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MAJOR AND TRACE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF FIFTEEN JAPANESE IGNEOUS REFERENCE ROCKS BY XRFS AND INAA
Author(s) -
STIX John,
GORTON Michael P.,
FONTAINE Eric
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
geostandards newsletter
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1751-908X
pISSN - 0150-5505
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-908x.1996.tb00175.x
Subject(s) - igneous rock , neutron activation analysis , trace element , calibration , trace (psycholinguistics) , mineralogy , geochemistry , mass spectrometry , geology , analytical chemistry (journal) , chemistry , radiochemistry , environmental chemistry , physics , chromatography , philosophy , linguistics , quantum mechanics
Fifteen Japanese igneous reference rocks have been analyzed by X‐ray fluorescence spectrometry and instrumental neutron activation analysis for major and trace elements. Agreement between measured and accepted values is generally favourable with, however, several exceptions. Small systematic discrepancies are noted for MgO, Na2O, Sr, The, Eu, and Lu, which are likely the result of differences in calibration and/or analytical techniques. Zn generally shows poor agreement, suggesting that the rocks are not well characterized for this element.