Swiss Journal of Geosciences

Table 1 Composition of TGU eclogite SW9

From: The Theodul Glacier Unit, a slab of pre-Alpine rocks in the Alpine meta-ophiolite of Zermatt-Saas, Western Alps

Major el.	wt%	Trace el.	ppm
SiO₂	46.25	Ba	18
TiO₂	3.00	Co	52
Al₂O₃	13.03	Cr	589
FeO^a	11.87	Cu	34
MnO	0.19	Nb	50
MgO	9.10	Ni	203
CaO	11.75	Pb	5
Na₂O	1.91	Sc	29
K₂O	0.09	Sr	337
P₂O₅	0.46	V	283
LOI	1.57	Y	30
Total	99.22	Zn	164
		Zr	231
#Mg^b	0.58	Rb	0

^aTotal iron as FeO
^b#Mg = Mg number (Mg/(Mg + Fe)) in atoms, LOI = loss on ignition

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