AGDB measured parameter: Al_pct_ES

Aluminum, in weight percent, by quantitative direct-current arc emission spectrography

Author	Baedecker, Philip A., editor
Year	1987
Title	Methods for geochemical analysis
Series	Bulletin
Issue	1770
Pages	1 v.: ill.; 28 cm
URL	http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/b1770
Notes	Includes bibliographies. Analytical methods used in the Geologic Division laboratories of the U.S. Geological Survey for the inorganic chemical analysis of rock and mineral samples.
Organization	USGS-BAL

Parameter	Description
Al_pct_AES_AR_P	Aluminum, in weight percent, by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy after partial digestion with aqua regia
Al_pct_AES_Fuse	Aluminum, in weight percent, by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy after LiBO2 or LiBO2-Li2B4O7 fusion
Al_pct_AES_HF	Aluminum, in weight percent, by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy after HF-HCl-HNO3-HClO4 digestion
Al_pct_AES_ST	Aluminum, in weight percent, by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy after Na2O2 sinter digestion
Al_pct_CM_Fuse	Aluminum, in weight percent, by spectrophotometry after NaOH or LiBO2-Li2B4O7 fusion
Al_pct_ES_Q	Aluminum, in weight percent, by quantitative direct-current arc emission spectrography
Al_pct_ES_SQ	Aluminum, in weight percent, by semi-quantitative visual 6-step or direct reader direct-current arc emission spectrography
Al_pct_GV_Acid	Aluminum, in weight percent, by gravimetric classic or standard rock analysis after acid digestion
Al_pct_MS_AR_P	Aluminum, in weight percent, by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectroscopy after partial digestion with aqua regia
Al_pct_MS_HF	Aluminum, in weight percent, by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectroscopy after HF-HCl-HNO3-HClO4 digestion
Al_pct_WDX_Fuse	Aluminum, in weight percent, by wavelength-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy after LiBO2 or LiBO2-Li2B4O7 fusion