Table T2. U.S. Geologic Survey standard reference material reported and analyzed values.
Sample
Method
Major element oxide (wt%)
Trace element (ppm)
SiO2
TiO2
Al2O3
Fe2O3
MgO
CaO
MnO
Na2O
K2O
P2O5
LOI
S total
Li
Be
Cl
Se
Cs
Ba
Cu
Pb
BIR-1
Reported value 47.96 0.96 15.5 11.3 9.7 13.3 0.175 1.82 0.03 0.021

3.6 0.58* 0.26*

7* 125 3*
ICP-AES 47.62 0.97 15.5 11.2 9.55 13.37 0.16 1.78 0.02 0.03 0.1








ICP-MS



















BHVO-1
Reported value 49.94 2.71 13.8 12.23 7.23 11.4 0.17 2.26 0.52 0.273
102* 4.6
92* 0.07* 0.13 139 136* 2.6
ICP-AES 50.1 2.82 13.6 11.96 6.95 11.5 0.16 2.29 0.52 0.28









ICP-MS















0.1


Sample
Method
Trace element (ppm)
Zn
As
Bi
Cr
Co
Ga
Hf
Nb
Ni
Rb
Sb
Sc
Sr
Ta
Th
U
V
Y
Zr
La
Ce
BIR-1
Reported value 70 0.44*
370 52
0.6 0.6* 170
0.58* 44 110


310 16 18 0.63 1.9
ICP-AES




















ICP-MS



52 16.3 0.6 0.5



110


320 16 16 0.68
BHVO-1
Reported value 105 0.4* 0.02*
45 21 4.4 19*
11
31.8 403 1.2* 1.1
317 28 179 16 39
ICP-AES




















ICP-MS



46 22.2 4.5 18.6
10.7

410 1.3 1.2 0.5 319 28.3 169 17 40

Sample
Method
Trace element (ppm)
Pr
Nd
Sm
Eu
Gd
Tb
Dy
Ho
Er
Tm
Yb
Lu
BIR-1
Reported value
2.5 1.1* 0.55 1.8
4


1.7 0.26*
ICP-AES











ICP-MS 0.38 2.4 1 0.54 1.7 0.37 3.4 0.52 1.8 0.25 1.72 0.25
BHVO-1
Reported value
25 6.2 2.06 6.4* 0.96* 5.2 0.99* 2.42* 0.33* 2 0.29*
ICP-AES











ICP-MS 5.6 25 6 2.1 6.6 0.97 5.4 1 2.54 0.4 2.1 0.3

Notes: All analyses were performed at the Acme Analytical Laboratories. ICP-AES = inductively coupled plasma–atomic emission spectrometer, ICP-MS = inductively coupled plasma–magnetic spectrometer. * = informational values.