Table T3.
Composition of fine-grained sediments analyzed by X-ray diffraction, Hole 1114A.
Core,
section,
interval (cm)Depth
(mbsf)Description
XRD
identification: major (minor) minerals
180-1114A-
1R-CC, 13-14
0.13
Foraminifer-bearing
nannofossil ooze
Calcite (plagioclase)
5R-1, 17-18
35.97
Silty claystone
Plagioclase, quartz
(pyroxene, chlorite, amphibole, illite)
6R-2, 4-4.5
46.01
Claystone
Plagioclase (quartz,
pyroxene, illite)
7R-3, 21-22
56.48
Claystone
Quartz, plagioclase
(calcite, pyroxene, chlorite, smectite?, illite, amphibole)
8R-1, 48-49
65.08
Siltstone
Plagioclase, quartz
(pyroxene, chlorite, amphibole, smectite?)
9R-1, 25-26
74.45
Claystone
Quartz, plagioclase
(chlorite, calcite, smectite?)
10R-1, 41-44
84.31
Silty sandstone
Quartz, plagioclase
(calcite, chlorite, smectite?, amphibole)
11R-1, 56-57
94.06
Claystone
Quartz, plagioclase,
calcite (chlorite, smectite?, amphibole)
12R-1, 33-35
103.53
Siltstone
Plagioclase, quartz
(pyroxene, calcite, chlorite, smectite?, illite, talc?, amphibole)
13R-1, 38-39
113.18
Silty clay
Plagioclase (chlorite,
smectite?)
14R-1, 46-48
122.86
Fine sandstone
Plagioclase, quartz
(calcite, pyroxene, amphibole, chlorite, smectite?)
15R-2, 5-6
133.38
Sandstone
Quartz, plagioclase
(calcite, chlorite)
16R-CC, 5-5.5
141.65
Clayey siltstone
Plagioclase, quartz
(calcite, chlorite, smectite?)
22R-1, 14-15
199.54
Claystone
Plagioclase, quartz,
calcite (chlorite, smectite?)
23R-2, 4-5
209.95
Claystone
Plagioclase, quartz
(calcite, chlorite, smectite?)
24R-2, 67-68
219.46
Coarse-grained
sandstone
Plagioclase, calcite
(quartz, illite)
25R-3, 126-127
230.76
Fine-grained sandstone
Plagioclase, quartz
(calcite, chlorite, smectite?)
26R-1, 19-20
237.79
Claystone
Quartz, plagioclase,
calcite (pyrite, marcasite?, chlorite, smectite?, illite, amphibole)
29R-CC, 17-18
266.67
Very coarse sandstone
Plagioclase (quartz,
pyroxene, amphibole)
30R-1, 17-18
276.27
Sandstone
Plagioclase, quartz
(chlorite, smectite?, pyroxene)
31R-1, 9-10
285.89
Clay
Plagioclase, quartz (smectite?,
chlorite, pyroxene)
31R-1, 75-76
286.55
Breccia with silty
matrix
Plagioclase, calcite,
kaolinite, smectite? (quartz)
Note: See "Lithostratigraphy" in "Site 1114" chapter for explanation.