Table T8. Selected average element concentrations.
 
Element
Average metamorphic schist
Average serpentinized peridotite
Average serpentinite mud
Yb (ppm) 1.76 0.01 0.06
Th (ppm) 1.30 0.001 0.04
Nd (ppm) 17.24 0.01 0.44
Sc (ppm) 17.36 6.00 5.83
Ba (ppm) 50.05 2.11 2.73
Rb (ppm) 1.18 0.74 0.32
Al2O3 (wt%) 10.90 0.57 0.93

Note: Concentrations were used in calculating mixing lines between serpentinized peridotites and metamorphic schists (Figure F15). Serpentinized peridotite data from Salisbury, Shonohara, Richter, et al. (2002) and Savov et al. (2004).