Table
T3. Composition of minerals determined by X-ray diffraction in
whole-rock samples, Site 1108.
Core,
section,
interval (cm) |
Depth
(mbsf) |
Description |
XRD
identification: major (minor) minerals |
180-1108B-
|
|
|
|
1R-2, 18-19
|
1.18
|
Clay-bearing nannofossil ooze
|
Calcite, quartz, plagioclase, chlorite (illite)
|
8R-1, 25-26
|
62.95
|
Silty sand
|
Plagioclase, quartz (amphibole, chlorite, smectite?)
|
9R-1, 104-105
|
73.34
|
Sandstone
|
Calcite, plagioclase, quartz (chlorite, smectite?)
|
10R-1, 122-127
|
83.12
|
Mixed lithic sand
|
Plagioclase, quartz, amphibole (illite, chlorite)
|
14R-1, 62.5-63.5
|
120.82
|
Sandstone
|
Plagioclase, quartz, calcite, amphibole (chlorite, illite)
|
14R-2, 33-34
|
121.69
|
Sand
|
Quartz (plagioclase, calcite, chlorite, smectite?)
|
16R-2, 53-54
|
141.43
|
Silty clay
|
Plagioclase, quartz, calcite, chlorite, smectite? (illite, amphibole)
|
17R-2, 70-73
|
150.77
|
Calcareous clayey siltstone
|
Calcite (quartz, plagioclase)
|
19R-3, 47-48
|
170.27
|
Foraminifer-rich clayey siltstone
|
Calcite, plagioclase, quartz (aragonite, chlorite, illite, smectite?)
|
20R-1, 138-141
|
179.38
|
Silty claystone
|
Quartz, plagioclase (augite?, amphibole, chlorite, illite)
|
22R-4, 59.5-60.5
|
202.29
|
Sandstone
|
Plagioclase (quartz, calcite, chlorite, illite, smectite?)
|
23R-3, 125-125.5
|
211.05
|
Siltstone
|
Plagioclase (quartz, calcite, chlorite, illite, smectite?)
|
24R-3, 99-100
|
219.83
|
Sandstone
|
Quartz, plagioclase, chlorite (calcite, illite, amphibole)
|
25R-2, 18.5-19.5
|
227.68
|
Siltstone
|
Plagioclase, quartz, (calcite, chlorite, illite)
|
26R-1, 42-43
|
236.02
|
Siltstone
|
Quartz, plagioclase (calcite, chlorite, smectite?, amphibole)
|
31R-1, 40.5-41.5
|
283.40
|
Silty claystone
|
Plagioclase, chlorite, illite (quartz, amphibole)
|
32R-3, 80-81
|
295.85
|
Siltstone
|
Plagioclase, quartz (calcite, chlorite, smectite?, illite, amphibole)
|
33R-3, 81-82
|
305.91
|
Sandstone
|
Quartz, plagioclase, (calcite, chlorite, smectite?, illite)
|
34R-3, 82-83
|
315.65
|
Sandstone
|
Plagioclase, quartz (calcite, chlorite, smectite?, amphibole)
|
35R-2, 31-32
|
323.41
|
Siltstone
|
Plagioclase (quartz, calcite, smectite?, illite)
|
36R-4, 20-22
|
335.09
|
Claystone
|
Plagioclase (quartz, smectite?)
|
38R-1, 71-73.5
|
351.21
|
Claystone
|
Plagioclase, quartz (chlorite, smectite?, illite)
|
39R-2, 66-69
|
361.92
|
Silty Claystone
|
Plagioclase (quartz, illite, smectite?)
|
40R-1, 18-20
|
369.98
|
Siltstone
|
Plagioclase, quartz (clinoptilolite, chlorite, smectite?, illite)
|
42R-1, 128-129
|
390.28
|
Silty claystone
|
Quartz, plagioclase (chlorite, smectite?, calcite)
|
43R-1, 86-87
|
399.46
|
Sandy siltstone
|
Quartz, plagioclase (chlorite, smectite?, calcite)
|
44R-1, 112-112.5
|
409.32
|
Silty sandstone
|
Quartz, plagioclase, calcite (chlorite, smectite?)
|
45R-1, 81-82
|
418.61
|
Sandstone
|
Quartz, plagioclase (chlorite, smectite?, calcite)
|
46R-1, 107-107.5
|
428.57
|
Silty sandstone
|
Quartz, plagioclase, calcite (chlorite, illite, smectite?)
|
48R-2, 70-71
|
448.00
|
Silty sandstone
|
Quartz, plagioclase (calcite, chlorite, smectite?)
|
50R-1, 50-51
|
466.40
|
Sandy siltstone
|
Calcite, quartz, plagioclase (chlorite)
|
51R-1, 53-55
|
476.03
|
Sandy siltstone
|
Quartz, calcite, plagioclase (chlorite)
|