Analytical Package Metadata

GSC Resource Geochemistry lake sediment analysis, Bear-Slave Operation



Analytical Package Description

Laboratory: GSC: Resource Geochemistry Subdivision Laboratories, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa

Analytical Suites:

Index Name
1  GSC atomic absorption spectroscopy:4 elements: Zn, Ag, Mn, Li
2  GSC cold vapour atomic absorption spectroscopy: Hg
3  GSC: uranium by fluorometry
4  GSC: As and Sb by colorimetry
5  GSC: direct-reading emission spectrophotometry (20 elements)
6  GSC: estimation of organic carbon by colorimetry

Analytical Methods:

Index Column Name Suite Order Method Order Suite Repeat Quantity Units Determination Limit
1  Zn_AAS    Zn   ppm 2  
2  Ag_AAS    Ag   ppm 0.1  
3  Mn_AAS    Mn   ppm 10  
4  Li_AAS    Li   ppm 1  
5  Hg_CVAAS    Hg   ppb 2  
6  U_Fluor    U   ppm 0.2  
7  As_Col    As   ppm 0.2  
8  Sb_Col    Sb   ppm 0.1  
9  Pb_AES    Pb   ppm 2  
10  V_AES    V   ppm 3  
11  Mo_AES    Mo   ppm 0.2  
12  Cr_AES    Cr   ppm 1  
13  Cu_AES    Cu   ppm 1  
14  Co_AES    Co   ppm 2  
15  Ni_AES    Ni   ppm 2  
16  Be_AES    Be   ppm 0.2  
17  La_AES    La   ppm 10  
18  Y_AES  10    Y   ppm 5  
19  Zr_AES  11    Zr   ppm 25  
20  Ba_AES  12    Ba   ppm 3  
21  Ti_AES  13    Ti   ppm 7  
22  Ca_AES  14    Ca   percent  
23  Mg_AES  15    Mg   percent  
24  Fe_AES  16    Fe   percent  
25  K_AES  17    K   percent  
26  Sn_AES  18    Sn   ppm 2  
27  Si_AES  19    Si   percent  
28  Al_AES  20    Al   percent  
29  Opt_Dens    OptDens   Dimensionless 2  

Associated Analytical Sample Bundles:

Index Bundle ID Bundle Name Year
1  211153     Operation Bear-Slave; near-shore lake sediments – GSC analysis   1973
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