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Table 4 Trace element concentrations in Apatites (SynCLAP12)

From: Synthesis of trace element bearing single crystals of Chlor-Apatite (Ca5(PO4)3Cl) using the flux growth method

 

1-1*

1-2

1-3

1-4

1-5

1-6

1-7

1-8

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μg/g

μg/g

μg/g

μg/g

μg/g

μg/g

μg/g

μg/g

Mg

41

40

43

41

42

43

43

42

Si

10374

10186

10819

10118

9868

10847

10797

10630

Fe

4

4

6

7

8

5

9

4

Sr

1790

1696

1780

1660

1717

1674

1806

1669

La

867

844

887

845

868

1232

908

1085

Ce

16

16

17

16

16

20

17

19

Pr

574

573

598

567

583

823

599

717

Sm

552

552

595

546

556

824

584

722

Gd

548

548

594

537

547

832

584

725

Lu

100

98

108

98

96

125

107

119

 

2-1

2-2

2-3

2-4

2-5

2-6

2-7

2-8

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μg/g

μg/g

μg/g

μg/g

μg/g

μg/g

μg/g

μg/g

Mg

46

42

41

43

42

41

42

41

Si

10698

10377

10532

10679

10552

10600

11535

10605

Fe

18

3

6

7

7

7

8

9

Sr

1785

1722

1774

1666

1740

1705

1710

1760

La

888

816

853

831

814

844

838

1037

Ce

17

16

17

17

17

17

18

19

Pr

570

540

556

557

551

575

547

711

Sm

589

501

529

522

511

532

527

685

Gd

599

495

523

520

515

534

531

685

Lu

115

94

101

100

96

100

108

113

 

3-1

3-2

3-3

3-4

3-5

3-6

  

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μg/g

μg/g

μg/g

μg/g

μg/g

μg/g

  

Mg

41

44

44

42

42

39

  

Si

10508

12256

11634

11562

10897

10951

  

Fe

<8.52

9

<8.17

<8.65

11

12

  

Sr

1804

1819

1841

1851

1843

1706

  

La

1008

884

851

869

915

1378

  

Ce

20

21

19

18

19

23

  

Pr

710

616

595

603

640

981

  

Sm

706

598

567

585

623

1041

  

Gd

681

561

533

548

584

985

  

Lu

111

114

104

104

102

134

  
  1. Trace element analyses performed using Laser Ablation ICP-MS. Analytical uncertainties are in the order of 15%. *: The individual analysis numbers (e.g., 1-1 stand for crystal 1 analysis 1) correspond with numbers in white circles (SEM images) in Figure 3.