming a ŇtartanÓ or" "grating pattern, locally filling 30%-40% of the chalcopyrite" grains. The isocubanite in places is almost totally replaced by chalcopyrite. "169-856H-20R-1, Piece 3b (32-36 cm)" Thin section: #2 ROCK NAME: Sulfide-veined and impregnated siltstone --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Total percentage of section: 15-20 Pyrrhotite 60 <0.05-0.2 Subhedral to euhedral laths. Elongate crystals. Chalcopyrite 15 0.05 Anhedral. Isocubanite 25 0.05 Anhedral. Hematite <1 "Subhedral to euhedral, laths." NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Total percentage of section: 80-85 VEIN: Quartz - 0.05-0.15 Euhedral. Chlorite - 0.01-0.05 Anhedral to subhedral. "Orbicular, fibrous aggregates," "weak yellow, 1st order yellow " interference colors. Less than 1 mm selvage around vein. Same chlorite as in siltstone. SILTSTONE: Quartz 55 (Q+P) 0.02-0.05 Anhedral to subhedral. Partially recrystallized. Plagioclase 0.03-0.05 Subhedral. Carlsbad twinning. Chlorite 45 0.02-0.03 Anhedral to subhedral. "Orbicular, fibrous aggregates," "weak yellowish color, 1st order" yellow interference colors. "Sphene, anatase or" 2-Jan <0.05 Weak brown very fine-grained aggregates. leucoxene (aggregates) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMENTS: Few mm-wide veins and impregnations of isocubanite/chalcopyrite and pyrrhotite in siltstone. The siltstone consists mainly of quartz and "chlorite, with minor plagioclase and scattered grains of Ti-oxides. Chlorite typically forms" orbicular aggregates. Quartz in the siltstone is partially recrystallized "(some equant grains), especially close to the veins and impregnations of sulfide. Close to veins the" "chlorite content increases and a 0.5 -1.0 mm-thick, mainly" chlorite selvage is formed. In the sulfide veins local zonation is observed with isocubanite/chalcopyrite in the middle and pyrrhotite at the edges. Also this "assemblage seems to be pseudomorphic after rhombic or monoclinic elongated crystals, possibly" early formed pyrrhotite. Intergrowths of isocubanite and chalcopyrite (chalcopyrite lamallae in isocubanite) mimic crystallographic orientations. Quartz is "generally euhedral, suggesting hydrothermal recrystallization." Planes of very small (<4 ľm) two phase fluid inclusions crosscut some euhedral quartz grains. (NB! section too thick) "169-856H-21R-1, Piece 5b (54-58 cm)" Thin section: #3 ROCK NAME: Sulfide-veined siltstone --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Total percentage of section: 35 Chalcopyrite 40 <0.01-0.3 Anhedral. Exsolution texture with isocubanite. Isocubanite 20 <0.01-0.3 Anhedral. "Exsolution texture with chalcopyrite, distinct" pinkish tinge "compared to pyrrhotite, isotropic." Pyrrhotite 30 <0.01-0.3 Anhedral to subhedral. Few twins. Pyrite 10 <0.001-2 to 3 Anhedral to euhedral. Cubes. Hematite <1 0.01-0.5 Orbicular aggregates. NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Total percentage of section: 65 SEDIMENT: Feldspar-plagioclase 50 <0.01-0.05 Anhedral. Some albite twinning. Clays and chlorite 50 ? "Very fine-grained aggregates, colorless to light" greenish gray. Epidote Trace to 1 0.01-0.03 Euhedral. Prismatic crystals in clays and chlorite. VEIN: Chlorite 85% of vein <0.001-0.03 "Around vein; occurs with quartz; anhedral," "green brown, with" anomalous blue birefringence. Quartz 10% of vein 0.05-0.15 Euhedral. "Around vein, occurs with chlorite." Carbonate 5% of vein 0.5 "Uniaxial, 2nd order interference (section not true" thickness); (calcite(?)) "1) concentrically zoned sphere, interbanded with pyrite; " 2) clusters of euhedral grains in veins. Epidote(?) Trace 0.01 Prismatic needle. "Colorless, second order interference colors." Barite(?) 1% of vein 0.05 Anhedral. "Mottled extinction, very low 1st order" "interference colors," biaxial(+). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "COMMENTS: Generally a network of chalcopyrite-isocubanite veins, with lesser amounts of" "pyrrhotite and pyrite. In isocubanite-dominant parts of veins," chalcopyrite forms thin exsolution lamellae in the isocubanite and occurs along fractures and grain "boundaries at the expense of isocubanite, together with" "larger grains of pyrrhotite and often pyrite. In chalcopyrite-dominant parts of veins, large subhedral" "grains of pyrrhotite occupy the central parts, surrounded by" "chalcopyrite, the latter with lamellae of isocubanite in the central part of the grains, again following" "crystallographic directions. Small, very irregular" "aggregates of pyrrhotite occur along the grain boundaries to the chalcopyrite, but also as inclusions" "in the grains, sometimes difficult to distinguish from the" "isocubanite, because of the small grain size. Often the smaller pyrrhotite grains are found close to" the larger pyrrhotite grains. Pyrite is less commonly associated with this assemblage than with the isocubanite dominant one. A few late veins of pyrite crosscut the earlier chalcopyrite-isocubanite veins. Late hematite is formed along grain boundaries at the expense of iron sulfides. The veins have formed "in a siltstone, original mineralogy of quartz, feldspar, clays," "and chlorite are preserved, as well as bedding shown by mineralogical variations (viz., quartz-" feldspar and clay minerals). Close to veins a fibrous partially "radiating selvage of green to dark brown chlorite has formed at the expense of siltstone, as well as" overprinting earlier euhedral quartz crystals (euhedral shapes preserved in chlorite aggregates). Selvage thickness varies with quartz content in siltstone (0.2 to 0.5 mm). Sulfide impregnations