Table T4. Minerals identified in altered whole rocks by XRD analysis, Hole 1189B.
Core, section,
interval (cm)
Depth
(mbsf)
Unit
Lab
Description
XRD identification
193-1189B-
1R-1, 0 31.0
SBD Hammer sample (for further explanation see text) Pyrite (chalcopyrite, illite, "sphalerite")
1R-1, 0–2 31.0 1 SBD Semimassive sulfide with sparse volcanic rock clasts Anhydrite (pyrite, chalcopyrite, gypsum)
1R-1, 0–4 31.0 1 RA Semimassive sulfide with sparse volcanic rock clasts Anhydrite (gypsum, pyrite, chacopyrite, chlorite)
1R-1, 20–30 31.20 1 SBD Semimassive sulfide with sparse volcanic rock clasts Pyrite, illite, chlorite/smectite-mixed-layer ("sphalerite")
1R-1, 30–31 31.30 2 SBD Completely altered, moderately vesicular, aphyric rock Pyrite, muscovite (chlorite)
2R-1, 11–20 40.21 3 SBD Breccia of completely altered volcanic rock clasts in a pyrite-anhydrite stockwork matrix Anhydrite (gypsum, pyrite)
2R-1, 11–20 40.21 3 SBD Breccia of completely altered volcanic rock clasts in a pyrite-anhydrite stockwork matrix Gypsum, pyrite (anhydrite, illite)
2R-1, 40–50 40.50 3 SBD Pyrite-anhydrite stockwork matrix Pyrite, anhydrite, quartz (gypsum)
2R-1, 40–50 40.50 3 SBD Wallrock sample Pyrite (illite, chlorite, kaolinite?, "smectite, quartz")
3R-1, 0–10 49.70 3 SBD Breccia of completely altered volcanic rock clasts in a pyrite-anhydrite stockwork matrix Quartz, pyrite ("illite")
5R-1, 11–22 69.41 4 SBD Breccia of completely altered volcanic rock clasts in a pyrite-quartz matrix Pyrite (quartz, k-feldspar, illite, "chlorite")
5R-1, 45–55 69.75 4 HP Breccia of completely altered volcanic rock clasts in a pyrite-quartz matrix; separate of volcanic clast Quartz (K-feldspar, chlorite, illite "halite")
6R-1, 0–12 79.00 5 HP Breccia of completely altered volcanic rock clasts in quartz-hematite-pyrite matrix; separate of green volcanic clast Chlorite (quartz, illite "K-feldspar, pyrite, halite")
6R-1, 23–33 79.23 5 SBD Breccia of completely altered volcanic rock clasts in quartz-hematite-pyrite matrix Quartz (K-feldspar, plagioclase, pyrite, chlorite, "illite")
6R-1, 64–74 79.64 7 SBD Completely altered, aphyric volcanic rock Quartz (plagioclase, K-feldspar, pyrite, chlorite, "illite")
7R-1, 0–10 88.70 8 SBD Breccia of completely altered volcanic rock clasts Quartz, pyrite (K-feldspar, "illite")
8R-1, 7–9 98.47 9 SBD Completely altered, slightly vesicular, aphyric volcanic rock K-feldspar (pyrite, chlorite, illite, "illite-bearing mixed-layer)
10R-1, 26–27 118.16 13 SBD Silica-clay altered, aphyric volcanic rock Quartz (chlorite, K-feldspar, plagioclase, pyrite)
10R-1, 57–60 118.47 14 SBD Silica-chlorite altered, spherulitic, flow-banded aphyric volcanic rock Quartz (chlorite, K-feldspar, anhydrite, pyrite, illite)
10R-1, 57–60 118.47 14 HP Silica-chlorite altered, spherulitic, flow-banded aphyric volcanic rock; white bands Chlorite (quartz, pyrite, illite "K-feldspar, halite")
10R-1, 57–60 118.47 14 HP Silica-chlorite altered, spherulitic, flow-banded aphyric volcanic rock; green bands Chlorite (quartz "K-feldspar, pyrite, illite, halite")
10R-1, 67–69 118.57 15 SBD Completely altered, silicified, massive, aphyric volcanic rock Cristobalite, plagioclase (K-feldspar, chlorite, "pyrite")
11R-1, 0–7 127.60 16 SBD Breccia of completely altered volcanic clasts Quartz (anhydrite, K-feldspar, chlorite, chlorite-bearing mixed-layer, smectite, illite, pyrite)
11R-1, 14–16 127.74 17 SBD Jasperoidal breccia of completely altered volcanic clasts Quartz (anhydrite, pyrite, "hematite")
11R-1, 19–20 127.79 18 SBD Polymict breccia of completely altered green volcanic clasts Quartz (k-feldspar, illite, chlorite, pyrite, "plagioclase")
11R-1, 22–27 127.82 18 HP Polymict breccia of completely altered green volcanic clasts Quartz (K-feldspar "anhydrite, pyrite")
11R-1, 63–65 128.23 19 SBD Completely altered, moderately vesicular, aphyric volcanic rock Cristobalite, plagioclase (quartz, "pyrite, chlorite, chlorite-bearing mixed-layer, smectite")
11R-2, 46–47 128.74 19 SBD Completely altered, moderately vesicular, aphyric volcanic rock Cristobalite, plagioclase (quartz, chlorite, "chlorite-bearing mixed-layer, smectite")
