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Table T7. Average primary modes of Leg 176 rocks determined by point counting.

Rock type N Plagioclase Olivine Clinopyroxene Orthopyroxene Opaques Amphibole Apatite
Troctolite 7 66.6 30.4 2.8 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0
Troctolitic gabbro 12 72.8 16.1 10.7 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0
Olivine gabbro 118 59.5 9.8 29.9 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.0
Olivine microgabbro 11 58.4 8.8 32.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.0
Gabbro 25 58.5 3.3 37.5 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.0
Gabbronorite* 15 64.6 2.7 27.5 3.5 0.7 0.8 0.0
Oxide gabbronorite** 13 50.6 0.8 34.5 3.5 9.4 0.4 0.5
Oxide gabbro*** 3 51.4 1.9 40.2 0.2 6.3 0.1 0.5
Oxide microgabbro 5 58.5 10.9 25.8 1.5 1.8 1.4 0.1

Note: * = orthopyroxene-bearing gabbro, ** = orthopyroxene-bearing oxide gabbro, *** = disseminated oxide gabbro.

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