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Page 1: Geochemistry of drillcore Bing Bong 5 , McArthur Basin, NT · Bing Bong 5, drilled by Shell in 1982, is one of a number of wells drilled i n the McArthur Basin that intersect Paleoproterozoic

Geochemistry of drillcore Bing Bong 5, McArthur Basin, NT

GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA

RESOURCES DIVISION

RESOURCES DIVISION REPORT 2017-002

Jarrett, A. J. M., Edwards, D. S., Hong, Z., Palatty, P., Byass, J., Webster, T.

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1 Rationale Ongoing collaborative research projects between the Onshore Energy Branch, Geoscience Australia

and NTGS are designed to produce pre-competitive information to assist with the evaluation of the

petroleum prospectivity of onshore Northern Territory basins.

Bing Bong 5, drilled by Shell in 1982, is one of a number of wells drilled in the McArthur Basin that

intersect Paleoproterozoic organic-rich rocks. The well intersects the Lynott Formation from 0 m to

60.28 m, the Reward Dolostone from 60.28 m to 214.6 m, the Barney Creek Formation from 214.6 m

to 352.65 mj, and the Teena Dolostone from 352.65 m to 370 m at total depth. This data release

contains the results of a geochemical study of Bing Bong 5 and includes mineralogy from X-ray

diffraction (XRD), source rock characterisation from Rock-Eval pyrolysis and trace metal data from X-

ray fluorescence (XRF) and quadrapole inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (Q-ICP-MS).

This work was carried out in the Isotope and Organic Geochemistry, and Inorganic Geochemical

Laboratories at Geoscience Australia and was undertaken as part of the Australian Source Rock

Study Project.

Samples were taken between the 28th of May 2015 and 5th of June 2015 at the Core Facilities and

Technical Support, Department of Resources, Northern Territory Geological Survey, Darwin. All rocks

analysed in this study are listed in the supplementary information, of which the 61 samples analysed

covered three formations; the Lynott Formation, the Reward Dolostone and the Barney Creek

Formation including the Here’s Your Chance (HYC) Pyritic Shale Member from 302.16 m to 318.35 m.

All remaining rocks, powders and residues are held at Geoscience Australia.

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2 Method summary

Rock samples were obtained from cores recovered from the Bing Bong 5 petroleum well at a sampling

resolution of approximately 1 sample every 5 m to 10 m depending on variations in lithology. These

samples were washed to be free of surface contamination and crushed to a fine powder in a tungsten

carbide mill. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis was undertaken on the raw powder using a Bruker D4™ XRD. Quantification of the multiphase mixtures using Rietveld quantitative analysis was undertaken

using the DIFFRAC™ software suite. Major and select trace element abundances were analysed by

X-ray fluorescence (XRF) using a Bruker S8 Tiger™ spectrometer. The major elements were analysed

using 30 mm diameter fused beads prepared from a 1:6 sample/lithium tetraborate mixture from

calcined powder. The trace elements were analysed using 35 mm diameter pressed pellets prepared

at a pressure of 2 tonnes from a mixture of 15 g raw sample powder with 1.6 mL of a PVA/water

binder. Trace elements were undertaken via quadrapole inductively coupled plasma mass

spectrometry (Q-ICP-MS) using an Agilent 7500 series machine. Solutions for Q-ICP-MS analysis

were prepared from the multi-acid dissolution of ~200 mg of the individual fused disks. Ten replicate

samples were analysed along with multiple analyses of 2 international shale standards (SCo-1 and

SBC-1) and a single internal basalt standard (WG1).

Total organic carbon (TOC) content and hydrocarbon potential were measured using a Rock-Eval 6

Turbo™ (Vinci Technologies, France). Approximately 60 mg of powdered whole rock (shale and

carbonate lithologies) samples were loaded into pre-combusted crucibles (600°C; 9 hours), loaded

into the carousel and heated under inert nitrogen in both the pyrolysis (to obtain S1, S2, Tmax and S3

peaks) and oxidation (to obtain the S4 peak) ovens. The pyrolysis oven was first held at 300°C for 5

minutes and then ramped at 25°C per minute to 650°C. The oxidation oven was held at 400°C for 3

minutes, and then ramped at 20°C per minute to 850°C and held isothermal at 850°C for 5 minutes.

The flame ionisation detector (FID) was calibrated by running IFP standard ‘160000’. The infra-red (IR)

analyser was calibrated against a standard gas with a known concentration of CO2 and CO. Analysis

blanks were run with the sample batch and the blank data was automatically subtracted from all

analyses. The results were processed with Optkin 3.0.0 software where peak heights (S1, S2 [Tmax],

S3, S4) and geochemical indices including, for example; Total organic carbon (TOC) content, oxygen

index (OI), hydrogen index (HI) and production index (PI) are automatically calculated. Definitions and

calculations of Rock-Eval pyrolysis parameters are provided in Table 1 (Peters et al., 2005). Rock-Eval

pyrolysis parameters are considered unreliable and not tabulated when S2 ≤ 0.1 mg HC/g rock. All pyrograms are recorded in the supplementary information.

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Table 1 Definitions of Rock-Eval pyrolysis parameters

Parameter Name (units) Definition

S1 mg extractable hydrocarbons (HCs) / g rock

Measure of the amount of free hydrocarbons (HCs) present in the rock. The free HCs are those thermally desorbed at 300°C for 3 mins.

S2 mg HCs (kerogen pyrolysate) / g rock

Measure of HCs formed by cracking of kerogen, resins and asphaltenes. The pyrolysate is measured from 300°C to 650°C at 25°C/min.

S3 mg CO2 (organic) / g rock Measure of CO2 generated from oxygenated functional groups in kerogen. The CO2 is collected from 300°C to 390°C at 25°C/min.

Tmax Maximum height of the S2 peak in the temperature program (°C)

The temperature corresponding to the maximum rate of HC generation from the cracking of kerogen (S2).

TOC Total Organic Carbon (wt %) Measure of the rock's organic richness. TOC = PC (pyrolysable carbon, wt %) + RC (Residual carbon, wt %)

PC Pyrolysable carbon (wt %) The amount of TOC represented by S1 and S2. PC = 0.83 * (S1 + S2)

RC (S4) mg C / g rock Measure of the residual carbon (RC) in a rock. Also termed S4.

PI Production Index The extent to which kerogen has been transformed into oil and gas. PI = [S1 /(S1 + S2)]

HI Hydrogen Index [mg hydrocarbons (S2) /g TOC]

Amount of HCs released on pyrolysis (S2) normalised to TOC. HI = 100 * S2 / TOC

OI Oxygen Index [mg CO2 (S3) /g TOC]

Amount of carbon dioxide released on pyrolysis (S3) normalised to TOC. OI = 100 * S3 / TOC

MINC Mineral Carbon (wt %) The amount of carbon (C) contained in mineral phases e.g. carbonates. Also termed total inorganic carbon (TIC).

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3 Results

3.1 Mineralogy

Major mineral phases through the core include quartz, dolomite, microcline and muscovite (Figure 1;

Supp. Table 1). Minor minerals include albite, illite, kaolinite and pyrite. While nearly all samples

contain this mineral assemblage, there are compositional differences between the formations. In

particular, the average percentage of quartz is higher in the Reward Dolostone compared with the

Barney Creek Formation, and conversely the average percentage of dolomite and muscovite are lower

in the Reward Dolostone compared with the Barney Creek Formation (Figure 1). Interestingly, there is

more pyrite in the Barney Creek Formation compared with the HYC Pyritic Shale Member (Figure 1E).

This is consistent with the HyLogger data package (Smith, 2015).

Figure 1. Variations in sample mineralogy (in %) including A- Quartz, B- Microcline, C- Muscovite, D- Dolomite, and E- Pyrite through Bing Bong 5 with symbols differentiating between the Lynott Formation (blue diamond), Reward Dolostone (grey squares), Barney Creek Formation (dark grey circles) and the HYC Pyritic Shale Member of the Barney Creek Formation (gold diamonds).

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3.2 Rock-Eval pyrolysis

The results of the Rock-Eval pyrolysis analyses are presented in Figures 2 and 3 with all raw data and

pyrograms depicted in the supplementary information (Supp. 2 and 3). The TOC contents for the

Reward Dolomite and Barney Creek Formation are > 0.5% (average RD = 1.23%, st. dev. = 0.73;

average BCF = 1.48%, st. dev. = 0.82), with the HYC pyritic member of the Barney Creek Formation

containing higher on average TOC values compared with the rest of the formation (average = 2.57%,

st. dev. = 1.33). The Tmax through Bing Bong 5 increases with depth from thermally immature at the

top of the Reward Dolostone through to mature at the base of the Reward and into the Barney Creek

Formation (Figure 2B). Figure 3 plots Tmax vs HI values for samples with S2 ≥ 0.1 HC/g rock. The

results demonstrate that even the most organic-rich source rocks (ie. where TOC > 0.5) have HI

values < 39 mg HC/g TOC indicating the presence of type III kerogen, and range from thermally

immature to mature. In summary, although the upper section of the BCF of the HYC Pyritic Shale

Member show some organic enrichment (0.5 to 3.6% TOC), their HI values are all < 39 and hence do

not have any HC potential.

Figure 2. Variations in A- TOC and B- Tmax through Bing Bong 5 with coloured diamonds differentiating between the Lynott Formation (blue diamond), Reward Dolostone (grey squares), Barney Creek Formation (dark grey circles) and the HYC pyritic member of the Barney Creek Formation (gold diamonds).

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Figure 3 Pseudo van Krevelen diagrams plotting Tmax versus hydrogen index for recognition of genetic type and maturity for rock units in Bing Bong 5 including the Lynott Formation (blue diamond), Reward Dolostone (grey squares), Barney Creek Formation (dark grey circles) and the HYC pyritic member of the Barney Creek Formation (gold diamonds).

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400

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600

700

800

380 400 420 440 460 480 500

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Reward Dolostone

Barney Creek Formation

HYC pyritic member

VR = 0.8%

VR = 0.5%

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II

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Oil

Oil + Gas

Gas + Oil

Gas

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3.3 Major and trace elements

All major and trace elements are plotted in the supplementary information (Supp. 4 and Supp. 5).

Variations in selected environmentally sensitive major and trace elements are shown in Figure 4. The

total iron/aluminium (FeT/Al) ratios in addition to Vanadium (V) and Uranium (U) concentrations

gradually increase down core with an increase in concentration in the HYC Pyritic Shale Member.

Molybdenum (Mo) values, however, remain relatively constant with small fluctuations at the base of

the Reward Dolostone and in the HYC Pyritic Shale Member (Figure 4).

Figure 4 Selected major and redox sensitive trace metals in Bing Bong 5 A- Iron/aluminium (FeT wt%/Al wt%), B- vanadium (V ppm), C- molybdenum (Mo ppm), and D- uranium (U ppm) through Bing Bong 5 including the Lynott Formation (blue diamond), Reward Dolostone (grey squares), Barney Creek Formation (dark grey circles) and the HYC pyritic member of the Barney Creek Formation (gold diamonds).

Acknowledgments

Darryl Stacey is thanked for assistance with access to the Darwin core library. Abby Loiterton and Ian

Long are thanked for technical assistance. Additionally Christian Thun and Junhong Chen are thanked

for laboratory management support in Geoscience Australia’s laboratories.

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4 References

Peters, K.E., Walters, C.C., Moldowan, M.J., 2005. The Biomarker Guide. Cambridge University

Press, New York.

Smith, B.R., 2015. Drillhole report for BB5, Bing Bong prospect, McArthur Basin, Northern Territory.

