I have a long but narrow table that I would like to fit onto one page by splitting it into two parts side-by-side but still under the same table environment. I have somewhat achieved this using two tabularx environments. However, as the two parts of the table have different lengths, they are slightly vertically offset on the page.
Does anyone know how to get these tables vertically aligned with each other? I am quite new to using LaTeX but I've not been able to figure this out with my googling. This is the code I am using:
\begin{table}[t]
%\centering
\caption[List of compounds in mixed stock solution.]{List of compounds in mixed stock solution. iso = isoprene, mt = monoterpene, omt = oxygenated monoterpene, sqt = sesquiterpene, osqt = oxygenated sesquiterpene, dt = diterpene, tt = triterpene.}
\small
\begin{tabularx}{0.5\textwidth}{
L
R
R}
\hline
Compound & Type & Formula \\
\hline\hline
Isoprene & iso & C$_{5}$H$_{8}$ \\
\hline
$\upalpha$-Pinene & mt & C$_{10}$H$_{16}$ \\
\hline
Camphene & mt & C$_{10}$H$_{16}$ \\
\hline
Sabinene & mt & C$_{10}$H$_{16}$ \\
\hline
$\upbeta$-Pinene & mt & C$_{10}$H$_{16}$ \\
\hline
$\upbeta$-Myrcene & mt & C$_{10}$H$_{16}$ \\
\hline
$\upalpha$-Phellandrene & mt & C$_{10}$H$_{16}$ \\
\hline
3-Carene & mt & C$_{10}$H$_{16}$ \\
\hline
$\upalpha$-Terpinene & mt & C$_{10}$H$_{16}$ \\
\hline
\textit{m}-Cymene & mt & C$_{10}$H$_{14}$ \\
\hline
\textit{p}-Cymene & mt & C$_{10}$H$_{14}$ \\
\hline
Ocimene & mt & C$_{10}$H$_{16}$ \\
\hline
Eucalyptol & omt & C$_{10}$H$_{18}$O \\
\hline
\textit{D}-Limonene & mt & C$_{10}$H$_{16}$ \\
\hline
\textit{o}-Cymene & mt & C$_{10}$H$_{14}$ \\
\hline
$\upgamma$-Terpinene & mt & C$_{10}$H$_{16}$ \\
\hline
Sabinene Hydrate & omt & C$_{10}$H$_{18}$O \\
\hline
Terpinolene & mt & C$_{10}$H$_{16}$ \\
\hline
Linalool & omt & C$_{10}$H$_{18}$O \\
\hline
Fenchol & omt & C$_{10}$H$_{18}$O \\
\hline
Isopulegol & omt & C$_{10}$H$_{18}$O \\
\hline
\end{tabularx}
\begin{tabularx}{0.5\textwidth} {
L
R
R}
\hline
Compound & Type & Formula \\
\hline\hline
Isoborneol & omt & C$_{10}$H$_{18}$O \\
\hline
(-)-Borneol & omt & C$_{10}$H$_{18}$O \\
\hline
(+)-Borneol & omt & C$_{10}$H$_{18}$O \\
\hline
Menthol & omt & C$_{10}$H$_{20}$O \\
\hline
Terpinen-4-ol & omt & C$_{10}$H$_{18}$O \\
\hline
$\upalpha$-Terpineol & omt & C$_{10}$H$_{18}$O \\
\hline
Citronellol & omt & C$_{10}$H$_{20}$O \\
\hline
Carvacrol & omt & C$_{10}$H$_{14}$O \\
\hline
Geraniol & omt & C$_{10}$H$_{18}$O \\
\hline
Thymol & omt & C$_{10}$H$_{14}$O \\
\hline
(-)-$\upalpha$-Cedrene & sqt & C$_{15}$H$_{24}$ \\
\hline
Caryophyllene & sqt & C$_{15}$H$_{24}$ \\
\hline
trans-$\upbeta$-Farnesene & sqt & C$_{15}$H$_{24}$ \\
\hline
Humulene & sqt & C$_{15}$H$_{24}$ \\
\hline
Valencene & sqt & C$_{15}$H$_{24}$ \\
\hline
Nerolidol & osqt & C$_{15}$H$_{26}$O \\
\hline
Guaiol & osqt & C$_{15}$H$_{26}$O \\
\hline
Cedrol & osqt & C$_{15}$H$_{26}$O \\
\hline
(-)-$\upalpha$-Bisabolol & osqt & C$_{15}$H$_{26}$O \\
\hline
Farnesol & osqt & C$_{15}$H$_{26}$O \\
\hline
Phytane & dt & C$_{20}$H$_{42}$ \\
\hline
Squalene & tt & C$_{30}$H$_{50}$ \\
\hline
\end{tabularx}
\end{table}
\begin{tabularx}[t]so they top alignRcolumn type withr(or, possibly,l).