Standard Block: Siderite

Secondary standard

NOTES: Homogeneous, but stay away from cracks, holes, and specks that are bright in BSE images.

Position78
MineralSiderite
Sample NameSid
TypeCarbonate
Nominal formulaFeCO3
SupplierCannon Microprobe, Seattle, WA
SourceIvigtut, Greenland
Original reported analysisUncertain.  This analysis MAY apply. Analysis of Ivigtut siderite from Sunius, 1925 in Deer, Howie and Zussman vol 5.
Composition qualitySecondary standard
CommentsOptimized EDS composition essentially identical to the DHZ composition, which was accepted after minor adjustment to better fit stoichiometry.
C
O
Mg
Ca
Mn
Fe
10.38
41.5
0.12
0.06
2.21
45.68