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Supplementary information 1- XRD data

Table S1. Bing Bong 5 XRD data

Top

depth

(mKB)

Formation Albite

(%)

Dolomite

(%)

Illite

(%)

Jarosite

(%)

Kaolinite

(%)

Microcline

(%)

Muscovite

(%)

Pyrite

(%)

Quartz

(%)

54.00 Lynott Formation 1.2 1.0 4.7

6.8 35.3

51.7

70.35 Reward Dolostone 1.3 1.0 10.4

4.7 35.6

48.3

73.00 Reward Dolostone 1.3 1.0 10.6

3.9 34.2

50.0

76.30 Reward Dolostone 1.1 1.0 8.9

4.9 29.7

55.2

81.00 Reward Dolostone

6.7

4.3 27.5

61.5

96.00 Reward Dolostone

14.3

5.3 33.3

47.2

100.50 Reward Dolostone

9.6 14.0

5.0 32.2

38.6

107.00 Reward Dolostone

3.7 14.1

5.6 37.7

38.9

111.60 Reward Dolostone

3.8 11.5

5.2 29.5

49.9

114.00 Reward Dolostone

9.0 15.2

5.7 30.9

39.3

117.00 Reward Dolostone

4.8 14.5

6.4 31.3

43.1

118.20 Reward Dolostone

5.6 14.8

5.8 34.3

39.7

123.70 Reward Dolostone

12.2

5.2 38.7

1.0 42.1

125.60 Reward Dolostone

13.4

2.1 47.6

2.0 35.7

127.00 Reward Dolostone

12.9

1.3 40.5

1.0 45.1

128.00 Reward Dolostone

7.0

1.6 37.6

1.0 53.2

138.00 Reward Dolostone

12.9

1.9 38.4

46.8

144.00 Reward Dolostone

16.4

2.2 37.1

1.1 43.9

154.00 Reward Dolostone

15.3

1.2 32.3

1.9 49.7

156.30 Reward Dolostone

13.8

1.9 44.9

40.1

162.00 Reward Dolostone

11.7

2.2 41.3

44.8

168.00 Reward Dolostone

9.5

1.0 32.9

56.9

170.00 Reward Dolostone

14.0

2.1 34.4

1.4 48.7

171.00 Reward Dolostone

12.3

1.6 35.3

1.0 50.7

174.00 Reward Dolostone

14.1

1.5 34.6

1.1 49.1

176.00 Reward Dolostone

12.1

2.1 38.4

1.0 47.1

177.00 Reward Dolostone

10.8

2.0 40.2

1.0 47.2

178.00 Reward Dolostone

3.8 15.3

1.5 36.4

1.0 42.1

183.00 Reward Dolostone

8.9

1.3 34.6 16.9

38.4

213.00 Reward Dolostone

8.6

1.1 35.2 13.6

41.5

214.80 Barney Creek

Formation 1.1 10.5 4.6

1.1 37.0 16.2 3.8 25.7

215.80 Barney Creek

Formation <1 6.3 6.4

1.0 40.0 14.4 3.5 27.6

216.80 Barney Creek

Formation <1 1.1 3.1

42.1 17.3 1.0 35.6

217.80 Barney Creek

Formation 1.0 1.1 10.6

41.8 13.1

32.8

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Top

depth

(mKB)

Formation Albite

(%)

Dolomite

(%)

Illite

(%)

Jarosite

(%)

Kaolinite

(%)

Microcline

(%)

Muscovite

(%)

Pyrite

(%)

Quartz

(%)

218.00 Barney Creek

Formation 2.3 25.4 2.2

27.4 16.9 2.3 23.5

220.00 Barney Creek

Formation 11.1 5.1

42.3 14.9 3.8 22.9

221.00 Barney Creek

Formation 22.9 1.2

38.0 14.5 1.0 22.9

222.20 Barney Creek

Formation 16.9 1.1

41.6 13.5 1.0 26.2

223.00 Barney Creek

Formation 54.1 1.2

15.3 7.3 1.2 20.9

224.00 Barney Creek

Formation 37.8 1.9

25.2 10.5 1.8 22.9

224.60 Barney Creek

Formation 62.9 1.0

11.1 4.5 1.5 19.5

225.50 Barney Creek

Formation 60.6 1.0

13.0 5.7 1.1 19.2

226.50 Barney Creek

Formation 51.6 1.0

17.0 8.6 1.0 21.3

227.70 Barney Creek

Formation 49.1 1.0

18.7 10.6 1.3 19.4

228.20 Barney Creek

Formation <1 24.0 1.1

27.8 18.5 2.8 25.1

229.00 Barney Creek

Formation 2.4 41.9 1.2

18.1 9.5 3.5 23.5

231.90 Barney Creek

Formation 24.7 1.0

29.1 17.3 2.4 25.6

250.60 Barney Creek

Formation 34.4 1.2

25.8 14.8 1.0 23.3

255.00 Barney Creek

Formation 28.2 1.0

22.8 13.6 1.0 33.7

267.00 Barney Creek

Formation 21.9 1.4

28.3 20.0 1.0 27.6

276.00 Barney Creek

Formation 26.3 1.4

24.4 20.5 1.0 26.9

289.00 Barney Creek

Formation 16.1 1.8

31.1 25.0 1.0 25.1

296.50 Barney Creek

Formation 20.9 1.8

26.4 23.2 1.0 27.1

303.60 HYC pyritic member

19.7 1.9

29.0 22.5 1.4 25.6

305.00 HYC pyritic member

14.0 1.7

34.2 22.9 1.9 25.3

307.00 HYC pyritic member <1 6.3 3.3

35.4 28.6 2.5 23.6

308.00 HYC pyritic member <1 13.8 2.9

32.6 27.3 1.8 21.2

309.15 HYC pyritic member <1 17.0 2.0

30.7 22.3 1.1 26.1

315.00 HYC pyritic member 1 9.6 6.4

36.5 25.2 3.2 18.1

327.00 Barney Creek

Formation <1 6.4 2.0

38.6 25.7 1.0 26.1

335.75 Barney Creek

Formation <1 2.0 2.0

46.0 24.0 1.0 25.2

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Supplementary information 2- Rock-Eval pyrolysis data

Table S2. Bing Bong 5 Rock-Eval pyrolysis data

Note that values are reported when S2 ≥ 0.1 mg HC/g rock.

Depth

(mKB) Formation

Generated values Derived values

S1 S2 S3 Tmax

(°C)

HI OI TOC

(mg HC/ g

rock)

(mg HC/ g

rock)

(mg HC/ g

rock)

(mg HC/ g

TOC)

(mg CO2/ g

TOC) (wt %)

54.00 Lynott Formation

0

70.35 Reward Dolostone 0.04 0.54 0.16 424 35 10 1.52

73.00 Reward Dolostone 0.02 0.30 0.22 421 26 19 1.15

76.30 Reward Dolostone 0.07 0.65 0.18 423 39 11 1.66

81.00 Reward Dolostone 0.03 0.26 0.21 423 24 19 1.06

96.00 Reward Dolostone

0.69

100.50 Reward Dolostone 0.03 0.27 0.34 443 30 38 0.90

107.00 Reward Dolostone

0.56

111.60 Reward Dolostone 0.05 0.24 0.23 440 36 35 0.66

114.00 Reward Dolostone

0.57

117.00 Reward Dolostone

0.47

118.20 Reward Dolostone 0.03 0.28 0.33 442 35 42 0.78

123.70 Reward Dolostone 0.06 0.29 0.28 442 28 27 1.04

0.91 39.71 0.49 425 525 6 7.57

127.00 Reward Dolostone 0.06 0.22 0.22 436 19 19 1.13

128.00 Reward Dolostone 0.05 0.23 0.13 430 25 15 0.92

138.00 Reward Dolostone

0.75

144.00 Reward Dolostone 0.09 0.27 0.25 435 20 19 1.34

154.00 Reward Dolostone

1.38

156.30 Reward Dolostone

1.06

162.00 Reward Dolostone

0.48

168.00 Reward Dolostone

0.81

170.00 Reward Dolostone 0.05 0.36 0.11 434 21 6 1.74

171.00 Reward Dolostone 0.08 0.46 0.10 437 25 6 1.84

174.00 Reward Dolostone 0.08 0.23 0.20 443 13 11 1.74

176.00 Reward Dolostone 0.18 0.35 0.10 433 26 8 1.32

177.00 Reward Dolostone 0.14 0.31 0.09 434 27 8 1.15

178.00 Reward Dolostone

0.99

183.00 Reward Dolostone

0.51

213.00 Reward Dolostone

0.01

214.80 Barney Creek

Formation 0.18 0.41 0.34 439 19 16 2.15

215.80 Barney Creek

Formation 0.20 0.41 0.28 442 18 12 2.23

216.80 Barney Creek

Formation 1.60

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Sample

No.

Depth

(mKB) Formation

Generated values Derived values

S1 S2 S3 Tmax

(°C)

HI OI TOC

(mg HC/ g

rock)

(mg HC/ g

rock)

(mg HC/ g

rock)

(mg HC/ g

TOC)

(mg CO2/ g

TOC) (wt %)

2294200 217.80 Barney Creek

Formation 1.59

2294201 218.00 Barney Creek

Formation 0.17 0.43 0.35 444 20 16 2.13

2294202 220.00 Barney Creek

Formation 0.19 0.54 0.33 442 18 11 3.02

2294203 221.00 Barney Creek

Formation 0.33 0.92 0.37 448 28 11 3.24

2294204 222.20 Barney Creek

Formation 0.27 0.97 0.33 449 27 9 3.62

2294205 223.00 Barney Creek

Formation 1.25

2294206 224.00 Barney Creek

Formation 1.70

2294207 224.60 Barney Creek

Formation 1.19

2294208 225.50 Barney Creek

Formation 0.98

2294209 226.50 Barney Creek

Formation 1.00

2294210 227.70 Barney Creek

Formation 0.94

2294211 228.20 Barney Creek

Formation 0.11 0.29 0.32 430 23 25 1.24

2294212 229.00 Barney Creek

Formation 0.12 0.21 0.43 433 16 34 1.25

2294213 231.90 Barney Creek

Formation 0.15 0.42 0.32 439 22 17 1.87

2294214 250.60 Barney Creek

Formation 0.56

2294215 255.00 Barney Creek

Formation 0.54

2294216 267.00 Barney Creek

Formation 0.65

2294217 276.00 Barney Creek

Formation 0.62

2294218 289.00 Barney Creek

Formation 0.99

2294219 296.50 Barney Creek

Formation 0.13 0.36 0.22 436 34 20 1.08

2294220 303.60 HYC pyritic member 0.15 0.27 0.19 432 24 16 1.16

2294221 305.00 HYC pyritic member 0.18 0.30 0.25 436 20 16 1.54

2294222 307.00 HYC pyritic member 0.30 1.15 0.33 444 26 8 4.40

2294223 308.00 HYC pyritic member 0.31 0.74 0.31 441 21 9 3.43

2294224 309.15 HYC pyritic member 0.23 0.47 0.20 436 31 13 1.53

2294225 315.00 HYC pyritic member 0.22 0.70 0.33 441 21 10 3.38

2294226 327.00 Barney Creek

Formation 0.08 0.21 0.16 431 25 19 0.82

2294227 335.75 Barney Creek

Formation 0.75

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Supplementary information 3- Rock-Eval pyrograms

Rock-Eval pyrograms for all Bing Bong 5 samples analysed in this study are included here. Please

note that the ‘Sample No.’ in Table S2 correlates to the ‘sample’ number used on the pyrograms.

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Russie

Comment :

RE6 Turbo

Customer part :

65199

S1(mg/g)=0.05

S2(mg/g)=0.16

Tmax(°C)=434

TpkS2(°C)=479.0

PI=0.24

HI=12

Sample =2294185p

Method =Bulk Rock

Cycle=RE300650

KFID(10*9)=1174

Qty(mg)=61.88

TOC(%)=1.38

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

2.5 5.0 7.5 10.0 12.5 15.0 17.5 20.0min

300650

°C

C:\DEFAULT\JOB32291\4185P.R00 : FID pyrolysis graphic

State Ok

Pyro Status Negative value

Oxi Status Negative value

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Customer :

Russie

Comment :

RE6 Turbo

Customer part :

65199

S1(mg/g)=0.02

S2(mg/g)=0.21

Tmax(°C)=444

TpkS2(°C)=489.0

PI=0.09

HI=20

Sample =2294186p

Method =Bulk Rock

Cycle=RE300650

KFID(10*9)=1174

Qty(mg)=61.06

TOC(%)=1.06

0.05

0.10

0.15

0.20

0.25

0.30

0.35

2.5 5.0 7.5 10.0 12.5 15.0 17.5 20.0min

300650

°C

C:\DEFAULT\JOB32291\4186P.R00 : FID pyrolysis graphic

State Ok

Pyro Status Negative value

Oxi Status Negative value

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Customer :

Russie

Comment :

RE6 Turbo

Customer part :

65199

S1(mg/g)=0.02

S2(mg/g)=0.11

Tmax(°C)=434

TpkS2(°C)=479.0

PI=0.18

HI=22

Sample =2294187p

Method =Bulk Rock

Cycle=RE300650

KFID(10*9)=1174

Qty(mg)=60.88

TOC(%)=0.49

0.05

0.10

0.15

0.20

0.25

2.5 5.0 7.5 10.0 12.5 15.0 17.5 20.0min

300650

°C

C:\DEFAULT\JOB32291\4187P.R00 : FID pyrolysis graphic

State Ok

Pyro Status Negative value

Oxi Status Negative value

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Customer :

Russie

Comment :

RE6 Turbo

Customer part :

