TDB-1 Certificate of Analysis

Certified Reference Material: Diabase Rock PGE Reference Material

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First Issued : March 1994
Version: October 1994

Certified PGE Values

Au ng/g	Pt ng/g	Pd ng/g
6.3 ± 1.0	5.8 ± 1.1	22.4 ± 1.4

Additional Certified Values

Ba μg/g	Ce μg/g	Cr μg/g	Cu μg/g	Fe %	Ni μg/g	Th μg/g	Zn μg/g
241 ± 13	41 ± 4	251 ± 13	323 ±15	10.4 ± 0.2	92 ± 6	2.7 ± 0.3	155 ± 11

Provisional PGE Values

Rh ng/g	Ir ng/g	Ru * ng/g
0. 7	0.15	0.3

* Informational value only.

Additional Provisional Values (μg/g, except where noted)

Al (%)	As	Ca (%)	Co	Dy	Eu	Ga	Hf	Ho
7.1 ± 0.3	2.5 ± 0.5	6.8 ± 0.5	47 ± 4	8 ± 1	2.1 ± 0.1	21 ± 2	5 ± 0.5	1.3 ± 0.4

K (%)	La	Li	Lu	Mg (%)	Mn	Mo	Na (%)	Nd
0.77 ± 0.07	17 ± 2	15 ± 4	0.52 ± 0.06	3.5 ± 0.2	1577 ± 76	1.6 ± 0.7	1.7 ± 0.1	23 ± 1

P (%)	Pb	Rb	Sc	Sb	Sm	Sn	Sr	Ta
0.08 ± 0.02	17 ± 3	23 ± 2	36 ± 3	1.0 ± 0.4	6.0 ± 0.2	2 ± 1	230 ± 24	0.8 ± 0.2

Tb	Ti (%)	Tm	U	V	Y	Yb	Zr
1.2 ± 0.1	1.4 ± 0.1	0.6 ± 0.1	1.0 ± 0.1	471 ± 21	36 ± 4	3.4 ± 0.4	156 ± 20

Provisional Whole-Rock Constituents (wt%)

SiO2	Al2O3	Fe2O3	TiO2	CaO	MgO	K2O	Na2O	MnO	P2O5	LOI	Stot
50.2	13.6	14.4	2.3	9.6	5.9	0.89	2.2	0.20	0.23	0.3	0.03

Informational Values for Other Elements (µg/g)

Ag	B	Be	Bi	Br	Cd	Cl	Er	F	Gd
0.5	20	1.5	0.8	2	0.4	1050	4	400	7

Ge	I	In	Nb	Pr	Se	Si (%)	Te	W
1	<8	0.2	11	6	0.7	24.0	0.2	0.6

Description

TDB-1 was obtained from Tremblay Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada. This diabase rock is composed of a siliceous matrix containing numerous small masses, aggregates and discrete grains of titaniferous magnetite and ilmenite intimately associated with ferroan titanite. Several small grains of chalcopyrite and bornite are associated with the oxide aggregates. Some of the bornite grains are partly replaced by a thin layer of covelline. The siliceous matrix consists largely of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene with minor amounts of mica and quartz.

TDB-1 was prepared and certified in cooperation with the Analytical Method Development Section of the Mineral Deposits Division of the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC).

The raw material was dried, comminuted and sieved to obtain a sub 74-micron (-200 mesh) product which was blended and bottled.

The homogeneity of the stock with respect to its gold, platinum and palladium contents was confirmed at GSC using bottles chosen according to a stratified random sampling scheme.

Certification

Thirty-three university, commercial, and government laboratories from Canada, United States, Europe, Australia, Africa, and Japan participated in an interlaboratory certification program. Up to 80 elements were analyzed by methods of each laboratory's choice. A statistical analysis of the data yielded recommended values for gold, platinum, palladium, and eight others, and provisional values were assigned for rhodium, iridium, and forty-seven others. An informational value for ruthenium and other elements is also given.

Legal notice

CanmetMINING has prepared this reference material and statistically evaluated the analytical data of the interlaboratory certification program to the best of its ability. The purchaser, by receipt hereof, releases and indemnifies the CanmetMINING from and against all liability and costs arising out of the use of this material and information.

Reference

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