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Lithogeochemistry Analytical Methods

This document contains the results of multiple analyses of geological samples conducted by ACME Labs. It lists the elements analyzed, detection limits, instruments used and methods for major element analysis by fusion and ICP, ultratrace analysis by acid digestion and ICP-MS, and trace analysis by aqua regia digestion and ICP/ES and ICP/MS. Detection limits for elements are provided down to the ppm and ppb levels depending on the method.

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Lithogeochemistry Analytical Methods

This document contains the results of multiple analyses of geological samples conducted by ACME Labs. It lists the elements analyzed, detection limits, instruments used and methods for major element analysis by fusion and ICP, ultratrace analysis by acid digestion and ICP-MS, and trace analysis by aqua regia digestion and ICP/ES and ICP/MS. Detection limits for elements are provided down to the ppm and ppb levels depending on the method.

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LAB CODE METHOD INSTRUMENT ELEMENTS

wt% Fe Ca P Mg Ti Al Na K S
Major
detection limit (%) 0.02 0.02 0.001 0.02 0.001 0.02 0.002 0.02 0.04
Sc Be V Cr Co Ni Cu Zn Ga As Rb Sr Y Zr
0.1 0 1 1 0.2 0.1 0.02 0.2 0.02 0.2 0.1 1 0.1 0.2
Nb Mo Sn Sb Cs Ba La Ce Pr Nd Sm Eu Gd Tb
4 Acid digestion Ultratrace ICP-MS analysis - ppm 0.04 0.05 0.1 0.02 0.1 1 0.1 0.02 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
1T Ultratrace ICP/MS
Multi Acid (MA250) detection limit (ppm) Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu Hf Ta W Pb Bi Th U Au
Trace
0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.02 0.1 0.1 0.02 0.04 0.1 0.1 0.1
Cd Li Mn
0.02 0.1 2
ppb Ag
detection limit (ppb) 20
ACME Labs

wt% Fe Ca P Mg Ti Al Na K S
Major
detection limit (%) 0.01 0.01 0.001 0.01 0.001 0.01 0.001 0.01 0.02
Sc V Cr Co Ni Cu Zn Ga As Sr Mo Sb Ba La
ppm 0.1 2 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.01 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.01 0.02 0.5 0.5
1F Ultratrace Aqua Regia Digestion ICP/ES & ICP/MS
detection limit (ppm) W Tl Pb Bi Th U Cd B Mn Se Te
Trace
0.1 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.1 0.1 0.01 20 1 0.1 0.02
ppb Ag Au Hg
detection limit (ppb) 2 0.2 5
wt% Fe Ca P Mg Ti Al Na K S
Major
detection limit (%) 0.01 0.01 0.001 0.01 0.001 0.01 0.001 0.01 0.05
Sc V Cr Co Ni Cu Zn Ga As Sr Mo Ag Sb Ba
ppm 0.1 2 1 0.1 0.1 0.1 1 1 0.5 1 0.1 0.1 0.1 1
1D Aqua Regia Digestion ICP/MS
detection limit (ppm) La W Tl Pb Bi Th U Mn Cd B Se Hg
Trace
1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 1 0.1 20 0.5 0.01
ppb Au
detection limit (ppb) 0.5
Major wt% SiO2 Al2O3 Fe2O3 MnO MgO CaO Na2O K2O TiO2 P2O5 LOI TOTAL
Oxides detection limit (%) 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.001 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.001 0.01 0.01 0.01
4B Major Elements Fusion / SC Fusion ICP
ppm Ba Be Sc Sr V Y Zr
Trace
detection limit (ppm) 2 1 1 1 5 1 2
V Cr Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Rb Sr Y Zr Nb
5 20 1 20 10 30 1 0.5 5 1 2 0.5 1 0.2
Mo Ag In Sn Sb Cs Ba La Ce Pr Nd Sm Eu Gd
4B2 Lithium Metaborate/Tetraborate Fusion ICP/MS Trace ppm 2 0.5 0.1 1 0.2 0.1 3 0.05 0.05 0.01 0.05 0.01 0.005 0.01
detection limit (ppm) Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu Hf Ta W Tl Pb Bi Th
0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.005 0.01 0.002 0.1 0.01 0.5 0.05 5 0.1 0.05
U
0.01
ppm As Br Cr Ir Sb Sc Se
detection limit (ppm) 0.5 0.5 5 5 0.2 0.1 3
4B3 Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis INAA Trace
ppb Au
detection limit (ppm) 2
Major wt% SiO2 Al2O3 Fe2O3 MnO MgO CaO Na2O K2O TiO2 P2O5 LOI TOTAL
4C XRF Fusion (Whole Rock Analysis) XRF
ACTLABS

