OF 2005-1165: Particle Atlas of World Trade Center Dust

Open-File Report 2005–1165: Table_1

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Particle Atlas of World Trade Center Dust

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Categorized Collected Spectra
Particle	Description	C	O	Na	Mg	Al	Si	S	Cl	K	Ca	Ti	Mn	Fe	Cu	Zn	Sr	Zr	Mo	Cd	Sn	Ba	Pb	Bi	Image
Standard
BIR-10keV	Basalt glass standard analyzed at 10kv		O	Na	Mg	Al	Si				Ca			Fe											No
BIR-15keV	Basalt glass standard analyzed at 15kv		O	Na	Mg	Al	Si				Ca	Ti		Fe											No
BIR-20keV	Basalt glass standard analyzed at 20kv		O	Na	Mg	Al	Si				Ca	Ti		Fe											No
Gypsum
Gypsum-01			O					S			Ca														Yes
Gypsum-02			O					S			Ca														No
Gypsum-03	Gypsum with carbonate	C	O					S			Ca														No
MMVF and Glass Fragments
Calcium-Aluminum-Silicate-01	Fiber		O	Na		Al	Si				Ca														No
Lead Zinc Silicate-01	MMVF found in background sample but not observed by USGS in WTC samples		O				Si									Zn							Pb		Yes
Rock Wool-01			O	Na	Mg	Al	Si			K	Ca	Ti		Fe											No
Rock Wool-02			O	Na	Mg	Al	Si			K	Ca	Ti		Fe											No
Rock Wool-03			O	Na	Mg	Al	Si			K	Ca	Ti		Fe											No
Silicon-01	Might be quartz but determined to be glass based on presence of other trace elements		O		Mg	Al	Si				Ca														No
Silicon-02	Might be quartz but determined to be glass based on presence of other trace elements		O			Al	Si																		Yes
Slag wool-01			O	Na	Mg	Al	Si	S		K	Ca														Yes
Slag wool-02			O	Na	Mg	Al	Si	S		K	Ca	Ti		Fe											No
Slag wool-03	Bulbous		O	Na	Mg	Al	Si	S		K	Ca	Ti													Yes
Soda Lime Glass-01	Shard		O	Na	Mg	Al	Si	S		K	Ca	Ti													Yes
Soda Lime Glass-02	Fiber		O	Na	Mg		Si				Ca														No
Sodium Potassium Silicate glass-01	Shard		O	Na		Al	Si			K	Ca														Yes
Concrete
Concrete-01		C	O				Si	S			Ca														No
Concrete-02a		C	O		Mg	Al	Si	S	Cl		Ca			Fe											Yes
Concrete-02b		C	O		Mg	Al	Si	S	Cl		Ca														Yes
Concrete-02c		C	O		Mg	Al	Si	S			Ca														Yes
Concrete-02d		C	O		Mg	Al	Si	S	Cl		Ca														Yes
Concrete-02e		C	O		Mg	Al	Si	S	Cl		Ca														Yes
Concrete-03a		C	O	Na	Mg	Al	Si	S	Cl	K	Ca	Ti	Mn	Fe											Yes
Concrete-03b		C	O		Mg	Al	Si	S	Cl		Ca	Ti		Fe											Yes
Concrete-03c		C	O	Na	Mg	Al	Si	S	Cl	K	Ca			Fe											Yes
Concrete-03d		C	O	Na	Mg	Al	Si	S	Cl	K	Ca			Fe											Yes
Concrete-03e		C	O		Mg	Al	Si	S	Cl	K	Ca			Fe											Yes
Concrete-04		C	O		Mg		Si	S			Ca														No
Concrete-05b		C	O			Al	Si				Ca														Yes
Concrete-05c		C	O				Si	S			Ca			Fe	Cu										Yes
Concrete-06a	Polished section of WTC concrete	C	O		Mg	Al	Si				Ca	Ti		Fe											Yes
Concrete-07		C	O	Na	Mg	Al	Si			K	Ca			Fe											No
