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Table 2: Analytical results for BCR-1 (US Geological Survey reference rock) with solution ICP-MS.

 

 

 

 

     Accepted Values1

 

Our results

 

 

 

Isotope

 

uncer.

Average

Precision

Accuracy

Z

Element

measured

 

(1s)

(n = 15)

(RSD)

(Deviation from

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

accepted value)

 

 

 

(ppm)

(ppm)

(ppm)

 

 

21

Scandium

45Sc

      32.6

        2.2

      31.4

2.0%

-3.6%

23

Vanadium

51V

    407

      34

    395

3.5%

-2.8%

27

Cobalt

59Co

      37

        2

      36.9

1.4%

-0.3%

28

Nickel

60Ni

      13

        4

      12.5

9.0%

-3.5%

30

Zinc

68Zn

    129.5

        0.5

    127

2.6%

-1.7%

37

Rubidium

85Rb

      47.2

        0.6

      45.3

3.0%

-4.0%

38

Strontium

88Sr

    330

        5

    328

2.8%

-0.5%

39

Yttrium

89Y

      38

        5

      37.7

1.3%

-0.9%

40

Zirconium

90Zr

    190

        6

    182

6.2%

-4.3%

56

Barium

138Ba

    681

      15

    737

12.4%

8.2%

57

Lanthanum

139La

      24.9

        0.8

      24.6

2.3%

-1.0%

58

Cerium

140Ce

      53.7

        0.7

      53.1

1.4%

-1.0%

59

Praseodymium

141Pr

        6.8

        0.5

        6.80

2.3%

0.0%

60

Neodymium

146Nd

      28.8

        0.4

       28.7

2.4%

-0.5%

62

Samarium

147Sm

        6.59

        0.12

        6.49

2.0%

-1.5%

63

Europium

151Eu

        1.95

        0.04

        1.92

2.0%

-1.6%

64

Gadolinium

157Gd

        6.68

        0.12

        6.59

2.3%

-1.4%

65

Terbium

159Tb

        1.05

        0.1

        1.05

1.3%

-0.5%

66

Dysprosium

163Dy

        6.34

        0.13

        6.46

1.6%

1.9%

67

Holmium

165Ho

        1.26

        0.12

        1.27

1.4%

1.0%

68

Erbium

167Er

        3.63

        0.08

        3.55

1.2%

-2.1%

69

Thulium

169Tm

        0.56

        0.04

        0.528

0.8%

-5.7%

70

Ytterbium

174Yb

        3.38

        0.07

        3.37

0.8%

-0.2%

71

Lutetium

175Lu

        0.51

        0.025

        0.501

1.3%

-1.9%

72

Hafnium

178Hf

        4.95

        0.28

        4.77

1.9%

-3.6%

73

Tantalum

181Ta

        0.81

        0.13

        0.794

3.8%

-2.0%

74

Tungsten

184W

        0.44

        0.08

        0.425

4.7%

-3.3%

82

Lead

208Pb

      13.6

        0.1

      13.8

8.1%

1.5%

90

Thorium

232Th

        5.98

        0.06

        5.72

2.9%

-4.3%

92

Uranium

238U

        1.75

        0.12

        1.63

2.7%

-6.7%

 

1. Accepted Values from http://minerals.cr.usgs.gov/geo_chem_stand/

 

 

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