FLUORINE ABUNDANCES OF TWENTY NINE GEOLOGICAL AND OTHER REFERENCE SAMPLES USING FAST-NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS |
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| Authors: | Ian W. CROUDACE Keith RANDLE |
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| Affiliation: | Geology Department, University of Southampton, Southampton SO9 5NH, U.K.;Chemistry Department, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K. |
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| Abstract: | The fluorine content in twenty-nine reference samples of geological interest has been determined using a well tried and tested method which has been previously reported. The analytical method uses fast neutron activation involving the reaction 19F(n,a)16N and gamma spectrometry. Interferences have been found to be negligible for the experimental conditions used. The method involves minimal sample preparation, is rapid and can easily measure concentrations down to 5 parts per million in a 5 g sample. |
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