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AGDB measured parameter: Sn_ppm_ES_SQ

Tin, in parts per million by weight, by semi-quantitative visual 6-step or direct reader direct-current arc emission spectrography

Reference for the analytical method

Author Arbogast, Belinda F., editor
Year 1996
Title Analytical methods manual for the Mineral Resource Surveys Program, U.S. Geological Survey
Series Open-File Report
Issue 96-525
Pages xi, 248 leaves; 28 cm
URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr96525
Notes This edition replaces the methods portion of Open-file report 90-668 published in 1990 -- Introduction. Includes bibliographical references.
Organization USGS-BGC

Other parameters measuring Sn

Parameter Description
Sn_ppm_AA_F_Fuse Tin, in parts per million by weight, by flame-atomic absorption spectrophotometry after LiBO2 fusion
Sn_ppm_AA_F_HF Tin, in parts per million by weight, by flame-atomic absorption spectrophotometry after multi-acid digestion with HF
Sn_ppm_AES_AR_P Tin, in parts per million by weight, by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy after partial digestion with aqua regia
Sn_ppm_AES_HF Tin, in parts per million by weight, by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy after HF-HCl-HNO3-HClO4 digestion
Sn_ppm_CM_Fuse Tin, in parts per million by weight, by colorimetry after fusion digestion
Sn_ppm_EDX Tin, in parts per million by weight, by energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy
Sn_ppm_ES_Q Tin, in parts per million by weight, by quantitative direct-current arc emission spectrography
Sn_ppm_ES_SQ Tin, in parts per million by weight, by semi-quantitative visual 6-step or direct reader direct-current arc emission spectrography
Sn_ppm_MS_AR_P Tin, in parts per million by weight, by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectroscopy after partial digestion with aqua regia
Sn_ppm_MS_HF Tin, in parts per million by weight, by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectroscopy after HF-HCl-HNO3-HClO4 digestion
Sn_ppm_MS_ST Tin, in parts per million by weight, by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectroscopy after Na2O2 sinter digestion
Sn_ppm_MS_ST_REE Tin, in parts per million by weight, by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectroscopy after Na2O2 sinter digestion, REE package
Sn_ppm_NA Tin, in parts per million by weight, by neutron activation
Sn_ppm_WDX_Fuse Tin, in parts per million by weight, by wavelength-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy after LiBO2 or LiBO2-Li2B4O7 fusion