Table T2. Mineralogy of the clay fraction determined from shipboard XRD analyses, Site 1210A.
Core, section,
interval (cm)
Clay mineralogy
198-1209A-
5H-2, 117-118 Illite, saponite, smectite-kaolinite
5H-2, 118-119* Saponite, illite
5H-2, 119-120 Illite, saponite, smectite-kaolinite
198-1210A-
6H-1, 55-56* Saponite, illite
6H-1, 59-60 Illite, saponite, smectite-kaolinite

Note: * = samples taken from pale green diagenetic laminae. All other samples are taken from the surrounding nannofossil ooze.