65199

S1(mg/g)=0.02

S2(mg/g)=0.15

Tmax(°C)=431

TpkS2(°C)=476.0

PI=0.1

HI=18

Sample =2294188p

Method =Bulk Rock

Cycle=RE300650

KFID(10*9)=1174

Qty(mg)=61.15

TOC(%)=0.82

0.05

0.10

0.15

0.20

0.25

2.5 5.0 7.5 10.0 12.5 15.0 17.5 20.0min

300650

°C

C:\DEFAULT\JOB32291\4188P.R00 : FID pyrolysis graphic

State Ok

Pyro Status Negative value

Oxi Status Negative value

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Customer :

Russie

Comment :

RE6 Turbo

Customer part :

65199

S1(mg/g)=0.05

S2(mg/g)=0.36

Tmax(°C)=434

TpkS2(°C)=479.0

PI=0.13

HI=21

Sample =2294189p

Method =Bulk Rock

Cycle=RE300650

KFID(10*9)=1174

Qty(mg)=61.02

TOC(%)=1.75

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

0.8

2.5 5.0 7.5 10.0 12.5 15.0 17.5 20.0min

300650

°C

C:\DEFAULT\JOB32291\4189P.R00 : FID pyrolysis graphic

State Ok

Pyro Status Negative value

Oxi Status Negative value

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Customer :

Russie

Comment :

RE6 Turbo

Customer part :

65199

S1(mg/g)=0.08

S2(mg/g)=0.46

Tmax(°C)=437

TpkS2(°C)=482.0

PI=0.16

HI=25

Sample =2294190p

Method =Bulk Rock

Cycle=RE300650

KFID(10*9)=1174

Qty(mg)=62.13

TOC(%)=1.84

0.25

0.50

0.75

1.00

2.5 5.0 7.5 10.0 12.5 15.0 17.5 20.0min

300650

°C

C:\DEFAULT\JOB32291\4190P.R00 : FID pyrolysis graphic

State Ok

Pyro Status Negative value

Oxi Status Negative value

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Customer :

Russie

Comment :

RE6 Turbo

Customer part :

65199

S1(mg/g)=0.08

S2(mg/g)=0.23

Tmax(°C)=443

TpkS2(°C)=488.0

PI=0.25

HI=13

Sample =2294191p

Method =Bulk Rock

Cycle=RE300650

KFID(10*9)=1174

Qty(mg)=62.19

TOC(%)=1.75

0.25

0.50

0.75

1.00

2.5 5.0 7.5 10.0 12.5 15.0 17.5 20.0min

300650

°C

C:\DEFAULT\JOB32291\4191P.R00 : FID pyrolysis graphic

State Ok

Pyro Status Negative value

Oxi Status Negative value

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Customer :

Russie

Comment :

RE6 Turbo

Customer part :

65199

S1(mg/g)=0.18

S2(mg/g)=0.35

Tmax(°C)=433

TpkS2(°C)=478.0

PI=0.34

HI=27

Sample =2294192p

Method =Bulk Rock

Cycle=RE300650

KFID(10*9)=1174

Qty(mg)=60.86

TOC(%)=1.32

0.25

0.50

0.75

1.00

1.25

1.50

2.5 5.0 7.5 10.0 12.5 15.0 17.5 20.0min

300650

°C

C:\DEFAULT\JOB32291\4192P.R00 : FID pyrolysis graphic

State Ok

Pyro Status Negative value

Oxi Status Negative value

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Customer :

Russie

Comment :

RE6 Turbo

Customer part :

65199

S1(mg/g)=0.14

S2(mg/g)=0.31

Tmax(°C)=434

TpkS2(°C)=479.0

PI=0.32

HI=27

Sample =2294193p

Method =Bulk Rock

Cycle=RE300650

KFID(10*9)=1174

Qty(mg)=60.57

TOC(%)=1.16

0.25

0.50

0.75

1.00

1.25

2.5 5.0 7.5 10.0 12.5 15.0 17.5 20.0min

300650

°C

C:\DEFAULT\JOB32291\4193P.R00 : FID pyrolysis graphic

State Ok

Pyro Status Negative value

Oxi Status Negative value

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Customer :

Russie

Comment :

RE6 Turbo

Customer part :

65199

S1(mg/g)=0.07

S2(mg/g)=0.21

Tmax(°C)=444

TpkS2(°C)=489.0

PI=0.26

HI=21

Sample =2294194p

Method =Bulk Rock

Cycle=RE300650

KFID(10*9)=1174

Qty(mg)=60.86

TOC(%)=0.99

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

2.5 5.0 7.5 10.0 12.5 15.0 17.5 20.0min

300650

°C

C:\DEFAULT\JOB32291\4194P.R00 : FID pyrolysis graphic

State Ok

Pyro Status Negative value

Oxi Status Negative value

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Customer :

Russie

Comment :

RE6 Turbo

Customer part :

65199

S1(mg/g)=0.01

S2(mg/g)=0.03

Tmax(°C)=464

TpkS2(°C)=509.0

PI=0.14

HI=6

Sample =2294195p

Method =Bulk Rock

Cycle=RE300650

KFID(10*9)=1174

Qty(mg)=60.78

TOC(%)=0.51

0.005

0.010

0.015

0.020

0.025

0.030

0.035

0.040

2.5 5.0 7.5 10.0 12.5 15.0 17.5 20.0min

300650

°C

C:\DEFAULT\JOB32291\4195P.R00 : FID pyrolysis graphic

State Ok

Pyro Status Negative value

Oxi Status Negative value

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Customer :

Russie

Comment :

RE6 Turbo

Customer part :

65199

S1(mg/g)=0

S2(mg/g)=0

Tmax(°C)=-45

TpkS2(°C)=0.0

PI=1

HI=0

Sample =2294196p

Method =Bulk Rock

Cycle=RE300650

KFID(10*9)=1174

Qty(mg)=60.62

TOC(%)=0.01

0.0025

0.0050

0.0075

0.0100

0.0125

0.0150

2.5 5.0 7.5 10.0 12.5 15.0 17.5 20.0min

300650

°C

C:\DEFAULT\JOB32291\4196P.R00 : FID pyrolysis graphic

State Ok

Pyro Status Negative value

Oxi Status Negative value

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Customer :

Russie

Comment :

RE6 Turbo

Customer part :

65199

S1(mg/g)=0.18

S2(mg/g)=0.41

Tmax(°C)=439

TpkS2(°C)=484.0

PI=0.31

HI=19

Sample =2294197p

Method =Bulk Rock

Cycle=RE300650

KFID(10*9)=1174

Qty(mg)=61.72

TOC(%)=2.16

0.25

0.50

0.75

1.00

2.5 5.0 7.5 10.0 12.5 15.0 17.5 20.0min

300650

°C

C:\DEFAULT\JOB32291\4197P.R00 : FID pyrolysis graphic

State Ok

Pyro Status Negative value

Oxi Status Negative value

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Customer :

Russie

Comment :

RE6 Turbo

Customer part :

65199

S1(mg/g)=0.2

S2(mg/g)=0.41

Tmax(°C)=442

TpkS2(°C)=487.0

PI=0.33

HI=18

Sample =2294198p

Method =Bulk Rock

Cycle=RE300650

KFID(10*9)=1174

Qty(mg)=60.36

TOC(%)=2.23

0.25

0.50

0.75

1.00

1.25

1.50

2.5 5.0 7.5 10.0 12.5 15.0 17.5 20.0min

300650

°C

C:\DEFAULT\JOB32291\4198P.R00 : FID pyrolysis graphic

State Ok

Pyro Status Negative value

Oxi Status Negative value

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Customer :

Russie

Comment :

RE6 Turbo

Customer part :

65199

S1(mg/g)=0.04

S2(mg/g)=0.14

Tmax(°C)=443

TpkS2(°C)=488.0

PI=0.24

HI=9

Sample =2294199p

Method =Bulk Rock

Cycle=RE300650

KFID(10*9)=1174

Qty(mg)=60.0

TOC(%)=1.6

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

2.5 5.0 7.5 10.0 12.5 15.0 17.5 20.0min

300650

°C

C:\DEFAULT\JOB32291\4199P.R00 : FID pyrolysis graphic

State Ok

Pyro Status Negative value

Oxi Status Negative value

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Customer :

Russie

Comment :

RE6 Turbo

Customer part :

65199

S1(mg/g)=0.08

S2(mg/g)=0.11

Tmax(°C)=433

TpkS2(°C)=478.0

PI=0.43

HI=7

Sample =2294200p

Method =Bulk Rock

Cycle=RE300650

KFID(10*9)=1174

Qty(mg)=61.2

TOC(%)=1.6

0.25

0.50

0.75

1.00

2.5 5.0 7.5 10.0 12.5 15.0 17.5 20.0min

300650

°C

C:\DEFAULT\JOB32291\4200P.R00 : FID pyrolysis graphic

State Ok

Pyro Status Negative value

Oxi Status Negative value

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Customer :

Russie

Comment :

RE6 Turbo

Customer part :

65199

S1(mg/g)=0.17

S2(mg/g)=0.43

Tmax(°C)=444

TpkS2(°C)=489.0

PI=0.28

HI=20

Sample =2294201p

Method =Bulk Rock

Cycle=RE300650

KFID(10*9)=1174

Qty(mg)=60.29

TOC(%)=2.13

0.25

0.50

0.75

1.00

1.25

2.5 5.0 7.5 10.0 12.5 15.0 17.5 20.0min

300650

°C

C:\DEFAULT\JOB32291\4201P.R00 : FID pyrolysis graphic

State Ok

Pyro Status Negative value

Oxi Status Negative value

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Customer :

Russie

Comment :

RE6 Turbo

Customer part :

65199

S1(mg/g)=0.19

S2(mg/g)=0.54

Tmax(°C)=442

TpkS2(°C)=487.0

PI=0.26

HI=18

Sample =2294202p

Method =Bulk Rock

Cycle=RE300650

KFID(10*9)=1174

Qty(mg)=61.61

TOC(%)=3.03

0.25

0.50

0.75

1.00

1.25

1.50

2.5 5.0 7.5 10.0 12.5 15.0 17.5 20.0min

300650

°C

C:\DEFAULT\JOB32291\4202P.R00 : FID pyrolysis graphic

State Ok

Pyro Status Negative value

Oxi Status Negative value

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Customer :

Russie

Comment :

RE6 Turbo

Customer part :

65199

S1(mg/g)=0.33

S2(mg/g)=0.92

Tmax(°C)=448

TpkS2(°C)=493.0

PI=0.26

HI=28

Sample =2294203p

Method =Bulk Rock

Cycle=RE300650

KFID(10*9)=1174

Qty(mg)=61.8

TOC(%)=3.24

0.25

0.50

0.75

1.00

1.25

1.50

1.75

2.00

2.25

2.5 5.0 7.5 10.0 12.5 15.0 17.5 20.0min

300650

°C

C:\DEFAULT\JOB32291\4203P.R00 : FID pyrolysis graphic

State Ok

Pyro Status Negative value

Oxi Status Negative value

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Customer :

Russie

Comment :

RE6 Turbo

Customer part :

65199

S1(mg/g)=0.05

S2(mg/g)=0.11

Tmax(°C)=437

TpkS2(°C)=484.0

PI=0.3

HI=9

Sample =2294205p

Method =Bulk Rock

Cycle=RE300650

KFID(10*9)=1138

Qty(mg)=60.16

TOC(%)=1.26

0.05

0.10

0.15

0.20

0.25

0.30

0.35

2.5 5.0 7.5 10.0 12.5 15.0 17.5 20.0min

300650

°C

C:\DEFAULT\JOB32291\4205P.R00 : FID pyrolysis graphic

State Ok

Pyro Status Negative value

Oxi Status Negative value

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Customer :

Russie

Comment :

RE6 Turbo

Customer part :

65199

S1(mg/g)=0.09

S2(mg/g)=0.2

Tmax(°C)=438

TpkS2(°C)=485.0

PI=0.32

HI=12

Sample =2294206p

Method =Bulk Rock

Cycle=RE300650

KFID(10*9)=1138

Qty(mg)=60.13

TOC(%)=1.71

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

2.5 5.0 7.5 10.0 12.5 15.0 17.5 20.0min

300650

°C

C:\DEFAULT\JOB32291\4206P.R00 : FID pyrolysis graphic

State Ok

Pyro Status Negative value

Oxi Status Negative value

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Customer :

Russie

Comment :

RE6 Turbo

Customer part :

