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Table T12. Molecular biomarkers in fraction N4, Site U1356. (See table note.)

Core, section,
interval (cm) 		Depth (mbsf) n-alkanols
Compounds [ng/g dry sediment] Indexes Sterols Total diols
Top Bottom C14 ΣC15:n ΣC16:n ΣC17:n ΣC18:n ΣC19:n ΣC20:n ΣC21:n ΣC22:n ΣC23:n ΣC24:n C25 C26 LMW (C15–C24) HMW (C24–C34) HMW/LMW Dinosterol Cholesterol Brassicasterol Campesterol Sitosterol
318-U1356A-
Miocene
2R-3, 50–51 13.00 13.01 6 5 59 4 67 3 11 5 7 0 0 0 0 166 0 0.0 0 50.82 0 0 0 0
15R-3, 83–84 137.63 137.64 20 10 120 4 93 11 56 6 66 8 24 0 0 394 24 0.1 52.59 119.9 82.6 29.57 0 170.8
30R-3, 46–48 280.96 280.98 0 0 10 0 18 2 13 3 6 0 9 0 0 52 9 0.2 0 79.01 0 0 0 0
41R-3, 29–31 386.09 386.11 4 5 35 4 49 6 31 5 14 3 10 0 0 155 10 0.1 0 116.8 0 0 0 0
47R-3, 26–28 443.58 443.60 0 0 104 21 155 21 72 10 83 0 38 0 0 466 38 0.1 161.1 382.7 268.5 121.53 146.2 448.5
47R-4, 27–29 444.89 444.91 5 4 44 2 57 3 16 3 7 0 5 0 0 141 5 0.0 0 83.51 0 0 0 0
Summary  
Minimum: 0 0 10 0 18 2 11 3 6 0 0 0   52 0 0.0 0.0 50.82 0 0 0.0 0.0
Maximum: 20 10 120 21 155 21 72 10 83 8 38 0   466 38 0.2 161.1 382.7 268.5 121.53 146.2 448.5
Average: 6 4 62 6 73 8 33 5 30 2 14 0   229 14 0.1 35.6 138.8 58.52 25.18 24.4 103.2
Standard deviation: 7 4 42 8 47 7 25 3 35 3 14 0   162 14 0.1 65.0 122.2 108 48.66 59.7 182.4
Median: 5 4 51 4 62 5 24 5 10 0 10 0   161 10 0.1 0.0 100.2 0 0 0.0 0.0
Oligocene
51R-1, 129–131 479.89 479.91 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0 0 0 0 0 0
58R-CC, 21–23 546.20 546.22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0 0 0 0 0 0
63R-2, 25–27 595.03 595.05 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0 0 0 0 0 0
63R-4, 37–39 597.72 597.74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0 0 0 0 0 0
73R-CC, 37–39 695.73 695.75 2 1 54 39 59 24 25 24 0 0 0 0 0 230 0   0 72.5 0 0 0 0
87R-2, 83–85 826.24 826.26 0 1 7 78 6 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 128 0   0 0 0 0 0 0
89R-3, 27–29 845.98 846.00 0 18 112 133 299 32 63 26 0 0 0 0 0 683 0   0 160.9 0 0 0 0
Summary  
Minimum: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0 0   0 0 0 0 0 0
Maximum: 2 18 112 133 299 36 63 26 0 0 0 0   683 0   0 161 0 0 0 0
Average: 0 3 29 42 61 15 15 8 0 0 0 0   173 0   0 39 0 0 0 0
Standard deviation: 1 7 43 52 111 17 24 12 0 0 0 0   252 0   0 62 0 0 0 0
Median: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0 0   0 0 0 0 0 0
Eocene
95R-CC, 0–2 895.50 895.52 0 0 190 639 122 203 0 101 0 0 0 0 0 1254 0   0 0 0 0 0 0
98R-3, 71–73 922.95 922.97 30 21 295 466 184 732 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 1766 0   0 1077 0 0 0 0
99R-3, 37–39 932.46 932.48 1 28 110 289 46 158 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 632 0   0 49.18 0 0 0 0
101R-2, 57–59 950.87 950.89 89 64 542 243 257 333 302 38 16 0 0 0 0 1883 0   0 0 0 0 0 0
103R-1, 54–56 968.54 968.56 0 40 66 212 59 187 0 14 4 2 2 0 0 583 2 0.0 0 25.48 0 0 0 0
103R-3, 53–55 971.53 971.55 101 131 1204 761 629 309 278 34 0 19 0 0 0 3465 0   0 198.3 0 0 0 0
104R-2, 64–66 979.70 979.72 0 4 117 470 51 214 28 27 0 0 0 0 0 912 0   0 0 0 0 0 0
104R-4, 79–81 982.81 982.83 50 117 854 432 858 336 138 73 9 8 0 0 0 2876 0   0 162.1 0 0 0 0
104R-6, 34–36 985.05 985.07 0 5 6 40 31 15 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 116 0   0 0 0 0 0 0
105R-3, 53–55 990.64 990.66 6 41 79 310 75 215 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 729 0   0 0 0 0 0 0
105R-4, 59–60 992.08 992.09 23 85 209 379 389 89 48 14 0 0 0 0 0 1236 0   0 232.2 0 0 0 0
106R-2, 82–84 998.98 999.00 36 228 470 827 474 592 122 75 20 0 0 0 0 2845 0   0 453 0 0 0 0
106R-CC, 11–13 999.98 1000.00 93 127 634 382 412 243 341 128 25 42 20 0 0 2425 20 0.0 0 230.3 0 0 0 0
Summary  
Minimum: 0 0 6 40 31 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 116 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maximum: 101 228 1204 827 858 732 341 128 25 42 20 0 0 3465 20 0 0 1077 0 0 0 0
Average: 33 68 368 419 276 279 101 39 6 5 2 0 0 1594 2 0 0 187 0 0 0 0
Standard deviation: 39 67 359 221 261 195 126 42 9 12 5 0 0 1045 5 0 0 301 0 0 0 0
Median: 23 41 209 382 184 215 38 27 0 0 0 0 0 1254 0 0 0 49 0 0 0 0

Note: Fraction = N4 (alcohols). See “Lipid biomarker analysis” in the “Methods” chapter. LMW = low molecular weight, HMW = high molecular weight.

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