Table T1. Pressure-temperature estimates for in situ material in Legs 149 and 173 basement cores.

Site
Mineral
Pressure
(GPa)
Approximate temperature
(°C)
Remarks
Source
897 Pyroxenite 0.8-1.0 970 End of high-temperature deformation Cornen et al., 1999
      730 Subsolidus reequilibration Cornen et al., 1999
900 Green spinel in gabbro <0.8 Unknown   Cornen et al., 1999
1067 Hornblende 0.6     Unpublished data*
1068 Hornblende 0.73     Unpublished data*
1068 Spinel-amphibole-clinopyroxene 0.4 600, 740 Metagabbro clast Unpublished data*
1067 Amphibole-plagioclase 0.7 ± 0.1 670 ± 40 Three-stage retrograde metamorphism to greenschist facies Gardien et al., in press
    0.55 ± 0.1 550 ± 60    
    >0.22 200-400    

Note: * = R. Rubenach, N. Froitzheim, P. Wallace, M. Fanning, and R. Wyzsoczanski.