65199

S1(mg/g)=0.05

S2(mg/g)=0.09

Tmax(°C)=436

TpkS2(°C)=483.0

PI=0.36

HI=8

Sample =2294207p

Method =Bulk Rock

Cycle=RE300650

KFID(10*9)=1138

Qty(mg)=62.37

TOC(%)=1.18

0.05

0.10

0.15

0.20

0.25

0.30

0.35

0.40

2.5 5.0 7.5 10.0 12.5 15.0 17.5 20.0min

300650

°C

C:\DEFAULT\JOB32291\4207P.R00 : FID pyrolysis graphic

State Ok

Pyro Status Negative value

Oxi Status Negative value

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Customer :

Russie

Comment :

RE6 Turbo

Customer part :

65199

S1(mg/g)=0.07

S2(mg/g)=0.15

Tmax(°C)=426

TpkS2(°C)=473.0

PI=0.32

HI=15

Sample =2294208p

Method =Bulk Rock

Cycle=RE300650

KFID(10*9)=1138

Qty(mg)=61.06

TOC(%)=0.97

0.05

0.10

0.15

0.20

0.25

0.30

0.35

0.40

0.45

2.5 5.0 7.5 10.0 12.5 15.0 17.5 20.0min

300650

°C

C:\DEFAULT\JOB32291\4208P.R00 : FID pyrolysis graphic

State Ok

Pyro Status Negative value

Oxi Status Negative value

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Customer :

Russie

Comment :

RE6 Turbo

Customer part :

65199

S1(mg/g)=0.07

S2(mg/g)=0.16

Tmax(°C)=429

TpkS2(°C)=476.0

PI=0.31

HI=16

Sample =2294209p

Method =Bulk Rock

Cycle=RE300650

KFID(10*9)=1138

Qty(mg)=60.73

TOC(%)=1.01

0.05

0.10

0.15

0.20

0.25

0.30

0.35

0.40

0.45

2.5 5.0 7.5 10.0 12.5 15.0 17.5 20.0min

300650

°C

C:\DEFAULT\JOB32291\4209P.R00 : FID pyrolysis graphic

State Ok

Pyro Status Negative value

Oxi Status Negative value

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Customer :

Russie

Comment :

RE6 Turbo

Customer part :

65199

S1(mg/g)=0.04

S2(mg/g)=0.13

Tmax(°C)=429

TpkS2(°C)=476.0

PI=0.26

HI=14

Sample =2294210p

Method =Bulk Rock

Cycle=RE300650

KFID(10*9)=1138

Qty(mg)=61.07

TOC(%)=0.94

0.05

0.10

0.15

0.20

0.25

2.5 5.0 7.5 10.0 12.5 15.0 17.5 20.0min

300650

°C

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Customer :

Russie

Comment :

RE6 Turbo

Customer part :

65199

S1(mg/g)=0.11

S2(mg/g)=0.29

Tmax(°C)=430

TpkS2(°C)=477.0

PI=0.28

HI=23

Sample =2294211p

Method =Bulk Rock

Cycle=RE300650

KFID(10*9)=1138

Qty(mg)=60.22

TOC(%)=1.25

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Customer :

Russie

Comment :

RE6 Turbo

Customer part :

65199

S1(mg/g)=0.12

S2(mg/g)=0.21

Tmax(°C)=433

TpkS2(°C)=480.0

PI=0.37

HI=17

Sample =2294212p

Method =Bulk Rock

Cycle=RE300650

KFID(10*9)=1138

Qty(mg)=61.54

TOC(%)=1.25

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Customer :

Russie

Comment :

RE6 Turbo

Customer part :

65199

S1(mg/g)=0.15

S2(mg/g)=0.42

Tmax(°C)=439

TpkS2(°C)=486.0

PI=0.26

HI=22

Sample =2294213p

Method =Bulk Rock

Cycle=RE300650

KFID(10*9)=1138

Qty(mg)=61.62

TOC(%)=1.88

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Customer :

Russie

Comment :

RE6 Turbo

Customer part :

65199

S1(mg/g)=0.03

S2(mg/g)=0.1

Tmax(°C)=430

TpkS2(°C)=477.0

PI=0.21

HI=18

Sample =2294214p

Method =Bulk Rock

Cycle=RE300650

KFID(10*9)=1138

Qty(mg)=60.22

TOC(%)=0.56

0.025

0.050

0.075

0.100

0.125

0.150

0.175

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Customer :

Russie

Comment :

RE6 Turbo

Customer part :

65199

S1(mg/g)=0.06

S2(mg/g)=0.08

Tmax(°C)=434

TpkS2(°C)=481.0

PI=0.41

HI=15

Sample =2294215p

Method =Bulk Rock

Cycle=RE300650

KFID(10*9)=1138

Qty(mg)=60.51

TOC(%)=0.55

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Customer :

Russie

Comment :

RE6 Turbo

Customer part :

65199

S1(mg/g)=0.05

S2(mg/g)=0.1

Tmax(°C)=433

TpkS2(°C)=480.0

PI=0.34

HI=15

Sample =2294216p

Method =Bulk Rock

Cycle=RE300650

KFID(10*9)=1138

Qty(mg)=61.53

TOC(%)=0.65

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Customer :

Russie

Comment :

RE6 Turbo

Customer part :

65199

S1(mg/g)=0.05

S2(mg/g)=0.1

Tmax(°C)=435

TpkS2(°C)=482.0

PI=0.33

HI=16

Sample =2294217p

Method =Bulk Rock

Cycle=RE300650

KFID(10*9)=1138

Qty(mg)=60.73

TOC(%)=0.62

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Customer :

Russie

Comment :

RE6 Turbo

Customer part :

65199

S1(mg/g)=0.11

S2(mg/g)=0.19

Tmax(°C)=434

TpkS2(°C)=481.0

PI=0.37

HI=19

Sample =2294218p

Method =Bulk Rock

Cycle=RE300650

KFID(10*9)=1138

Qty(mg)=60.16

TOC(%)=1

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Customer :

Russie

Comment :

RE6 Turbo

Customer part :

65199

S1(mg/g)=0.13

S2(mg/g)=0.36

Tmax(°C)=436

TpkS2(°C)=483.0

PI=0.26

HI=33

Sample =2294219p

Method =Bulk Rock

Cycle=RE300650

KFID(10*9)=1138

Qty(mg)=60.2

TOC(%)=1.08

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Customer :

Russie

Comment :

RE6 Turbo

Customer part :

65199

S1(mg/g)=0.15

S2(mg/g)=0.27

Tmax(°C)=432

TpkS2(°C)=479.0

PI=0.36

HI=23

Sample =2294220p

Method =Bulk Rock

Cycle=RE300650

KFID(10*9)=1138

Qty(mg)=60.69

TOC(%)=1.16

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Customer :

Russie

Comment :

RE6 Turbo

Customer part :

65199

S1(mg/g)=0.18

S2(mg/g)=0.3

Tmax(°C)=436

TpkS2(°C)=483.0

PI=0.38

HI=19

Sample =2294221p

Method =Bulk Rock

Cycle=RE300650

KFID(10*9)=1138

Qty(mg)=60.06

TOC(%)=1.55

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Customer :

Russie

Comment :

RE6 Turbo

Customer part :

65199

S1(mg/g)=0.3

S2(mg/g)=1.15

Tmax(°C)=444

TpkS2(°C)=491.0

PI=0.21

HI=26

Sample =2294222p

Method =Bulk Rock

Cycle=RE300650

KFID(10*9)=1138

Qty(mg)=61.6

TOC(%)=4.41

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Customer :

Russie

Comment :

RE6 Turbo

Customer part :

65199

S1(mg/g)=0.31

S2(mg/g)=0.74

Tmax(°C)=441

TpkS2(°C)=488.0

PI=0.29

HI=22

Sample =2294223p

Method =Bulk Rock

Cycle=RE300650

KFID(10*9)=1138

Qty(mg)=61.37

TOC(%)=3.44

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Customer :

Russie

Comment :

RE6 Turbo

Customer part :

65199

S1(mg/g)=0.23

S2(mg/g)=0.47

Tmax(°C)=436

TpkS2(°C)=483.0

PI=0.33

HI=31

Sample =2294224p

Method =Bulk Rock

Cycle=RE300650

KFID(10*9)=1138

Qty(mg)=60.1

TOC(%)=1.54

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Customer :

Russie

Comment :

RE6 Turbo

Customer part :

65199

S1(mg/g)=0.22

S2(mg/g)=0.7

Tmax(°C)=441

TpkS2(°C)=488.0

PI=0.24

HI=21

Sample =2294225p

Method =Bulk Rock

Cycle=RE300650

KFID(10*9)=1138

Qty(mg)=62.24

TOC(%)=3.39

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Customer :

Russie

Comment :

RE6 Turbo

Customer part :

65199

S1(mg/g)=0.08

S2(mg/g)=0.21

Tmax(°C)=431

TpkS2(°C)=478.0

PI=0.28

HI=26

Sample =2294226p

Method =Bulk Rock

Cycle=RE300650

KFID(10*9)=1138

Qty(mg)=60.15

TOC(%)=0.82

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Supplementary information 4 - XRF majors

Table S4.1 Bing Bong 5 XRF majors

Depth (mKB)

Formation LOI

Gravimetric (%)

SiO2 (%)

TiO2 (%)

Al2O3 (%)

Fe2O3 (%)

MnO (%)

MgO (%)

CaO (%)

Na2O (%)

K2O (%)

P2O5 (%)

SO3 (%)

54.00 Lynott Formation 2.12 78.6 0.4 9.5 2.6 <0.1 0.3 <0.1 0.1 5.3 0.1 0.1

70.35 Reward Dolostone 5.48 76.0 0.4 9.4 2.2 <0.1 0.6 <0.1 0.1 5.5 0.1 0.1

73.00 Reward Dolostone 5.70 75.9 0.4 8.4 3.3 <0.1 0.6 <0.1 0.2 5.3 0.1 0.1

76.30 Reward Dolostone 5.34 78.9 0.3 8.2 2.0 <0.1 0.5 <0.1 0.1 4.6 0.1 0.1

81.00 Reward Dolostone 4.52 80.3 0.3 7.2 2.0 <0.1 1.1 <0.1 0.1 4.0 0.1 0.1

96.00 Reward Dolostone 6.06 70.1 0.4 10.3 3.5 <0.1 2.8 0.2 0.2 5.2 0.1 0.1

100.50 Reward Dolostone 11.30 59.0 0.4 8.9 4.4 1.3 5.8 4.4 0.1 4.3 0.1 0.1

107.00 Reward Dolostone 6.51 66.0 0.4 10.6 3.5 0.5 3.6 2.0 0.2 5.5 0.2 0.1

111.60 Reward Dolostone 6.39 70.0 0.3 8.1 3.7 0.7 3.5 1.8 0.2 4.0 0.1 0.1

114.00 Reward Dolostone 9.92 61.3 0.4 9.6 4.1 1.3 5.0 3.8 0.2 4.5 0.1 0.1

117.00 Reward Dolostone 7.25 66.3 0.4 9.7 3.9 0.8 4.3 2.1 0.2 4.6 0.1 0.1

118.20 Reward Dolostone 8.16 63.8 0.4 10.4 4.1 0.8 4.2 2.5 0.2 5.1 0.1 0.1

123.70 Reward Dolostone 5.45 69.7 0.4 10.2 5.2 1.4 1.9 0.2 0.2 5.6 0.1 0.1

125.60 Reward Dolostone 15.40 62.5 0.5 10.8 4.5 <0.1 0.7 0.2 0.1 7.0 0.1 0.1

127.00 Reward Dolostone 7.56 71.1 0.4 9.2 4.2 0.1 1.3 0.2 0.2 5.3 0.1 0.1

128.00 Reward Dolostone 4.80 75.5 0.4 9.0 3.3 0.3 1.7 0.6 0.2 4.7 0.4 0.1

138.00 Reward Dolostone 5.93 72.7 0.4 10.2 3.5 <0.1 1.8 0.1 0.2 5.1 0.1 0.2

144.00 Reward Dolostone 7.54 69.9 0.4 10.1 5.0 <0.1 1.4 <0.1 0.2 5.2 0.1 0.2

154.00 Reward Dolostone 9.78 71.1 0.3 7.4 5.7 <0.1 1.0 0.1 0.1 4.1 0.1 0.1

156.30 Reward Dolostone 6.26 71.0 0.3 10.5 3.6 <0.1 1.1 0.1 0.1 6.4 0.1 0.1

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Depth (mKB)

Formation LOI

Gravimetric (%)

SiO2 (%)

TiO2 (%)

Al2O3 (%)

Fe2O3 (%)

MnO (%)

MgO (%)

CaO (%)

Na2O (%)

K2O (%)

P2O5 (%)

SO3 (%)

