Table 1. The analytical standard deviation of each major element determined by XRF for three samples from Site 997.
 
Sample: 164-997B-11X-1, 80-82 cm
164-997B-11X-2, 80-82 cm
164-997B-11X-3, 80-82 cm
Element Test 1
(%)
Test 2
(%)
Test 3
(%)
S.D.
Test 1
(%)
Test 2
(%)
Test 3
(%)
S.D.
Test 1
(%)
Test 2
(%)
Test 3
(%)
S.D.

SiO2

61.26

61.10

61.20

0.08



58.41

58.18

58.17

0.13



60.23

60.14

60.15

0.05

TiO2

0.83

0.82

0.82

0.01



0.78

0.78

0.78

0.00



0.81

0.81

0.81

0.00

Al2O3

6.72

16.71

16.71

0.01



16.21

16.23

16.23

0.01



17.32

17.32

17.32

0.00

Fe2O3

6.50

6.50

6.49

0.01



6.56

6.55

6.56

0.00



6.73

6.74

6.74

0.01

MnO

0.07

0.07

0.07

0.00



0.11

0.11

0.11

0.00



0.15

0.15

0.15

0.00

MgO

2.32

2.31

2.32

0.01



2.39

2.41

2.42

0.01



2.50

2.49

2.49

0.01

CaO

8.17

8.15

8.19

0.02



11.41

11.37

11.45

0.04



7.81

7.75

7.79

0.03

Na2O

0.42

0.45

0.43

0.02



0.51

0.53

0.51

0.01



0.58

0.58

0.60

0.01

K2O

2.67

2.66

2.66

0.01



2.57

2.56

2.57

0.00



2.66

2.66

2.66

0.00

P2O5

0.28

0.27

0.27

0.00



0.26

0.26

0.26

0.00



0.26

0.26

0.26

0.00