develop mainly in the quartz- feldspar rich layers. "169-856H-21R-1, 80-84 cm" Thin section: #4 ROCK NAME: Chalcopyrite-isocubanite mineralization/sulfide-veined siltstone --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Total percentage of section: 85 Chalcopyrite 35 0.01-0.5 Anhedral. "Ragged to straight boundaries, lamellae in" isocubanite. Isocubanite 30 0.01-0.5 Anhedral. "Ragged to straight boundaries, lamellae in" chalcopyrite. Pyrrhotite 15 0.02-0.6 Anhedral to subhedral. Pyrite 10 0.01-0.6 Anhedral to euhedral. Magnetite 3 <0.001-0.05 Anhedral. "In small blebs, aggregates to single grains," often intergrown or replaced by hematite. Also very fine grains intergrown with pyrite. Hematite 7 <0.001-0.03 Anhedral to euhedral. "Aggregates, blebs, partly in globular" aggregates of euhedral lath-shaped crystals. Marcasite <1 0.01 Subhedral. "Inclusions in pyrite, distinct greenish reflection" pleochroism and bluish strong anisotropy. NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Total percentage of section: 10 Chlorite I or clay-min? 30 0.005-0.01 "Very fine-grained, felty aggregates," very low first order blue- gray interference colors. Chlorite II 70 <0.005 "Very fine-grained, felty aggregates, first order gray-yellow" interference colors. Sphene 1 - Subhedral to euhedral. "Biaxial, colorless, weak brown color." Epidote/(prob. clinozoisite) Trace - Anhedral. Occurs in veins. Quartz Pockets - Anhedral. Carbonate Few grains 0.02 Anhedral. Barite < 1 0.01-0.02 Anhedral. "Aggregates of several grains, mottled, low first order" "interference colors, biaxial(+), low angle." VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS 5 Occurs in massive sulfide veins. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "COMMENTS: Generally a massive chalcopyrite-isocubanite vein with minor amounts of pyrite," "pyrrhotite, magnetite, and hematite. Chalcopyrite and" "isocubanite are exsolved in each other, following crystallographic orientations. Larger grains of" pyrrhotite and pyrite occur in chalcopyrite dominant parts of the section. Chalcopyrite is formed at the expense of isocubanite along grain boundaries and fractures. Generally pure chalcopyrite around pyrrhotite and pyrite grains. Hematite is found along fractures and grain boundaries in the isocubanite-chalcopyrite "assemblage, replacing magnetite, and may have formed" "contemporaneously with chalcopyrite, as well as replacing chalcopyrite. The chalcopyrite-" isocubanite-hematite-magnetite assemblage is overgrown by later "pyrrhotite, as well as late stage pyrite. Pyrite replacement of pyrrhotite often occurs along cleavage" "planes, forming ŇfingersÓ in the pyrrhotite." "Two types of chlorite occur. Chlorite II is a felty mass with first order gray-yellow colors," replacing an earlier chlorite (chlorite I) with extremely low first order "blue gray color, which could indicate a clay mineral." "169-856H-22R-2, Piece 7B (57-60 cm)" Thin section: #5 ROCK NAME: Sulfide-veined siltstone --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Total percentage of section: 40 Chalcopyrite 45 <=0.2 Anhedral. Isocubanite 10 <=0.01-0.05 Anhedral. Exsolved in chalcopyrite in irregular patches. Pyrite 5 <=0.02 Anhedral to subhedral. Pyrrhotite 40 0.01-0.4 Anhedral to subhedral. Magnetite Trace Anhedral. Associated with pyrrhotite. Ilmenite 1 0.02 Subhedral. In veins crosscutting sulfide assemblage. NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Total percentage of section: 60 Chlorite I 45 <=0.01 "Felty to fibrous aggregates, green yellow, pseudomorphic" replacement of equant-grained mineral (quartz?). Chlorite II 5 <=0.02 "Fibrous, in veinlets, colorless." Quartz 50 (Q+P) <=0.02 Anhedral to euhedral. Euhedral close to and in sulfide veins/disseminations. Plagioclase <=0.02 Anhedral to subhedral. Albite twinning. Sphene/rutile Trace Euhedral. In sulfide veins. Epidote(?) Trace Anhedral --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMENTS: Cm-wide vein and mm-wide veinlets of chalcopyrite with minor exsolution of isocubanite and grains of pyrrhotite crosscut siltstone. Pyrrhotite "overgrows an earlier chalcopyrite-isocubanite assemblage, together with pyrite. Thin veins of" ilmenite partially replaced by sphene(?) crosscut the sulfide assemblage. The siltstone comprises mainly quartz and chlorite or clay minerals with minor plagioclase. Selvages of brownish green chlorite with some "epidote(?) are present adjacent to major veins. Chlorite is also replaces a euhedral mineral," "probably quartz (less likely amphibole or pyroxene), according to" "crystal shape. Thinner veins and veinlets are rimmed by euhedral fine-grained quartz, which grows" "into the veins (cockade structure), indicating open space" filling. "169-856H-23R-1, Piece 18 (94-98 cm)" Thin section: #6 ROCK NAME: Sulfide-veined siltstone --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Total percentage of section: 20 Chalcopyrite 65 0.02-0.06 Anhedral. "Ragged, ratty grains interstitial to quartz and" albite; finely disseminated throughout groundmass of host rock Isocubanite 15 <0.01 along grain boundaries and fractures in chalcopyrite. Pyrrhotite 15 0.01-0.02 "Partly strongly anisotropic, anhedral to euhedral lath" shaped. Pyrite 5 0.01-1.0 Subhedral to euhedral. "Cubes, skeletal intergrowth with quartz in" places. Marcasite Trace to 1% Euhedral. "Cubes and laths, anisotropic; occurs 1) in late" fractures in chalcopyrite/isocubanite vein; 2) as inclusions in chalcopyrite/isocubanite vein. Magnetite Trace Rounded anhedral blebs along incipient fractures in chalcopyrite/isocubanite vein. Hematite