162.00 Reward Dolostone 3.37 75.4 0.3 10.6 1.7 <0.1 1.4 <0.1 0.1 5.9 0.1 0.1

168.00 Reward Dolostone 4.71 79.0 0.3 7.4 2.2 <0.1 1.0 0.1 0.2 4.1 0.1 0.1

170.00 Reward Dolostone 6.45 72.1 0.3 8.9 3.8 <0.1 1.3 0.6 0.1 4.7 0.4 0.2

171.00 Reward Dolostone 6.56 74.1 0.3 8.6 3.2 <0.1 1.4 0.1 0.2 4.6 0.1 0.1

174.00 Reward Dolostone 8.22 73.0 0.3 7.6 4.8 <0.1 0.7 <0.1 0.1 4.6 0.1 0.2

176.00 Reward Dolostone 6.88 71.3 0.4 9.7 3.3 <0.1 1.4 0.2 0.2 5.1 0.1 0.3

177.00 Reward Dolostone 6.27 72.4 0.4 10.0 2.8 <0.1 1.6 0.3 0.2 5.2 0.1 0.3

178.00 Reward Dolostone 7.17 65.2 0.4 9.8 8.0 2.8 1.5 0.4 0.2 5.2 0.1 0.3

183.00 Reward Dolostone 3.59 73.5 0.4 11.5 2.7 <0.1 1.6 0.1 0.2 6.0 0.1 0.1

213.00 Reward Dolostone 2.76 69.0 0.4 9.2 11.3 0.1 0.8 <0.1 0.1 5.6 0.1 0.1

214.80 Barney Creek Formation 14.40 52.4 0.4 10.3 6.8 0.3 3.6 5.0 0.2 6.2 0.3 0.1

215.80 Barney Creek Formation 13.80 54.5 0.4 10.2 6.1 <0.1 2.7 4.1 0.3 6.2 0.3 0.1

216.80 Barney Creek Formation 11.40 64.0 0.4 10.7 5.0 <0.1 1.3 1.5 0.3 6.3 0.1 0.3

217.80 Barney Creek Formation 15.50 59.0 0.4 8.5 9.0 <0.1 0.7 0.2 0.2 6.2 0.1 0.4

218.00 Barney Creek Formation 21.30 43.4 0.3 8.3 3.6 0.3 7.5 10.9 0.3 4.5 0.1 0.2

220.00 Barney Creek Formation 19.20 46.9 0.3 9.8 6.9 0.1 4.1 6.4 0.3 5.9 0.2 0.1

221.00 Barney Creek Formation 20.20 45.3 0.4 9.0 3.3 0.2 6.8 9.7 0.2 5.3 0.2 0.2

222.20 Barney Creek Formation 18.20 49.3 0.4 9.1 3.9 <0.1 5.5 7.8 0.2 5.7 0.2 0.1

223.00 Barney Creek Formation 29.70 28.3 0.2 4.1 3.4 0.2 12.3 19.1 0.2 2.2 0.1 1.8

224.00 Barney Creek Formation 24.20 35.4 0.2 6.1 5.2 0.1 9.1 14.2 0.2 3.5 0.1 2.3

224.60 Barney Creek Formation 31.70 24.0 0.1 3.0 3.5 0.2 13.5 21.4 0.2 1.5 0.1 2.4

225.50 Barney Creek Formation 31.50 25.3 0.1 3.3 2.7 0.2 13.5 21.4 0.2 1.6 0.1 1.8

226.50 Barney Creek Formation 28.70 30.9 0.2 4.7 2.6 0.2 12.0 18.5 0.2 2.4 0.1 1.0

227.70 Barney Creek Formation 27.30 31.1 0.2 5.4 3.5 0.2 11.4 17.5 0.2 2.8 0.1 1.6

228.20 Barney Creek Formation 19.40 44.4 0.4 8.8 4.6 <0.1 6.9 10.2 0.2 4.7 0.3 0.2

229.00 Barney Creek Formation 25.20 33.9 0.2 5.4 4.9 0.2 10.1 15.8 0.2 2.7 0.2 2.2

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Depth (mKB)

Formation LOI

Gravimetric (%)

SiO2 (%)

TiO2 (%)

Al2O3 (%)

Fe2O3 (%)

MnO (%)

MgO (%)

CaO (%)

Na2O (%)

K2O (%)

P2O5 (%)

SO3 (%)

231.90 Barney Creek Formation 19.60 45.1 0.3 8.6 4.0 0.1 7.2 10.1 0.2 4.6 0.3 0.2

250.60 Barney Creek Formation 21.40 41.1 0.3 7.7 2.6 0.1 9.4 12.8 0.2 4.1 0.1 0.1

255.00 Barney Creek Formation 18.50 48.1 0.3 6.8 2.9 <0.1 8.0 11.0 0.1 3.6 0.1 0.1

267.00 Barney Creek Formation 16.30 49.1 0.5 12.2 6.8 <0.1 4.2 4.5 0.1 6.5 0.1 0.1

276.00 Barney Creek Formation 18.30 46.6 0.4 9.1 3.2 <0.1 8.0 10.4 0.2 4.3 0.1 0.1

289.00 Barney Creek Formation 14.20 51.4 0.5 11.2 3.6 <0.1 5.8 6.8 0.2 5.8 0.2 0.1

296.50 Barney Creek Formation 16.00 49.8 0.5 10.2 3.7 0.1 6.5 8.4 0.2 4.9 0.2 0.1

303.60 HYC pyritic member 15.60 49.8 0.5 10.5 4.2 <0.1 6.2 7.6 0.2 5.2 0.2 0.1

305.00 HYC pyritic member 14.00 51.8 0.6 11.2 5.0 <0.1 5.1 6.0 0.2 5.8 0.3 0.1

307.00 HYC pyritic member 14.90 52.1 0.5 11.9 6.1 <0.1 3.6 3.5 0.2 6.2 0.2 0.1

308.00 HYC pyritic member 16.70 48.7 0.5 11.5 5.1 <0.1 5.3 6.1 0.2 5.9 0.1 0.1

309.15 HYC pyritic member 14.60 51.8 0.4 10.4 4.3 0.1 5.4 7.1 0.2 5.5 0.3 0.1

315.00 HYC pyritic member 15.40 58.1 0.5 12.4 3.3 <0.1 2.5 2.0 0.2 6.8 0.2 0.1

327.00 Barney Creek Formation 8.49 59.6 0.5 12.5 3.6 <0.1 3.3 3.3 0.2 7.1 0.2 0.1

335.75 Barney Creek Formation 5.37 66.3 0.5 14.2 3.3 <0.1 2.1 1.2 0.2 8.2 0.2 0.1

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Table S4.2 XRF Quality control data- certified reference standards

Certified

reference

name

SiO2

(%)

TiO2

(%)

Al2O3

(%)

Fe2O3

(%)

MnO

(%)

MgO

(%)

CaO

(%)

Na2O

(%)

K2O

(%)

P2O5

(%)

SBC-1 47.3 0.8 20.8 9.4 0.2 2.6 3.0 0.3 3.4 0.4

SBC-1 47.4 0.9 20.7 9.4 0.2 2.6 3.0 0.3 3.4 0.4

SBC-1 46.8 0.8 20.5 9.3 0.2 2.6 3.0 0.3 3.4 0.4

SBC-1 47.2 0.8 20.7 9.4 0.2 2.6 3.0 0.3 3.4 0.4

SBC-1 47.3 0.8 20.7 9.4 0.2 2.6 3.0 0.3 3.4 0.4

47.6 0.9 21.0 9.7 0.2 2.6 3.0

3.5 0.4

SCO-1 62.3 0.6 13.6 5.1 <0.1 2.8 2.7 1.0 2.8 0.2

SCO-1 62.0 0.6 13.5 5.0 <0.1 2.8 2.7 0.9 2.8 0.2

SCO-1 62.2 0.6 13.6 5.0 <0.1 2.8 2.7 1.0 2.8 0.2

SCO-1 62.2 0.6 13.6 5.0 <0.1 2.8 2.7 1.0 2.8 0.2

62.8 0.6 13.7 5.1 0.1 2.7 2.6 0.9 2.8 0.2

WG-1 52.0 1.7 14.2 11.1 0.2 7.7 8.6 3.1 0.9 0.3

WG-1 52.1 1.7 14.3 11.0 0.2 7.6 8.5 3.1 0.9 0.3

WG-1 52.0 1.7 14.2 11.0 0.2 7.6 8.6 3.1 0.9 0.3

WG-1 51.8 1.7 14.2 11.0 0.2 7.7 8.6 3.1 0.9 0.3

WG-1 51.9 1.7 14.2 11.0 0.2 7.5 8.5 3.1 0.9 0.3

WG-1 52.0 1.7 14.2 11.0 0.2 7.6 8.6 3.1 0.9 0.3

WG-1 51.8 1.7 14.2 11.0 0.2 7.7 8.6 3.1 0.9 0.3

52.2 1.7 14.4 11.3 0.1 7.6 8.4 3.1 0.8 0.3

Table S4.3 XRF Repeat analysis

Rpt = repeat analysis, provides an assessment of analytical precision, repeats are all run at the end of

the analytical batch

Sample No. SiO2

(%)

TiO2

(%)

Al2O3

(%)

Fe2O3

(%)

MnO

(%)

MgO

(%)

CaO

(%)

Na2O

(%)

K2O

(%)

P2O5

(%)

2294173 59.0 0.4 8.9 4.4 1.3 5.8 4.4 0.1 4.3 <0.1

2294173rpt 59.0 0.4 8.9 4.4 1.3 5.8 4.4 0.1 4.3 <0.1

2294178 63.8 0.4 10.4 4.1 0.8 4.2 2.5 0.2 5.1 <0.1

2294178rpt 63.7 0.4 10.4 4.1 0.8 4.2 2.5 0.2 5.1 <0.1

2294202 46.9 0.3 9.8 6.9 0.1 4.1 6.4 0.3 5.9 0.2

2294202rpt 46.9 0.3 9.8 6.9 0.1 4.1 6.4 0.3 5.9 0.2

2294213 45.1 0.3 8.6 4.0 0.1 7.2 10.1 0.2 4.6 0.3

2294213rpt 45.0 0.3 8.6 4.0 0.1 7.1 10.1 0.2 4.6 0.3

2294224 51.8 0.4 10.4 4.3 0.1 5.4 7.1 0.2 5.5 0.3

2294224rpt 51.7 0.4 10.4 4.3 0.1 5.3 7.1 0.2 5.5 0.3

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Table S4.4 XRF Quality Assurance- repeat milling analysis

Quality assurance (QA) = repeat milling, i.e. two samples received from the sample preparation team,

provides an assessment of sample preparation precision and homogeneity of the sample.

Sample No SiO2

(%)

TiO2

(%)

Al2O3

(%)

Fe2O3

(%)

MnO

(%)

MgO

(%)

CaO

(%)

Na2O

(%)

K2O

(%)

P2O5

(%)

2294167 78.6 0.4 9.5 2.6 <0.1 0.3 <0.1 0.1 5.3 <0.1

2294167 QA 76.5 0.4 11.2 2.9 <0.1 0.3 <0.1 <0.1 5.8 <0.1

2294176 61.3 0.4 9.6 4.1 1.3 5.0 3.8 0.2 4.5 <0.1

2294176 QA 62.0 0.4 9.8 3.8 0.9 4.6 3.1 0.2 4.7 <0.1

2294196 69.0 0.4 9.2 11.3 0.1 0.8 <0.1 0.1 5.6 <0.1

2294196 QA 71.2 0.4 9.3 9.0 0.1 0.9 <0.1 0.1 5.5 <0.1

2294203 45.3 0.4 9.0 3.3 0.2 6.8 9.7 0.2 5.3 0.2

2294203 QA 45.6 0.4 9.0 3.2 0.1 6.6 9.4 0.2 5.4 0.2

2294222 52.1 0.5 11.9 6.1 <0.1 3.6 3.5 0.2 6.2 0.2

2294222 QA 52.9 0.5 12.1 5.6 <0.1 3.9 3.7 0.2 6.2 0.2

2294225 58.1 0.5 12.4 3.3 <0.1 2.5 2.0 0.2 6.8 0.2

2294225 QA 49.1 0.5 12.2 6.8 <0.1 4.3 4.5 0.2 6.6 0.1

2294226 59.6 0.5 12.5 3.6 <0.1 3.3 3.3 0.2 7.1 0.2

2294226 QA 54.9 0.4 10.6 3.5 <0.1 7.9 9.8 0.2 5.4 0.1

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Supplementary information 5- ICP-MS trace metal data

Table S5.1 Bing Bong 5 ICP-MS trace metal data

Depth (mKB)

