Primary standard
NOTES: Homogeneous, but stay away from cracks and holes.
Position | 16 |
Mineral | Albite |
Sample Name | TAB |
Type | Feldspar |
Nominal formula | NaAlSi3O8 |
Supplier | Holli Frey |
Source | Tiburon peninsula, north of San Francisco, California |
Original reported analysis | Electron probe standard at University of Michigan, Geology Department |
Composition quality | Primary standard |
Comments | Composition modified slightly based on stoichiometry, and standards-based EDS evidence for small amounts of K and Ca |
O Na Al Si K Ca | 48.75 8.57 10.37 31.99 0.19 0.14 |