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Table T4. Shipboard major element analyses of dolerite by X-ray fluorescence.
Core, section,
interval (cm)
SiO2 TiO2 Al2O3 Fe2O3 MnO MgO CaO Na2O K2O P2O5 Total LOI Fe2O3/MgO

Upper unit



























180-1109D-


























46R-1, 104-106

51.56

1.45

14.51

12.74

0.19

6.14

12.68

1.73

0.12

0.12

101.2

1.55

2.08



50.84

1.43

14.48

12.74

0.19

6.10

12.60

1.74

0.11

0.11

100.3

1.55

2.09

47R-3, 104-107

51.24

1.43

14.58

12.72

0.18

6.30

12.69

1.76

0.08

0.12

101.1

1.25

2.02



51.39

1.38

14.64

12.63

0.18

6.36

12.54

1.68

0.08

0.11

101.0

1.25

1.99

48R-3, 98-100

51.41

1.33

14.57

12.43

0.19

6.84

12.40

1.65

0.11

0.11

101.4

1.26

1.82



51.01

1.33

14.45

12.45

0.19

6.84

12.34

1.62

0.11

0.11

100.4

1.26

1.82

49R-2, 103-106

50.74

1.31

15.53

12.08

0.19

6.99

12.74

1.63

0.10

0.11

101.1

2.01

1.73



50.72

1.31

15.55

12.20

0.19

7.02

12.43

1.68

0.10

0.10

101.3

2.01

1.74

50R-1, 10-12

51.04

1.31

14.75

12.50

0.19

7.00

12.24

1.60

0.09

0.10

100.8

1.64

1.79



51.21

1.30

14.88

12.53

0.18

7.03

12.32

1.58

0.09

0.10

101.2

1.64

1.78

51R-1, 48-51

51.48

1.33

14.81

12.43

0.19

7.49

12.09

1.55

0.11

0.10

101.6

1.74

1.66



51.53

1.33

14.78

12.33

0.18

7.54

12.10

1.58

0.11

0.10

101.6

1.74

1.64

Lower unit

180-1109D-














51R-4, 51-54

51.58

1.43

15.45

11.41

0.18

7.08

12.60

1.92

0.19

0.11

101.9

2.67

1.61



51.17

1.43

15.32

11.45

0.18

7.04

12.48

1.92

0.14

0.11

101.3

2.67

1.63



51.73

1.42

15.38

11.37

0.18

7.11

12.52

1.99

0.14

0.11

102.0

2.67

1.60

Notes: LOI = loss on ignition. All values are in weight percent.

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