Description
Description
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OREAS 73b is one of a suite of seven nickel sulphide CRMs prepared from high grade massive nickel sulphide ore and barren ultramafic material sourced from Xstrata Nickel’s Prospero and Tapinos Nickel mines, located in the Kathleen Valley area approximately 30km north of Leinster in Western Australia within the Agnew-Wiluna portion of the Norseman-Wiluna greenstone belt. It is a typical komatiite-associated, massive sulphide deposit representing an in-situ accumulation of massive and semi-massive primary magmatic Ni-Fe sulphides with minor by-products including Cu, Co and platinum group elements (PGE’s).
Nineteen commercial analytical laboratories participated in the program employing the following methods:
- Lithium borate fusion with X-ray fluorescence;
- Sodium peroxide fusion or lithium borate fusion with full ICP-OES and ICP-MS suites;
- Four acid digestion with full ICP-OES and ICP-MS suites;
- Infra-red combustion furnace for sulphur;
- Thermogravimetry for Loss On Ignition at 1000 degrees Celsius;
Due to the presence of reactive sulphides OREAS 73b has been packaged under nitrogen and is available in single-use 10g units in laminated foil pouches.
AnalyteCertified Value1SD95% Confidence Limits Low95% Confidence Limits HighMethodNi, Nickel (wt.%) 1.48 0.035 1.46 1.50 4-Acid Digestion Co, Cobalt (ppm) 240 10 235 245 4-Acid Digestion As, Arsenic (ppm) 293 24 281 305 4-Acid Digestion Al, Aluminium (wt.%) 3.77 0.039 3.74 3.80 Borate Fusion XRF Ca, Calcium (wt.%) 3.15 0.023 3.14 3.17 Borate Fusion XRF Co, Cobalt (ppm) 246 33 215 278 Borate Fusion XRF Cr, Chromium (ppm) 1172 61 1124 1220 Borate Fusion XRF Cu, Copper (ppm) 430 49 377 482 Borate Fusion XRF Fe, Iron (wt.%) 8.63 0.098 8.54 8.72 Borate Fusion XRF K, Potassium (wt.%) 0.586 0.011 0.575 0.596 Borate Fusion XRF Mg, Magnesium (wt.%) 11.80 0.119 11.69 11.91 Borate Fusion XRF Mn, Manganese (wt.%) 0.115 0.003 0.113 0.118 Borate Fusion XRF Na, Sodium (wt.%) 0.736 0.015 0.723 0.750 Borate Fusion XRF Ni, Nickel (ppm) 15044 265 14764 15325 Borate Fusion XRF P, Phosphorus (wt.%) 0.024 0.002 0.023 0.025 Borate Fusion XRF Si, Silicon (wt.%) 20.89 0.172 20.75 21.04 Borate Fusion XRF Ti, Titanium (wt.%) 0.191 0.004 0.187 0.194 Borate Fusion XRF Al, Aluminium (wt.%) 3.77 0.123 3.70 3.83 Borate / Peroxide Fusion ICP As, Arsenic (ppm) 301 20 291 311 Borate / Peroxide Fusion ICP Ba, Barium (ppm) 208 13 198 217 Borate / Peroxide Fusion ICP Ca, Calcium (wt.%) 3.15 0.126 3.08 3.21 Borate / Peroxide Fusion ICP Ce, Cerium (ppm) 28.9 2.05 27.5 30.3 Borate / Peroxide Fusion ICP Co, Cobalt (ppm) 252 16 243 262 Borate / Peroxide Fusion ICP Cr, Chromium (ppm) 1174 59 1135 1213 Borate / Peroxide Fusion ICP Cs, Caesium (ppm) 2.81 0.233 2.60 3.02 Borate / Peroxide Fusion ICP Cu, Copper (ppm) 439 30 420 459 Borate / Peroxide Fusion ICP Dy, Dysprosium (ppm) 2.14 0.192 1.94 2.35 Borate / Peroxide Fusion ICP Er, Erbium (ppm) 1.31 0.130 1.17 1.44 Borate / Peroxide Fusion ICP Eu, Europium (ppm) 0.62 0.047 0.58 0.66 Borate / Peroxide Fusion ICP Fe, Iron (wt.%) 8.74 0.282 8.57 8.91 Borate / Peroxide Fusion ICP Ga, Gallium (ppm) 8.85 0.249 8.64 9.06 Borate / Peroxide Fusion ICP Ho, Holmium (ppm) 0.45 0.05 0.39 0.50 Borate / Peroxide Fusion ICP K, Potassium (wt.%) 0.614 0.050 0.580 0.648 Borate / Peroxide Fusion ICP La, Lanthanum (ppm) 15.6 0.81 14.8 16.5 Borate / Peroxide Fusion ICP Mg, Magnesium (wt.%) 11.88 0.298 11.71 12.05 Borate / Peroxide Fusion ICP Mn, Manganese (wt.