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The Chemical Analysis of Argonne Premium Coal Samples

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


Comparison of the concentrations of 51 elements determined by multiple analytical techniques in 8 Argonne Premium Coal samples.

Appendix 1. Comparison of the concentrations of 51 elements determined by multiple analytical techniques in 8 Argonne Premium Coal samples -- continued.

[Analyses of splits for each sample are followed by an average. --, no data. See definitions on p. 77]

  Sr (ppm) Y (ppm)
Technique
Material analyzed
Location
INAA
WC
R
EDXRF
Ash
R
ICAP-AES
Ash
R
ICAP-AES
Ash
D
EDXRF
WC
R
DCAES
Ash
R
EDXRF
Ash
R
ICAP-AES
Ash
R
ICAP-AES
Ash
D
EDXRF
WC
R
DCAES
Ash
R
UF PC-1-1 56 59 59 58 61 66 10 9.3 8.5 -- 6.2
UF PC-1-2 58 61 61 58 63 57 9.7 9.3 8.1 -- 3.0
UF PC-1-3 33 61 58 58 61 66 11 9.2 7.6 -- 4.9
AVG PC-1 49 60 59 58 62 63 10 9.3 8.1 -- 4.7
WY PC-2-1 263 260 {153} 260 292 170 3.4 3.9 3.6 -- 2.4
WY PC-2-2 248 260 {145} 260 300 240 3.6 3.7 3.6 -- 3.1
WY PC-2-3 245 260 {153} 260 291 260 3.7 3.7 3.7 -- 3.6
AVG PC-2 252 260 150 260 294 220 3.6 3.8 3.6 -- 3.0
L PC-3-1 42 30.5 29 31 33 40 4.9 4.2 4.2 -- 4.4
IL PC-3-2 36 28.8 29 32 30 37 3.2 4.2 4.2 -- 4.7
IL PC-3-3 40 30.5 29 31 35 44 4.2 4.2 3.7 -- 5.2
AVG PC-3 39 29.9 29 31 33 40 4.1 4.2 4.0 -- 4.7
PITT PC-4-1 58 70 64 64 59 88 5.1 4.3 4.0 -- 2.8
PITT PC-4-2 61 68 64 64 61 83 5.1 4.2 3.9 -- 3.3
PITT PC-4-3 65 65 63 63 69 100 4.4 4.2 4.0 -- 3.0
AVG PC-4 61 68 64 64 63 91 4.9 4.3 4.0 -- 3.1
POC PC-5-1 97 110 85 110 86 110 7.10 6.4 5.8 -- 4.6
POC PC-5-2 116 110 85 110 77 100 6.68 6.4 5.8 -- 4.3
POC PC-5-3 101 110 85 110 93 120 6.89 5.8 5.8 -- 4.9
AVG PC-5 105 110 85 110 85 110 6.89 6.2 5.8 -- 4.6
UT PC-6-1 71 -- 60 60 58 83 -- 1.8 2.1 2 1.9
UT PC-6-2 68 -- 59 60 65 92 -- 2.1 2.0 <2 1.9
UT PC-6-3 70 -- -- 60 66 92 -- -- 2.0 <2 1.6
AVG PC-6 70 -- 60 60 63 89 -- 2.0 2.0 (2) 1.8
WV PC-7-1 64 76.2 49 62 87 76 {21.4} 11 12 19 9.7
WV PC-7-2 59 78.0 47 62 87 62 {19} 11 13 20 10
WV PC-7-3 58 79.7 51 62 83 72 {22.9} 11 12 17 7.6
AVG PC-7 60 78.0 49 62 86 70 21.2 11 12 19 9.1
ND PC-8-1 628 640 510 490 800 590 -- 1.9 2.2 <2 2.3
ND PC-8-2 580 640 500 490 800 600 -- 1.8 2.3 <2 2.6
ND PC-8-3 583 630 500 490 750 690 -- -- 2.2 <2 2.4
AVG PC-8 597 640 500 490 780 630 -- 1.8 2.2 -- 2.4
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