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Table T6. Contact types by lithology.

Lithology Sutured Sharp Intrusive Tectonic Gradational Not
preserved
Not
recovered
Totals









Oxide gabbro* 40 5 3 11 98 5 32 194
Gabbronorite** 6 13 0 1 24 0 12 56
Melanogabbro*** 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 10
Microgabbro 52 1 8 4 17 2 14 98
Olivine gabbro 161 17 7 34 223 3 54 499
Troctolitic gabbro 8 4 2 0 19 0 6 39
Unknown 3 4 4 0 9 0 0 20
Totals: 276 46 24 50 392 10 118 916

Notes: Each contact is listed once for each bordering lithology, resulting in a total that is twice the number of lithologic intervals. * = oxide gabbro and disseminated oxide gabbro, ** = orthopyroxene-bearing gabbro and gabbronorite, *** = disseminated oxide microgabbro and microgabbro.

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