For standards we most commonly use for whole rock chemical analyses, here are our favored values: PDF, Excel. Also see the COMAR and GeoRem databases, and USGS, NIST, and IAEA reference material lists.
| Type | Source | Number | Material |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole rock powder | NIST NIST NIST NIST NIST NIST NIST NIST NIST NIST NIST NIST NIST NIST USGS USGS USGS USGS USGS IAEA IAEA IAEA Rocklabs – | 25d 70a 76a 91 99a 103a 278 607 670 688 692 694 1413 1881a AGV-2 BCR-2 BHVO-2 BIR-1 QLO-1 SL-1 SL-3 Soil-7 WG-1 GBM-1 | Manganese ore Potassium feldspar Burnt refractory Opal glass Sodium feldspar Chrome refractory Rhyolite obsidian Potassium feldspar Rutile Basalt Iron ore (Labrador) Phosphate rock (western) High-alumina sand Portland cement (white cap) Andesite Basalt Basalt Basalt Quartz latite Lake sediment Lake sediment Soil Au 1.42 ppm +/-0.02* Gore Mtn. garnet separate |
| Isotope ratio SRMs | NIST NIST NIST NIST NIST NIST | 951a 952 981 982 983 L-SVEC | Boric acid, natural Boric acid, 10B-enriched Lead isotope: common lead Lead isotope: 206Pb ≈ 208Pb Lead isotope: radiogenic, from uranium ore Lithium carbonate, common |
| Microbeam SRMs | NIST NIST NIST NIST NIST NIST USGS USGS USGS | 610 611 612 614 1834 1873 BCR-2G BHVO-2G BIR-1G | Glass, 500 ppm trace elements Glass, 500 ppm trace elements Glass, 50 ppm trace elements Glass, 1 ppm trace elements Glass, synthetic aluminum silicate Glass, synthetic Ba-Zn-silica (3) Glass, melted BCR-2 Glass, melted BHVO-2 Glass, melted BIR-1G |
