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U. S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-002

Geological Framework Data from Long Island Sound, 1981-1990:

A Digital Data Release

1988 MMS Summary Report

Table 3b.

 

Heavy mineral composition of vibracores from Long Island Sound.

CORE 88-1 88-3 88-4 88-8
Depth (cm) 165 250 540 333
 

WEIGHT PERCENT

Light Minerals 93.6 91.0 93.8 91.4
Heavy Minerals
with Magnetite
6.4 9.0 6.2 8.6
Heavy Minerals
without Magnetite
6.2 8.5 6.0 8.3
 

FREQUENCY PERCENT BY NUMBER

Amphibole 35 38 42 39
Andalucite     T  
Biotite T T T 14
Chlorite        
Chloritoid       T
Epidote Group 1 1   1
Garnet 33 33 30 16
Hypersthene 1 1 3 3
Kyanite 3 1 3 1
Monazite        
Muscovite     1 1
Opaques 10 7 5 7
Rutile 1 T 1 T
Sillimanite T T T 1
Staurolite 4 3 2 2
Titanite 1 1 T  
Tourmaline 2      
Zircon 5 4 3 8
Shell        
Altered Minerals        
Misc. 4 10 10 5
TOTAL 100 99 100 99

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