Oxides detection limit (%) 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.001 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
wt% FeO
4F FeO - Titration Titration FeO
detection limit (%) 0.1
wt% SiO2 Al2O3 Fe2O3 MnO MgO CaO Na2O K2O TiO2 P2O5 LOI TOTAL LOI2 TOTAL2
Major detection limit (%) 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.001 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.001 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
method ICP ICP ICP ICP ICP ICP ICP ICP ICP ICP ICP ICP ICP ICP
Sc Be V Cr Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Rb Sr Y
1 1 5 20 1 20 10 30 1 0.5 5 1 2 0.5
ICP ICP ICP ICP/MS ICP/MS ICP/MS ICP/MS ICP/MS ICP/MS ICP/MS ICP/MS ICP/MS ICP ICP/MS
Zr Nb Mo Ag In Sn Sb Cs Ba La Ce Pr Nd Sm
4L Lithium Metaborate/Tetraborate Fusion ICP and ICP/MS ppm 1 0.2 2 0.5 0.1 1 0.2 0.1 3 0.05 0.05 0.01 0.05 0.01
detection limit (ppm) ICP/MS ICP/MS ICP/MS ICP/MS ICP/MS ICP/MS ICP/MS ICP/MS ICP ICP/MS ICP/MS ICP/MS ICP/MS ICP/MS
Trace
method Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu Hf Ta W Tl Pb
0.005 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.005 0.01 0.002 0.1 0.01 0.5 0.05 5
ICP/MS ICP/MS ICP/MS ICP/MS ICP/MS ICP/MS ICP/MS ICP/MS ICP/MS ICP/MS ICP/MS ICP/MS ICP/MS ICP/MS
Bi Th U
0.1 0.05 0.01
ICP/MS ICP/MS ICP/MS
Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis - ppm Sc
5B INAA Trace
Improved detection limit (ppm) 0.1
LAB CODE METHOD INSTRUMENT ELEMENTS
Major wt% SiO2 Al2O3 Fe2O3 MnO MgO CaO Na2O K2O P2O5 LOI TOTAL
6A Major Elements - Lithium Borate Fusion XRF Major
Oxides detection range (%) 0.01-100 0.01-100 0.01-100 0.01-39 0.01-50 0.01-60 0.01-10 0.01-15 0.01-46 0.01-100
wt% FeO
6Fe Ferrous Iron Content - HF-HCl Acid Digestion Titration FeO
detection range (%) 0.01-100
ALS Chemex

Sc Be V Cr Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Rb Sr Y
4 Acid digestion Ultratrace ICP-MS analysis - 1-10000 5-10000 10 1 1-10000 1 2-10000 0.1-1000 5-1000 5-10000 0.2-10000 0.1-10000 0.5-10000
1T Ultratrace ICP/MS
Multi Acid (MA250) Zr_ICPMS Zr_XRF Nb Mo Ag Sn Sb Cs Ba La Ce Pr Nd Sm
ppm 2-10000 2-10000 0.2-2500 1-10000 0.5-100 1-10000 0.05-250 0.01-10000 0.5-10000 0.5-10000 0.5-10000 0.03-1000 0.1-10000 0.03-1000
6B REE/Trace Element Lithium Borate Fusion ICP/MS Trace
detection range (ppm) Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu Hf Ta W Tl Pb
0.03-1000 0.05-1000 0.01-1000 0.05-1000 0.01-1000 0.03-1000 0.01-1000 0.03-1000 0.01-1000 0.2-10000 0.1-2500 1-10000 0.02-250 2-10000
Bi Th U Cd Li B
0.01-250 0.05-1000 0.05-1000 0.5 10-10000
ACME Labs