Ragged anhedral grains lining fractures which crosscut chalcopyrite/isocubanite vein. Bornite(?) Trace Anhedral. "Interstitial to quartz; deep red orange tarnish, contains" exsolution lamellae. NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Total percentage of section: 80 Quartz 40 of all section "1) Ragged, anhedral subequant grains; 2) hexagonal" crystals in veins. Chlorite "Clear to orange, brown, and yellow ragged felted patches" and radiating bundles of fibers; anomalous Berlin blue birefringence indicates Fe-rich nature; occurs with chalcopyrite blebs. Sphene with 2-5 of all section Ragged clusters of agglomerated anhedral grains with leucoxene "leucoxene scum, often surrounding chalcopyrite" grains. Veinlets in sulfide veins. Epidote 2 of all section Ragged patches of clusters or anhedral grains; occurs as "overgrowths on chalcopyrite; high relief, yellowish" brown green. Carbonate(?) or is it all sphene "Ragged, anhedral patches in" groundmass. Rutile ? Needles. Albite(?) or quartz 5-7 of all section Tabular laths. Replacement of detrital feldspars(?). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMENTS: <1-mm to 4- or 5-mm-wide veins (rectilinear) in altered sediments. Vein fill consists of rare hexagonal quartz (open space filling) with "chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, and isocubanite. Contains primary two-phase, 2-4 ľm fluid inclusions in" subhedral quartz crystals in the groundmass. Thin section "slightly too thick. Hematite veins crosscut marcasite-lined veins. Skeletal, fine-grained intergrowth" "between pyrite and quartz, adjacent to veins." "169-856H-24R-2, Piece 10 (77-80 cm)" Thin section: #7 ROCK NAME: Hydrothermally altered siltstone with minor sulfide veins and disseminations --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Total percentage of section: (not provided) Chalcopyrite Trace to 1 0.01-0.1 Anhedral. Grains displaying mutual boundaries with pyrrhotite. Interstitial to quartz. Pyrrhotite 1 to 2 0.01-0.1 Anhedral. Grains displaying mutual boundaries with chalcopyrite. Interstitial to quartz. Magnetite Trace 0.02-0.03 Anhedral. Inclusions in pyrrhotite. Hematite Trace 0.02 1) Fine needles occurring at the periphery of chalcopyrite and pyrite which occur in patches or drusy pockets with quartz; 2) anhedral grains incipiently replacing pyrrhotite along grain boundaries and fractures. NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Total percentage of section: (not provided) Quartz 25-30 0.05 - 0.1 "1) Ragged, anhedral grains intergrown with clays; " 2) isolated of section euhedral tabular crystals and intergrowths of crystals in "patches, likely replaced after original " detrital feldspars; patches may be small original lithic fragments. Certain laminae are particularly quartz "rich; 3) euhedral," "hexagonal, elongate" crystals in drusy pockets with sulfides. Chlorite I 60-70 "Extremely fine-grained, very light gray, translucent," intergrown with quartz in groundmass. Chlorite II 1 to 3 0.05 "Yellow-brown, anhedral grains and fibers interstitial to" sulfides. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "COMMENTS: Hydrothermally altered, fine-grained sediment with narrow crosscutting" microveinlets of sulfide and fine-grained disseminations of sulfide. Contains relatively large (10 ľm) two-phase inclusions in quartz. "169-856H-31R-1, Piece 7a (48-52 cm)" Thin section: #8 ROCK NAME: Sulfide-banded sandstone --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Total percentage of section: 40 Unknown Cu-Fe sulfide 65 0.5-2.0 Anhedral to subhedral. "Lath or blade-shaped," lamellae of chalcopyrite along "crystallographic orientation. Isotropic, cream yellow (as" "pyrite), reflectivity as chalcopyrite." Chalcopyrite 35 <0.01-0.05 Lamellae in unknown phase (width of lamellae). NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Total percentage of section: (not provided) Rutile 2-Jan <000.1-0.2 Anhedral. "Aggregates to euhedral needles, twinning." Quartz 13-Dec 0.2-0.4 Euhedral. "Inclusions of rutile common, associated with sulfides." "Anhedral in chlorite matrix, mottled, deformed?" Chlorite 85 <=0.4 "Fibrous aggregates, colorless, 1st order gray" interference colors. Muscovite 1 0.01-0.1 "Fibrous aggregates and grains, 3rd order interference" colors. Forms from chlorite. Barite 2-Jan 0.2-0.6 Euhedral. "Barrel-shaped crystals, colorless, low birefringence" similar to "quartz, one good cleavage, with abundant, elongate," two-phase fluid inclusions; surrounded by sulfides. Epidote 1 0.01-0.1 Anhedral. Grains in chlorite. Calcite Trace 0.15 Patch of intergrown anhedral grains in chlorite. Brookite Trace 0.1 Anhedral. Irregular grains interstitial to sulfides. Anatase Trace 0.1 Anhedral. Irregular grains interstitial to sulfides. Apatite Trace 0.05 "Clusters of tabular, euhedral crystals in late quartz" within "chlorite; very low birefringence, uniaxial negative." --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMENTS: Veins and veinlets of Cu-Fe sulfides in matrix of mainly chlorite with minor quartz and lesser barite. Sulfides composed of primarily unknown "isotropic, cream-white phase with lamellae of chalcopyrite along crystallographic directions. Mg-" rich chlorite comprises 85% of the matrix. Euhedral quartz "crystals, typically with inclusions of rutile, are associated with the sulfides. Quartz in the matrix" has irregular grain shapes and is mottled under cross polars which suggests deformation. Some muscovite is overgrowing the chlorite forming aggregates. "Barite crystals have excellent, needle-like, elongate, two-phase" fluid inclusions