Table T10. Summary of sediment mineralogy from X-ray diffraction, Hole M0029A. (See table notes.)
| Intensity ratios | Mean | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Clay minerals | 14.0 | 26.9 |
| Kaolinite | 5.6 | 12.8 |
| Micas and Illite | 4.1 | 7.4 |
| Mixed layered clays | 3.1 | 4.1 |
| Smectite | 1.2 | 2.6 |
| Carbonates | 7.1 | 23.1 |
| Mg-rich calcite | 0.9 | 2.5 |
| Calcite | 2.0 | 6.4 |
| Siderite | 1.2 | 4.2 |
| Rhodochrosite | 1.4 | 4.0 |
| Dolomite and ankerite | 0.6 | 3.6 |
| Aragonite | 1.1 | 2.6 |
| Detrital minerals | 70.6 | 103.1 |
| Quartz | 58.9 | 70.3 |
| Plagioclase | 3.8 | 13.4 |
| Chlorite | 2.3 | 4.6 |
| K-Feldspar | 2.0 | 4.7 |
| Pyroxene | 1.5 | 5.3 |
| Zeolites | 0.8 | 2.1 |
| Gibbsite | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Epidote | 0.6 | 1.1 |
| Amphibole | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Authigenic minerals | 8.4 | 16.3 |
| Pyrite | 2.8 | 5.4 |
| Glauconite | 1.4 | 3.5 |
| Goethite | 1.8 | 2.9 |
| Apatite | 1.0 | 2.2 |
| Magnetite | 0.9 | 1.5 |
| Barite | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| Total | 100.0 | 169.3 |
Notes: The original sum for the mean of all measured peak intensity ratios was 93.2%. After elimination of all clay minerals (4.55–4.4 Å, 4.1%), gypsum (1.0%), and halite (2.0%), this sum became 86.1%, which was then renormalized to 100% above.
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