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Table T3. Types of cuttings used for description and analysis, Expedition 348.

Analysis Bulk DICA/
pillowed
cutting
Intact cutting
(handpicked)
DICA Pillowed cutting Intact cutting
(handpicked)
1–4 mm >4 mm 1–4 mm >4 mm 1–4 mm >4 mm
Lithology X     XX XX XX XX    
Structure     X         X X
MAD X X* X X X X X   X
Magnetic susceptibility X     X X X X    
XRF X X* X* X X X X    
XRD X X* X* X X X X    
CARB X X* X* X X X X    
NGR X     X X X X    

* = optional, DICA = drilling-induced cohesive aggregate, X = washed, XX = unwashed. MAD = moisture and density, XRF = X-ray fluorescence, XRD = X-ray diffraction, CARB = carbonate, NGR = natural gamma radiation.

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