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Table 3 Major and trace element data (determined by XRAL, Ontario, Canada) of the samples from Hohle Gasse, Pratteln

From: Chronology of Quaternary terrace deposits at the locality Hohle Gasse (Pratteln, NW Switzerland)

Sample name

SiO2 (wt%)

Al2O3 (wt%)

Fe2O3 (wt%)

MnO (wt%)

MgO (wt%)

CaO (wt%)

Na2O (wt%)

K2O (wt%)

TiO2 (wt%)

P2O5 (wt%)

Sm (ppm)

Gd (ppm)

U (ppm)

Th (ppm)

PRAT-1

46.71

1.74

0.27

0.00

0.07

0.08

0.00

5.86

0.03

0.01

0.80

0.76

0.69

2.20

PRAT-2

47.09

1.65

0.29

0.00

0.07

0.08

0.00

5.38

0.03

0.01

0.80

0.81

0.70

2.30

PRAT-3

47.53

1.58

0.30

0.00

0.07

0.04

0.00

4.89

0.04

0.01

0.80

0.85

0.69

2.30

PRAT-4

47.84

1.51

0.30

0.00

0.07

0.08

0.00

4.40

0.04

0.01

0.90

0.88

0.81

2.50

PRAT-5

47.69

1.60

0.32

0.00

0.07

0.08

0.00

4.40

0.05

0.01

0.90

0.86

0.8

2.50

PRAT-6

46.77

1.74

0.38

0.00

0.07

0.08

0.00

5.38

0.05

0.01

0.90

0.90

0.85

2.90

PRAT-7

45.96

1.92

0.37

0.01

0.08

0.08

0.00

6.35

0.05

0.01

0.90

0.86

0.84

2.80

PRAT-8

46.55

1.63

0.76

0.00

0.07

0.08

0.00

4.89

0.05

0.03

0.90

0.95

0.83

2.70

Average

47.02

1.67

0.37

0.00

0.07

0.07

0.00

5.19

0.04

0.01

0.86

0.86

0.78

2.53