Table T9. Composition of Hole 1201D basal sediment compared with lithogenous pelagic clay of Chester and Aston (1976).
 
Core, section:
45R-4
45R-4
45R-4
45R-5
45R-5
45R-5
Lithogenous
pelagic clays,
Chester and Aston
(1976)
Interval (cm):
20-21
58-59
120-121
26-27
68-69
84-85
Depth (mbsf):
507.56
507.94
508.56
509.12
509.54
509.7
Rock type:
Sediment
Sediment
Sediment
Sediment
Sediment
Sediment
Sediment
Major element oxide (wt%):




SiO2 58.72 58.25 48.03 54.65 36.12 41.14 58.90
TiO2 0.48 0.46 0.42 0.43 0.36 0.40 0.89
Al2O3 15.70 15.29 12.95 14.03 10.77 12.03 18.99
Fe2O3T 8.62 10.21 22.36 13.91 30.92 26.23 8.83
MnO 1.49 1.61 3.93 2.66 6.03 4.79 0.51
MgO 4.63 4.50 3.37 4.25 2.86 3.25 3.64
CaO 4.39 5.00 4.61 4.81 6.15 6.31 0.99
Na2O 1.69 1.37 1.07 1.17 1.01 1.05 1.63
K2O 1.52 1.34 1.18 1.49 1.05 1.26 3.47
P2O5 0.11 0.29 0.41 0.06 0.85 0.91 0.15
Total: 97.52 98.49 98.58 97.62 96.45 97.67 98.00
Trace element (ppm):




Sc 24.72 23.26 20.25 20.62 18.91 20.54
V 96.83 151.33 373.09 111.57 769.41 555.94
Cr 86.39 50.46 68.34 53.69 36.77 39.04
Ni
Sr 132.28 115.37 274.43 322.73 810.92 668.61
Y 20.49 44.22 89.10 59.48 133.87 119.56
Ba 342.91 193.61 470.23 661.01 659.25 448.04
Zr 28.24 71.04 105.83 94.85 158.73 145.26








LOI (wt%) 12.1 13.3 11.3 14.1 -4.6 15.4