%) 0.116 0.003 0.115 0.117 Borate / Peroxide Fusion ICP Nb, Niobium (ppm) 3.63 0.287 3.30 3.95 Borate / Peroxide Fusion ICP Nd, Neodymium (ppm) 11.9 0.83 10.9 12.9 Borate / Peroxide Fusion ICP Ni, Nickel (ppm) 14987 449 14728 15245 Borate / Peroxide Fusion ICP P, Phosphorus (wt.%) 0.026 0.003 0.023 0.030 Borate / Peroxide Fusion ICP Pb, Lead (ppm) 16.0 2.3 13.8 18.1 Borate / Peroxide Fusion ICP Pr, Praseodymium (ppm) 3.37 0.36 2.98 3.76 Borate / Peroxide Fusion ICP Rb, Rubidium (ppm) 31.0 2.28 28.9 33.1 Borate / Peroxide Fusion ICP S, Sulphur (wt.%) 2.90 0.146 2.81 3.00 Borate / Peroxide Fusion ICP Si, Silicon (wt.%) 21.08 0.456 20.83 21.34 Borate / Peroxide Fusion ICP Sm, Samarium (ppm) 2.22 0.122 2.11 2.33 Borate / Peroxide Fusion ICP Sr, Strontium (ppm) 65 4.1 62 69 Borate / Peroxide Fusion ICP Tb, Terbium (ppm) 0.36 0.035 0.32 0.39 Borate / Peroxide Fusion ICP Th, Thorium (ppm) 6.38 0.450 6.07 6.70 Borate / Peroxide Fusion ICP Ti, Titanium (wt.%) 0.187 0.008 0.181 0.192 Borate / Peroxide Fusion ICP Tm, Thulium (ppm) 0.19 0.009 0.19 0.20 Borate / Peroxide Fusion ICP U, Uranium (ppm) 2.11 0.25 1.90 2.31 Borate / Peroxide Fusion ICP V, Vanadium (ppm) 73 6.7 68 79 Borate / Peroxide Fusion ICP Y, Yttrium (ppm) 11.7 0.53 11.3 12.1 Borate / Peroxide Fusion ICP Yb, Ytterbium (ppm) 1.21 0.107 1.09 1.33 Borate / Peroxide Fusion ICP Zn, Zinc (ppm) 112 12 103 121 Borate / Peroxide Fusion ICP Zr, Zirconium (ppm) 61 7 53 68 Borate / Peroxide Fusion ICP Ag, Silver (ppm) 0.371 0.046 0.347 0.395 4-Acid Digestion Al, Aluminium (wt.%) 3.87 0.155 3.80 3.95 4-Acid Digestion Ba, Barium (ppm) 205 10 200 211 4-Acid Digestion Bi, Bismuth (ppm) 1.13 0.15 1.07 1.19 4-Acid Digestion Ca, Calcium (wt.%) 3.16 0.124 3.09 3.23 4-Acid Digestion Cd, Cadmium (ppm) 0.41 0.04 0.39 0.43 4-Acid Digestion Ce, Cerium (ppm) 29.6 2.23 28.2 30.9 4-Acid Digestion Cs, Caesium (ppm) 3.02 0.171 2.90 3.13 4-Acid Digestion Cu, Copper (ppm) 447 18 439 456 4-Acid Digestion Fe, Iron (wt.%) 8.62 0.440 8.39 8.84 4-Acid Digestion Ga, Gallium (ppm) 9.34 0.735 8.79 9.89 4-Acid Digestion Hf, Hafnium (ppm) 1.73 0.100 1.66 1.81 4-Acid Digestion In, Indium (ppm) 0.058 0.005 0.053 0.063 4-Acid Digestion K, Potassium (wt.%) 0.621 0.030 0.605 0.637 4-Acid Digestion La, Lanthanum (ppm) 16.6 1.24 15.9 17.4 4-Acid Digestion Li, Lithium (ppm) 27.2 2.06 26.0 28.3 4-Acid Digestion Mg, Magnesium (wt.%) 11.72 0.575 11.41 12.03 4-Acid Digestion Mn, Manganese (wt.%) 0.116 0.003 0.115 0.118 4-Acid Digestion Na, Sodium (wt.%) 0.782 0.041 0.759 0.806 4-Acid Digestion Nb, Niobium (ppm) 4.13 0.326 3.95 4.32 4-Acid Digestion P, Phosphorus (wt.%) 0.023 0.002 0.022 0.024 4-Acid Digestion Pb, Lead (ppm) 17.2 1.65 16.3 18.1 4-Acid Digestion Rb, Rubidium (ppm) 32.6 3.13 30.7 34.5 4-Acid Digestion S, Sulphur (wt.%) 2.94 0.269 2.78 3.09 4-Acid Digestion Sb, Antimony (ppm) 1.33 0.14 1.25 1.40 4-Acid Digestion Sc, Scandium (ppm) 12.7 1.07 12.0 13.4 4-Acid Digestion Sn, Tin (ppm) 1.28 0.18 1.17 1.40 4-Acid Digestion Sr, Strontium (ppm) 69 3.7 66 71 4-Acid Digestion Ta, Tantalum (ppm) 0.31 0.031 0.30 0.33 4-Acid Digestion Th, Thorium (ppm) 6.94 0.337 6.75 7.13 4-Acid Digestion Ti, Titanium (wt.%) 0.192 0.008 0.188 0.197 4-Acid Digestion Tl, Thallium (ppm) 0.41 0.037 0.39 0.43 4-Acid Digestion U, Uranium (ppm) 2.10 0.138 2.01 2.19 4-Acid Digestion V, Vanadium (ppm) 74 3.8 72 76 4-Acid Digestion W, Tungsten (ppm) 4.62 0.434 4.45 4.80 4-Acid Digestion Y, Yttrium (ppm) 10.9 0.53 10.6 11.2 4-Acid Digestion Zn, Zinc (ppm) 114 5 111 116 4-Acid Digestion Zr, Zirconium (ppm) 64 5.0 61 67 4-Acid Digestion S, Sulphur (wt.%) 2.90 0.077 2.85 2.94 Infrared Combustion LOI1000, Loss On Ignition @1000 °C (wt.%) 6.43 0.278 6.20 6.66 Thermogravimetry