Table T3. Sediment composition, Polarstern core PS2489-2.
Piston core
Interval (cm)
Depth
Component (wt%)
Qz/Fsp*
Clay mineral component (%)*
Illite
5Å/10Å
DBD
(g/cm3)
Top
Bottom
(m)
(mcd)
CaCO3
Biogenic
SiO2
TOC
Smectite
(%)
Illite
(%)
Kaolinite
(%)
Chlorite
(%)
PS2489-2 5 6 0.05 0.05 87.5 2 0.091 3.46 49.9 39.4 5.7 5 0.47 0.816
PS2489-2 15 16 0.15 0.15 86.4 1.9 0.073 2.83 55.7 34.9 5.1 4.3 0.44 0.81
PS2489-2 25 26 0.25 0.25 60.4 4 0.373 2.11 53.7 37.7 3.2 5.4 0.46 0.673
PS2489-2 35 36 0.35 0.35 49.9 4.8 0.511 1.9 43.2 45.8 4 7 0.45 0.618
PS2489-2 45 46 0.45 0.45 74.1 2.4 0.134 2.49 40.3 47.7 5 6.9 0.51 0.745
PS2489-2 55 56 0.55 0.55 65.4 1.8 0.233 3.12 50.6 40 4 5.4 0.48 0.699
PS2489-2 65 66 0.65 0.65 70.9 2.8 0.167 3.15 33.2 51.5 6.5 8.9 0.58 0.728
PS2489-2 75 76 0.75 0.75 69 3.5 0.122 2.25 46.6 41.6 4.9 6.8 0.52 0.719
PS2489-2 82 83 0.82 0.82 67.5 3.4 0.255 2.13 27.9 56.2 6 9.9 0.57 0.711
PS2489-2 87 88 0.87 0.87 79.8 2.3 0.141 2.19 31 53 6.5 9.5 0.59 0.775
PS2489-2 95 96 0.95 0.95 83.9 2.2 0.056 4.31 51.3 38 6.1 4.6 0.53 0.796
PS2489-2 105 106 1.05 1.05 85.2 2.5 0.064 3.81 42.8 42.1 8.3 6.9 0.6 0.804
PS2489-2 115 116 1.15 1.15 86.5 1.9 0.062 3.42 48.6 39.7 6.5 5.2 0.53 0.81
PS2489-2 125 126 1.25 1.25 85.2 2.7 0.063 3.02 36 47.7 8.8 7.4 0.55 0.804
PS2489-2 135 136 1.35 1.35 80.8 1.7 0.074 2.64 27 50.1 11.8 11.1 0.75 0.78
PS2489-2 145 146 1.45 1.45 83.3 2.1 0.072 3.06 45.1 43.4 6.1 5.4 0.48 0.794
PS2489-2 155 156 1.55 1.55 83.2 1.5 0.08 4.07 28.8 50.8 10.2 10.2 0.67 0.793
PS2489-2 165 166 1.65 1.65 81.9 1.9 0.099 2.95 45.4 42.6 6.2 5.8 0.52 0.786
PS2489-2 175 176 1.75 1.75 85.9 1.6 0.078 2.84 35.5 50.7 7.1 6.7 0.53 0.807
PS2489-2 184 185 1.84 1.84 79.5 1.7 0.148 2.52 39.7 46.8 6.4 7.1 0.52 0.773
PS2489-2 195 196 1.95 1.95 63.6 2.6 0.194 2.07 36.6 48.9 5.8 8.7 0.61 0.69
PS2489-2 205 206 2.05 2.05 63 3.9 0.293 1.79 35.1 49.1 5.7 10.1 0.6 0.687
PS2489-2 215 216 2.15 2.15 68.9 2.3 0.244 1.59 27.7 55.1 6.3 10.8 0.57 0.718
PS2489-2 225 226 2.25 2.25 73.7 3 0.16 1.83 43.5 44.6 4.7 7.2 0.55 0.743
PS2489-2 235 236 2.35 2.35 65.5 2.2 0.275 1.96 49 37.9 5.3 7.9 0.64 0.7
PS2489-2 242 243 2.42 2.42 67.4 2.9 0.289 2.31 34.6 50.8 5.3 9.3 0.57 0.71
PS2489-2 248 249 2.48 2.48 69.9 2.8 0.238 2.08 45.3 43 4.5 7.1 0.51 0.723
PS2489-2 255 256 2.55 2.55 72.6 1.8 0.206 2.21 48 41.4 4.3 6.4 0.49 0.737
PS2489-2 265 266 2.65 2.65 78.9 2 0.077 2.48 53.2 38.5 3.7 4.6 0.43 0.77
PS2489-2 275 276 2.75 2.75 81.4 1.7 0.062 2.35 49.4 39.5 5.3 5.9 0.51 0.783
PS2489-2 288 289 2.88 2.88 71.1 3.2 0.173 2.2 29.4 55.5 6.4 8.6 0.53 0.729
