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Table 1 Average chemical composition of pseudotachylyte matrix, and volume fraction and average aspect ratio of unmelted grains

From: Earthquake faulting in subduction zones: insights from fault rocks in accretionary prisms

 

Mugi area

Okitsu area

Mg-1

Mg-2

Mg-3

Mg-4

Ok-1

Ok-2

Ok-3

Ï•

0.09

0.26

0.26

0.26

0.13

0.18

0.12

R

1.58

1.56

1.55

1.54

1.39

1.5

1.41

n

11

6

13

5

13

8

10

SiO2

52.55 ± 0.85

51.80 ± 1.50

52.79 ± 0.31

51.65 ± 1.24

53.40 ± 0.92

53.05 ± 0.66

52.46 ± 1.13

TiO2

0.27 ± 0.08

0.16 ± 0.11

0.08 ± 0.01

0.13 ± 0.03

0.14 ± 0.07

0.29 ± 0.05

0.21 ± 0.02

Al2O3

30.22 ± 0.65

27.88 ± 1.15

27.97 ± 0.00

27.03 ± 0.58

29.25 ± 0.80

29.03 ± 0.37

28.92 ± 0.36

FeO

2.55 ± 0.48

4.68 ± 1.88

3.72 ± 0.12

5.32 ± 0.39

2.40 ± 0.49

2.32 ± 0.09

2.28 ± 0.11

MnO

0.21 ± 0.29

0.16 ± 0.04

0.13 ± 0.01

0.19 ± 0.02

0.03 ± 0.02

0.05 ± 0.02

0.02 ± 0.01

MgO

1.63 ± 0.08

1.96 ± 0.29

1.60 ± 0.08

2.15 ± 0.15

2.51 ± 0.14

2.52 ± 0.14

2.51 ± 0.05

CaO

0.55 ± 0.08

0.66 ± 0.10

0.94 ± 0.49

0.57 ± 0.02

0.45 ± 0.40

0.33 ± 0.04

0.42 ± 0.33

Na2O

0.13 ± 0.02

0.13 ± 0.01

0.11 ± 0.03

0.15 ± 0.01

0.06 ± 0.02

0.06 ± 0.01

0.06 ± 0.01

K2O

7.82 ± 0.35

6.92 ± 0.51

6.97 ± 0.08

6.88 ± 0.14

6.90 ± 0.81

8.38 ± 0.52

8.23 ± 0.19

Total

95.93

94.34

94.30

94.11

95.15

96.04

95.12

Missing mass

4.07

5.66

5.7

5.89

4.85

3.96

4.88

  1. Modified from Ujiie et al. (2007b). Ï•, volume fraction of unmelted grains; R, average aspect ratio of unmelted grains; n, numbers of analyses.