along cleavages. "169-856H-31R-2, Piece 1 (1-5 cm)" Thin section: #9 ROCK NAME: Sulfide banded sandstone --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Total percentage of section: 40 Unknown Cu-Fe sulfide 80 <=0.02-0.4 Anhedral. "Rounded, lobate grains with" exsolution lamellae of "chalcopyrite, width of lamellae <=0.02 mm" following "crystallographic directions in the mineral. Isotropic," "cream yellow (as pyrite), reflectivity as chalcopyrite." Chalcopyrite 20 Lamellae in unknown phase. NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Total percentage of section: 55 Chlorite 97-98 0.02-0.1 "Felty, fibrous aggregates, 1st order gray, colorless." Sphene 1 Anhedral. Colorless. Quartz Trace to 1 "Authigenic, hexagonal." Anatase 2-Jan Anhedral. "Colorless to brown, partly needly to euhedral." Rutile Trace Needles. K-feldspar Trace --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMENTS: Veinlets and rich impregnation of sulfides in a matrix of chlorite with trace amounts of quartz and accessory anatase and sphene (based on optical properties). Unknown isotropic cream-white phase is the major sulfide with exsolution lamellae of chalcopyrite. "169-856H-35R-1, Piece 17 (107-110 cm)" Thin section: # 10 ROCK NAME: Chloritized arkose --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS "Chalcopyrite, Pyrite" Trace <0.015 Anhedral. Chalcopyrite included in quartz grains. NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Quartz 50 0.06-0.10 Anhedral. Recrystallized grains. Chlorite/smectite 40 ŇGroundmassÓ interstitial to quartz replacing feldspar and/or protomatrix(?). Chlorite Single crystals Scattered. Ti oxides (Anatase(?)) Trace Anhedral to euhedral. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMENTS: Fine parallel/cross laminated texture. Chlorite more abundant in silty-clayey laminae whilst quartz is more abundant in fine-grained sand "laminae. Quartz, although affected by extensive overgrowths, is the only primary detrital mineral" preserved. The fine-grained dull ŇgroundmassÓ with scattered bluish (crossed nicols) chlorite crystals likely consists of a chlorite smectite mixture probably derived from alteration of detrital feldspar grains and matrix. 169-856H-39R-1 Piece 9 (82-85 cm) Thin section: # 11 ROCK NAME: Chloritized arkose --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS "Pyrite, Chalcopyrite, " Pyrrhotite Few grains <0.02 Anhedral. Associated with quartz. NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Quartz 40 0.06-0.1 "Clastic, with preserved quartz overgrowths." Chlorite/smectite 60 Surrounds quartz grains muscovite/sericite. Anatase 2 <0.05 Anhedral to euhedral. ?? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "COMMENTS: See thin section 169-856H-35R-1, 107-110 cm (#10). The only difference is that" muscovite/sericite microlamellae are present in the ŇgroundmassÓ. "169-856H-43R-1, Piece 6c (70-75 cm)" Thin section: # 12 ROCK NAME: Arkose --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Pyrite 1 0.1 "Euhedral, cubes." Chalcopyrite Trace 0.01 Anhedral. NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Quartz 30-40 0.06-0.125 "Clastic, subrounded with chlorite overgrowths." Muscovite 15-20 0.06-0.125 "Coarse-grained lamellae, generally felty," "rounded aggregates," that suggest pseudomorphs after clastic feldspar grains. Chlorite 5 0.05-0.2 "Lamellar with blue 1st order interference colors," interstitial to quartz and feldspar. Clay mineral/chlorite(?) 40-45 <=0.01 "Very fine-grained felty aggregates, low 1st" order gray interference colors. "Rutile, Anatase" 1 <0.05 Anhedral. "Cloudy, some euhedral grains." --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "COMMENTS: Very homogeneous siltstone, without any recognizable lamination. Quartz is the" only detrital phase. Aggregates of felty muscovite and clay minerals may have replaced detrital feldspar in the matrix. "169-856H-47R-2, Piece 5 (40-43 cm)" Thin section: # 13 ROCK NAME: Arkose --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Pyrite Trace <0.02 Anhedral. Small grains associated with a quartz aggregate. Chalcopyrite Trace <0.01 Anhedral. Few scattered grains. NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Quartz 30-40 0.125-0.25 Clastic with quartz overgrowths. Sericite 35-45 0.125-0.25 "Clastic, altered. After feldspar." Chlorite 10 0.125-0.25 Pseudomorphic. After plagioclase(?). Matrix 10-May <0.06 Interstitial. "Epimatrix (Dickinson, 1970)." --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "COMMENTS: Detrital quartz grains show quartz overgrowths. Feldspar grains, although strongly" "sericitized, are in some places still recognizable as" "plagioclase. Chlorite is present in two forms, as bluish pseudomorphous crystals and, as thin" continuous rims around detrital grains. "[Reference: Dickinson, W.R., 1970. Interpreting detrital modes of graywacke and arkose. J." "Sediment. Petrol., 40:695-707.]" "169-856H-54R-1, Piece 4 (12-16 cm)" Thin section: # 14 ROCK NAME: Mudstone --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Pyrrhotite Trace Leucoxene Trace Chalcopyrite Trace NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Quartz 30 0.01-0.02 Anhedral. Rounded grains. Chlorite I 30 <0.005 "Extremely, fine-grained unoriented, felty mass, 1st order" gray interference color. Chlorite II 20 0.01-0.04 "Lamellar, deep blue interference colors suggests high" Fe- "content, (maybe some trace elements too)?" Associated with pyrrhotite. Clay mineral(?) 20 <0.005 "Extremely fine-grained masses, 1st order yellow" interference colors. