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Table T6. Particle size distributions in mass-percent of Nankai silty claystone–silt mixtures, Site C0011.

Nankai silty claystone
(%) 		Silica
(%) 		CRS PSD Particle size (%)
Sand Silt Clay
100 0 CRS090 PSD147 0 44 56
88 12 CRS091 PSD148 0 50 50
76 24 CRS093 PSD149 0 52 48
64 36 CRS094 PSD150 0 59 41
52 48 CRS089 PSD146 0 64 36
40 60 CRS088 PSD145 0 68 32

Sand/silt boundary is defined at 62.5 µm and silt/clay boundary is defined at 2 µm. Silica = silt-size silica (US MIN U SIL 40 purchased from US Silica). CRS = constant rate of strain consolidation test number, PSD = particle size analysis test number.

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