BHVO-1 Hawaiian Basalt Page Last Updated:

Saturday, December 04, 1999
Producer: United States Geological Survey
Material Source: Kilauea Caldera, Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii, USA
Date Released: 1976
Production Ref: 76FLA - 04
Constituent Concentration Uncertainty Units N Data Quality Data Source
Major Oxides
Al2O3 13.8 0.21 % 33 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
CaO 11.4 0.17 % 32 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
CO2 0.036 0.019 % 7 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
Fe2O3 2.82 0.24 % 8 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Fe2O3-T 12.23 0.21 % 39 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
FeO 8.58 0.09 % 12 Certified value equivalent 88GLA - 03
H2O+ 0.16 0.06 % 10 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
H2O- 0.05 0.01 % 3 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
H2O-T 0.22 0.07 % 4 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
K2O 0.52 0.035 % 37 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
MgO 7.23 0.22 % 33 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
MnO 0.168 0.008 % 43 Certified value equivalent 88GLA - 03
Na2O 2.26 0.07 % 38 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
P2O5 0.273 0.025 % 23 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
SiO2 49.94 0.54 % 26 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
TiO2 2.71 0.06 % 31 Certified value equivalent 88GLA - 03
Oxide Sum 100.01 0.7 % Certified value equivalent 88GLA - 03
Minor Oxides
B2O3 0.000805 0.0001932 % 8 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
BaO 1.551935E-02 0.0015631 % 37 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Cr2O3 4.223879E-02 3.21541E-03 % 36 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
SrO 4.765918E-02 2.956525E-03 % 32 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
ZnO 1.306998E-02 6.2238E-04 % 15 Certified value equivalent 88GLA - 03
ZrO2 0.024165 0.002835 % 27 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Elements
Ag 0.055 0.007 ug/g 5 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
Al 7.3 0.11 % 33 Certified value equivalent 88GLA - 03
As 0.4 0.22 ug/g 6 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
Au 0.0016 0.0005 ug/g 10 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
B 2.5 0.6 ug/g 8 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Ba 139 14 ug/g 37 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Be 1.1 0.3 ug/g 7 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Bi 0.018 0.004 ug/g 9 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Br 0.71 ug/g 2 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
C 100 50 ug/g 7 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
Ca 8.15 0.12 % 32 Certified value equivalent 88GLA - 03
Carbon-Inorga 36 ug/g 1 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
nic
Cd 0.069 0.011 ug/g 5 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
Ce 39 4 ug/g 56 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Cl 92 8 ug/g 12 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Co 45 2 ug/g 33 Certified value equivalent 88GLA - 03
Cr 289 22 ug/g 36 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Cs 0.13 0.06 ug/g 8 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
Cu 136 6 ug/g 15 Certified value equivalent 88GLA - 03
Dy 5.2 0.3 ug/g 28 Certified value equivalent 88GLA - 03
Er 2.4 0.2 ug/g 18 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Eu 2.06 0.08 ug/g 50 Certified value equivalent 88GLA - 03
F 385 31 ug/g 11 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Fe 8.55 0.15 % 39 Certified value equivalent 88GLA - 03
Ga 21 2 ug/g 6 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Gd 6.4 0.5 ug/g 31 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Ge 1.6 ug/g 2 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
Hf 4.38 0.22 ug/g 30 Certified value equivalent 88GLA - 03
Hg 0.0056 ug/g 2 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
Ho 0.99 0.08 ug/g 16 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
In 0.18 ug/g 1 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
Ir 0.00044 ug/g 1 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
K 4300 290 ug/g 37 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
La 15.8 1.3 ug/g 53 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Li 4.6 1.5 ug/g 10 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
Lu 0.291 0.026 ug/g 32 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Mg 4.36 0.13 % 33 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Mn 1300 62 ug/g 43 Certified value equivalent 88GLA - 03
Mo 1.02 0.1 ug/g 9 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
N 22.6 ug/g 1 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
Na 1.68 0.05 % 38 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Nb 19 2 ug/g 19 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Nd 25 2 ug/g 45 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Ni 121 2 ug/g 29 Certified value equivalent 88GLA - 03
Os < 22 ug/g 1 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
P 1190 110 ug/g 23 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Pb 2.6 0.9 ug/g 7 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
Pd 3 0.4 ug/g 3 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
Pr 5.7 0.4 ug/g 9 Certified value equivalent 88GLA - 03
Pt 0.0022 ug/g 1 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
Rb 11 2 ug/g 27 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Re < 10 ug/g 1 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
Rh 0.0002 ug/g 1 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
Ru < 0.46 ug/g 1 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
S 102 7 ug/g 4 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
Sb 0.16 0.04 ug/g 12 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Sc 31.8 1.3 ug/g 36 Certified value equivalent 88GLA - 03
Se 0.07 0.04 ug/g 6 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
Si 23.32 0.25 % 26 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Sm 6.2 0.3 ug/g 53 Certified value equivalent 88GLA - 03
Sn 2.1 0.5 ug/g 8 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Sr 403 25 ug/g 32 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Ta 1.23 0.13 ug/g 26 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Tb 0.96 0.08 ug/g 35 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Te 0.0064 0.0016 ug/g 3 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
Th 1.08 0.15 ug/g 32 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Ti 1.62 0.04 % 31 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Tl 0.058 0.012 ug/g 5 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
Tm 0.33 0.04 ug/g 16 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
U 0.42 0.06 ug/g 15 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
V 317 12 ug/g 26 Certified value equivalent 88GLA - 03
W 0.27 0.06 ug/g 5 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
Y 27.6 1.7 ug/g 22 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Yb 2.02 0.2 ug/g 57 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Zn 105 5 ug/g 15 Certified value equivalent 88GLA - 03
Zr 179 21 ug/g 27 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Stable Isotopes
Nd-143/144 0.512986 ratio 2 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
Sr-87/86 0.70348 ratio 1 Provisional value 88GLA - 03

Material Production Reference:
F. J. Flanagan (1976), 1972 Compilation of Data on USGS Standards, USGS Professional Paper 840, pp. 131-183.

Data Source Reference:
E. S. Gladney and I. Roelandts (1988), 1987 Compilation of Elemental Concentration Data for USGS BHVO-1, MAG-1, QLO-1, RGM-1, SCo-1, SDC-1, SGR-1 and STM-1, Geostandards Newsletter, 12: 253-362.

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