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XRF Analysis of Vegetation Samples and its Application to Mineral Exploration

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2019

T. K. Smith  and
T. K. Ball
T. K. Smith
Affiliation:
Institute of Geological Sciences, London and Keyworth, United Kingdom
T. K. Ball
Affiliation:
Institute of Geological Sciences, London and Keyworth, United Kingdom
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Many analysts use a wet or dry oxidation treatment prior to determination of minor and trace elements in non-fossilised vegetation. This stage is often unnecessary for XRFS since the technique is sufficiently sensitive for many purposes to permit the analysis of unashed material. Indeed, inaccurate results may be obtained if volati1es are lost, if no correction is made for loss on ignition, or if such correction is of large magnitude.

Type
VIII. XRF General Applications
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Advances in X-Ray Analysis , Volume 26: Thirty-First Annual Conference on Applications of X-ray Analysis, August 1-6, 1982 , 1982 , pp. 409 - 414
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Copyright © International Centre for Diffraction Data 1982

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