Table
T9. Abbreviations used in the Leg 183 alteration and vein/structure
logs.
Note: All other minerals and colors are not abbreviated.
Colors
Minerals
Mineral
proportions
Other
B
= brown
Am,
Si = amorphous silica
Tr
= trace (<1%)
Ox
= oxidized
Bl
= blue
C
= clay
X
+ Y =
50:50
x:y
P
= piece(s)
Bk
= black
CO3
= calcium carbonate
X
> Y = 70:30 x:y
V
= vertical
G
= gray
Cu
= native copper
X
>> Y = 90:10 x:y
R
= rubble
Gn
= green
Cp
= chalcopyrite
X>>>Y
= 99:1 x:y
Blank
= same as above
Pk
= pink
FeOx
= iron-oxyhydroxides
->
= altered to
Pr
= purple
Go
= goethite
Bx
= breccia
R
= red
He
= hematite
Or
= orange
Ol
= olivine
W
= white
Pl
= plagioclase
G-Gn
= gray-green, etc.
Py
= pyrite
Lt
= light
Gyp
= gypsum
Dk
= dark
Z
= zeolite