MAG-1 Marine Mud Page Last Updated:

Saturday, December 04, 1999

Producer: United States Geological Survey
Material Source: Bottom sediment, Wilkinson Basin, Gulf of Maine
Date Released: 1976
Production Ref: 76FLA - 04

Constituent Concentration Uncertainty Units N Data Quality Data Source
Major Oxides
Al2O3 16.37 0.3 % 20 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
CaO 1.37 0.1 % 21 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
CO2 7.88 1.45 % 4 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
Fe2O3 3.49 0.64 % 5 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
Fe2O3-T 6.8 0.3 % 22 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
FeO 3.06 0.42 % 6 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
H2O+ 5.6 1.1 % 3 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
H2O- 2.39 0.16 % 3 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
H2O-T 8.55 % 1 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
K2O 3.55 0.17 % 19 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
MgO 3 0.1 % 16 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
MnO 0.098 0.009 % 23 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Na2O 3.83 0.11 % 16 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
P2O5 0.163 0.021 % 12 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
SiO2 50.36 0.96 % 17 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
TiO2 0.751 0.067 % 19 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Oxide Sum 105.5 2.2 % Provisional value 88GLA - 03
Minor Oxides
B2O3 0.043792 0.001932 % 13 Certified value equivalent 88GLA - 03
BaO 0.053592 0.004466 % 20 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Cr2O3 1.417703E-02 1.16924E-03 % 18 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
SrO 1.726611E-02 1.773915E-03 % 19 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
ZnO 1.618188E-02 7.46856E-04 % 17 Certified value equivalent 88GLA - 03
ZrO2 0.01701 0.001755 % 14 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Elements
Ag 0.08 0.021 ug/g 4 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
Al 8.66 0.16 % 20 Certified value equivalent 88GLA - 03
As 9.2 1.2 ug/g 11 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Au 0.0024 0.0006 ug/g 5 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
B 136 6 ug/g 13 Certified value equivalent 88GLA - 03
Ba 480 40 ug/g 20 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Be 3.2 0.4 ug/g 9 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Bi 0.34 0.08 ug/g 7 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Br 250 70 ug/g 4 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
C 2.15 0.4 % 4 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
Ca 0.98 0.07 % 21 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Carbon-Inorganic 1270 ug/g 1 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
Cd 0.2 0.03 ug/g 7 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Ce 88 9 ug/g 20 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Cl 3.1 0.06 % 11 Certified value equivalent 88GLA - 03
Co 20.4 1.6 ug/g 19 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Cr 97 8 ug/g 18 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Cs 8.6 0.7 ug/g 12 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Cu 30 3 ug/g 17 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Dy 5.2 0.3 ug/g 11 Certified value equivalent 88GLA - 03
Er 3 0.5 ug/g 9 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Eu 1.55 0.14 ug/g 20 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
F 770 80 ug/g 10 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Fe 4.75 0.21 % 22 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Ga 20.4 1.5 ug/g 5 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
Gd 5.8 0.7 ug/g 16 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Ge <1 ug/g 1 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
H 8660 ug/g 2 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
Hf 3.7 0.5 ug/g 12 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Hg 0.018 ug/g 1 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
Ho 1.02 0.1 ug/g 8 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
I 380 ug/g 1 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
In 0.18 ug/g 1 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
Ir <6.8 ug/g 1 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
K 2.95 0.14 % 19 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
La 43 4 ug/g 21 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Li 79 4 ug/g 8 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Lu 0.4 0.04 ug/g 10 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Mg 1.81 0.06 % 16 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Mn 760 70 ug/g 23 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Mo 1.6 0.6 ug/g 8 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
N 800 ug/g 1 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
Na 2.84 0.08 % 16 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Nb 12 2 ug/g 7 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Nd 38 5 ug/g 22 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Ni 53 8 ug/g 21 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
O 46.1 % 2 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
Os <22 ug/g 1 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
P 710 90 ug/g 12 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Pb 24 3 ug/g 15 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Pd 0.0017 0.0008 ug/g 3 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
Pr 9.3 1.3 ug/g 8 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Pt 0.001 ug/g 1 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
Rb 149 6 ug/g 13 Certified value equivalent 88GLA - 03
Re <10 ug/g 1 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
Rh <0.0001 ug/g 1 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
Ru <0.46 ug/g 1 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
S 3900 660 ug/g 12 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
Sb 0.96 0.1 ug/g 13 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Sc 17.2 1 ug/g 18 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Se 1.16 0.12 ug/g 8 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Si 23.52 0.45 % 17 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Sm 7.5 0.6 ug/g 21 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Sn 3.6 1 ug/g 9 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Sr 146 15 ug/g 19 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Ta 1.11 0.22 ug/g 11 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Tb 0.96 0.09 ug/g 12 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Te 0.066 ug/g 1 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
Th 11.9 1 ug/g 13 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Ti 4500 400 ug/g 19 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Tl 0.59 ug/g 2 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
Tm 0.429 0.023 ug/g 9 Certified value equivalent 88GLA - 03
U 2.7 0.3 ug/g 10 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
V 140 6 ug/g 16 Certified value equivalent 88GLA - 03
W 1.4 0.2 ug/g 5 Provisional value 88GLA - 03
Y 28 3 ug/g 15 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Yb 2.61 0.27 ug/g 22 Recommended value 88GLA - 03
Zn 130 6 ug/g 17 Certified value equivalent 88GLA - 03
Zr 126 13 ug/g 14 Recommended 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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