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Table T5 (continued). (Continued on next page.)

Unit Relative abundance of rock types Subophitic texture Proportion Remarks
VI: Compound olivine gabbro Olivine gabbro and troctolite common. Gabbronorite absent. Decreasing oxide gabbro. Common 35%






VII: Gabbronorite and oxide gabbronorite Gabbronorite, oxide gabbronorite, and oxide gabbro are common. Major fault at 560 mbsf divides Subunits VIIA and VIIB. Olivine gabbro absent in top of Subunit VIIB. Absent in Subunit VIIA, present in VIIB 5%




 

VIII: Olivine gabbro Olivine gabbro abundant. Gabbronoritic rocks make up 25% of unit, the majority being oxide rich. Common 27% Pegmatic intervals common.



 

IX: Gabbronorite and gabbro Olivine gabbro absent. Gabbronorite abundant at top of unit, decreasing to zero at bottom. Oxide gabbro and gabbronorite present. Absent 0% Small size of intervals. Absence of pegmatic gabbro and microgabbro intervals.



 

X: Olivine gabbro and gabbro Olivine gabbro dominating and gabbro common. Oxide gabbro rare. Occurs 10% Microgabbros abundant at top of unit.



 

XI: Olivine gabbro Olivine gabbro predominant, oxide gabbro present throughout. Rare 4% Olivine gabbro intervals relatively large? Abundant oxide gabbro intrusion around 1020 m.



 

XII: Olivine gabbro and troctolitic gabbro Olivine gabbro >90 vol%. Troctolitic gabbro present. Common 21% Abundant microgabbros 1310-1390 m.





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