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Letter to Buck 14

 

Mike Moore

From: Mike Moore [SMTP:mike@micromike.com]

Sent: Friday, May 22, 1998 10:41 AM

To: 'Buck Sharpton'

Subject: Minor Elements

Buck,

The minor elements test came back. I guess you did get the samples I sent. Please let me know when you have time. Here are the minor element values:

Minor elements in ppm

Element Red Rock Sand2 Sand3

Ba 1380 1245 2900

Ce 132.5 103.5 88.0

Cs 0.7 2.1 1.4

Co 31.0 22.5 19.5

Cu 25 25 5600 (probably artifact from copper tubing)

Dy 7.1 5.1 4.4

Er 3.4 2.6 2.4

Eu 3.2 2.0 1.8

Gd 10.0 6.4 4.8

Ga 22 19 17

Hf 13 17 11

Ho 1.1 1.1 0.8

La 64.5 48.5 42.0

Pb 10 10 10

Lu 0.4 0.4 0.3

Nd 67.5 46.5 44.0

Ni 60 60 40

Nb 21 19 16

Pr 16.4 12.6 10.9

Rb 29.0 54.6 37.8

Sm 12.1 9.0 6.6

Ag < 1 < 1 1

Sr 1620 1055 1035

Ta 3.0 2.5 2.0

Tb 1.2 1.0 0.9

Tl < 0.5 < 0.5 < 0.5

Th 2 2 1

Tm 0.5 0.3 0.2

Sn 2 1 11

W < 1 < 1 < 1

U 1.0 2.0 1.0

V 145 110 110

Yb 2.5 2.7 2.1

Y 35.5 29.0 24.5

Zn 110 100 150

Zr 517 690 450

 

 

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