Table T2. Reproducibility of each digestion method.
Element
Shipboard
Flux Fusion
(%) (N = 6)
Boston University
Flux Fusion
(%) (N = 4)
Boston University
Microwave
(%) (N = 8)
Major element (wt%):
Si 3.4 1.9 1.9
Al 5.0 2.6 1.9
Ti 5.8 3.0 2.5
Fe 7.1 2.7 2.2
Mn 2.9 1.4 2.1
Ca 1.5 2.5 1.8
Mg 3.9 2.5 2.0
Na >20 1.7 1.2
K >20 2.8 2.0
P >30 (NR) 4.1 2.0
Trace elements (ppm):
Ba 6.9 1.2 1.9
Sr 2.7 2.3 1.8
Cr >20 4.5 3.2
Ni 13.1 4.5 3.0
Sc NR 3.3 2.4
V 10.2 3.1 3.0
Zr >30 (NR) 4.0 3.0

Notes: Precision reported as percent of 1 standard deviation of the mean concentration. NR = not reported in Leg 206 Initial Reports (Wilson, Teagle, Acton, et al., 2003).