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  <dc:creator>C.O. Ingamells</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>1970</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;div id="aep-abstract-id3" class="abstract author"&gt;&lt;div id="aep-abstract-sec-id4"&gt;&lt;p id="simple-para.0010"&gt;Lithium metaborate is an effective flux for silicates and other rock-forming minerals. The glass resulting from fusion is mechanically strong, reasonably nonhygroscopic, and is readily soluble in dilute acids. These characteristics lead to its use in X-ray spectrography and in methods which require whole-rock solutions, such as atomic absorption and emission spectrometry. Difficulties have been encountered in the use of such techniques : a high-quality reagent has been difficult to obtain ; fusion conditions must be rather closely controlled; graphite crucibles used in the fusions need special treatment. Methods for overcoming these difficulties are outlined. Selected procedures for various instrumental methods of analysis are described.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div id="aep-abstract-id5" class="abstract author" lang="fr"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</dc:description>
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  <dc:identifier>10.1016/S0003-2670(01)80963-6</dc:identifier>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>Elsevier</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>Lithium metaborate flux in silicate analysis</dc:title>
  <dc:type>article</dc:type>
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