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "COMMENTS: Generally a mudstone, with quartz partially overgrown by chlorite and clay as only" "detrital mineral. Irregular patches of more coarse-grained," "well-crystallized chlorite with a deep blue abnormal interference color, make up approximately one" third of the section. "169-856H-55R-1, Piece 4 (22-26 cm)" Thin section: #15 "ROCK NAME: Very highly altered, aphyric, fine-grained basalt" GRAIN-SIZE: Fine-grained TEXTURE: Subophitic to variolitic --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Pyrrhotite Trace <=0.05 Subhedral laths. Ilmenite <1 <=0.01 Subhedral to anhedral laths. NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS PHENOCRYSTS None GROUNDMASS (Primary) Clinopyroxene(?) Trace 0.2 Stubby to subhedral. Completely replaced by chlorite (+/- mixed layer clays?) and microgranular quartz. Plagioclase 50 0.2-1 Acicular laths. "Completely altered to chlorite, and quartz." Titanomagnetite 10 <=0.02 Irregular granules. Replaced by titanite. Mesostasis 40 "Completely altered to quartz, chlorite, and titanite." SECONDARY MINERALS Quartz (+/- albite) 35 0.2-1 Plagioclase laths pseudomorphically replaced by quartz (+/- albite) and chlorite. Chlorite 50 0.2-1 Chlorite also replaces titanite of the primary groundmass with abundant microgranular titanite. Titanite 15 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "COMMENTS: Very highly altered, fine-grained basalt, almost completely replaced by secondary" "minerals (chlorite, quartz, and titanite) though a relict" igneous texture is preserved due to the pseudomorphic replacement of the plagioclase lath framework by chlorite and quartz. The mesostasis comprises a "cryptocrystalline intergrowth of nearly indistinguishable microgranular quartz, chlorite, and titanite." Secondary plagioclase may be present (recognized by rare albitic twins) but this may also be quartz pseudomorphs after plagioclase. The thin section is crosscut by a 2 mm barren chlorite vein that includes slithers of basaltic wall rock in progressive stages of silicification and chloritization. Basalt is more highly altered (chloritized) along the vein margins (>2 mm halo). 15- mm-wide quartz + chlorite + titanite (+ rare chalcopyrite) region developed on one side of chlorite vein. Primary igneous texture in this region obliterated due to replacement by granular quartz-rich and other chlorite-rich patches. Slide contains abundant bubbles in epoxy. "169-856H-55R-1, Piece 19 (134-138 cm)" Thin section: #16 "ROCK NAME: Completely aphyric, fine-grained basalt" GRAIN-SIZE: Fine-grained TEXTURE: Intersertal to subophitic --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Ilmenite 2-Jan <=0.25 Subhedral laths. Replaced by microgranular titanite. NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS PHENOCRYSTS None. GROUNDMASS (Primary) Plagioclase 50 0.2-1 Laths to stubby. "Completely altered to chlorite, and quartz." Clinopyroxene 40 0.2-1 Subhedral-irregular. Completely altered to chlorite + quartz + (+ mesostasis(?)) brown clay + titanite. Titanomagnetite 8 0.1 Subhedral. Rimmed and replaced by microgranular titanite. SECONDARY MINERALS Quartz 60 0.05-1 Plagioclase laths pseudomorphically replaced by Chlorite 30 0.1-1 chlorite and quartz. Altered mesostasis/clinopyroxene Brown Clay 10 0.5 comprises a microgranular mass of irregular Titanite 10 0.1 "quartz, chlorite, brown clay, and titanite." VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Vesicles 2 0.5 Subrounded. Filled with brown clay (Mg-smectite/chlorite mixed layer(?)). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "COMMENTS: Completely altered. Very difficult to locate any primary minerals, though a relict" igneous texture is preserved. The chlorite has extremely intense anomalous colors in crossed polars. Microgranular titanite is disseminated throughout the groundmass. Slide contains abundant bubbles in epoxy. "169-856H-57R-1, Piece 16 (76-80 cm)" Thin section: #17 and #18 "ROCK NAME: Completely altered, moderately clinopyroxene-phyric basalt" GRAIN-SIZE: Microcrystalline to cryptocrystalline TEXTURE: Variolitic to intersertal --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS PHENOCRYSTS Clinopyroxene 5 0.5-2 Stubby prisms. "Completely replaced by brown clay, chlorite," "quartz, and" titanite. Plagioclase(?) 1 0.5-1.2 Subhedral laths. Replaced by pyrrhotite. GROUNDMASS (Primary) Plagioclase 30 0.05-1 Acicular laths. Completely altered to quartz and chlorite. Mesostasis 53 Intersertal. "Completely altered to microcrystalline quartz," (+ clinopyroxene) chlorite + titanite. Ilmenite/titanomagnetite 10 0.02-0.5 Subhedral to acicular. Commonly rimmed by microgranular titanite. SECONDARY MINERALS Quartz (+ albite) 20 0.01-1 Groundmass of granular quartz and fibrous aggregates Chlorite 60 0.1-1 of chlorite and a ubiquitous dusting of titanite. Relict Titanite 15 0.02-0.5 igneous texture preserved. OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Pyrrhotite 1 0.1-1.2 Subhedral laths. Coarse grains. Habit suggest replacement of plagioclase phenocrysts though no primary phase remains. Halos of iron-oxyhydroxide staining. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMENTS: Some 3-4 mm patches of chlorite replace glomerocrystic clinopyroxene (+/- plagioclase). Groundmass comprises a complex intergroth of "granular quartz, chlorite, and a dusting of microgranular titanite. Chlorite commonly" pseudomorphs acicular groundmass plagioclase but plagioclase is also replaced by multiple subgrains of irregular quartz. Irregular variolitic texture preserved by the replacement products of feldspar. Slide contains abundant bubbles in epoxy. "169-856H-59R-1, Piece 3a (15-17 cm)" Thin section: # 28 ROCK NAME: Siltstone --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Quartz 35-40 0.04 Anhedral. Chlorite/smectite 55-60 Very fine-grained dull groundmass. