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Table T2. Major and trace element analyses of rock standards analyzed by EDS-XRF.

Element MAG-1 Pacs-1 SDO-8 MAX CAMAX
New analysis (ppm)* Average (ppm) RSD
(%)
New analysis (ppm) Average (ppm) RSD
(%)
New analysis (ppm) Average (ppm) RSD
(%)
New analysis (ppm) Average (ppm) RSD
(%)
New analysis (ppm) Average (ppm) RSD
(%)
Si 240,267 240,767 1 251,700 250,817 1 294,300 292,383 1 195,700 194,950 1 216,200 215,983 1
Ti 4,155 4,050 3 3,669 3,717 2 2,817 2,806 2 4,050 4,011 1 4,445 4,430 3
Al 81,860 82,200 1 55,900 54,915 1 34,320 35,537 8 88,940 88,583 1 90,890 90,610 1
Fe 44,757 44,840 0 43,920 43,690 0 32,050 31,872 1 67,650 67,255 1 43,350 43,267 0
Mn 767 743 3 463 446 7 3,028 2,998 1 194 207 11 1,405 1,394 2
Mg 18,033 18,105 4 15,230 14,935 9 15,850 17,888 20 12,730 11,902 5 13,890 14,040 5
Ca 9,297 9,422 1 18,020 18,013 1 43,580 43,290 3 20,240 20,262 1 37,860 37,818 0
K 28,580 28,222 1 11,450 11,332 1 10,530 10,605 7 13,060 13,007 1 12,290 12,572 2
P 847 950 2 957 1,098 7 638 697 42 780 728 6 521 493 19
Sr 124 123 1 244 243 2 280 278 2 131 134 1 222 227 1
Ba 465 473 11 521 508 9 1,198 1,119 3 268 298 18 291 385 12
Rb 132 130 1 36.5 38.3 4.5 40.5 40.4 2.2 74.0 72.1 2.3 71.6 71.6 1.6
Cu 28.5 26.7 8.6 421 411 2 151 143 2 31.1 31.4 13.0 45.1 52.8 7.7
Ni 47.3 47.3 12.2 41.4 42.0 6.5 86.4 78.5 5.6 54.5 55.3 4.0 69.9 80.6 6.4
Zn 122 119 4 608 613 2 84.1 85.1 3.3 118 116 4 111 117 3
S 3,177 3,182 1 11,040 10,897 2 2,003 2,218 22 7,675 7,719 1 4,345 4,348 1
Cl 18,240 18,217 1 20,290 20,117 1 25,280 24,978 2 14,880 14,815 2 14,680 14,770 0
Br 197 197 2 178 174 1 91.6 95.4 1.0 121 120 3 101 101 2

Notes: MAG, Pacs, SDO, MAX, and CAMAX are characterized rock standards. * = average of two new MAG-1 analyses. Average = average of six previous analyses, RSD = relative standard deviation of previous analyses.

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