11R-2, 66–76 128.9 19 RA Very highly altered, moderately vesicular, aphyric volcanic rock Cristobalite, plagioclase (quartz, smectite)
11R-2, 89–91 129.17 19 SBD Completely altered, moderately vesicular, aphyric volcanic rock Cristobalite, plagioclase (quartz, smectite, "chlorite)
11R-3, 0–29 129.72 19 HP Completely altered, moderately vesicular, aphyric volcanic rock Cristobalite, plagioclase (K-feldspar)
12R-1, 114–115 138.44 19 SBD Completely altered, moderately vesicular, aphyric volcanic rock Plagioclase (K-feldspar, quartz, chlorite, "illite, pyrite")
12R-2, 55–57 139.26 19 SBD Completely altered, moderately vesicular, aphyric volcanic rock Cristobalite, plagioclase (K-feldspar, quartz, chlorite-bearing mixed-layer, "smectite, illite")
13R-1, 22–24 147.22 20 SBD Breccia with completely altered volcanic clasts Quartz (plagioclase, pyrite, "chlorite")
13R-1, 34–36 147.34 20 SBD Breccia with completely altered volcanic clasts Quartz (pyrite, "barite")
13R-1, 48 147.48 21 HP Completely altered, massive, perlitic, aphyric volcanic rock Quartz (K-feldspar, plagioclase "chlorite?, mixed layer clays?")
13R-1, 52–54 147.52 21 SBD Completely altered, massive, aphyric volcanic rock Quartz (plagioclase, chlorite, illite, pyrite")
14R-1, 0–10 156.50 22 SBD Silicified and mineralized, aphyric volcanic rock Quartz (pyrite, "illite")
14R-1, 57–58 157.07 23 SBD Breccia of completely altered volcanic rock fragments Anhydrite, quartz ("plagioclase, chlorite")
14R-1, 87 157.37 23 HP Breccia of completely altered, flow-banded, volcanic rock fragments Quartz, anhydrite (plagioclase, K-feldspar, chlorite, illite "pyrite")
14R-1, 117–119 157.67 23 SBD Breccia of completely altered volcanic rock fragments Anhydrite, quartz (K-feldspar, plagioclase, chlorite)
14R-2, 10–11 157.89 23 SBD Breccia of completely altered volcanic rock fragments Quartz (plagioclase, pyrite, "chlorite")
14R-2, 29–35 158.08 24 SBD Completely altered, brecciated, silicified, aphyric volcanic rock Quartz (pyrite, plagioclase, K-feldspar)
15R-1, 16–17 166.26 25 SBD Breccia completely altered and silicified volcanic rock Cristobalite, plagioclase (K-feldspar, illite, chlorite, "smectite, chlorite-bearing mixed-layer, illite-bearing mixed-layer, pyrite")
15R-1, 25 166.35 25 HP Breccia completely altered and silicified, flow-banded, volcanic rock; large clast Cristobalite, plagioclase (K-feldspar "chlorite, illite")
15R-1, 25 166.35 25 HP Breccia completely altered and silicified, flow-banded, volcanic rock; groundmass + small clasts Quartz, cristobalite, plagioclase (K-feldspar, pyrite, chlorite, illite)
15R-1, 124 167.34 25 HP Breccia completely altered and silicified, flow-banded, volcanic rock; green clast Cristobalite (plagioclase, pyrite, chlorite "illite, K-feldspar")
15R-1, 124 167.34 25 HP Breccia completely altered and silicified, flow-banded, volcanic rock; gray clast Cristobalite (quartz, K-feldspar, plagioclase, chlorite, illite "pyrite, halite")
15R-1, 128–129 167.38 25 SBD Breccia completely altered and silicified volcanic rock Cristobalite, plagioclase (K-feldspar, illite, chlorite, "smectite, chlorite-bearing mixed-layer, illite-bearing mixed-layer, pyrite")
15R-2, 61–64 168.21 26 SBD Silicified, sparsely vesicular, aphyric volcanic rock Cristobalite, plagioclase (K-feldspar, illite, "chlorite, smectite, chlorite-bearing mixed-layer, pyrite)
16R-1, 36–39 176.06 26 SBD Silicified, sparsely vesicular, aphyric volcanic rock Cristobalite, plagioclase (K-feldspar, "illite, illite-bearing mixed-layer, chlorite, smectite, chlorite-bearing mixed-layer)
16R-1, 74–81 176.45 27 HP Very highly altered, moderately vesicular, aphyric volcanic rock Quartz (K-feldspar, plagioclase "pyrite")
16R-1, 130–131 177.00 27 SBD Very highly altered, moderately vesicular, aphyric volcanic rock Quartz (plagioclase, pyrite, chlorite-bearing mixed-layer)
16R-2, 9–10 177.22 27 SBD Very highly altered, moderately vesicular, aphyric volcanic rock Quartz (plagioclase, K-feldspar, chlorite-bearing mixed-layer, "pyrite, illite")