Be Sc V Cr Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Rb Sr

mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg

54.00 <2 7.1 21.5 29.6 62.3 10.6 9.3 750.0 10.7 1.65 4.6 119.0 19.4

70.35 <2 7.7 28.3 46.0 40.4 10.2 7.9 298.0 11.8 2.09 6.7 149.0 27.7

73.00 <2 7.3 32.6 45.2 37.3 17.6 7.3 1400.0 12.3 1.91 67.0 143.0 24.9

76.30 <2 7.6 27.0 38.5 29.4 14.5 7.3 249.0 11.2 1.89 6.5 122.0 22.8

81.00 <2 7.0 23.4 36.1 36.2 14.6 10.1 782.0 9.01 2.13 5.5 109.0 21.3

96.00 2.4 8.0 38.2 55.3 15.7 20.2 16.0 708.0 13.1 2.46 5.7 185.0 25.8

100.50 2.4 7.2 32.4 47.9 51.1 20.2 13.7 151.0 12.2 2.33 10.7 156.0 35.1

107.00 2.7 9.2 40.8 55.0 34.5 22.0 12.7 1090.0 14.3 2.43 5.9 193.0 32.5

111.60 2.3 7.1 28.1 47.5 47.7 20.8 13.1 2000.0 10.3 2.20 8.7 142.0 26.1

114.00 2.5 8.3 37.1 49.2 36.9 20.7 16.2 692.0 13.9 2.41 5.0 173.0 37.6

117.00 2.5 7.9 38.0 50.3 44.5 19.8 15.3 724.0 13.0 2.47 11.4 177.0 30.0

118.20 2.4 9.0 42.4 50.7 34.5 19.0 16.3 228.0 13.6 2.39 6.3 195.0 32.7

123.70 2.1 8.4 37.9 49.9 51.8 19.8 15.6 500.0 13.2 2.26 11.5 176.0 26.8

125.60 2.6 8.5 71.4 49.9 78.6 25.5 125.0 283.0 16.0 1.35 86.8 186.0 28.8

127.00 <2 7.3 32.9 43.4 29.3 11.1 16.3 709.0 12.1 2.19 13.0 156.0 25.6

128.00 <2 8.1 30.9 47.4 58.8 21.5 13.2 558.0 10.8 2.09 8.3 149.0 27.7

138.00 <2 8.2 37.5 48.5 39.7 11.8 15.5 556.0 12.2 2.36 7.6 187.0 24.9

144.00 <2 8.2 41.0 47.0 25.2 9.6 13.1 479.0 13.1 2.33 17.5 190.0 24.8

154.00 <2 6.8 30.8 33.9 17.9 10.0 12.5 899.0 10.3 2.00 22.5 124.0 17.8

156.30 <2 7.0 36.4 35.2 29.2 <8 11.8 202.0 12.2 2.16 10.2 166.0 19.6

162.00 2.3 8.1 25.9 34.2 46.1 14.4 10.4 1210.0 12.2 2.26 1.0 166.0 16.6

168.00 <2 5.9 30.9 34.1 194.0 9.1 22.7 1220.0 9.86 2.05 9.1 131.0 21.2

170.00 2.5 8.0 44.4 39.1 54.9 10.2 23.6 228.0 11.6 2.28 26.7 167.0 24.8

171.00 2.6 4.7 32.4 35.3 46.6 13.6 11.6 976.0 11.0 2.14 8.5 147.0 20.9

174.00 <2 6.0 38.3 34.5 55.5 9.0 8.5 70.6 12.4 2.36 20.7 155.0 19.7

176.00 2.5 8.3 76.8 43.1 28.0 22.9 30.9 637.0 12.4 2.37 16.8 184.0 21.7

177.00 2.5 9.2 70.2 41.7 23.5 23.9 28.6 363.0 13.5 2.47 8.8 184.0 22.4

178.00 2.5 8.5 60.5 42.1 44.9 30.9 33.4 343.0 13.5 2.56 29.6 180.0 22.2

183.00 2.1 9.0 50.6 62.4 28.6 19.0 16.7 856.0 14.8 2.15 2.8 229.0 24.5

213.00 4.2 7.1 51.9 32.5 20.4 16.3 20.6 819.0 12.1 1.81 23.3 148.0 28.6

214.80 3.3 9.8 87.2 50.1 63.2 48.6 47.7 646.0 15.3 1.59 70.7 186.0 38.4

215.80 2.9 9.1 72.0 48.8 42.5 35.9 42.4 3380.0 14.4 1.50 59.7 180.0 33.2

216.80 2.6 7.3 50.8 47.9 33.8 15.0 21.2 3460.0 13.7 1.47 29.7 189.0 24.8

217.80 <2 5.2 38.6 35.7 15.2 9.6 11.1 2570.0 12.9 1.61 32.3 188.0 22.8

218.00 3.2 6.9 37.9 33.2 38.9 24.3 18.8 3070.0 12.0 1.29 17.7 141.0 44.7

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Depth (mKB)

Be Sc V Cr Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Rb Sr

mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg

220.00 3.4 7.8 58.5 37.5 26.9 29.0 30.1 4870.0 11.9 1.33 123.0 153.0 34.6

221.00 2.7 7.8 85.0 42.1 37.6 24.9 22.0 1680.0 13.1 1.54 23.1 145.0 48.6

222.20 2.6 8.1 88.7 40.9 59.8 37.6 44.0 1980.0 13.6 1.23 65.8 144.0 44.1

223.00 <2 4.0 29.5 19.1 28.6 19.7 18.7 451.0 6.83 0.67 36.6 62.3 49.7

224.00 2.4 5.4 47.3 28.7 46.8 27.5 28.8 2730.0 9.03 0.91 54.2 91.4 58.1

224.60 <2 2.8 21.7 15.8 40.2 14.6 16.4 369.0 4.57 0.60 28.5 42.5 52.0

225.50 <2 3.2 21.0 16.8 35.4 15.0 16.3 52.4 5.28 0.68 26.3 47.4 50.9

226.50 <2 4.3 29.8 23.3 31.1 17.8 20.1 133.0 6.96 0.79 29.0 71.2 51.9

227.70 <2 4.6 34.8 24.3 34.2 25.4 24.5 189.0 7.97 0.76 39.5 83.5 49.7

228.20 2.4 6.3 87.4 43.8 44.9 75.2 25.9 511.0 12.7 1.20 26.6 155.0 45.2

229.00 2.0 4.8 59.7 27.5 37.9 45.3 39.9 1510.0 8.09 0.96 62.5 87.7 49.4

231.90 2.9 6.9 98.5 40.4 48.7 31.7 33.7 1050.0 12.6 1.47 21.4 151.0 40.9

250.60 2.3 7.0 47.3 33.4 33.8 13.9 25.5 231.0 10.4 1.34 8.5 138.0 39.6

255.00 <2 6.3 48.1 31.0 51.3 23.1 17.6 35.7 10.3 1.44 12.4 130.0 36.7

267.00 3.1 9.4 123.0 52.3 35.3 54.5 42.4 62.6 15.8 1.98 302.0 210.0 35.0

276.00 2.2 8.5 75.1 43.1 36.9 25.1 26.8 86.6 12.0 1.45 14.6 164.0 39.0

289.00 2.7 9.7 117.0 45.3 35.4 36.0 27.4 120.0 15.6 1.65 18.1 204.0 40.6

296.50 2.8 11.4 131.0 48.6 29.2 22.9 49.8 100.0 14.1 1.48 10.0 181.0 39.8

303.60 2.4 13.1 176.0 57.8 39.2 35.9 37.4 331.0 14.5 1.61 18.4 186.0 37.3

305.00 2.2 11.8 176.0 64.6 40.2 52.4 56.7 604.0 14.5 1.70 52.8 193.0 37.4

307.00 3.3 12.7 136.0 63.9 29.2 44.3 40.1 136.0 16.5 2.10 163.0 218.0 36.2

308.00 2.5 10.9 113.0 55.6 27.1 36.8 27.8 660.0 16.1 1.94 24.0 210.0 41.3

309.15 2.5 11.2 179.0 55.3 39.9 38.9 32.0 123.0 13.6 1.77 30.1 181.0 43.8

315.00 2.8 11.7 231.0 75.1 47.8 52.2 64.4 469.0 15.6 1.74 26.2 212.0 34.4

327.00 2.6 12.1 230.0 77.0 45.0 60.2 60.3 252.0 16.1 1.91 55.0 219.0 39.7

335.75 3.4 13.5 208.0 88.3 42.0 32.9 56.0 198.0 17.4 2.04 11.2 223.0 31.8

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Depth

(mKB)

Y Zr Nb Mo Ag Cd Sn Sb Cs Ba La Ce Pr

mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg

54.00 25.4 198.0 8.99 0.9 <1 <0.5 3.4 1.1 3.71 324.0 28.6 61.1 6.93

70.35 17.9 151.0 10.0 0.9 <1 <0.5 3.5 1.6 5.80 342.0 35.5 73.1 7.88

73.00 16.3 150.0 9.42 1.3 <1 <0.5 3.4 5.5 5.54 350.0 27.1 46.9 4.67

76.30 12.1 97.7 7.67 1.3 <1 <0.5 2.8 1.3 4.57 278.0 25.4 49.7 5.43

81.00 13.3 89.7 6.89 0.9 <1 <0.5 2.1 <0.9 4.92 279.0 22.7 47.4 5.28

96.00 18.0 191.0 10.4 0.9 <1 <0.5 3.0 1.3 10.0 385.0 30.4 57.7 6.15

100.50 16.3 145.0 8.92 0.9 <1 <0.5 3.0 1.6 8.59 316.0 26.5 51.4 5.43

107.00 26.7 167.0 10.9 0.9 <1 <0.5 3.2 1.4 9.82 392.0 37.7 79.6 9.19

111.60 16.1 163.0 8.07 0.9 <1 <0.5 2.4 1.3 7.33 326.0 26.6 52.9 5.71

114.00 17.0 149.0 9.34 0.9 <1 <0.5 3.0 1.0 8.90 338.0 29.8 59.3 6.34

117.00 19.0 175.0 9.16 0.9 <1 <0.5 2.5 1.2 9.07 346.0 31.4 63.6 7.02

118.20 18.1 161.0 10.1 1.0 <1 <0.5 3.2 1.5 10.4 371.0 31.1 57.7 6.25

123.70 18.0 190.0 9.98 1.8 <1 <0.5 3.1 1.9 9.19 384.0 30.4 59.2 6.26

125.60 19.0 213.0 11.5 7.0 1.6 <0.5 3.8 17.3 6.89 526.0 30.1 59.0 6.23

127.00 16.7 182.0 9.07 2.8 <1 <0.5 2.6 1.7 7.60 366.0 29.6 59.2 6.42

128.00 30.9 175.0 8.41 1.7 <1 <0.5 1.9 1.3 7.22 368.0 34.5 81.3 10.1

138.00 19.3 173.0 9.53 2.5 <1 <0.5 2.5 1.5 9.18 378.0 34.0 71.8 8.34

144.00 16.0 150.0 9.89 4.4 <1 <0.5 3.0 2.5 10.2 363.0 33.0 68.1 7.62

154.00 13.9 105.0 8.85 6.5 <1 <0.5 2.0 2.6 6.29 261.0 22.1 42.3 4.43

156.30 19.0 153.0 10.0 3.2 <1 <0.5 2.5 1.6 7.18 307.0 37.2 79.8 8.75

162.00 20.8 140.0 9.93 0.9 <1 <0.5 2.8 1.0 7.62 293.0 35.8 79.3 9.19

168.00 15.5 159.0 7.74 2.9 <1 0.57 1.7 1.1 6.26 328.0 30.8 67.8 7.76

170.00 34.3 156.0 12.20 3.9 <1 <0.5 2.6 1.9 9.25 326.0 48.7 114.0 14.00

171.00 41.8 360.0 50.4 2.3 <1 <0.5 3.8 1.1 8.12 343.0 68.3 147.0 16.30

174.00 11.9 116.0 7.88 15.7 <1 <0.5 2.0 2.2 8.06 318.0 23.3 40.6 4.33

176.00 15.0 122.0 8.86 10.9 <1 <0.5 2.1 1.8 10.0 343.0 27.0 53.3 5.74

177.00 18.6 129.0 9.34 6.4 <1 0.51 3.5 1.3 9.78 361.0 30.4 67.5 7.69

178.00 15.4 139.0 9.35 5.8 <1 0.88 2.9 2.5 9.68 352.0 27.5 54.0 5.80

183.00 15.9 163.0 10.7 0.9 <1 <0.5 2.9 1.0 12.80 391.0 33.6 62.1 6.51

213.00 15.2 150.0 8.05 0.9 <1 <0.5 2.3 10.1 4.85 323.0 43.0 74.3 9.50

214.80 23.3 152.0 11.2 5.1 <1 0.60 3.4 6.4 9.10 379.0 39.5 75.4 8.14

215.80 25.9 165.0 10.8 6.2 <1 <0.5 3.5 5.8 8.83 387.0 40.3 79.0 8.72

216.80 21.5 193.0 10.5 4.0 <1 <0.5 2.7 3.2 9.68 389.0 38.6 78.5 8.54

217.80 17.4 171.0 10.3 4.4 <1 <0.5 2.7 3.9 9.82 382.0 33.2 62.3 6.38

218.00 28.3 118.0 8.55 3.6 <1 <0.5 2.5 2.0 7.18 263.0 42.6 85.1 9.08

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Depth

(mKB)

