Table T1. Boron and other element contents for Ontong Java Plateau sediments.
Core, section, interval (cm)
Depth (mbsf)
Unit
Sediment type
Mineral
CaCO3
(wt%)
Na2O (wt%)
B (ppm)
Gd (ppm)
192-1183A-







2R-1, 21-22 328.2 IA Ooze CC 99.8 (3.0) 0.29 (4) 9.2 (3) 0.42 (7)
4R-1, 70-71 347.9 IB Chalk CC 95.7 (2.9) 0.64 (6) 12.0 (4) 0.61 (13)
6R-1, 121-123 367.5 IB Chalk CC 93.2 (2.9) 0.71 (6) 14.5 (4) 0.47 (18)
8R-1, 20-21 385.7 IB Chalk CC 93.5 (1.6) 0.37 (2) 10.6 (2) 0.32 (4)
10R-1, 65-66 405.4 IB Chalk CC 92.3 (1.6) 0.61 (3) 12.1 (3) 0.59 (5)
12R-1, 125-126 425.2 IB Chalk CC 92.8 (2.9) 0.51 (5) 11.8 (4) 0.74 (11)
15R-1, 59-61 752.6 IB Chalk CC 93.5 (2.9) 0.39 (5) 8.5 (3) 0.46 (16)
16R-1, 79-81 761.9 IB Chalk CC 97.4 (2.9) 0.30 (4) 11.9 (3) 0.61 (10)
18R-1, 70-71 781.2 IB Chalk CC 94.8 (1.6) 0.37 (2) 8.3 (2) 0.40 (4)
20R-1, 49-50 800.2 IB Chalk CC 92.3 (2.7) 0.42 (5) 13.8 (4) 0.62 (11)
22R-1, 146-148 820.5 IB Chalk CC 90.3 (1.6) 0.55 (3) 13.6 (3) 0.79 (5)
24R-1, 66-67 838.9 II Limestone CC 93.3 (1.8) 0.60 (3) 14.6 (3) 1.88 (6)
26R-CC, 17-18 857.2 II Limestone CC 99.2 (3.0) 0.32 (5) 5.6 (3) 0.72 (11)
28R-CC, 4-5 876.2 IIA Chert CC, Q 14.3 (0.4) 0.24 (2) 59.7 (9) 1.43 (5)
30R-1, 3-4 895.5 II Limestone CC 43.5 (0.9) 0.30 (2) 4.7 (2) 0.96 (5)
32R-1, 36-37 915.1 IIA Chert Q

61.7 (1.0) 0.74 (6)
34R-1, 63-65 934.5 II Limestone CC 91.2 (2.7)
2.2 (1) 0.86 (6)
36R-1, 39-40 953.5 II Limestone CC 100.5 (2.9) 0.17 (3) 3.3 (2) 1.08 (6)
38R-1, 100-102 974.9 II Limestone CC 95.1 (2.9) 0.13 (3) 3.8 (2) 0.66 (8)
40R-1, 26-27 993.4 IIIA Limestone CC 101.0 (1.8) 0.25 (2) 3.8 (1) 1.43 (4)
42R-1, 54-55 1013.1 IIIA Limestone CC 102.3 (3.0) 0.95 (4) 3.6 (2) 1.88 (5)
44R-1, 27-28 1031.6 IIIA Limestone CC 98.2 (2.9) 0.27 (4) 3.6 (2) 2.23 (4)
46R-1, 30-31 1049.9 IIIA Limestone CC 96.9 (2.9) 0.44 (5) 3.9 (2) 3.28 (4)
48R-1, 46-48 1069.3 IIIA Limestone CC 97.4 (1.8) 0.36 (3) 2.5 (1) 3.38 (2)
50R-1, 113-114 1089.3 IIIB claystone CC, Q, ill 21.1 (0.9) 9.06 (27) 90.6 (1.8) 67.1 (2)
52R-2, 29-30 1109.3 IIIB Limestone CC 89.1 (2.7) 0.74 (5) 8.5 (3) 5.67 (3)
54R-1, 13-14 1126.9 IIIB Limestone CC 98.5 (2.9) 0.28 (4) 3.8 (2) 3.47 (3)
192-1186A-







2R-1, 13-15 697.5 II Limestone CC 98.3 (1.2) 0.61 (3) 6.6 (2) 1.27 (7)
4R-1, 55-57 717.1 IIA Chert CC, Q 67.6 (0.9) 0.54 (3) 16.7 (3) 4.39 (9)
6R-CC, 5-6 735.8 IIA Chert CC, Q 38.7 (0.7) 0.30 (2) 17.9 (3) 2.11 (7)
10R-1, 29-30 774.5 II Limestone CC 97.8 (1.2) 0.64 (3) 7.0 (2) 1.28 (7)
16R-1, 21-23 832.2 IIIA Chalk CC 98.5 (1.2) 0.64 (3) 5.2 (2) 2.03 (4)
17R-1, 112-113 842.1 IIIA Chalk CC 99.0 (1.2) 0.51 (3) 4.0 (1) 2.09 (4)
20R-1, 26-27 870.5 IIIA Chalk CC 99.2 (1.2) 0.68 (3) 6.1 (2) 3.53 (3)
22R-1, 24-25 889.7 IIIA Chalk CC 95.8 (1.2) 0.69 (3) 6.7 (2) 4.90 (2)
24R-1, 12-13 908.8 IIIA Chalk CC 98.3 (1.2) 0.73 (3) 4.7 (2) 4.71 (2)
26R-1, 24-25 928.2 IIIA Chalk CC 100.5 (1.2) 0.44 (3) 2.1 (1) 3.46 (2)
28R-2, 123-124 949.9 IIIB Limestone CC 84.1 (1.1) 1.05 (4) 8.5 (2) 5.21 (2)

Notes: Unit names are from Mahoney, Fitton, Wallace, et al., 2001: IA = ooze, IB = chalk, II = limestone, IIA = chert, IIIA = white limestone, IIIB = mottled gray and pinkish white limestone. CC = calcite, Q = quartz and/or opal, ill = illite. Mineral determinations are from Mahoney, Fitton, Wallace, et al., 2001. Numbers in parentheses adjacent to the analyses are one standard deviation; for example, 99.8 (3.0) = 99.8 ± 3.0 wt% and 0.29 (4) = 0.29 ± 0.04 wt%.