Table T4. Abbreviations used in the alteration and vein/structure logs.
 
Common colors Primary and secondary minerals* Apparent vein orientation
Color name
Abbreviation
Munsell reference
Mineral
Abbreviation
Orientation
Abbreviation
Black Blk 10YR 2/1 Celadonite Cel Inclined INC
White Wht 2.5Y N8 Calcium carbonate CO3 Curved CUR
Brown Brn 10YR 4/3 Iron oxyhydroxides FeOx Horizontal H
Yellowish brown Yel-Brn 10YR 5/8 Olivine Ol Vertical V
Dark brown Dk Brn 10YR 3/3 Plagioclase Pl Subhorizontal SH
Olive Olv 5Y 4/3 Pyrite Py Subvertical SV
Green Grn 10GY 4/4 Saponite Sap

Yellowish green Yel-Grn 10Y 7/6 Smectite Sm
Other
Dark green Dk Grn 10GY 3/2 Zeolite Zeol
Dusky green Grn-Gr 5G 3/2 Manganese oxyhydroxides MnOx << Much less than
Grayish green Gr-Grn 5G 5/2 Chalcedony Chal HF Hairline fracture
Gray Gr 10Y 5/1 Quartz Qtz -> Altered to
Dark gray Dk Gr 10YR 4/1 Pyroxene Pyx tr Trace (<1%)
Dark yellowish brown DYB 10YR 4/6

Sed. Sediment
Light yellowish brown LYB 10YR 6/4

App. Apparent
Pink Pink 10R 8/4

Ident. Identifier

Note: * = other mineral names and colors are spelled out.