Y Zr Nb Mo Ag Cd Sn Sb Cs Ba La Ce Pr

mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg

220.00 22.6 116.0 8.92 13.8 <1 <0.5 3.1 4.6 8.20 317.0 33.7 67.8 7.45

221.00 21.0 120.0 9.06 5.8 <1 1.32 2.3 2.7 7.20 323.0 37.0 73.5 7.59

222.20 19.0 135.0 9.35 11.3 <1 <0.5 2.8 5.9 6.72 351.0 33.9 63.1 6.79

223.00 12.0 72.8 3.96 2.4 <1 <0.5 1.7 3.2 2.57 153.0 16.8 32.3 3.60

224.00 13.1 104.0 6.39 4.3 <1 <0.5 1.7 4.6 4.01 237.0 20.0 37.4 4.02

224.60 10.1 54.0 2.89 1.7 <1 <0.5 1.1 2.4 1.72 114.0 13.4 26.7 3.02

225.50 10.7 59.3 3.49 1.6 <1 <0.5 1.1 2.1 1.95 131.0 14.3 28.6 3.12

226.50 12.2 86.0 4.89 2.5 <1 <0.5 1.6 2.5 3.25 181.0 17.5 33.9 3.64

227.70 14.2 95.1 5.23 3.0 <1 <0.5 1.5 3.4 3.82 190.0 19.7 38.3 4.20

228.20 18.2 154.0 10.40 5.7 <1 <0.5 4.1 3.4 8.05 329.0 29.5 56.8 6.30

229.00 14.6 86.5 5.66 6.7 <1 <0.5 1.7 5.2 3.98 207.0 22.6 44.7 4.92

231.90 16.4 125.0 8.71 12.4 <1 <0.5 2.5 3.9 7.98 325.0 27.4 55.5 6.26

250.60 20.0 119.0 8.47 3.9 <1 <0.5 2.7 1.7 6.26 268.0 30.3 59.3 6.53

255.00 17.2 105.0 7.26 3.1 <1 <0.5 2.5 1.9 5.87 255.0 24.5 47.3 5.30

267.00 25.6 135.0 12.8 23.3 <1 <0.5 3.3 15.8 10.3 385.0 37.6 75.6 8.20

276.00 21.1 130.0 8.99 3.9 <1 <0.5 2.2 2.3 8.08 307.0 33.1 63.2 6.95

289.00 22.8 146.0 10.9 6.3 <1 <0.5 2.5 3.0 10.1 385.0 36.8 65.7 7.36

296.50 24.4 137.0 10.0 8.6 <1 <0.5 2.5 3.1 8.70 345.0 34.6 63.4 7.57

303.60 25.5 127.0 9.56 7.0 <1 <0.5 2.1 4.7 9.02 350.0 36.6 68.6 8.02

305.00 28.8 128.0 11.0 13.9 <1 <0.5 2.3 8.0 9.35 377.0 38.0 74.4 8.72

307.00 28.2 140.0 11.6 18.2 <1 <0.5 2.9 11.6 11.1 408.0 39.0 75.2 8.58

308.00 31.7 149.0 12.2 13.5 <1 1.62 3.0 6.9 10.8 362.0 41.2 82.6 9.11

309.15 30.3 126.0 9.69 10.8 <1 <0.5 2.8 8.0 9.22 388.0 37.3 70.9 8.04

315.00 24.6 158.0 15.2 5.4 <1 1.55 3.4 7.0 10.6 433.0 43.3 75.6 8.64

327.00 25.8 166.0 14.5 7.8 <1 0.66 3.1 9.2 10.7 452.0 44.7 80.9 9.32

335.75 28.2 169.0 12.4 4.2 <1 <0.5 3.2 4.3 10.0 449.0 45.0 85.4 8.96

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Depth (mKB) Nd Sm Eu Tb Gd Dy Ho Er Yb Lu Hf Ta Pb Bi Th U

mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg

54.00 29.0 4.7 0.85 0.70 4.14 4.56 0.89 2.70 2.73 <1 5.60 0.79 28.6 0.22 14.7 3.32

70.35 32.3 4.5 0.82 0.55 3.73 3.36 0.68 1.97 2.03 <1 4.14 0.85 26.4 0.24 11.9 2.96

73.00 18.6 2.8 0.57 0.46 2.71 3.07 0.61 1.91 1.96 <1 4.18 0.82 29.2 0.25 10.8 2.39

76.30 20.8 3.4 0.57 0.39 2.64 2.41 0.47 1.38 1.49 <1 2.76 0.64 22.5 0.24 8.11 2.29

81.00 22.9 3.8 0.58 0.44 2.92 2.38 0.50 1.47 1.49 <1 2.64 0.59 15.7 <0.2 8.76 1.67

96.00 25.2 3.6 0.72 0.52 3.50 3.41 0.70 2.03 2.15 <1 5.23 0.91 15.5 0.83 14.6 2.86

100.50 23.0 3.5 0.66 0.48 3.20 2.99 0.61 1.78 1.85 <1 3.99 0.77 16.8 0.21 12.4 2.10

107.00 41.5 7.4 1.25 0.89 6.29 5.27 0.95 2.60 2.40 <1 4.57 0.96 18.7 0.29 15.0 2.94

111.60 23.7 3.7 0.67 0.48 3.20 2.85 0.63 1.74 1.91 <1 4.57 0.72 15.6 0.20 11.5 2.29

114.00 26.2 4.3 0.72 0.52 3.49 3.09 0.66 2.04 1.97 <1 4.10 0.81 13.0 0.22 12.9 2.97

117.00 29.3 4.5 0.78 0.58 3.89 3.53 0.65 2.01 2.04 <1 4.75 0.82 13.9 0.27 13.4 2.47

118.20 25.7 4.0 0.72 0.56 3.44 3.29 0.68 1.99 2.05 <1 4.49 0.88 15.2 0.36 14.0 2.90

123.70 25.4 3.6 0.66 0.56 3.31 3.32 0.69 1.98 2.06 <1 5.41 0.85 21.3 0.29 13.7 3.02

125.60 26.4 4.4 0.81 0.62 4.17 3.66 0.74 2.26 2.40 <1 6.10 0.99 46.5 0.63 14.8 11.0

127.00 26.8 4.3 0.67 0.53 3.05 2.96 0.67 1.84 2.02 <1 4.97 0.78 26.8 0.29 12.9 3.02

128.00 49.6 9.7 1.67 1.21 8.84 6.19 1.12 2.94 2.38 <1 4.89 0.76 18.5 <0.2 12.4 3.28

138.00 36.4 5.6 0.89 0.64 4.24 3.73 0.75 2.17 2.11 <1 4.97 0.85 20.0 0.32 13.3 3.05

144.00 32.8 4.9 0.82 0.52 3.61 3.32 0.68 2.10 2.09 <1 4.24 0.87 31.4 0.37 11.8 3.51

154.00 17.9 2.9 0.50 0.37 2.42 2.58 0.50 1.49 1.56 <1 2.97 0.72 39.5 0.26 10.0 2.60

156.30 37.4 5.3 0.90 0.54 3.88 3.62 0.71 2.05 2.14 <1 4.55 0.87 18.3 0.56 14.5 3.75

162.00 39.6 5.9 1.03 0.62 4.52 3.96 0.77 2.39 2.30 <1 4.08 0.86 5.56 0.43 13.8 2.33

168.00 30.7 4.7 0.74 0.48 3.59 2.86 0.57 1.79 1.85 <1 4.44 0.74 16.0 0.26 10.6 2.70

170.00 63.2 12.1 1.87 1.50 11.1 7.74 1.36 3.40 2.81 <1 4.40 0.97 25.8 0.46 13.3 4.97

171.00 63.4 9.4 0.99 1.25 7.75 7.56 1.51 4.55 4.14 <1 9.67 3.57 16.7 0.33 18.1 4.36

174.00 15.7 2.5 0.39 0.31 1.96 2.06 0.46 1.33 1.57 <1 3.21 0.67 35.4 0.56 10.0 3.15

176.00 22.7 3.6 0.63 0.46 2.99 2.90 0.63 1.78 1.78 <1 3.64 0.73 19.3 0.54 11.9 2.71

177.00 32.3 6.1 1.02 0.71 4.84 3.94 0.76 2.06 1.96 <1 3.78 0.78 14.4 0.43 12.6 2.97

178.00 23.4 4.0 0.67 0.52 3.28 3.05 0.62 1.82 1.82 <1 3.93 0.80 46.2 0.49 12.5 3.02

183.00 24.4 3.9 0.71 0.50 3.33 3.21 0.65 1.98 2.02 <1 4.56 0.88 16.1 0.39 14.2 2.50

213.00 36.6 4.9 0.81 0.49 3.63 2.95 0.56 1.82 1.93 <1 4.14 0.71 148.0 0.59 11.5 2.62

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Depth (mKB) Nd Sm Eu Tb Gd Dy Ho Er Yb Lu Hf Ta Pb Bi Th U

mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg

214.80 31.5 5.0 0.84 0.63 4.41 4.14 0.84 2.41 2.55 <1 4.27 0.88 80.4 0.95 14.5 5.04

215.80 34.4 5.9 0.99 0.70 4.94 4.52 0.91 2.67 2.80 <1 4.60 0.88 70.3 0.73 15.0 4.85

216.80 33.9 5.1 0.90 0.61 4.09 3.81 0.81 2.47 2.57 <1 5.52 0.92 45.1 0.50 15.2 4.83

217.80 24.4 3.6 0.55 0.38 2.54 2.85 0.64 2.20 2.49 <1 4.70 0.85 56.8 0.46 12.9 4.47

218.00 34.5 5.7 0.94 0.70 4.69 4.53 0.92 2.80 2.66 <1 3.28 0.71 20.1 0.49 11.7 4.50

220.00 31.2 5.7 0.91 0.75 4.89 4.26 0.79 2.28 2.12 <1 3.40 0.78 51.4 1.02 13.8 7.10

221.00 29.9 4.8 0.83 0.60 4.09 3.71 0.75 2.36 2.29 <1 3.40 0.74 23.4 0.49 11.8 4.56

222.20 27.5 4.1 0.76 0.56 3.56 3.51 0.71 2.16 2.15 <1 3.90 0.81 43.6 0.45 12.4 4.52

223.00 14.1 2.5 0.44 0.36 2.15 2.05 0.44 1.24 1.23 <1 2.09 0.34 26.4 <0.2 5.22 2.46

224.00 16.4 2.7 0.47 0.32 2.34 2.15 0.44 1.33 1.52 <1 3.08 0.55 36.5 0.29 8.91 3.24

224.60 12.2 2.0 0.37 0.28 1.95 1.75 0.35 1.01 0.94 <1 1.54 0.29 15.8 <0.2 4.31 1.72

225.50 12.7 2.1 0.42 0.29 1.98 1.90 0.37 1.14 1.04 <1 1.68 0.30 16.8 <0.2 4.47 1.60

226.50 14.2 2.5 0.43 0.32 2.23 2.06 0.40 1.23 1.23 <1 2.37 0.41 26.8 <0.2 6.67 2.31

227.70 17.4 3.1 0.51 0.40 2.50 2.44 0.51 1.41 1.51 <1 2.84 0.52 36.6 0.27 8.84 2.62

228.20 26.8 4.3 0.71 0.53 3.88 3.25 0.63 1.92 1.97 <1 4.31 0.86 48.1 0.66 13.7 8.68

229.00 20.3 3.6 0.55 0.45 2.99 2.67 0.50 1.48 1.44 <1 2.39 0.49 41.0 0.37 7.64 5.74

231.90 27.3 4.9 0.61 0.54 4.21 3.09 0.59 1.74 1.63 <1 3.56 0.75 28.7 1.00 12.2 7.70

250.60 26.7 4.7 0.73 0.58 3.83 3.58 0.69 2.09 2.14 <1 3.44 0.69 12.8 0.38 10.9 4.51

255.00 22.3 3.9 0.67 0.54 3.72 3.20 0.62 1.89 1.75 <1 3.00 0.61 16.8 0.36 9.49 3.02

