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Table T9. Standards used for major and minor element bulk sediment geochemistry. (See table notes.)

Standard Wavelength (nm) BHVO-2-1 BIR-1-3 JR-2-3 NIST1C-1 SCO-1-3 STM-1-1
Major element oxide (%):
SIO2 251.611 49.85 47.77 75.65 6.84 62.78 59.64
Al2O3 308.215 13.53 15.35 12.82 1.3 13.67 18.39
Fe2O3 T 259.94 12.34 11.26 0.86 0.55 5.14 5.22
MnO2 257.61 0.2 0.171 0.11 0.025 0.05 0.22
MgO 285.213 7.23 9.68 0.05 0.42 2.72 0.101
CaO 393.366 or 317.933 11.43 13.24 0.45 50.3 2.62 1.09
Na2O 589.592 2.22 1.75 4.03 0.02 0.9 8.94
K2O 766.491 0.52 0.027 4.45 0.28 2.77 4.28
TiO2 337.28 2.73 0.96 0.09 0.07 0.628 0.135
P2O5 214.914 0.27 0.046 0.01 0.04 0.206 0.158
Trace element (ppm):
Ba 455.403 130 7 39 78 570 560
Cr 267.716 289 382 2.6 17.4 68 4.3
Cu 324.754 136 126 1.4   28.7 4.6
Sc 361.383 31.8 44 5.57   10.8 0.61
Sr 421.552 or 407.771 389 108 8 254 174 700
V 292.401 317 0.01     131 8.7
Y 360.073 27.6 16 51.3   26 46
Zr 339.198 179 15.5 97.2 26 160 1210

Notes: Standard values from Govindaraju (1994) or GeoREM database (italic). During Expedition 321, wavelengths Ca 317.933 nm and Sr 407.771 nm were used for their larger linear dynamic ranges.

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