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The Chemical Analysis of Argonne Premium Coal Samples

Edited by Curtis A. Palmer
U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2144


Determination of 18 Elements in 5 Whole Argonne Premium Coal Samples by Quantitative Direct-Current Arc Atomic Emission Spectrography

By Janet D. Fletcher and Carol J. Skeen

Table 3. Concentrations (in weight percent) of 7 elements in Argonne Premium Coals determined by direct-current arc atomic emission spectrography.

Sample Mg Al Ca Ti Mn Si Fe
UF PC-1-1 0.097 2 0.57 0.10 0.0053 3 2
UF PC-1-2 .10 2 .54 .10 .0059 4 3
UF PC-1-3 .10 2 .63 .10 .0048 3 2
WY PC-2-1 .20 .47 1 .048 .0010 .80 .34
WY PC-2-2 .20 .54 1 .046 .0016 1.0 .33
WY PC-2-3 .20 .44 1 .038 .0014 .52 .20
IL PC-3-1 .096 2 2 .089 .015 3 2
IL PC-3-2 .099 2 2 .10 .015 4 2
IL PC-3-3 .10 2 1 .086 .017 3 3
PITT PC-4-1 .045 1 .24 .086 .0016 2 1
PITT PC-4-2 .048 2 .34 .090 .0028 3 1
PITT PC-4-3 .052 2 .28 .097 .0018 2 2
POC PC-5-1 .079 .80 .69 .084 .0016 .83 .60
POC PC-5-2 .074 .92 .93 .084 .0024 1.0 .80
POC PC-5-3 .079 .84 .79 .078 .0017 .80 .68

Table 4. Concentrations (in micrograms per gram) of 11 elements in Argonne Premium Coals determined by direct-current arc atomic emission spectrography.

Sample V Cr Ni Cu Zn Ga Co Ge Zr Ba Pb
UF PC-1-1 38 32 22 20 30 11 5 4 36 88 8
UF PC-1-2 45 38 29 18 30 11 5 4 29 72 10
UF PC-1-3 41 26 24 16 40 8 5 3 34 84 6
WY PC-2-1 10 8 <10 5 <20 4 <5 <2 <20 200 <2
WY PC-2-2 14 6 <10 10 <20 2 <5 <2 <20 260 <2
WY PC-2-3 17 8 <10 6 <20 3 <5 <2 <20 300 <2
IL PC-3-1 52 54 28 9 250 8 <5 8 22 140 9
IL PC-3-2 59 57 35 10 260 5 <5 7 25 120 8
IL PC-3-3 44 47 37 9 320 7 <5 12 16 92 6
PITT PC-4-1 20 23 13 5 20 6 <5 3 23 66 4
PITT PC-4-2 25 27 14 6 30 5 <5 <2 21 72 3
PITT PC-4-3 27 21 11 7 30 5 <5 <2 28 60 5
POC PC-5-1 16 17 11 18 <20 4 5 <2 25 400 5
POC PC-5-2 21 17 11 13 <20 3 5 <2 34 460 4
POC PC-5-3 18 14 <10 27 <20 4 5 <2 32 500 5
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