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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]

  Ca (weight percent) Na (weight percent)
Technique
Material analyzed
Location
WDXRF
Ash
R
ICAP-AES
Ash
R
ICAP-AES
Ash
D
DCAES
Ash
R
DCAES
WC
R
INAA
WC
R
ICAP-AES
Ash
R
ICAP-AES
Ash
D
WDXRF
Ash
R
DCAES
Ash
R
UF PC-1-1 0.40 0.447 0.40 0.69 0.57 0.0336 0.032 0.034 {0.03} 0.042
UF PC-1-2 .40 .445 .40 .59 .54 .0343 .032 .034 {.03} .047
UF PC-1-3 -- .443 .40 .63 .63 .0342 .032 .034 -- .046
AVG PC-1 .40 .445 .40 .64 .58 .0341 .032 .034 .03 .045
WY PC-2-1 1.10 1.21 1.0 1.0 1 .114 .119 .12 .10 .12
WY PC-2-2 1.15 1.16 .97 1.3 1 .117 .119 .12 .083 .16
WY PC-2-3 -- 1.22 1.1 1.4 1 .113 .119 .12 -- .12
AVG PC-2 1.12 1.19 1.0 1.2 1 .115 .119 .12 .092 .13
IL PC-3-1 .90 .943 .96 1.6 2 .103 .097 .11 .13 .16
IL PC-3-2 .89 .965 .94 1.5 2 .101 .099 .11 {.09} .14
IL PC-3-3 -- .972 .87 1.8 1 .103 .094 .10 -- .15
AVG PC-3 .90 .960 .92 1.6 2 .102 .097 .11 (.13) .15
PITT PC-4-1 .20 .211 .18 .46 .24 .0343 .032 .034 {.04} .039
PITT PC-4-2 .20 .205 .18 .33 .34 .0342 .032 .034 {.03} .033
PITT PC-4-3 -- .203 .19 .43 .28 .0344 .031 .033 -- .037
AVG PC-4 .20 .206 .19 .41 .29 .0343 .032 .034 .03 .036
POC PC-5-1 .443 .464 .45 .53 .69 .0797 .0832 .0826 .073 .13
POC PC-5-2 .443 .452 .45 .58 .93 .0773 .0832 .0826 .069 .13
POC PC-5-3 -- .452 .45 .64 .79 .0778 .0816 .0826 -- .13
AVG PC-5 .443 .456 .45 .58 .80 .0782 .0826 .0826 .071 .13
UT PC-6-1 .401 .418 {.35} .28 -- .148 .127 .13 .13 .087
UT PC-6-2 -- .401 .43 .29 -- .147 .124 .13 -- .064
UT PC-6-3 -- -- .43 .29 -- .143 -- .13 -- .064
AVG PC-6 (.401) .409 .43 .29 -- .146 .126 .13 (.13) .072
WV PC-7-1 {.06} .057 .056 .078 -- {.0460} .033 .0346 {.05} .037
WV PC-7-2 -- .058 .061 .060 -- .0351 .035 .0346 -- .035
WV PC-7-3 -- .058 .058 .095 -- .0352 .036 .0346 -- .037
AVG PC-7 (.06) .058 .058 .078 -- .0388 .034 .0346 (.05) .036
ND PC-8-1 1.54 1.52 1.4 1.2 -- .540 .460 .493 .50 --
ND PC-8-2 -- 1.53 1.4 1.3 -- .533 .464 .493 -- .25
ND PC-8-3 -- 1.57 1.4 1.4 -- .515 .475 .493 -- --
AVG PC-8 (1.54) 1.54 1.4 1.3 -- .529 .466 .493 (.50) (.25)
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