Major wt% Al2O3 BaO CaO Cr2O3 Fe2O3 K2O MgO MnO Na2O P2O5 SiO2 SrO TiO2 Total
ME-XRF26 Fusion XRF
Oxides detection range (%) 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
wt% LOI 1000
OA-GRA05x LOI for XRF at 500ºC WST-SEQ LOI
detection range (%) 0.01
C-IR07 LECO combustion analysis wt% C S
LECO Total C and S C/S
S-IR08 (IR Spectroscopy) detection range (%) % %
Ba Ce Cr Cs Dy Er Eu Ga Gd Ge Hf Ho La Lu
ALS Global

0.5 0.1 10 0.01 0.05 0.03 0.03 0.1 0.05 5 0.2 0.01 0.1 0.01
ppm Nb Nd Pr Rb Sm Sn Sr Ta Tb Th Tm U V W
ME-MS81 REE/Trace Element Lithium Borate Fusion ICP/MS Trace
detection limit (ppm) 0.2 0.1 0.03 0.2 0.03 1 0.1 0.1 0.01 0.05 0.01 0.05 5 1
Y Yb Zr
0.1 0.03 2
ppm As Bi Hg In Re Sb Sc Se Te Tl
ME-MS42 Aqua Regia Digestion ICP-MS Trace
detection limit (ppm) 0.1 0.01 0.005 0.005 0.001 0.05 0.1 0.2 0.01 0.02
ppm Ag Cd Co Cu Li Mo Ni Pb Sc Zn
ME-4ACD81 Four acid digestion ICP-AES Metals
detection limit (ppm) 0.5 0.5 1 1 10 1 1 2 1 2
wt% FeO
Fe-VOL05 Ferrous Iron Content - HF-HCl Acid Digestion Titration FeO
detection range (%) 0.01
Major wt% SiO2 Al2O3 Fe2O3 MgO CaO Na2O K2O TiO2 P2O5 MnO Cr2O3 LOI Sum
LF302 Major Elements - Lithium Borate Fusion ICP/ES
Oxides detection limit (%) 0.01 0.01 0.04 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.002 -5.1 0.01
Ba Ni Sc Be Co Cs Ga Hf Nb Rb Sn Sr Ta Th
Bureau Veritas

1 20 1 1 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 1 0.5 0.1 0.2


LF100 REE/Trace Element Lithium Borate Fusion ICP/MS Trace ppm U V W Zr Y La Ce Pr Nd Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy
detection limit (ppm) 0.1 8 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.02 0.3 0.05 0.02 0.05 0.01 0.05
Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
0.02 0.03 0.01 0.05 0.01
LECO combustion analysis wt% TOT/C TOT/S C/ORG
TC007 Leco Total C and S; Organic C C/S
(IR Spectroscopy) detection limit (%) 0.02 0.02 0.02
ppm Mo Cu Pb Zn Ni As Cd Sb Bi Ag Au Hg Tl Se
AQ200 Metals by Aqua-Regia Digestion ICP-ES/MS Metals
detection limit (ppm) 0.1 0.1 0.1 1 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.01 0.1 0.5
Notes for ACTLABS Code 4L Major analyses:
LOI2 is LOI adjusted for the difference in oxygen between FeO and Fe2O3
TOTAL2 is TOTAL including LOI2

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