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Table 1: Analytical results for BHVO-1 (US Geological Survey
reference rock)
with solution ICP-MS.
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Accepted Values1
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Our
results
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Isotope
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uncer.
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Average
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Precision
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Accuracy
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Z
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Element
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measured
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(1s)
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(n = 15)
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(RSD)
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(Deviation
from
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accepted
value)
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(ppm)
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(ppm)
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(ppm)
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21
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Scandium
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45Sc
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31.8
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1.3
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31.9
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1.1%
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0.4%
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23
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Vanadium
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51V
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317
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12
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318
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2.4%
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0.4%
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24
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Chromium
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52Cr
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289
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22
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289
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2.7%
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0.1%
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27
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Cobalt
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59Co
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45
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2
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45.4
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1.3%
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0.9%
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28
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Nickel
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60Ni
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121
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2
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121
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3.2%
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-0.1%
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30
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Zinc
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68Zn
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105
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5
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96.3
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1.7%
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-8.3%
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37
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Rubidium
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85Rb
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9.25
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2
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9.40
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2.9%
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1.7%
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38
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Strontium
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88Sr
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403
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25
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408
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1.7%
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1.2%
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39
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Yttrium
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89Y
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27.6
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1.7
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28.2
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1.5%
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2.2%
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40
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Zirconium
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90Zr
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179
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21
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175
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6.3%
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-2.0%
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41
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Niobium
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93Nb
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19
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2
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18.7
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3.1%
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-1.8%
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56
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Barium
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138Ba
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139
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14
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131
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10.3%
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-6.0%
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57
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Lanthanum
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139La
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15.8
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1.3
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15.5
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2.3%
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-1.8%
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58
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Cerium
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140Ce
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39
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4
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38.8
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2.3%
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-0.5%
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59
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Praseodymium
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141Pr
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5.7
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0.4
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5.50
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2.4%
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-3.4%
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60
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Neodymium
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146Nd
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25
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2
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25.3
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2.4%
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1.1%
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62
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Samarium
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147Sm
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6.2
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0.3
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6.22
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2.7%
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0.2%
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63
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Europium
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151Eu
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2.06
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0.08
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2.07
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1.7%
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0.3%
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64
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Gadolinium
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157Gd
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6.4
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0.5
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6.20
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1.9%
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-3.1%
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65
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Terbium
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159Tb
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0.96
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0.08
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0.952
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2.4%
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-0.8%
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66
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Dysprosium
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163Dy
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5.2
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0.3
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5.43
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2.6%
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4.4%
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67
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Holmium
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165Ho
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0.99
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0.08
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0.990
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2.6%
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0.0%
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68
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Erbium
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167Er
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2.4
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0.2
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2.51
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2.7%
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4.4%
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69
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Thulium
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169Tm
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0.33
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0.04
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0.336
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3.0%
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1.8%
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70
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Ytterbium
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174Yb
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2.02
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0.2
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2.01
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3.1%
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-0.6%
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71
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Lutetium
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175Lu
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0.291
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0.026
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0.278
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3.7%
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-4.5%
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72
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Hafnium
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178Hf
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4.38
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0.22
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4.40
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3.8%
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0.3%
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73
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Tantalum
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181Ta
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1.23
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0.13
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1.20
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6.7%
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-2.2%
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74
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Tungsten
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184W
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0.27
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0.06
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0.275
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7.9%
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1.8%
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82
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Lead
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208Pb
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2.6
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0.9
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2.31
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17.2%
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-11.1%
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90
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Thorium
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232Th
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1.08
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0.15
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1.20
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5.6%
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10.7%
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92
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Uranium
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238U
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0.42
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0.06
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0.419
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4.1%
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-0.2%
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1.
Accepted Values from
http://minerals.cr.usgs.gov/geo_chem_stand/
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