Table 2: Analytical results for BCR-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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32.6
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2.2
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31.4
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2.0%
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-3.6%
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23
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Vanadium
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51V
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407
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34
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395
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3.5%
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-2.8%
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27
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Cobalt
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59Co
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37
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2
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36.9
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1.4%
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-0.3%
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28
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Nickel
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60Ni
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13
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4
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12.5
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9.0%
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-3.5%
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30
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Zinc
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68Zn
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129.5
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0.5
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127
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2.6%
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-1.7%
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37
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Rubidium
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85Rb
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47.2
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0.6
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45.3
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3.0%
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-4.0%
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38
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Strontium
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88Sr
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330
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5
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328
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2.8%
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-0.5%
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39
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Yttrium
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89Y
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38
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5
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37.7
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1.3%
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-0.9%
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40
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Zirconium
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90Zr
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190
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6
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182
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6.2%
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-4.3%
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56
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Barium
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138Ba
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681
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15
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737
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12.4%
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8.2%
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57
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Lanthanum
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139La
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24.9
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0.8
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24.6
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2.3%
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-1.0%
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58
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Cerium
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140Ce
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53.7
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0.7
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53.1
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1.4%
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-1.0%
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59
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Praseodymium
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141Pr
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6.8
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0.5
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6.80
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2.3%
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0.0%
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60
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Neodymium
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146Nd
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28.8
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0.4
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28.7
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2.4%
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-0.5%
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62
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Samarium
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147Sm
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6.59
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0.12
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6.49
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2.0%
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-1.5%
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63
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Europium
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151Eu
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1.95
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0.04
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1.92
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2.0%
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-1.6%
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64
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Gadolinium
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157Gd
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6.68
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0.12
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6.59
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2.3%
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-1.4%
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65
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Terbium
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159Tb
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1.05
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0.1
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1.05
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1.3%
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-0.5%
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66
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Dysprosium
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163Dy
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6.34
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0.13
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6.46
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1.6%
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1.9%
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67
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Holmium
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165Ho
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1.26
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0.12
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1.27
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1.4%
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1.0%
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68
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Erbium
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167Er
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3.63
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0.08
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3.55
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1.2%
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-2.1%
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69
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Thulium
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169Tm
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0.56
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0.04
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0.528
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0.8%
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-5.7%
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70
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Ytterbium
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174Yb
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3.38
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0.07
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3.37
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0.8%
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-0.2%
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71
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Lutetium
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175Lu
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0.51
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0.025
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0.501
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1.3%
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-1.9%
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72
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Hafnium
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178Hf
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4.95
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0.28
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4.77
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1.9%
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-3.6%
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73
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Tantalum
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181Ta
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0.81
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0.13
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0.794
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3.8%
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-2.0%
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74
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Tungsten
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184W
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0.44
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0.08
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0.425
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4.7%
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-3.3%
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82
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Lead
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208Pb
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13.6
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0.1
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13.8
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8.1%
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1.5%
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90
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Thorium
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232Th
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5.98
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0.06
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5.72
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2.9%
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-4.3%
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92
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Uranium
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238U
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1.75
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0.12
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1.63
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2.7%
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-6.7%
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1.
Accepted Values from
http://minerals.cr.usgs.gov/geo_chem_stand/