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. 2018 Mar 21;4(3):eaaq0234. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aaq0234

Table 2. Stoichiometric mineral compositions for CA13-05A, based on assumed number of oxygen atoms shown.

Note that Fe in zoisite was assumed to be 100% Fe3+ and Fe in all other minerals was assumed to be 100% Fe2+. Hbl, hornblende; Gln, glaucophane; Chl, chlorite; Aln, allanite.

CA13-05A
Hbl 1 Hbl 2 Gln Chl Zo 1 Zo 2 Aln
Si 7.29 6.92 7.85 2.97 2.91 2.85 2.94
Ti 0.02 0.03 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.06 0.01
Al 1.24 1.91 1.77 2.32 2.41 2.09 2.01
Cr
Fe 1.56 1.57 1.30 1.84 0.51 0.73 0.87
Mn 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.02
Mg 3.00 2.67 2.21 2.68
Ca 1.50 1.47 0.12 1.77 1.70 1.40
Na 0.82 0.93 1.98
K 0.04 0.08 0.01
O 23 23 23 14 12.5 12.5 12.5
Al/(Al + Si) 0.15 0.22 0.18 0.44 0.45 0.42 0.41
Fe/(Fe + Al) 0.56 0.45 0.42 0.44 0.17 0.26 0.30
Fe/(Fe + Mg) 0.34 0.37 0.37 0.41
Na/(Na + Ca) 0.35 0.39 0.94
Na/(Na + K) 0.95 0.92
Total oxides (wt %) 97.1 98.9 97.1 86.1 96.7 97.2 81.0