Sedimentary rocks

1996 recommended or preferable (with asterisks) values for major, minor and trace elements in five GSJ reference samples, (in % from SiO2 to T-Fe2O3 and µg g-1 from Ag to Zr, unless otherwise noted)
N. Imai et al. (1996) Geostandards Newsletter, 20,165-216.

Average, Standard deviation and number of measurement (SiO2 to T-Fe2O3, JLk-1, JLs-1, JDo-1, Sl-1, 2, JSd-1, 2, 3, JCh-1)

JLk-1 JLs-1 JDo-1 JSl-1 JSl-2 JSd1 JSd2 JSd3 JCh-1
SiO2 57.16 0.12 0.216 59.47 59.45 66.55 60.78 76 97.81
TiO2 0.668 0.0020* 0.00133* 0.725 0.754 0.643 0.614 0.403 0.0316
Al2O3 16.73 0.0207 0.0174 17.6 18.17 14.65 12.31 9.908 0.734
Fe2O3 4.251 0.0178 0.0222 1.875 0.959 3.526 4.552 3.057 0.272
FeO 2.191 - 0.071* 4.523 5.048 1.363 5.955 1.161 0.0867
MnO 0.266 0.00209 0.00657 0.0599 0.0818 0.0924 0.12 0.148 0.0173
MgO 1.736 0.606 18.47 2.413 2.385 1.813 2.731 1.17 0.0754
CaO 0.686 55.09 33.96 1.479 1.885 3.034 3.658 0.56 0.0449
Na2O 1.051 0.00194 0.0129 2.184 1.344 2.727 2.438 0.411 0.0305
K2O 2.805 0.00297 0.00232 2.845 3.008 2.183 1.145 1.971 0.221
P2O5 0.208 0.0295 0.0343 0.202 0.164 0.122 0.105 0.0817 0.0167
H2O+ 6.372 0.140* 0.395 3.92 4.158 2.301* 2.554 2.838 0.356
H2O- 3.701 0.105 0.145 0.654 0.362 0.836 0.451 0.964 0.152
CO2 - 43.58 46.5 0.769* 1.236* 0.0867* 0.501* - 0.055*
T-Fe2O3 6.929 0.0168 0.0208 6.764 6.65 5.059 11.65 4.368 0.356
- - - - - - - - - -
Ag 0.198* 0.0013* 0.0019* 0.119* 0.061* 0.036* 1.04* 3.38* 0.0041*
As 26.8 0.145* 0.114* 14.9 11.4 2.42 38.6 252 0.567
Au (ppb) 5.42* 0.0667* 0.09* 0.58* 0.92* 0.64* 54.6* 5.66* 0.17*
B - - - - - - - - -
Ba 574 476 6.14 305 302 520 1199 462 302
Be 3.31* - - 2.28 2.68 1.4 1.04* 9.08* 0.373*
Bi - - - 0.53* - - - 23.8* -
Br 8.7* - 0.79* 1.65* - 3.9* -
C 15030* 119800* 127600* 9213* 11250* 1110* 3160* 6200* 37*
Cd 0.572* 0.159 0.644 0.118* 0.111* 0.146* 3.06* 1.045* 0.006*
Ce 87.9 0.521 2.49 60.6 69.6 34.4 23.4 42 5.21
Cl - - - 21.5* 18.5* 67.5* 28* 39.0* 14*
Co 18 0.0825 0.168 15.5 15.7 11.2 48.4 12.7 15.5
Cr 69 3.37 7.93 60.9 64.7 21.5 108 35.3 7.04
Cs 10.9 0.0201 0.070* 7.6 8.24 1.89 1.07 30.6 0.243
Cu 62.9 0.268 1.41 40.8 44.5 22 1117 426 15.3
Dy 6.57 0.0283 0.814 5.11* 4.71 2.23 2.86 2.22 0.378*
Er 3.59 - - 1.15* 2.24* 0.906 1.48 1.07 0.233*
Eu 1.27 0.0072 0.176 1.22 1.14 0.925 0.81 0.686 0.0594
F 589 57.5 246 598 678 306 259 3200 134*
Ga 21.4* 20.7* 22.8* 17.2* 15.3* 13.5* -
Gd 6.02 0.030* 1.3* 4.84* 4.90* 2.71 2.67* 2.63* 1.7*
Ge - - - - - - - - -
Hf 3.78 0.126 0.0897* 4.63 5.54 3.55 2.7 3.21 0.195
Hg (ppb) 142* 5.6* 9.5* 67* 35.3* 15.5* 106* 254* 4.13*
Ho 1.06 - 0.42* 0.688 0.671* 0.318* 0.678* 0.443* 0.112*
I - - - - - - - - -
In - - - - - - - - -
La 40.6 0.153 7.93 29.3 32.7 18.1 11.3 19.8 1.52
Li 51.5* 0.2* 0.4* 50.7* 52.6 22.8 19.2* 151 6.48*
Lu 0.571 0.022 0.0494 0.442 0.404 0.186 0.252 0.196 0.0344
Mo 2.19* - 0.78* 0.823* - 0.669* 11.5 - -
Nb 15.8 1.0* 0.4* 9.53 12.3 11.1 4.56 7.8 1.70*
Nd 35.7 0.136* 5.25 28.8 32 17.6 13.2 15.7 2.05
Ni 35 0.362 2.9 37.6 40.6 7.04 92.8 19.6 8.76
Pb 43.7 0.7* 0.95* 17.4 19.7 12.9 146 82.1 2
Pd (ppb) 3.0* <0.2* <0.2* 0.8* 1.3* 0.5* 21.2* 3.2* 0.45*
Pr 8.53 0.032* 0.956 6.07 6.44* 4.05 2.4 3.09 4.25*
Pt (ppb) 1.4* <0.5* <0.5* 1.3* 1.5* <0.5* 16.7* 1.3* <0.5*
Rb 147 0.18* 1.75* 117 118 67.4 26.9 285 8.61
S 1052 123 90.5* 1467 579* 68* 13100 399* 4*
Sb 1.68* 0.0166* 0.036* 0.933* 0.907* - 12.5* 2.78* -
Sc 15.9 0.0307 0.136 16.7 16.8 10.9 17.5 10.5 0.979
Se 0.641* - 0.0468* 0.588* 0.346* 0.25* 18.8* 1.29* -
Sm 7.87 0.135 0.788 6.02 5.95 3.48 2.68 3.26 0.359
Sn 5.7* - - 2.50* 7.03* 2.77* 32.5* 195* -
Sr 67.5 295 116 193 230 340 202 58.7 4.2
Ta 1.57 0.014* 0.009* 0.842 1.04 0.893 0.515* 0.687 0.182*
Tb 1.23 0.0041* 0.116 0.717 0.727 0.431 0.44 0.368 0.0385*
Te - - - - - - - - -
Th 19.5 0.0287 0.0429 9.97 11.5 4.44 2.33 7.79 0.735
Tl 1.17 0.003* 0.003* 0.633* - 0.407* - - -
Tm 0.531* - 0.059* 0.27* - 0.13* 0.23* 0.155* -
U 3.83 1.75 0.858 2.63 2.92 1 1.1 1.66 0.736
V 117 3.59 3.14 131 122 76 125 70.4 10.4
W 3.99* - - 2.47* 1.70* - - 179* 92.3*
Y 40 0.223 10.3 30 31.3 14.8 17.4 14.9 1.81
Yb 3.99 0.0164 0.323 2.81 3.15 1.18 1.67 1.4 0.182
Zn 152 3.19 35.4 108 101 96.5 2056 136 7.93
Zr 137 4.19* 6.21 174 191 132 111 124 11.5