Table 2 Element concentrations obtained from ICP-MS/OES analyses.

From: First experimental evaluation of the alpha efficiency in coarse-grained quartz for ESR dating purposes: implications for dose rate evaluation

 

Element concentrations

Element (unit)

U (ppm)

Th (ppm)

K (%)

Al (ppm)

Fe (ppm)

Mg (ppm)

Na (ppm)

Ti (ppm)

K (ppm)

Detection level (ppm)

0.01

0.01

20

50

10

20

20

5

20

Method

4 A/MS

4 A/MS

4A/MS

4ABSi/OE

4ABSi/OE

4ABSi/OE

4ABSi/OE

4ABSi/OE

4ABSi/OE

Sample ID

Material

         

C-E3824

B

0.78

2.15

0.522

n.m.

n.m.

n.m.

n.m.

n.m.

n.m.

Q

0.14

0.55

b.d.l.

2501

464

84

289

83

911

C-E3886

B

1.21

3.60

0.768

n.m.

n.m.

n.m.

n.m.

n.m.

n.m.

Q

1.21

3.57

b.d.l.

58297

3329

1413

14629

1842

46341

C-E3888

B

0.80

3.29

0.791

n.m.

n.m.

n.m.

n.m.

n.m.

n.m.

Q

0.10

0.40

b.d.l.

1359

282

51

129

62

300

C-E3891

B

0.75

2.60

0.669

n.m.

n.m.

n.m.

n.m.

n.m.

n.m.

Q

1.15

3.52

b.d.l.

57485

3002

1090

12903

1707

50404

  1. Key: B = bulk raw sediment, Q = purified quartz; n.m.: not measured; b.d.l.: below detection level. Method: 4 A/MS = Multi-acid digest/Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry analyses; 4 ABSi/OE = Multi-acid digest/Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical (Atomic) Emission Spectrometry analyses.
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