XRD and planktonic foraminifera abundance and isotope data for core LO09-18 spanning MIS3

Multiproxy data from core LO09-18 from the Reykjanes Ridge. Calcite content and quartz/plagioclase measured using XRD. The quartz/plagioclase ratio of North Atlantic sediments reflects the varying contribution of continental derived quartz versus that of basaltic plagioclase and can be used as a proxy for the contribution of ice-rafted detritus. Details about the measurements and interpretation can be found in https://doi.org/10.1016/S0025-3227(02)00592-3 and https://doi.org/10.1016/S0012-821X(03)00675-7.