Table T10. Summary of volcanic textures.
 
Core, section
Interval
(cm)
Piece
Unit
Plagioclase mode
(%)
Phenocryst size
(mm)
Olivine mode
(%)
Phenocryst size
(mm)
Unaltered olivine
Grain
size
Crystallinity
Vesicularity
Segregation structures
Notes/interpretation
196-1173B-












1R-1 (737.1 mbsf)* 35-39.5 8A 1 5 0.5-5.0 <0.5 <1
mc hc nv (<1%) sv Variolitic domains, close to a upper lobe boundary
39.5-42 9A









Variolitic domains
42-46.5 10A







spv sv Variolitic domains
46.5-51 11A







nv
Variolitic domains
51-55 12A










55-58 13A





mc/fg c


58-65 14A











65-71 15A











71-74.5 16A











74.5-80 17A


<2 <1.5






80-84 18A





mc hc

Variolitic domains

84-94 19A





mc/cc hc/hy spv (3%)
Variolitic texture and boundary: 3-mm-thick silicified glassy selvage with relict domains of varioles (= quenched lobe margins)

94-98 20A





mc hyh/hc nv


98-102 21A











102-106 22A





mc hc spv (3%)


106-116.5 23A





fg/mc c nv/spv
Amygdales contain secondary pyrite

116.5-124.5 24A









Secondary pyrite lining the inner walls of vesicles

124.5-133 25A





mc




133-139 26A











139-148 27A


2-3






1R-2 (738.58 mbsf)* 1-11 1A 1 7 0.5-5.0 <2 0.3-2.0
fg c spv

11-16.5 2A





mc


Variolitic domains
16.5-24 3A









Variolitic domains
24-31 4A





mc hc/hyh/G

Variolitic texture and boundary: 5-mm-thick silicified glassy selvage with relict domains of varioles (= quenched lobe margins)
31-36 5A





mc hc/c nv
Variolitic domains
36-40 6A







spv
Variolitic domains

40-45 7A





mc hyh/G

Variolitic texture and boundary: 5-mm-thick silicified glassy selvage with relict domains of varioles (= quenched lobe margins)

45-49 8A





mc hyh/hc spv
Variolitic domains

49-57 9A






hc/c



57-68 10A







nv


68-78 11A





mc hc/hyh spv (3%-5%)
Variolitic domains; close to lobe margins?

78-88 12A





mc hc/c spv


88-95 13A











95-100.5 14A







nv


100.5-112.5 15A





fg/mc c



112.5-118.5 16A











118.5-125 17A





mc hc spv
Variolitic domains; close to lobe margins?

125-132 18A





mc hc spv
Variolitic domains

132-140 19A











140-146 20A







nv


146-150 21A







spv

2R-1 (746.8 mbsf) 0-5 1A 1 5 0.5-4.0


mc hc/c spv
Variolitic domains; close to lobe margins?
5-8 2A







spv/mov

8-19.5 3A






c mov

19.5-53 4A






c spv

53-63 5A






hc/hyh spv
Variolitic domains; close to lobe margins?
63-69 6A





mc/fg c spv/mov















3R-1 (751.7 mbsf) 0-11 1A 2 10 0.5-5.0 2-3 0.2-2 ol fg c nv (<1%)
Variolitic domains
11-19 2A









Variolitic domains
19-22 3A





mc hc/G spv/mi
Variolitic texture and boundary: 5-mm-thick silicified glassy selvage with relict domains of varioles (= quenched lobe margins)
22-25 4A






c spv

25-28 5A






c/hc spv/mov
Close to boundary: fining of grain size and dominance of variolitic texture in groundmass
28-32.5 6A




ol

nv

32.5-36.5 7A






hc spv
Close to boundary: fining of grain size and dominance of variolitic texture in groundmass

36.5-40 8A




ol

nv


40-43 9A









Variolitic domains

43-55 10A







spv (3%)
Variolitic domains

55-63.5 11A


1-3



spv (3%-5%)
Variolitic domains

63.5-88 12A





mc/cc hc/hy spv
Close to boundary: fining of grain size and dominance of variolitic texture in groundmass

88-95 12C





mc/fg c



95-98 13A





mc/cc hc/hy nv
Close to boundary: fining of grain size and dominance of variolitic texture in groundmass

98-105 14A





mc hc spv (3%)


105-110.5 15A





mc/cc hy/G nv
Variolitic texture and boundary: 3-mm-thick silicified glassy selvage with relict domains of varioles (= quenched lobe margins)

110.5-116 16A





mc/cc hc/hy nv
Variolitic texture and boundary: 3-mm-thick silicified glassy selvage with relict domains of varioles (= quenched lobe margins)

116-128 17A




ol mc hc spv (3%)


128-132.5 18A




ol mc hc spv (3%)


132.5-144.5 19A


2-3

mc hc nv
Variolitic groundmass texture

144.5-149.5 20A


2-3

mc hc nv
Variolitic groundmass texture; approaching a boundary?
3R-2 (753.2 mbsf) 0-3 1A 2 10 0.5-5.0 2-4 0.2-2
mc c/hc spv

3-6 2A









Variolitic texture
6-20 3A





mc hc/hy spv
Variolitic texture
20-23 4A





mc/cc hc/G spv
Variolitic texture and boundary: 3-mm-thick silicified glassy selvage with relict domains of varioles (= quenched lobe margins)

23-29 5A





mc hc/c nv
Variolitic texture

29-32.5 6A






hc



32.5-36 7A









Variolitic texture

36-45.5 8A






hc/hy spv (2%)
Variolitic texture

45.5-52.5 9A







nv
Variolitic domains

52.5-56.5 10A





cc/mc hy

Close to boundary: fining of grain size and dominance of variolitic texture in groundmass

56.5-62 11A





mc hc nv
Close to boundary: fining of grain size and dominance of variolitic texture in groundmass

62-65 12A









Variolitic texture

65-76 13A





mc/cc/G hc/hy nv/spv
Variolitic texture and boundary: 2-mm-thick glassy rind with film of vitric tuff adhering to surface (= quenched lobe margins)

76-86 14A





mc hc spv (3%-5%)

Notes: * = Sparsely to moderately plagioclase-olivine-phyric basalt (groundmass texture is intergranular with plagioclase needles and interstitial feathery pyroxene, unless specified otherwise); † = Sparsely to moderately plagioclase-phyric basalt (groundmass texture is intergranular with plagioclase needles and interstitial feathery pyroxene, unless specified otherwise), ‡ = Moderately plagioclase-olivine phyric basalt (groundmass texture is intergranular with plagioclase needles and interstitial feathery pyroxene, unless specified otherwise). Abbreviations: see Figure F12 in the "Explanatory Notes" chapter for definitions.