Table T2. Comparison of basalt compositions from Hole 846B (Leg 138) and Hole 1226B (Leg 201).
Core, section,
Interval (cm):
138-846B-45X-1
76-79
201-1226B-47X-CC
42-44
Standard BIR-1
SRM reported value
Major element oxide (wt%):


SiO2 51.81 51.19 47.93 47.96
TiO2 1.07 0.99 0.98 0.96
Al2O3 16.39 16.62 15.43 15.5
Fe2O3* 10.05 10.14 11.25 11.3
MnO 0.19 0.14 0.16 0.18
MgO 8.22 7.19 9.24 9.7
CaO 10.26 10.54 13.05 13.3
Na2O 2.32 2.61 1.71 1.82
K2O 0.74 0.27 0.02 0.03
P2O5 0.06 0.04 0.02 0.02
LOI 3.49 4.2 2
Total 101.11 99.73 99.79 100.77
Trace element (ppm):


Ba
8 7 7
Ni
181 147 170
Sc
34 40 44
Cr
472 356 370
Cu
128 116 125
Dy
3.37 2.61 4
Ce
4.3 3.7 1.9
Co
46.2 56.1 52
Eu
0.77 0.49 0.55
Gd
2.72 1.98 1.8
Hf
1.5 <0.5 0.6
Nd
4.7 2.7 2.5
La
1.5 0.8 0.63
Li



Sr
137.8 108.7 110
V
205 337 310
Y
21 17.1 16
Zn
67 51 70
Zr
46.6 13.7 18
SRM informational value (ppm):


As
2.9 0.6 0.44
B



Be



Cl



F



Ga
16.8 16.1 16
Lu
0.38 0.27 0.26
Nb
1.1 <0.5 0.6
Pb
0.3 4.5 3
Sb
0.1 0.5 0.58
Sm
2.2 1.2 1.1
Additional element (ppm):


C
0.21

S
0.04

Mo
<0.1 <0.1
Cd
0.1 <0.1
Bi
<0.1 <0.1
Ag
0.1 <0.1
Au (ppb)
1.8 2.4
Hg
0.05 <0.01
Tl
1.1 <0.1
Cs
0.2 <0.1
Rb
7.2 <0.5
Sn
<1 <1
Ta
0.1 <0.1
Th
<0.1 <0.1
U
1.8 <0.1
W
0.1 <0.1
Pr
0.82 0.41
Ho
0.76 0.6
Tb
0.53 0.37
Er
2.46 1.78
Tm
0.34 0.27
Yb
2.24 1.61

Notes: * = total iron as Fe2O3. SRM = standard reference material, BIR-1 = U.S. Geological Survey Icelandic basalt SRM. Leg 138 analyses were conducted by X-ray fluorescence and Leg 201 analyses were conducted by inductively coupled plasma (ICP)-atomic emission spectrophotometry (major element oxides and Ba, Ni, Sc, and Cr) and ICP-mass spectrometry (all other trace elements). Leg 201 analysis were performed by Acme Labs, Vancouver, BC. The SRM was included in the analytical suite as an unknown.