Magnesium Hydroxide-01			O		Mg	Al	Si				Ca														No
Portlandite-01		C	O				Si				Ca														No
Shale-01	Appears to be expanded shale in concrete		O	Na	Mg	Al	Si			K	Ca			Fe											Yes
Wollastonite-01			O		Mg	Al	Si	S			Ca														No
Asbestos
Amosite-01			O	Na	Mg		Si						Mn	Fe											No
Chrysotile-01	Small amount of gypsum present		O		Mg	Al	Si	S			Ca			Fe											Yes
Chrysotile-02			O		Mg	Al	Si	S	Cl	K	Ca			Fe											Yes
Richterite/winchite-01	Amphibole asbestos with composition compatible with that found in Libby, Montana		O	Na	Mg		Si			K	Ca			Fe											No
Metal or Metal Oxide
Aluminum-Zinc-01			O			Al	Si	S			Ca					Zn									No
Bismuth-01			O		Mg	Al	Si				Ca													Bi	No
Cadmium-01			O				Si	S								Zn				Cd					No
Iron-01			O				Si	S	Cl		Ca			Fe											No
Iron-02			O								Ca		Mn	Fe											Yes
Iron-03	Sphere		O											Fe											Yes
Iron-04	Sphere		O		Mg	Al	Si	S			Ca	Ti	Mn	Fe											Yes
Lead-01			O		Mg	Al	Si				Ca												Pb		No
Molybendum-01			O		Mg	Al	Si				Ca	Ti				Zn			Mo						No
Strontium-01			O	Na	Mg	Al	Si		Cl		Ca			Fe			Sr								No
Tin-01			O		Mg	Al	Si	S				Ti			Cu						Sn				No
Titanium-01			O			Al	Si	S			Ca	Ti													No
Zinc-01			O				Si	S			Ca					Zn									No
Zirconium-01			O			Al					Ca							Zr							No
Mineral Material
Albite-01			O	Na		Al	Si																		No
Amphibole-01			O	Na	Mg	Al	Si		Cl	K	Ca	Ti		Fe											No
Barite-01			O	Na		Al	Si	S			Ca											Ba			No
Biotite-01			O	Na	Mg	Al	SI			K		Ti		Fe											No
Biotite-02			O		Mg	Al	Si			K	Ca	Ti		Fe											No
Biotite-03			O		Mg	Al	Si			K	Ca	Ti		Fe											Yes
Calcite-01		C	O	Na	Mg	Al	Si	S			Ca														No
Copper-sulfide-01			O			Al	Si	S			Ca				Cu										No
Dolomite-01		C	O		Mg	Al	Si				Ca			Fe											No
Illite or muscovite-01			O		Mg	Al	Si			K				Fe											No
Illite or muscovite-02			O	Na	Mg	Al	Si			K				Fe											Yes
Iron Sulfide-01			O		Mg	Al	Si	S						Fe											No
Kaolinite-01	Clay phase with adhering gypsum		O		Mg	Al	Si				Ca														No
K-feldspar-01			O	Na		Al	Si			K															No
Plagioclase-01			O	Na		Al	Si			K	Ca														No
Pyroxene-01			O		Mg	Al	Si				Ca			Fe											Yes
Pyroxene-02			O		Mg	Al	Si				Ca			Fe											No
Silicon-03			O				Si																		Yes
Strontium Sulfate-01			O					S			Ca						Sr								No
Talc-01			O		Mg		Si							Fe											Yes
Vermiculite Chlorite-01			O		Mg	Al	Si						Mn	Fe											No
Vermiculite-02			O		Mg	Al	Si				Ca	Ti		Fe											Yes
Zinc Sulfide-01			O				Si	S	Cl		Ca					Zn									No
Other
Carbon-01	Organic fiber	C	O																						Yes
Carbon-02	Graphite fiber observed in background sample but not observed by USGS in WTC samples	C	O	Na			Si	S			Ca														Yes

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