The Chemical Analysis of Argonne Premium Coal Samples
Edited by Curtis A. Palmer
U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2144
Determination of 33 Elements in Coal Ash from 8 Argonne Premium Coal Samples by Inductively Coupled Argon Plasma-Mass Spectrometry
By Allen L. Meier
Table 1. Concentrations of rare earth and other elements determined by triplicate ICAP-MS analyses of eight Argonne Premium Coal samples that were ashed and dissolved by the sinter method.
[All concentrations are in parts per million. ICAP-MS, inductively coupled argon plasma-mass spectrometry]
| Sample no. | La | Ce | Pr | Nd | Sm | Eu | Gd | Tb | Dy | Ho | Er | Tm | Yb | Hf | Ta | W |
| UF PC-1-1 | 55 | 111 | 13.5 | 53 | 10.9 | 2.4 | 10 | 1.6 | 10.2 | 1.9 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 8.3 |
| UF PC-1-2 | 60 | 128 | 14.5 | 55 | 11.2 | 2.6 | 12 | 1.8 | 10.9 | 2.3 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 1.4 | 9.3 |
| UF PC-1-3 | 63 | 136 | 14.9 | 58 | 12.2 | 2.5 | 11 | 1.8 | 12.2 | 2.4 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 1.3 | 10 |
| WY PC-2-1 | 47 | 94 | 10.8 | 43 | 8.3 | 1.8 | 7.6 | 1.2 | 7.4 | 1.4 | 4.1 | .78 | 3.8 | 7.6 | 1.5 | 5.7 |
| WY PC-2-2 | 44 | 90 | 10.2 | 40 | 7.6 | 1.9 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 8.3 | 1.6 | 3.7 | .70 | 4.2 | 8.0 | 1.4 | 4.8 |
| WY PC-2-3 | 51 | 100 | 11.7 | 44 | 8.9 | 2.2 | 8.8 | 1.3 | 8.8 | 1.6 | 4.7 | .79 | 5.2 | 8.4 | 1.2 | 5.8 |
| IL PC-3-1 | 36 | 80 | 8.8 | 34 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 6.2 | .84 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 3.4 | .54 | 3.2 | 5.7 | 1.2 | 12 |
| IL PC-3-2 | 37 | 81 | 9.3 | 35 | 6.7 | 1.2 | 5.4 | .94 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 2.9 | .60 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 13 |
| IL PC-3-3 | 30 | 67 | 7.3 | 28 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 5.0 | .72 | 4.9 | .91 | 2.6 | .48 | 3.2 | 4.2 | .99 | 11 |
| PITT PC-4-1 | 52 | 116 | 12.8 | 51 | 9.9 | 1.8 | 8.4 | 1.2 | 8.4 | 1.7 | 4.1 | .79 | 4.8 | 6.9 | 1.4 | 9.7 |
| PITT PC-4-2 | 50 | 112 | 12.1 | 46 | 8.2 | 2.0 | 7.6 | 1.3 | 8.4 | 1.6 | 4.0 | .78 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 1.5 | 9.4 |
| PITT PC-4-3 | 50 | 106 | 11.6 | 44 | 8.8 | 1.8 | 7.4 | 1.2 | 8.7 | 1.5 | 4.3 | .75 | 4.7 | 6.5 | 1.4 | 8.9 |
| POC PC-5-1 | 113 | 227 | 26.1 | 104 | 19.9 | 4.1 | 20 | 3.2 | 22.2 | 4.3 | 11.3 | 1.8 | 10.9 | 11 | 2.5 | 22 |
| POC PC-5-2 | 106 | 212 | 24.5 | 93 | 18.2 | 4.0 | 20 | 3.1 | 20.1 | 3.9 | 10.4 | 1.8 | 10.8 | 11 | 2.1 | 21 |
| POC PC-5-3 | 102 | 206 | 22.7 | 90 | 18.2 | 3.9 | 18 | 2.9 | 19.4 | 3.9 | 10.1 | 1.8 | 10.7 | 10 | 1.9 | 19 |
| UT PC-6-1 | 52 | 97 | 11.4 | 46 | 7.9 | 1.7 | 7.6 | 1.1 | 7.1 | 1.3 | 3.7 | .63 | 4.1 | 11 | 1.2 | 11 |
| UT PC-6-2 | 56 | 105 | 12.1 | 46 | 8.2 | 1.9 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 4.2 | .72 | 4.3 | 13 | 1.3 | 11 |
| UT PC-6-3 | 54 | 102 | 12.1 | 45 | 8.5 | 1.9 | 8.4 | 1.2 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 4.2 | .68 | 4.6 | 12 | 1.2 | 11 |
| WV PC-7-1 | 86 | 184 | 19.9 | 75 | 14.0 | 3.1 | 12 | 1.9 | 12.6 | 2.5 | 6.9 | 1.2 | 7.4 | 12 | 3.2 | 8.5 |
| WV PC-7-2 | 92 | 198 | 22.1 | 82 | 15.2 | 3.2 | 14 | 2.2 | 14.3 | 2.8 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 8.6 | 12 | 3.5 | 91 |
| WV PC-7-3 | 90 | 191 | 20.8 | 74 | 14.1 | 3.2 | 11 | 2.0 | 13.7 | 2.5 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 7.9 | 12 | 2.9 | 8.6 |
| ND PC-8-1 | 22 | 43 | 4.3 | 16 | 2.8 | .56 | 3.4 | .50 | 3.8 | .73 | 2.0 | < .5 | 2.2 | 4.3 | <1 | 3.6 |
| ND PC-8-2 | 24 | 44 | 4.9 | 17 | 2.7 | .55 | 2.8 | .50 | 3.7 | .73 | 2.4 | < .5 | 2.6 | 4.7 | <1 | 4.0 |
| ND PC-8-3 | 21 | 42 | 4.4 | 15 | 2.5 | .61 | 3.0 | .55 | 3.4 | .71 | 2.3 | < .5 | 2.4 | 4.3 | <1 | 3.8 |
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