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. 2013 Mar 27;4:61. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2013.00061

Table 2.

Major oxide composition of the rocks sampled.

Oxide KiMba ABEba Marba ABEs TuiMs
Al2O3 14.76 14.5867 15.1733 0.1282 0.15713
BaO 0.0008 0.0148 0.0203 1.8943 3.175
CaO 12.0467 8.423 9.1697 0.2079 1.7117
Fe2O3 11.22 12.9633 11.9967 11.9 2.8467
K2O 0.0366 0.2393 0.2588 0.0455 0.0514
MgO 7.7087 4.098 4.7983 0.0414 0.047
MnO 0.1839 0.3112 0.208 0.1575 0.0134
Na2O 2.106 3.085 2.9113 0.4025 0.1844
P2O5 0.0787 0.1402 0.15 0.0179 0.0025
SiO2 50.88 51.8933 52.5033 8.1507 8.1913
SrO 0.0088 0.0167 0.0183 0.3631 0.2826
TiO2 1.0097 1.389 1.3247 0.0105 0.0086
ZrO2 0.0115 0.0155 0.0139 0.0015 0.0017

Note that totals for ABEs and TuiMs are not 100%; the remaining weight percent is composed primarily of barite for these two sulfides.