17R-1, 19–20 185.49 28 SBD Silicified, moderately vesicular, aphyric volcanic rock Quartz (plagioclase, K-feldspar, pyrite)
17R-1, 56–60 185.87 30 HP Silicified, flow-banded volcanic rock Quartz, plagioclase (K-feldspar, pyrite)
17R-1, 60–63 185.90 30 SBD Silicified, flow-banded volcanic rock Quartz (plagioclase, K-feldspar, pyrite, chlorite-bearing mixed-layer)
17R-1, 65–66 189.95 30 SBD Silicified, flow-banded volcanic rock Quartz (plagioclase, K-feldspar, pyrite, chlorite-bearing mixed-layer)
17R-1, 96–98 186.26 31 SBD Normal graded, thinly bedded, volcaniclastic sandstone Quartz (plagioclase, pyrite, illite)
17R-1, 118–122 186.48 32 SBD Flow-banded silicified volcanic rock Quartz (plagioclase, K-feldspar, pyrite, chlorite, "illite, illite-bearing mixed-layer, chlorite/smectite mixed-layer)
18R-1, 4–12 195.05 32 HP Breccia of completely altered, flow-banded volcanic rock; light gray clasts + silica matrix Quartz, cristobalite, plagioclase (K-feldspar "pyrite")
18R-1, 4–12 195.05 32 HP Breccia of completely altered, flow-banded volcanic rock; dark green clasts + silica matrix Quartz, plagioclase (K-feldspar "pyrite")
18R-1, 24–25 195.24 33 SBD Breccia of completely altered, flow-banded volcanic rock Cristobalite, plagioclase (quartz, K-feldspar, illite, chlorite, (illite-bearing mixed-layer, pyrite")
18R-1, 45–50 195.45 34 HP Breccia of completely altered flow-banded volcanic rock; spherulitic clast K-feldspar (cristobalite, plagioclase "chlorite")
18R-1, 45–50 195.45 34 HP Breccia of completely altered flow-banded volcanic rock; groundmass (small clasts + siliceous matrix) Quartz (cristobalite, K-feldspar, plagioclase "pyrite")
18R-1, 70–71 195.70 34 SBD Breccia of completely altered flow-banded volcanic rock Cristobalite, plagioclase (quartz, K-feldspar, pyrite, illite, chlorite, chlorite-bearing mixed-layer, "illite-bearing mixed-layer, talc?")
18R-1, 107–108 196.07 34 SBD Breccia of completely altered flow-banded volcanic rock Cristobalite, plagioclase (quartz, K-feldspar, pyrite, illite, chlorite-bearing mixed-layer, "smectite, illite-bearing mixed-layer, actinolite?")
18R-1, 124–131 196.25 34 HP Breccia of completely altered flow-banded volcanic rock; bulk rock Cristobalite, plagioclase (K-feldspar "chlorite")
18R-1, 124–131 196.25 34 HP Breccia of completely altered flow-banded volcanic rock; light gray-green clast Cristobalite (plagioclase, chlorite "tridymite, K-feldspar, illite")
18R-2, 0–4 196.42 34 HP Breccia of completely altered flow-banded volcanic rock Cristobalite, plagioclase (quartz, K-feldspar "chlorite, illite")
18R-2, 23–24 196.65 34 SBD Breccia of completely altered flow-banded volcanic rock Cristobalite, plagioclase (quartz, K-feldspar, pyrite, illite, chlorite, chlorite-bearing mixed-layer, "smectite, illite-bearing mixed-layer, actinolite?")
18R-2, 42–43 196.84 35 SBD Completely altered, clast-supported polymict breccia Quartz (plagioclase, K-feldspar, chlorite, "illite, pyrite")
18R-2, 48–59 196.91 35 HP Completely altered, clast-supported polymict breccia; spherulitic clast Cristobalite (K-feldspar, plagioclase, chlorite, illite "tridymite, pyrite, halite")
18R-2, 48–59 196.91 35 HP Completely altered, clast-supported polymict breccia; flow-banded clast Plagioclase (quartz, K-feldspar, chlorite, illite "pyrite, halite")
18R-2, 48–59 196.91 35 HP Completely altered, clast-supported polymict breccia; average groundmass Plagioclase, quartz (K-feldspar "pyrite")
18R-2, 48–59 196.91 35 HP Completely altered, clast-supported polymict breccia; small, green clast Quartz (plagioclase, K-feldspar, chlorite, illite "halite")

Notes; SBD = shipboard data, RA = postcruise data from R. Asada, HP = postcruise data from H. Paulick. XRD = X-ray diffraction. The terms major (outside parenthesis), minor (inside parenthesis), and trace (inside both parenthesis and quotation marks) are applied to XRD analyses as explained in "Hydrothermal Alteration," in the "Explanatory Notes" chapter of Shipboard Scientific Party (2002) and do not imply quantitative abundances.