GEOLOGICAL / MINERALOGICAL / STANDARD SET
Product Code GEO Mk II
This standard block contains standards to analyse most Silicate and Oxide minerals. Kyanite, Almandine, Olivine and Diopside have been added as secondary standards to check the quality of the chemical analysis achieved.
1 inch diameter, 8mm thick.
Std | Element | Standard Material | |
1 | Andradite Glass | Synthetic glass of andritic composition to calibrateWDS | |
2 | Zr | Zircon | Natural Zircon, ZrSiO4, strong cathodoluminescence to focus the beam |
3 | Mg | Periclase | Synthetic, MgO |
4 | Cs | Caesium glass | P&H Developments special Si-Al-Ca glass, see glasses for difficult elements page |
5 | P | Apatite | Natural Fl - Apatite Ca5(PO4)3F |
6 | Na | Jadeite | Natural NaAlSi2O6 |
7 | Ti | Rutile | Synthetic, TiO2 |
8 | Ba | Barytes | Natural BaSO4 |
9 | Co | Cobalt | Pure Metal |
10 | Ca, Si | Wollastonite | Natural, CaSiO3 |
11 | Fe | Haematite | Natural Fe2O3 |
12 | K | Orthoclase | Natural KAlSi3O4 |
13 | V | Vanadium | Pure Metal |
14 | Fe, S | Pyrite | Natural FeS2 |
15 | Cl | Halite | Natural NaCl |
16 | F | Fluorite | Natural CaF2 |
17 | * | Olivine | Natural Peridot, (Mg,Fe)SiO4 |
18 | Rb, Ge | Rubidium glass | P&H Developments special Ge-Al-Ca glass, see glasses for difficult elements page |
19 | Mn | Rhodonite Natural | MnSiO3 |
20 | * | Kyanite | Natural Al2SiO5 |
21 | Zn, S | Sphalerite | Synthetic ZnS |
22 | Sr | Celestine | Natural SrSO4 |
23 | Ni | Nickel | Pure Metal |
24 | Cr | Chromium Oxide | Synthetic Cr2O3 |
25 | * | Almandine | Natural Fe3Al2Si3O12 |
26 | Cu | Copper | Pure Metal |
27 | * | Diopside | Natural CaMgSi2O6 |
28 | Al | Corundum | Synthetic Al2O3 |
* Secondary standard to test quality of analysis obtained