OREAS 24d
OREAS 24d
primary
basalt
barren

OREAS 24d

SKU: 24d

OREAS 24d was prepared from olivine tholeiitic basalt from the Quaternary
Newer Volcanics Province, Victoria, Australia. It is characterised by very low
background gold of less than 1 parts per billion. Ten commercial analytical
laboratories participated in the program to characterise (in addition to gold by
fire assay) Ag, Al, As, Ba, Be, Bi, Ca, Cd, Ce, Co, Cr, Cs, Cu, Fe, Ga, Hf, In,
K, La, Li, Lu, Mg, Mn, Mo, Na, Nb, Ni, P, Pb, Rb, S, Sc, Sn, Sr, Ta, Tb, Th, Ti,
U, V, W, Y, Zn and Zr by 4-acid digestion with ICP-OES or ICP-MS
finish.

Specifications

  • State: primary
  • Matrix: basalt
  • Mineralisation: barren
  • CRM Group: Blank/lithogeochem/low-level

Certified Values

Analyte Certified Value 1SD 95% CL Low 95% CL High Method
Au, Gold (ppb) < 1 IND IND IND Pb Fire Assay
Cu, Copper (ppm) 43.2 2.29 41.6 44.8 4-Acid Digestion
Ni, Nickel (ppm) 137 7 132 141 4-Acid Digestion
Ag, Silver (ppm) < 0.200 IND IND IND 4-Acid Digestion
Al, Aluminium (wt.%) 7.77 0.212 7.61 7.93 4-Acid Digestion
As, Arsenic (ppm) 1.35 0.33 1.13 1.57 4-Acid Digestion
Ba, Barium (ppm) 536 16 526 547 4-Acid Digestion
Be, Beryllium (ppm) 2.14 0.143 2.06 2.21 4-Acid Digestion
Bi, Bismuth (ppm) 0.030 0.007 0.025 0.034 4-Acid Digestion
Ca, Calcium (wt.%) 5.62 0.251 5.44 5.80 4-Acid Digestion
Cd, Cadmium (ppm) 0.12 0.02 0.10 0.14 4-Acid Digestion
Ce, Cerium (ppm) 59 1.5 58 60 4-Acid Digestion
Co, Cobalt (ppm) 44.2 2.42 42.5 46.0 4-Acid Digestion
Cr, Chromium (ppm) 147 21 131 163 4-Acid Digestion
Cs, Caesium (ppm) 1.18 0.066 1.13 1.22 4-Acid Digestion
Fe, Iron (wt.%) 7.97 0.381 7.70 8.24 4-Acid Digestion
Ga, Gallium (ppm) 22.1 0.84 21.4 22.7 4-Acid Digestion
Hf, Hafnium (ppm) 4.70 0.325 4.44 4.97 4-Acid Digestion
In, Indium (ppm) 0.074 0.011 0.071 0.076 4-Acid Digestion
K, Potassium (wt.%) 1.69 0.059 1.65 1.73 4-Acid Digestion
La, Lanthanum (ppm) 29.1 2.01 27.7 30.5 4-Acid Digestion
Li, Lithium (ppm) 10.8 0.65 10.2 11.3 4-Acid Digestion
Lu, Lutetium (ppm) 0.23 0.03 0.20 0.26 4-Acid Digestion
Mg, Magnesium (wt.%) 4.56 0.157 4.45 4.67 4-Acid Digestion
Mn, Manganese (wt.%) 0.115 0.005 0.112 0.119 4-Acid Digestion
Mo, Molybdenum (ppm) 4.46 0.350 4.15 4.78 4-Acid Digestion
Na, Sodium (wt.%) 2.33 0.109 2.25 2.41 4-Acid Digestion
Nb, Niobium (ppm) 44.6 4.14 41.0 48.2 4-Acid Digestion
P, Phosphorus (wt.%) 0.252 0.016 0.241 0.264 4-Acid Digestion
Pb, Lead (ppm) 3.56 0.44 3.24 3.87 4-Acid Digestion
Rb, Rubidium (ppm) 37.2 4.2 34.4 40.1 4-Acid Digestion
S, Sulphur (wt.%) 0.042 0.004 0.038 0.046 4-Acid Digestion
Sc, Scandium (ppm) 20.0 1.11 19.2 20.7 4-Acid Digestion
Sn, Tin (ppm) 1.89 0.088 1.82 1.95 4-Acid Digestion
Sr, Strontium (ppm) 748 37 722 775 4-Acid Digestion
Ta, Tantalum (ppm) 3.01 0.240 2.80 3.22 4-Acid Digestion
Tb, Terbium (ppm) 0.79 0.044 0.75 0.83 4-Acid Digestion
Th, Thorium (ppm) 3.78 0.326 3.53 4.03 4-Acid Digestion
Ti, Titanium (wt.%) 1.22 0.053 1.17 1.26 4-Acid Digestion
Tl, Thallium (ppm) 0.12 0.02 0.11 0.14 4-Acid Digestion
U, Uranium (ppm) 1.40 0.089 1.34 1.46 4-Acid Digestion
V, Vanadium (ppm) 201 7 197 206 4-Acid Digestion
Y, Yttrium (ppm) 20.4 0.90 19.8 21.1 4-Acid Digestion
Zn, Zinc (ppm) 104 7 99 109 4-Acid Digestion
Zr, Zirconium (ppm) 205 6 201 209 4-Acid Digestion

Product Specifications

State primary
Matrix basalt
Mineralisation barren
Availability available
$4.50

Certified Reference Values

Analyte Certified Value Uncertainty (1SD) 95% Confidence Low 95% Confidence High Method
Ce - Cerium (ppm) 59 - - - 4-Acid Digestion
La - Lanthanum (ppm) 29.1 - - - 4-Acid Digestion
Lu - Lutetium (ppm) 0.23 - - - 4-Acid Digestion
Tb - Terbium (ppm) 0.79 - - - 4-Acid Digestion
Y - Yttrium (ppm) 20.4 - - - 4-Acid Digestion

SD = Standard Deviation | CL = 95% Confidence Limits

Methods: AR = Aqua Regia, 4-Acid = 4-Acid Digestion, LBF = Lithium Borate Fusion, FA/AAS = Fire Assay with Atomic Absorption, LECO = LECO Combustion Analysis

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