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Table 2 The Al-normalized major and trace (multiplied by 10−4) elements of the Paleocene–Eocene sediments, West Central Sinai, Egypt

From: Paleoenvironmental changes across the Paleocene–Eocene boundary in West Central Sinai, Egypt: geochemical proxies

Sample

Si/Al

Ti/Al

Fe/Al

Mn/Al

Mg/Al

Ca/Al

P/Al

V/Al

Cr/Al

Ni/Al

Cu/Al

Zn/Al

Rb/Al

Sr/Al

Y/Al

Zr/Al

Nb/Al

Ba/Al

Mt-9

4.30

0.05

1.19

0.07

0.71

22.36

0.12

125.61

132.88

198.24

56.21

252.51

15.52

941.62

19.91

34.96

3.30

60

Mt-8

4.00

0.06

1.84

0.05

0.58

16.51

0.18

186.05

124.64

186.84

36.30

419.24

7.89

786.82

25.74

33.56

2.56

53

Mt-7

3.34

0.05

0.66

0.02

0.39

6.74

0.23

1718.90

537.33

408.57

68.17

354.20

4.14

339.62

29.45

28.66

1.44

41

Mt-6

3.38

0.06

1.35

0.03

0.39

12.06

0.39

1162.41

538.79

517.56

105.78

576.34

3.44

587.18

42.80

33.16

1.76

64

Mt-5

3.33

0.06

0.75

0.03

0.38

13.16

1.12

1246.61

514.48

406.56

90.11

339.47

4.39

869.59

54.99

31.38

1.30

11,693

Mt-4

2.62

0.05

0.36

0.00

0.27

0.27

0.04

30.06

28.23

44.90

12.18

28.18

6.77

31.17

10.79

20.23

2.03

15

Mt-3

2.96

0.05

0.50

0.01

0.36

3.03

0.08

35.78

32.77

46.74

6.03

77.71

2.71

138.50

20.72

20.21

1.84

20

Mt-2

2.96

0.05

0.42

0.01

0.35

3.15

0.08

32.88

32.39

41.46

7.80

63.36

3.49

133.52

20.38

19.98

1.86

20

Mt-1

3.34

0.05

0.45

0.03

0.39

7.55

0.07

35.18

28.32

41.63

5.84

45.67

3.51

309.66

15.75

21.06

2.19

1744

Mk-9

2.45

0.04

0.42

0.02

0.31

3.67

0.03

30.36

17.89

38.06

4.80

43.14

3.31

174.18

6.61

14.46

2.05

527

Mk-8

2.60

0.04

0.50

0.02

0.32

5.21

0.05

35.27

21.19

50.90

6.42

54.59

3.86

187.97

9.94

15.15

1.83

20

Mk-7

3.13

0.05

1.39

0.22

0.65

43.66

0.22

93.23

42.56

101.70

25.02

110.30

8.99

1086.94

40.43

38.14

3.70

54

Mk-6

3.27

0.05

0.76

0.02

0.37

4.94

0.19

1824.82

413.75

553.51

71.00

321.19

6.35

250.35

23.97

28.97

1.59

31

Mk-5

3.51

0.05

1.56

0.02

0.40

8.03

0.74

1154.35

421.51

700.03

76.15

601.27

5.94

392.26

48.28

30.28

0.97

42

Mk-4

3.62

0.05

1.77

0.02

0.40

4.10

0.59

385.52

278.90

499.45

35.41

292.57

8.34

227.88

40.91

26.83

1.08

39

Mk-3

2.77

0.05

0.42

0.00

0.33

0.55

0.09

51.82

32.11

64.70

9.98

21.75

6.39

52.62

17.79

19.90

1.79

400

Mk-2

3.12

0.05

0.47

0.02

0.40

7.15

0.15

39.57

32.28

49.08

3.73

50.61

3.32

288.37

28.33

21.42

1.67

1217

Mk-1

3.11

0.05

0.45

0.01

0.46

4.02

0.13

34.29

29.49

42.59

2.85

40.57

2.55

237.02

21.79

18.28

1.54

933

Fr-8

2.33

0.04

0.46

0.02

0.30

4.06

0.04

25.51

19.04

33.14

2.19

35.11

2.38

171.41

6.04

13.89

2.00

720

Fr-7

2.43

0.04

0.43

0.02

0.24

3.10

0.04

29.85

17.07

43.20

3.40

41.53

2.26

137.28

6.86

13.73

1.92

627

Fr-6

2.52

0.04

0.45

0.02

0.36

4.67

0.06

34.17

20.58

35.84

3.14

44.92

2.85

195.84

9.73

14.35

1.68

799

Fr-5

3.05

0.05

0.76

0.15

0.65

32.59

0.25

99.75

36.24

53.04

19.49

71.34

6.94

930.79

38.10

33.78

2.61

10,660

Fr-4

3.54

0.05

2.43

0.01

0.45

6.74

0.46

961.15

418.16

503.12

80.66

939.74

9.02

481.43

28.69

26.81

1.49

6534

Fr-3

3.49

0.06

1.13

0.00

0.37

2.20

0.44

483.92

347.56

351.32

39.43

722.87

8.45

317.63

33.03

24.85

1.02

6385

Fr-2

2.81

0.05

0.43

0.01

0.39

2.94

0.11

38.49

30.21

40.60

5.19

56.64

3.69

163.44

21.02

18.90

1.67

1087

Fr-1

2.83

0.05

0.44

0.01

0.43

3.34

0.12

35.83

30.65

42.07

3.40

53.43

2.42

184.38

22.91

19.69

1.70

1154