PS2489-2 297 298 2.97 2.97 67.2 2.8 0.136 2.29 42.9 45.9 4.9 6.4 0.46 0.709
PS2489-2 305 306 3.05 3.05 66.3 3.6 0.157 2.58 38.1 49.3 4.6 8 0.49 0.704
PS2489-2 308 309 3.08 3.08 66.7   0.198             0.706
PS2489-2 315 316 3.15 3.15 67.1 3.1 0.17 2.44 38.2 48.3 5.6 7.9 0.55 0.709
PS2489-2 325 326 3.25 3.25 75.8 2.9 0.1 2.77 47.2 41.4 4.9 6.4 0.48 0.754
PS2489-2 335 336 3.35 3.35 85.7 1.9 0.055 3.13 49.2 40.3 5.8 4.7 0.4 0.806
PS2489-2 345 346 3.45 3.45 81.6 3.1 0.064 3.42 51.8 37 6.1 5 0.58 0.785
PS2489-2 355 356 3.55 3.55 84.5 2.1 0.054 3.78 52.2 36.4 6.1 5.3 0.52 0.8
PS2489-2 365 366 3.65 3.65 83.3 2.7 0.05 2.45 28 54.3 8.7 9 0.62 0.793
PS2489-2 375 376 3.75 3.75 82.9 1.5 0.052 3.04 52.9 37 4.9 5.2 0.48 0.791
PS2489-2 385 386 3.85 3.85 78.5 2.8 0.062 2.61 40.3 45.9 6.6 7.2 0.56 0.768
PS2489-2 395 396 3.95 3.95 75.4 2.1 0.066 3.25 36 49 7.1 7.9 0.59 0.752
PS2489-2 405 406 4.05 4.05 83.2 2.3 0.052 2.78 28.7 52.9 9.3 9.1 0.58 0.793
PS2489-2 415 416 4.15 4.15 83.7 2.4 0.05 2.69 38.1 45.6 8 8.2 0.61 0.795
PS2489-2 425 426 4.25 4.25 84.1 2.7 0.052 3.63 47.3 41.1 6 5.5 0.51 0.798
PS2489-2 435 436 4.35 4.35 76.7 2.6 0.076 2.91 51.9 37.2 5.2 5.6 0.51 0.759
PS2489-2 445 446 4.45 4.45 73.9 2.8 0.087 2.38 45.6 42.3 5.2 6.9 0.55 0.744
PS2489-2 455 456 4.55 4.55 72.2 2.2 0.107 2.51 46 42.1 5 7 0.58 0.735
PS2489-2 461 462 4.61 4.61 74.3 3.2 0.154 2.4 31.6 51.7 6.8 9.9 0.57 0.746
PS2489-2 466 467 4.66 4.66 70.2 2.9 0.114 2.5 46.4 41.4 5.7 6.5 0.52 0.725
PS2489-2 471 472 4.71 4.71 66.2 4.7 0.151 1.95 39.5 47.2 5.4 7.9 0.56 0.703
PS2489-2 477 478 4.77 4.77 63.2 4.2 0.251 1.93 55.5 34.5 4 6 0.56 0.688
PS2489-2 485 486 4.85 4.85 51.7 5.4 0.284 2.04 32.9 51.7 5.7 9.7 0.51 0.627
PS2489-2 495 496 4.95 4.95 63.3 3.7 0.214             0.689
PS2489-2 503 504 5.03 5.03 88.4 0.3 0.054 2.75 41.7 43.2 6 9.1 0.67 0.82
PS2489-2 512 513 5.12 5.12 63.6 3 0.201 2.26 22.6 57.1 8.6 11.7 0.67 0.69
PS2489-2 520 521 5.2 5.2 78.6 2 0.102 2.6 32.5 49.7 8 9.7 0.58 0.769
PS2489-2 530 531 5.3 5.3 83.8 1.8 0.064 2.79 31.2 49.5 9.5 9.9 0.68 0.796
PS2489-2 539 540 5.39 5.39 83.2 2.4 0.058 3.44 36 48.6 7.6 7.7 0.54 0.793
PS2489-2 545 546 5.45 5.45 74 2.2 0.075 2.13 49.8 37.8 4.8 7.7 0.57 0.745
PS2489-2 555 556 5.55 5.55 78.7 2.5 0.077 2.72 31.5 45.7 12.2 10.6 0.8 0.769
PS2489-2 565 566 5.65 5.65 82.6 2 0.055 2.71 31.6 51 9.2 8.1 0.54 0.79

Notes: TOC = total organic carbon. Qz = quartz, Fsp = feldspar. DBD = dry bulk density. * = in clay fraction. Only a portion of this table appears here. The complete table is available in ASCII format.