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AGDB measured parameter: Na2O_pct_NA

Sodium, as sodium dioxide, in weight percent, by neutron activation.
Rank of this parameter in measurements of : 10

Reference for the analytical method

Author Taggart, Joseph E., editor
Year 2002
Title Analytical methods for chemical analysis of geologic and other materials, U.S. Geological Survey
Series U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
Issue 02-223
URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr02223
Notes Title from PDF title screen (viewed on Oct. 21, 2003). Updates Open-file report 96-525. Includes bibliographical references. Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader (available free).
Organization USGS-BGC

Other parameters measuring Na2O:

Parameter Description
Na2OCV_pct_NA Sodium, as sodium dioxide, coefficient of variance, in percent, by neutron activation.
Na2O_pct_AA Sodium, as sodium dioxide, in weight percent, by flame-atomic absorption spectrophotometry.
Na2O_pct_AA_FE Sodium, as sodium dioxide, in weight percent, by flame emission spectrophotometry.
Na2O_pct_AES_AR Sodium, as sodium dioxide, in weight percent, by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy after aqua regia digestion.
Na2O_pct_AES_HF Sodium, as sodium dioxide, in weight percent, by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy after multi-acid digestion with HF.
Na2O_pct_AES_SF Sodium, as sodium dioxide, in weight percent, by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy after sinter or fusion digestion.
Na2O_pct_ES Sodium, as sodium dioxide, in weight percent, by semi-quant direct-current arc emission spectrography.
Na2O_pct_ES_Q Sodium, as sodium dioxide, in weight percent, by quant direct-current arc emission spectrography.
Na2O_pct_MS_HF Sodium, as sodium dioxide, in weight percent, by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectroscopy after multi-acid digestion with HF.
Na2O_pct_NA Sodium, as sodium dioxide, in weight percent, by neutron activation.
Na2O_pct_WDX Sodium, as sodium dioxide, in weight percent, by wavelength-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy.

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