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Chromium Augite ‐ A New Microprobe Reference Sample
Author(s) -
JAROSEWICH Eugene,
GOOLEY Ron,
HUSLER John
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
geostandards newsletter
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1751-908X
pISSN - 0150-5505
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-908x.1987.tb00027.x
Subject(s) - microprobe , augite , chromium , homogeneous , sample (material) , analytical chemistry (journal) , materials science , mineralogy , microanalysis , chemistry , metallurgy , chromatography , physics , thermodynamics , quartz , plagioclase , organic chemistry
A microprobe reference sample was made from a portion of a large and homogeneous single crystal of augite which contains 0.85% of Cr 2 O 3 . The relatively high chromium content of this augite increases its usefulness as a microprobe reference sample.