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMENTS: Parallel- and cross-laminated siltstone. Cross lamination visible due to alternation of laminae with different proportions of the coarse quartzose silt and mud. "169-856H-59R-1, Piece 20 (138-143 cm)" Thin section: #19 ROCK NAME: Highly plagioclase-phyric basalt GRAIN-SIZE: Glassy to cryptocrystalline TEXTURE: Micro-porphyritic-variolitic groundmass --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS PHENOCRYSTS Plagioclase 15 0.2-2 Acicular-hopper car Fresh plagioclase-hopper car and open boxy habits. to equant. Clinopyroxene 2 0.5-1 "Stubby, subhedral." "Mostly altered to clay and chlorite, though" rare fresh clinopyroxene occurs. GROUNDMASS Plagioclase 15 0.04-0.2 Acicular-radiating. Precipitating within sheaf-spherical glassy groundmass. Mesostasis 60 Variolitic. "Sheaf-spherical/plumose. Spherically arranged radial, " acicular plagioclase with interstitial glass. SECONDARY MINERALS Chlorite "Replace clinopyroxene phenocrysts, particularly near" Brown clay the crosscutting brown clay vein. VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Vesicles 1 1 Rounded. Filled with brown clays. OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Chalcopyrite Trace <=0.01 Anhedral. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMENTS: Corner of thin section cut by 2-3 mm barren quartz vein. Simple filling of dilational crack with pieces of broken acicular plagioclase preserved "on either side of vein. Also irregular 0.5 mm brown clay-filled vein. Rare, fine veinlets of" carbonate replace interiors of plagioclase phenocrysts. "169-856H-59R-1, Piece 10 (66-68 cm)" Thin section: #29 "ROCK NAME: Highly altered, porphyritic basalt" GRAIN-SIZE: Cryptocrystalline "TEXTURE: Porphyritic, variolitic" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS PHENOCRYSTS Plagioclase 4 0.5-2 Prismatic. "Plucked, or replaced by pyrrhotite +/- coarse" euhedral titanite. Clinopyroxene 1 0.5 Subhedral. Brown clay + titanite. GROUNDMASS (Primary) Plagioclase 25 0.2-0.5 Acicular. Replaced by titanite. Mesostasis 69 "Glassy, variolitic." Completely altered. SECONDARY MINERALS Quartz 20 0.05 "Groundmass completely replaced by chlorite, quartz, " Chlorite 54 0.1-1 and titanite. Titanite replaces laths of plagioclase that Titanite 20 0.05-2 form a variolitic texture. Plagioclase phenocrysts Brown clay 3 1 are replaced by large euhedral single grains of titanite Epidote 1 0.1 #NAME? VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Vesicles 1 0.5-1 Rounded. Brown clay infill. OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Pyrrhotite <1 4-Mar --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMENTS: Most phenocrysts are plucked from the slide and only prismatic holes remain. "Unplucked plagioclase feldspars are replaced by large, euhedral" "pinkish titanites. Variolitic groundmass totally replaced by secondary minerals (chlorite, quartz," titanite) but ghosts of plumose/radiating sheafs remain. "169-856H-60R-1, Piece 4a (12-18 cm)" Thin section: #20 "ROCK NAME: Highly altered, highly vesicular, fine-grained basalt" GRAIN-SIZE: Fine-grained to microcrystalline TEXTURE: Intersertal --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS PHENOCRYSTS Plagioclase <1 0.5-1 Prismatic. Open voids remain. Clinopyroxene <1 0.5-1 Stubby. Phenocrysts may have been removed by alteration or during thin section preparation. GROUNDMASS (Primary) Plagioclase 42 0.05-1 Acicular. Quartz + chlorite. Mesostasis/clinopyroxene 43 Intersertal. "Completely altered to quartz, chlorite," and titanite. Titanomagnetite 5 0.1 Subhedral to bladed. Altered to titanite. SECONDARY MINERALS Quartz 40 0.05-1 Microcrystalline aggregate of chlorite > quartz. Faint Chlorite 45 0.05-1 outlines of primary phases/textures. Titanite 5 0.01-0.1 Dusty-microgranular. VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Vesicles 10 0.5-2 Subrounded to rounded. "Brown clay, quartz." OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Pyrrhotite Trace 1 Euhedral to prismatic. After plagioclase(?). Chalcopyrite Trace 0.05 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "COMMENTS: Microcrystalline aggregate of chlorite, quartz and dusty titanite. Secondary" minerals pseudomorphically overprint primary phases and a faint relict texture is preserved by ghost outlines of igneous phases. 1-2 mm irregular brown clay +/- quartz veins. One brown clay vein changes to a quartz + chlorite vein. Vesicles intersected by this latter vein are filled by quartz > brown clay. Slide contains abundant bubbles in epoxy. "169-856H-60R-2, Piece 6 (58-60 cm)" Thin section: #30 ROCK NAME: Diabase GRAIN-SIZE: Medium grained TEXTURE: Subophitic to ophitic --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS PHENOCRYSTS Plagioclase 40 0.5-4 Prismatic. Brown clay along cracks. Pyroxene 30-35 0.5-2 (Sub+)ophitic. Mostly fresh. Some altered to chlorite. Olivine 20-Oct 0.6 Isodiametric. Altered into serpentine cellular texture; difficult to estimate modal proportion. GROUNDMASS Mesostasis 5 Anhedral. Altered to chlorite. Magnetite/ilmenite 10 0.1 Anhedral. Titanite rims. SECONDARY MINERALS Quartz 3 "Quartz, chlorite and brown clay replace mesostasis, " Chlorite 3 "some pyroxene, olivine, and plagioclase along internal" Brown clay 2 cracks. Titanite 2 Rims titanomagnetite. OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Chalcopyrite Trace 0.01-0.5 Anhedral. Scattered. