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Table 3 Chemical analysis of the major oxides (in wt. %) in the rock and vein samples

From: Geochemical dispersion of gold-bearing quartz veins in the Wadi Abu Khusheiba area in Southern Jordan

Sample Id

Sample type

SiO2%

Al2O3%

Fe2O3%

MnO%

MgO%

CaO%

K2O%

Na2O%

TiO2%

Cr2O3%

P2O5%

LOI

Total

R1

Host rock

77.3

13.25

1.64

0.84

0.1

0.13

5.4

1.1

0.35

0.1

0.03

0.65

99.3

R2

Host rock

78.2

11.2

3.11

0.25

0.2

0.12

6.9

0.9

0.51

0.07

0.04

0.78

99.2

R3

Host rock

80.1

10.7

2.29

0.17

0.53

0.25

6.7

0.7

0.04

0.06

0.03

0.65

99.9

R4

Weathered host rock

77.3

9.2

3.5

0.8

1.2

0.6

7.3

0.59

0.13

0.03

0.04

0.77

98

R5

Weathered host rock

78.6

9.3

0.8

0.07

0.1

0.7

6.8

0.63

0.01

0.02

0.06

2.2

98.5

Vn1

Hanging wall

81.1

8.7

0.5

0.02

0.2

0.4

6.4

0.22

0.01

0.17

0.05

0.88

98.2

VF1

foot wall

82.2

8.1

1.1

0.09

0.1

1

6.3

0.4

0.01

0.19

0.05

0.73

99.2

Vt1

Alteration zone

80.2

9.1

2.4

0.07

0.3

1.1

7.1

0.7

0.73

0.09

0.05

0.34

99.8

Vm1

Mineralized vein

82

8.2

0.9

0.03

0.2

0.4

6.4

0.2

0.21

0.21

0.06

0.47

98.4

Vt2

Alteration zone

79.7

8.9

3

0.03

0.4

0.7

6.7

0.19

0.18

0.15

0.03

2.6

99.6

Vm2

Hanging wall

79

9

2.2

0.04

0.1

0.3

9

0.11

0.22

0.17

0.06

1.7

99.7

Vn2

Mineralized vein

78.6

10

1.5

0.04

0.1

0.7

6.8

0.35

0.43

0.11

0.04

0.86

98

VB3

Brecciated vein

77.5

11

0.7

0.02

0.1

0.3

8.8

0.21

0.54

0.19

0.05

0.77

99.5

Vh3

Host rock

81

8.1

2.5

0.1

0.5

0.3

6.6

0.61

0.18

0.17

0.03

1.84

99.4

Vm3

Mineralized vein

79.1

9.4

1.2

0.3

0.7

0.4

7.4

0.21

0.15

0.17

0.03

0.94

98.8

Vm4

Mineralized vein

80.3

9.3

1.6

0.01

0.07

0.4

7.8

0.61

0.19

0.25

0.05

0.87

99.9

Vh4

Host rock

79.3

10.8

0.9

0.07

0.1

1

6.1

0.12

0.34

0.17

0.03

1.87

99.9

Vf4

foot wall

80.1

9.6

1.1

0.04

0.2

0.9

6.7

0.17

0.12

0.09

0.04

0.77

98.7

Vm5

Mineralized vein

77.9

11.1

2.6

0.03

0.8

0.7

7.2

0.15

0.63

0.21

0.03

0.89

99.6

Vh5

Host rock

78.7

9.2

1.6

0.8

1

0.7

5.8

0.35

0.14

0.18

0.05

1.8

98.7

Vt3

Alteration zone

78.4

9.4

3.1

0.5

0.7

1

6.7

0.23

0.3

0.07

0.04

1.3

98.6

Vm6

Mineralized vein

77.8

11.9

3.5

0.1

1

1.1

5.7

0.5

0.18

0.18

0.05

0.97

99.5

Vh6

Host rock

78.7

9.2

3.1

0.1

1.2

1.2

6.5

0.1

0.56

0.06

0.05

1.3

99

Vf6

foot wall

77.8

11.1

2.6

0.1

0.8

1.2

6.7

0.25

0.22

0.02

0.03

0.78

99