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Table 2 Whole-rock major and trace element compositions of selected samples

From: Zircon U–Pb geochronology of lower crust and quartzo-feldspathic clastic sediments from the Balagne ophiolite (Corsica)

Sample rock-type

GM1 albitite

PC11 quartz-rich breccia

PP1 quartzitic sandstone

Major elements (wt%)

 SiO2

64.8

71.1

54.9

 TiO2

0.21

0.24

0.17

 Al2O3

18.2

13.6

4.97

 Fe2O tot3

3.36

2.89

0.95

 MnO

0.06

0.06

0.05

 MgO

0.50

0.69

1.06

 CaO

1.50

1.19

20.1

 Na2O

8.97

3.08

1.09

 K2O

0.12

4.56

1.02

 P2O5

0.03

0.07

0.04

 L.O.I

0.85

1.99

16.2

 Total

98.6

99.5

100.5

 Mg#

22.8

32.1

68.9

 CO2

15.2

 SiO2/Al2O3

 

5.24

11.0

Trace elements (ppm)

 V

10

17

16

 Cr

<20

<20

<20

 Sc

<1

5

3

 Co

3

3

<1

 Cu

160

<10

<10

 Zn

30

40

<30

 Ga

35

14

5

 Sn

6

3

2

 Rb

2

196

34

 Sr

239

92

111

 Ba

20

528

101

 Zr

1,990

140

97.0

 Nb

15

10.5

3.70

 Y

91

27.8

16.4

 Hf

44.3

4.30

2.40

 Ta

1.80

1.25

0.46

 Pb

5

11

12

 Th

3.40

15.3

5.87

 U

1.90

3.29

2.10

 La

25.8

36.0

15.2

 Ce

58.9

68.9

26.2

 Pr

6.83

7.47

3.21

 Nd

26.2

26.0

12.2

 Sm

6.70

5.08

2.48

 Eu

1.15

0.77

0.46

 Gd

7.80

4.49

2.23

 Tb

1.70

0.78

0.37

 Dy

12.7

4.80

2.33

 Ho

3.00

0.99

0.48

 Er

10.6

2.96

1.41

 Tm

1.90

0.45

0.21

 Yb

14.7

3.01

1.38

 Lu

2.54

0.50

0.20

 LaN/SmN

2.41

7.46

6.45

 GdN/YbN

0.44

1.24

1.34

 Eu/Eu*

0.48

0.49

0.59

  1. L.O.I. loss on ignition. Mg# = 100 × molar Mg/(Mg + \({\text{Fe}}_{\text{tot}}^{2 + }\))
  2. –, not determined
  3. Eu/Eu* = EuN/(SmN × GdN)0.5