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Table T19. Summary of physical property data for major lithologies, Hole U1309B.

Lithology MST MS
(IU ~ × 10–5 SI)
MST NCR
(Ω·m)
VP
(km/s)
Bulk density
(g/cm3)
Porosity
(%)
Thermal conductivity
(W/[m·K])
Basalt Mean = ~530 Mean = ~150,000 5.14 ± 0.33 2.88 ± 0.06 1.9 ± 1.4 2.23 ± 0.52
  Max = ~4600 (292) Min = ~1,600 (262) N = 8 N = 7 N = 7 N = 18
Diabase Mean = ~1980 Mean = ~15,000 5.20 ± 0.27 2.89 ± 0.04 2.1 ± 0.6 2.09 ± 0.08
  Max = ~6100 (745) Min = ~900 (688) N = 10 N = 8 N = 8 N = 23
Gabbro Mean = ~60 Mean = ~100,000 4.99 ± 0.16 2.88 ± 0.07 2.0 ± 0.8 2.36 ± 0.19
  Max = ~330 (408) Min = ~18,000 (395) N = 4 N = 4 N = 4 N = 20
Olivine/Troctolitic gabbro Mean = ~60 Mean = ~130,000 5.54 ± 0.30 2.81 ± 0.06 2.1 ± 1.6 2.74 ± 0.35
  Max = ~1100 (719) Min = ~5,700 (700) N = 6 N = 7 N = 7 N = 15
Troctolite Mean = ~80 Mean = ~70,000
  Max = ~460 (16) Min = ~7,500 (16)        
Peridotite Mean = ~6400 Mean = ~2,400 4.59 ± 0.12 2.66 ± 0.08 3.1 ± 0.3 3.91 ± 0.30
  Max = ~9500 (50) Min = ~400 (50) N = 2 N = 2 N = 2 N = 2

Notes: Magnetic susceptibility and electrical resistivity are not corrected for core diameter and spacer locations (see the “Methods” chapter). Numbers in parenthesis indicate number of measurements (MST data) or samples. SD = standard deviation. This table is also available in ASCII.

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