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMENTS: Mostly crystalline and fresh. Possible olivine phenocrysts completely altered to chlorite and quartz. Pyroxene (augitic) and plagioclase (about "An80) are only locally altered into chlorite. Plagioclase commonly shows oscillatory zoning," altered to brown clay along fractures. "169-856H-62R-1, Piece 20 (120-124 cm)" Thin section: #21 ROCK NAME: Sparsely plagioclase-clinopyroxene-phyric basalt GRAIN-SIZE: Cryptocrystalline to glassy "TEXTURE: Porphyritic, intersertal" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS PHENOCRYSTS Plagioclase 3 0.5-2 Squat to acicular. Fresh. Glomerocrystic or single grains. Some zoned. Clinopyroxene 1 0.5-1 Stubby. Completely altered to brown clay and chlorite +/- titanite. GROUNDMASS (Primary) Plagioclase 30 0.01-1 Acicular. Altered to quartz(?). Mesostasis 62 Glassy. Titanomagnetite 5 0.1 Subhedral. Replaces by titanite. SECONDARY MINERALS Quartz 40 0.01-1 Groundmass comprises a highly altered lattice of Chlorite 50 0.01-1 semi-crystallized plagioclase with intersertal glass. Titanite 10 0.01-0.1 "Glass recrystallized to chlorite, quartz, and titanite." --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMENTS: Darker patches in groundmass with no plagioclase may be altered varioles. The rest of the groundmass comprises a framework of fine acicular plagioclase with intersertal glass replaced by quartz and chlorite. Glass-rich areas display plumose and sheaf-spherical quench textures. Slide contains abundant bubbles in epoxy. "169-856H-63R-1, Piece 4 (16-20 cm)" Thin section: #22 ROCK NAME: Chloritized glassy margin of pillow basalt GRAIN-SIZE: Glassy TEXTURE: Hyaloclastic --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS PHENOCRYSTS Plagioclase <1 0.5-1.5 Squat to prismatic. Replaced by quartz + chlorite +/- sulfides. GROUNDMASS (Primary) Basaltic glass 90 10-Jan Angular fragments. Completely altered to chlorite. Quenched varioles 10 2-Jan Flattened elliptical. Chilled margin. SECONDARY MINERALS Chlorite 80 Intergrown. Individual crystals unresolvable. Epidote 5 0.5 Granular. Quartz 10 0.05-0.1 Anhedral. After plagioclase. Titanite 5 0.05 Microgranular. Ubiquitous dusting. VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Vesicles <1 0.4 Rounded. Quartz +/- chlorite. OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Pyrite Trace 0.01-0.05 Subhedral to cubic. Rare scattered grains. Chalcopyrite Trace 0.01 Anhedral. Rare scattered grains. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMENTS: Completely recrystallized glassy margin of pillow lava with variolitic chilled "margin. Glass fragmented to subhorizontal (to core), irregular" zones and altered to chlorite. Internal alteration of larger glassy areas commonly siliceous and altered in ŇMandelbrot SetÓ-shaped patterns. Varioles commonly formed around plagioclase (micro-) phenocrysts. These plagioclase grains are completely recrystallized to microgranular irregular quartz +/- chlorite +/- "chalcopyrite +/- pyrite. Glassy fragments separated by subhorizontal, anastomosing 0.5-1 mm" "veins of irregular and microgranular quartz, chlorite, epidote and" titanite. Upper part of slide is the variolitic chilled margin of the host pillow. This region comprises coalesced elliptical varioles flattened subparallel to the horizontal. Varioles become more common within the glassy fragments toward the top of the "slide. Subhorizontal fractures, glass and altered phenocrysts and" "crosscut and slightly offset by narrow, (<0.5 mm) discontinuous, chlorite > quartz-filled fractures. " "169-856H-63R-1, Piece 11e (127-130 cm)" Thin section: #23 ROCK NAME: Cryptocrystalline to microcrystalline aphyric basalt GRAIN-SIZE: Cryptocrystalline to microcrystalline TEXTURE: Microvariolitic --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS PHENOCRYSTS Clinopyroxene <1 1 Stubby-equant. Altered to clay + chlorite. Plagioclase <1 1 Acicular. Altered to quartz and chlorite. GROUNDMASS (Primary) Plagioclase 5 0.1 Acicular. "Altered to quartz, and chlorite." Mesostasis 85 Quenched. "Chlorite, quartz, epidote, and titanite." Titanomagnetite 10 0 Subhedral. Altered to titanite. SECONDARY MINERALS Quartz 45 0.01-0.5 Groundmass comprises radiating laths of altered Chlorite 35 0.1-1 plagioclase with a plumose or sheaf-spherical Brown clay 10 texture; with highly altered interstitial glass Titanite 10 0.05 "replaced by chlorite, quartz, brown clay, and titanite." VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Vesicles <1 0.8 Rounded. Filled with brown clay. OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Pyrrhotite <1 2.5 Prismatic. With chlorite + titanite. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "COMMENTS: Highly altered groundmass comprises microcrystalline quartz, chlorite and" titanite. Primary or secondary plagioclase difficult to confirm due to fine grain size. Relict igneous texture preserved within groundmass by pseudomorphic replacement of acicular plagioclase by quartz and chlorite. One edge of "slide cut by 1-2 mm quartz >> chlorite + brown clay vein, with en echelon discontinuous veinlets. " "169-856H-63R-2, Piece 12 (68-70 cm)" Thin section: #24 ROCK NAME: Sparsely plagioclase-clinopyroxene-phyric basalt GRAIN-SIZE: Cryptocrystalline to microcrystalline TEXTURE: Microporphyric to intersertal --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS PHENOCRYSTS Plagioclase 1 0.5-2 Prismatic to acicular. "Some fresh, but many replaced by quartz +" chlorite. Clinopyroxene <1 0.5 Prismatic to stubby. "Altered to chlorite + quartz, commonly with" rims of cryptocrystalline quenched basalt. Olivine(?) <1 0.5 Prismatic. "Completely replaced by chlorite, quartz, and titanite." GROUNDMASS (Primary) Plagioclase 40 0.05-0.5 Acicular framework. Mesostasis 60 Intersertal. SECONDARY MINERALS Chlorite 45 A nearly indistinguishable groundmass after plagioclase Quartz 45 "and mesostasis comprising intergrown quartz, chlorite" Titanite 10 in plumose or radiating arrangements with a ubiquitous dusting of microgranular titanite. