Table T19. Hole 801C cores analyzed for PFT microbiological contamination studies.

Core,
section
Lithology Position Weight
(g)
PFT
(g)
Drilling
fluid
(mL)
Drilling
fluid/rock
(mL/g)
Igneous rocks:


     
185-801C-


     
37R-1 Basalt, methanol*
Interior
0.93
2.8E-11 2.8E-05 3.0E-05


Interior
1.60
2.0E-11 2.0E-05 1.2E-05
37R-3 Basalt, water*
Interior
2.09
1.8E-11 1.8E-05 8.7E-06


Interior
2.69
2.7E-11 2.7E-05 9.9E-06
37R-4 Basalt, flame*
Interior
2.79
3.3E-11 3.3E-05 1.2E-05


Interior
1.89
2.9E-11 2.9E-05 1.5E-05


Interior
2.44
1.8E-11 1.8E-05 7.5E-06
37R-6 Basalt, whole rock
Exterior
2.71
9.3E-11 9.3E-05 3.4E-05


Exterior
1.27
5.8E-11 5.8E-05 4.6E-05


Exterior
1.94
6.4E-11 6.4E-05 3.3E-05


Exterior
7.22
1.0E-10 1.0E-04 1.4E-05
185-1149C-


     
9R-1 Basalt, flame*
Interior
7.93
1.1E-11 1.1E-05 1.4E-06


Interior
6.72
4.5E-10 4.5E-04 6.8E-05

Basalt, whole rock
Exterior
6.83
6.0E-09 6.0E-03 8.8E-04


Exterior
5.92
2.0E-08 2.0E-02 3.3E-03

Notes: PFT = Perfluorocarbon tracer. * = samples were treated with specified method to remove PFT before isolation of interior rock. Table modified from Smith et al., (in press). This table is also available in ASCII format.