Note

XRF Data

Dead Sea Deep Drilling Project (DSDDP) - Sites

Offshore Sites 1, Holes A-E, and Site 3, Hole 3C are close together. Site 2 is at the shore.

ICDP Poject from 2012. Data from Source: https://data.icdp-online.org/sites/deadsea/internal/5017_DSDDP-ALL.xlsx

For comparison, see plots of Multi-Sensor-Core-Logging data: MSCL plots

Element Classification after V.M. Goldschmidt

See tables below.

Element Class Elements in Dataset
Atmophile Ar-Br-Cl
Chalcophile As-Cd-Cu-Pb-Pd-S-Sb-Sn-Zn
Lithophile Al-Ba-Ca-Mg-Rb-Si-Sr-Ta-Th-Ti-U-V-Zr
Siderophile Co-Fe-K-Mn-Ni-P

All Sites, Borehole Depths and Number of Sections

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SITE HOLE from to sections Atmophile Chalcophile Lithophile Siderophile
1 A 2.1 m 456.7 m 309 Atm. S1 Chalc. S1 Lith. S1 Sid. S1
1 B 2.1 m 15.5 m 3 Atm. S1 Chalc. S1 Lith. S1 Sid. S1
1 C 0 m 32.7 m 14 Atm. S1 Chalc. S1 Lith. S1 Sid. S1
1 D 4.3 m 4.6 m 1 Atm. S1 Chalc. S1 Lith. S1 Sid. S1
1 E 0.2 m 23.9 m 15 Atm. S1 Chalc. S1 Lith. S1 Sid. S1
1 H 0 m 39.9 m 32 Atm. S1 Chalc. S1 Lith. S1 Sid. S1
2 A 12.4 m 23.6 m 6 Atm. S2 Chalc. S2 Lith. S2 Sid. S2
3 A 5.6 m 5.7 m 1 Atm. S3 Chalc. S3 Lith. S3 Sid. S3
3 B 23.5 m 29.7 m 2 Atm. S3 Chalc. S3 Lith. S3 Sid. S3
3 C 49.6 m 344.2 m 95 Atm. S3 Chalc. S3 Lith. S3 Sid. S3