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "COMMENTS: Numerous subrounded 2 mm blobs of cryptocrystalline basalt, commonly around" the rims of altered phenocrysts. Chilled margin present along one edge of the slide. This comprises a cryptocrystalline glassy basalt with fine acicular plagioclase and is very highly chloritized (chlorite: 80%; quartz: 10%; titanite: 10%). "169-856H-64R-2, Piece 1 (9-11 cm)" Thin section: #25 ROCK NAME: Sparsely plagioclase phyric basalt GRAIN-SIZE: Cryptocrystalline TEXTURE: Microporphyric to intersertal --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS PHENOCRYSTS Plagioclase 4 0.5-1.5 Acicular to squat. "Zoned, altered core into bluish chlorite" "(pennine), quartz " or brown clay. Clinopyroxene 1 0.8-1.5 "Stubby, prismatic." Completely altered to chlorite > quartz +/- pyrite. GROUNDMASS (Primary) Plagioclase (microliths) 30 0.1-0.5 "Needles, thin laths. " "Zoned, altered cores mostly" "replaced by quartz," chlorite (75%). Mesostasis 70 Intersertal. "Highly altered-quartz, chlorite, and titanite." SECONDARY MINERALS Quartz 40 0.01-0.1 Throughout groundmass and after plagioclase. Chlorite 30 0.01 "Fine-grained, bluish lamellae (bluish" pennine(?)). Smectite 5 0.001 Minute dull brown spots and patches. Titanite 15 0.01 Microgranular dusting throughout groundmass. OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Chalcopyrite <1 0.1-0.5 Subhedral. Scattered in groundmass. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMENTS: Plagioclase microliths have a central canal altered into bluish very low birefringent chlorite or are completely transformed into brown smectite. "Coarser scattered plagioclase phenocrysts are commonly fully replaced by bluish, very low" "birefringent, chlorite. The groundmass is made up by 2nd-3rd order" "birefringent elongated microcrysts, probably titanite (or epidote(?)), with dull cryptocrystalline" smectite and bluish very low birefringent chlorite (pennine(?)). A chilled margin is present with the same structure but with ghost of feldspars microliths fully replaced by chlorite and smectite. "169-856H-65R-1, Piece 4 (34-38 cm)" Thin section: #26 ROCK NAME: Altered sparsely plagioclase phyric basalt GRAIN-SIZE: Fine-grained TEXTURE: Subophitic --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS PHENOCRYSTS Plagioclase 20 0.5 to 3 "Acicular to prismatic.Mostly fresh, some replaced by" "chlorite, actinolite, quartz, " rare carbonate and clinozoisite. Commonly glomerocrystic. Clinopyroxene (Olivine(?)) <1 0.8 Stubby to prismatic. Altered to chlorite + quartz. GROUNDMASS (Primary) Plagioclase 25 0.05-0.5 Acicular laths. "Mostly fresh, some altered to quartz, chlorite," and clinozoisite. Mesostasis 55 Subophitic. "Chlorite (+ actinolite), quartz, titanite." SECONDARY MINERALS Chlorite(+ actinolite) 40 0.05-0.1 Chlorite(+ actinolite(?)) and quartz replaces mesostasis between variably altered plagioclase. Quartz 20 0.05-0.2 Titanite 10 0.05 Ubiquitous dusting of titanite. Epidote/clinozoisite 1 0.1 In veins or near margins. Calcite 1 0.2 In veins or replaces plagioclase near vein margins. VOID SIZE SPACE PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Vesicles <1 1 Rounded. OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS Pyrrhotite and Chalcopyrite <1 1 Subhedral. Filling vein with chalcopyrite. Sphalerite <1 Anhedral. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMENTS: Mesostasis altered to fibrous mineral plus quartz and titanite. Fibrous mineral "displays upper first order birefringence, and lacks anomalous" "colors. May be chlorite, but possibly fibrous actinolite. Phenocrystic and larger groundmass" plagioclase are mostly fresh. VEINS: Fine-grained drusy quartz "lines the fracture walls. Bluish fine-grained chlorite (pennine(?)), subhedral quartz and pyrite +" pyrrhotite fill the vein fractures; late anhedral to subhedral patchy calcite replaces chlorite. Vein walls exhibit a microcrystalline groundmass halo with secondary fine-grained quartz. "169-856H-65R-2, Piece 1 (10-13 cm)" Thin section: # 27 ROCK NAME: Sparsely plagioclase-phyric seriate basalt GRAIN-SIZE: Fine-grained TEXTURE: Subophitic --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NON-OPAQUE SIZE MINERALOGY PERCENT (mm) MORPHOLOGY COMMENTS PHENOCRYSTS Plagioclase 29 1.0-3.0 "Fresh, thin, twinned phenocrysts. " GROUNDMASS (Primary) Plagioclase 25 0.1-1.0 Acicular lattice. "Fresh and acicular needles, hopper/open" box-shapes. Clinopyroxene 44 0.1-1.0 Subophitic. Fresh augite Titanomagnetite 5 0.05 Anhedral. SECONDARY MINERALS Chlorite 3 2-Jan Patches (1-2 mm) of pennine-replacing plagioclase. Brown clay 2 0.5-1 Mg-saponite(?) replacing plagioclase. Titanite 5 0.05 Microgranular in groundmass. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "COMMENTS: Fresh, twinned, coarse plagioclase phenocrysts within a fine-grained crystalline" groundmass of intergrown plagioclase and clinopyroxene (augite: C-Gamma 40-45 degrees). Plagioclase composition is labradorite/bytownite. Some patches of positive chlorite (pennine) replacing plagioclase.