Published May 1989 | Version v1
Journal article

Trace element analyses of spectroscopically pure silicon dioxide by instrumental neutron activation analysis

  • 1. Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge, MA (USA). Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences

Description

Spectroscopically pure, 99.999% silicon dioxide (SiO2) from five different companies was analyzed for trace element impurities by instrumental neutron activation analysis using semiconductor detectors and gamma-ray spectrometry. If large amounts of these purified SiO2 samples are added to geological samples with low trace element contents e.g., mineral separates such as quartz, feldspar and olivine, the trace element contents of the SiO2 are a significant contaminant. (author) 6 refs.; 3 tabs

Additional details

Additional titles

Subtitle (English)
Implications for the analysis of geologic materials
Augmented title (English)
Ce,Co,Cr,Cs,Eu,Hf,La,Lu,Na,Nd,Sb,Sc,Sm,Ta,Tb,Th,U,Yb

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Journal Volume
131
Journal Issue
1
Series
J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem. ;Articles.
Journal Page Range
37-42
ISSN
0236-5731
CODEN
JRNCD