Table T7. Summary of the opaque mineralogy of basement rocks, Site 1203.
Basalt
unit
Core, section,
interval (cm)
Titanomagnetite description
Other opaque minerals

197-1203A-

1 17R-4, 27-30 Completely altered to maghemite None
3 18R-3, 46-48 Completely altered to maghemite None
5 25R-1, 65-67 Ilmenite oxidation exsolution lamellae Pentlandite
6 26R-3, 39-41 Unaltered Pentlandite
8 31R-1, 29-32 Very fine grained, indistinct None
11 32R-1, 85-87 Unaltered/slight ilmenite oxidation lamellae Cr spinel, pentlandite
14 35R-4, 47-49 Unaltered Cr spinel, pentlandite
16 37R-3, 10-13 Unaltered/slight ilmenite oxidation lamellae Cr spinel, pentlandite
18 40R-5, 119-121 Unaltered Secondary pyrite
19 42R-5, 20-23 Unaltered, very fine grained Secondary pyrite
20 45R-6, 45-47 Unaltered, very fine grained None
21 48R-1, 57-61 Slight maghemite alteration Secondary pyrite
23 51R-4, 93-96 Unaltered Secondary pyrite
24 59R-2, 99-101 Unaltered Pentlandite, secondary pyrite
26 59R-5, 30-32 Very sparse and small titanomagnetite None
29 65R-4, 21-24 Partially to completely altered to maghemite None
30 68R-3, 16-18 Very fine grained, partially altered to maghemite None
31 68R-4, 29-30 Very fine grained, indistinct Pentlandite