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Table T7. Handheld X-ray fluorescence measurements of BCR-2 standard by using rock standard calibration, Expedition 345.

  Preferred
value*
Expedition 335 Expedition 345
Calibration Accuracy
(%)
Calibration
(N = 5)
Precision
(%)
Accuracy
(%)
Major element (wt%):
SiO2 54.1 48.14 –11.02 52.61 1.52 –2.75
TiO2 2.26 1.77 –21.62 2.27 0.92 0.38
Al2O3 13.5 8.9 –34.07 9.4 6.2 –30.37
FeOT 12.28 12.41 1.07 12.10 0.18 –1.48
MnO 0.2 0.22 8.86 0.19 1.21 –5.88
MgO 3.59 BDL — BDL — —
CaO 7.12 7.03 –1.33 6.77 0.87 –4.92
Na2O 3.16 — — — — —
K2O 1.79 1.12 –37.43 0.97 3.08 –45.81
P2O5 0.35 BDL — BDL — —
Total: 98.35          
Trace element (ppm):
Ba 677 BDL — BDL — —
Sr 340 240 –29.41 353 2.98 3.82
Zr 184 151 –17.80 178 3.44 –3.26
V 416 150 –63.94 535 7.49 28.61
Cr 18 BDL — BDL — —
Co 37 BDL — BDL — —
Ni 18 BDL — BDL — —
Cu 21 BDL — BDL — —
Zn 127 105 –17.32 109 4.43 –14.17

* = compilation data from Govindaraju (1994) and GeoReM (georem.mpch-mainz.gwdg.de; 31 December 2012). A spreadsheet from Expedition 335 was also used as another quality control to check measurements. N = number of analyses. FeOT = all Fe as FeO. BDL = below detection limit, — = not applicable.

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