267.00 34.4 5.6 0.99 0.71 4.82 4.51 0.90 2.63 2.70 <1 3.90 0.94 103.0 0.44 13.5 18.7

276.00 28.6 5.0 0.87 0.61 4.25 3.75 0.71 2.24 2.12 <1 3.84 0.75 21.7 0.63 11.8 3.63

289.00 30.1 4.9 0.94 0.64 4.44 4.10 0.79 2.35 2.41 <1 4.30 0.95 35.6 0.73 15.6 5.12

296.50 32.4 5.9 1.04 0.71 5.14 4.67 0.91 2.48 2.39 <1 3.90 0.78 23.8 0.31 12.3 4.76

303.60 33.2 5.5 1.07 0.78 4.92 4.49 0.90 2.56 2.44 <1 3.41 0.77 69.9 0.43 11.7 4.88

305.00 37.5 6.7 1.21 0.87 5.91 5.13 1.04 2.96 2.82 <1 3.62 0.83 99.0 0.85 11.6 6.87

307.00 35.9 5.8 1.12 0.84 5.39 5.04 0.96 2.86 2.65 <1 4.03 0.89 106.0 0.37 13.8 20.6

308.00 38.0 6.3 1.13 0.85 5.54 5.24 1.06 3.11 3.03 <1 4.18 0.92 85.4 0.40 14.6 11.2

309.15 33.3 5.8 1.10 0.78 5.13 4.88 1.01 3.00 3.05 <1 3.70 0.75 82.0 0.51 12.4 6.20

315.00 35.6 5.9 1.06 0.75 5.14 4.52 0.85 2.45 2.18 <1 5.00 1.57 109.0 0.49 17.1 5.05

327.00 38.8 6.5 1.23 0.79 5.58 4.87 0.96 2.75 2.72 <1 5.09 1.28 112.0 0.49 16.8 5.55

335.75 36.8 5.6 1.17 0.87 5.71 5.21 1.06 3.00 3.09 <1 4.99 1.03 21.3 0.60 18.1 4.85

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Table S5.2 ICP-MS Quality control- certified reference standards

Certified reference standard values are indicated in red

Certified

reference name

Be Sc V Cr Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Rb Sr Y

mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg

WG-1 <2 21.5 159.0 256.0 46.2 163.0 55.1 103.0 19.2 1.37 1.7 22.1 363.0 19.9

WG-1 <2 21.6 165.0 259.0 46.1 168.0 55.8 108.0 21.5 1.36 1.9 21.6 370.0 19.9

WG-1 <2 22.0 160.0 255.0 45.2 165.0 54.5 104.0 19.9 1.41 1.8 23.6 369.0 20.5

WG-1 <2 21.6 162.0 255.0 46.0 167.0 55.4 110.0 21.4 1.39 1.8 22.9 367.0 19.3

WG-1 <2 21.8 160.0 257.0 46.6 167.0 55.7 112.0 20.4 1.43 2.1 22.6 367.0 20.2

WG-1 <2 21.1 158.0 252.0 45.7 166.0 54.3 109.0 19.3 1.39 1.6 22.6 359.0 19.4

WG-1 <2 21.3 159.0 255.0 45.7 166.0 55.7 107.0 19.0 1.61 1.8 22.6 362.0 19.7

WG-1 <2 20.9 158.0 252.0 46.0 163.0 54.1 107.0 20.8 1.61 1.8 22.6 370.0 20.2

WG-1 <2 21.1 160.0 254.0 46.3 168.0 54.6 109.0 20.3 1.43 2.1 22.5 360.0 20.0

WG-1 <2 21.3 159.0 258.0 45.9 167.0 55.2 108.0 19.5 1.43 1.7 21.6 364.0 20.1

WG-1 <2 22.4 159.0 257.0 46.3 169.0 55.5 107.0 20.0 1.45 1.5 22.7 362.0 20.6

WG-1 <2 22.0 161.0 262.0 45.7 176.0 56.4 104.0 20.8 1.5 1.9 21.2 356.0 19.2

WG-1 <2 21.6 165.0 259.0 46.8 165.0 56.2 111.0 18.2 1.4 1.7 20.7 359.0 19.5

WG-1

19.6 155.0

44.6 149.0 56.1 103.0 19.4 1.3

22.3 356.0 20.8

SCO-1 <2 12.7 135.0 74.8 11.0 31.7 31.3 105.0 17.6 1.70 12.9 116.0 172.0 23.4

SCO-1 <2 12.4 136.0 75.1 11.4 32.9 30.0 105.0 18.0 1.85 12.2 115.0 176.0 23.4

SCO-1 2.0 12.6 136.0 77.7 11.2 31.8 30.7 106.0 17.3 1.80 13.0 117.0 175.0 23.5

SCO-1 2.0 13.0 137.0 75.6 11.8 33.3 30.3 106.0 17.9 1.67 13.5 117.0 177.0 23.8

SCO-1 <2 12.6 139.0 76.0 11.7 32.0 30.6 110.0 18.9 1.79 13.0 118.0 175.0 23.4

SCO-1 <2 12.0 136.0 75.9 11.7 31.5 30.6 105.0 18.0 1.77 13.7 115.0 173.0 23.5

SCO-1 <2 12.2 134.0 74.1 11.6 31.9 29.9 105.0 17.4 1.71 12.3 116.0 177.0 23.5

SCO-1 <2 12.5 134.0 74.5 11.4 33.0 29.9 106.0 17.6 1.78 13.1 117.0 174.0 23.0

SCO-1 <2 12.3 135.0 75.1 11.5 32.7 29.2 105.0 17.4 1.75 12.8 114.0 173.0 23.6

SCO-1 2.1 12.7 135.0 74.5 11.4 31.1 30.4 98.7 17.4 1.65 12.8 119.0 174.0 23.1

SCO-1 <2 12.8 134.0 75.2 11.2 30.8 29.5 104.0 18.1 1.73 12.8 118.0 177.0 23.6

SCO-1 <2 12.6 134.0 76.3 10.9 30.7 31.4 98.3 17.4 1.7 12.9 111.0 169.0 22.8

SCO-1 <2 12.4 139.0 75.9 11.8 29.7 30.5 108.0 16.1 1.8 14.5 115.0 178.0 22.7

SCO-1 2 11 131 68 11 27 29 103 15 1 12 111 172 26

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Certified

reference name

Zr Nb Mo Ag Cd Sn Sb Cs Ba La Ce Pr Nd Sm

mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg

WG-1 130.0 17.9 2.1 <1 <0.5 1.5 <0.9 0.86 216.0 15.3 30.7 3.90 19.5 4.4

WG-1 132.0 18.2 1.9 <1 <0.5 1.9 <0.9 0.77 215.0 15.2 30.9 3.96 20.2 4.1

WG-1 133.0 17.3 1.7 <1 <0.5 1.8 <0.9 0.82 219.0 15.4 31.1 3.97 20.5 4.5

WG-1 132.0 17.2 1.7 <1 <0.5 1.8 <0.9 0.91 218.0 15.2 30.4 3.99 20.8 4.2

WG-1 131.0 17.6 1.7 <1 <0.5 2.2 <0.9 0.83 217.0 15.6 31.3 3.92 18.9 4.8

WG-1 130.0 17.9 1.9 <1 <0.5 1.9 <0.9 0.78 217.0 15.2 31.8 3.92 19.4 4.6

WG-1 130.0 17.8 1.7 <1 <0.5 1.7 <0.9 0.83 220.0 15.4 31.6 3.91 19.5 4.4

WG-1 130.0 17.2 1.3 <1 <0.5 2.0 <0.9 0.85 218.0 15.4 30.8 4.02 19.0 4.5

WG-1 130.0 17.7 1.7 <1 <0.5 1.7 <0.9 0.84 219.0 15.7 31.1 3.92 19.4 4.3

WG-1 129.0 18.0 1.7 <1 <0.5 1.6 <0.9 0.78 221.0 15.3 31.1 3.79 19.6 4.6

WG-1 130.0 18.3 1.8 <1 <0.5 2.0 <0.9 0.79 218.0 15.1 31.7 3.94 19.1 4.5

WG-1 135.0 17.6 1.4 <1 <0.5 2.0 <0.9 0.8 216.0 16.4 33.2 4.3 19.0 4.2

WG-1 133.0 18.2 1.6 <1 <0.5 1.6 <0.9 0.8 219.0 16.9 34.3 4.5 19.3 4.3

WG-1 131.0 18.2 1.7

1.6

0.8 219.0 15.4 31.3 4.1 17.9 4.5

SCO-1 180.0 11.7 1.6 <1 <0.5 3.3 2.9 7.99 592.0 30.6 57.8 6.99 29.2 5.1

SCO-1 182.0 11.8 1.3 <1 <0.5 3.6 3.1 7.95 596.0 30.7 58.9 6.88 30.9 5.3

SCO-1 184.0 11.5 1.4 <1 <0.5 3.7 2.6 7.71 591.0 30.5 59.2 6.97 30.4 4.9

SCO-1 183.0 11.7 1.5 <1 <0.5 3.7 2.9 7.90 602.0 30.6 57.9 7.01 31.7 4.6

SCO-1 184.0 11.6 1.5 <1 <0.5 3.6 2.8 8.06 598.0 31.3 59.1 6.92 29.5 5.0

SCO-1 178.0 11.8 1.2 <1 <0.5 3.8 3.1 7.96 598.0 30.7 59.5 7.00 29.2 5.3

SCO-1 181.0 12.0 1.3 <1 <0.5 3.7 2.7 7.85 596.0 31.1 59.0 6.83 29.9 5.5

SCO-1 179.0 11.7 1.2 <1 <0.5 3.3 2.8 7.91 596.0 31.0 58.4 6.91 29.1 5.3

SCO-1 181.0 11.9 1.5 <1 <0.5 3.6 2.7 8.09 597.0 31.5 59.2 6.85 30.1 5.3

SCO-1 178.0 12.1 1.3 <1 <0.5 3.8 2.8 7.87 602.0 30.9 58.8 6.98 29.8 5.2

SCO-1 182.0 12.0 1.5 <1 <0.5 3.4 2.9 7.94 598.0 30.9 58.6 6.90 29.5 4.7

SCO-1 188.0 11.9 1.2 <1 <0.5 3.7 3.2 8.0 593.0 32.6 61.9 7.7 30.1 5.6

SCO-1 182.0 12.1 1.1 <1 <0.5 3.5 2.9 8.6 594.0 34.3 65.6 8.0 29.7 5.1

SCO-1 160 11 1 0 0 4 3 8 570 30 62 7 26 5

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Certified reference

name

Eu Tb Gd Dy Ho Er Yb Lu Hf Ta Pb Bi Th U

mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg

WG-1 1.59 0.71 4.83 4.28 0.74 2.03 1.70 <1 3.32 2.69 3.83 <0.2 2.37 0.69

WG-1 1.54 0.73 4.76 4.34 0.80 2.04 1.68 <1 3.43 2.68 3.75 <0.2 2.42 0.68

WG-1 1.56 0.74 4.78 4.37 0.80 1.96 1.64 <1 3.38 2.71 3.74 <0.2 2.41 0.66

WG-1 1.59 0.73 4.81 4.17 0.83 2.07 1.78 <1 3.52 2.72 3.71 <0.2 2.44 0.69

WG-1 1.57 0.74 4.97 4.44 0.79 2.05 1.74 <1 3.41 2.71 3.76 <0.2 2.48 0.68

WG-1 1.56 0.73 4.89 4.25 0.77 2.07 1.64 <1 3.52 2.72 3.79 <0.2 2.38 0.68

WG-1 1.58 0.73 4.87 4.21 0.79 2.15 1.80 <1 3.47 2.74 3.70 <0.2 2.42 0.68

WG-1 1.51 0.77 4.90 4.20 0.78 1.95 1.71 <1 3.35 2.68 3.72 <0.2 2.41 0.66

WG-1 1.64 0.77 4.83 4.37 0.79 2.09 1.63 <1 3.42 2.67 3.64 <0.2 2.46 0.69

WG-1 1.59 0.74 4.87 4.27 0.77 2.01 1.73 <1 3.38 2.73 3.75 <0.2 2.54 0.68

WG-1 1.57 0.73 4.78 4.19 0.77 1.99 1.75 <1 3.47 2.61 3.89 <0.2 2.45 0.68

WG-1 1.6 0.7 4.7 4.2 0.8 2.2 1.7 <1 3.4 2.7 3.8 <0.2 2.5 0.7

WG-1 1.5 0.7 5.0 4.3 0.8 2.1 1.8 <1 3.2 2.7 3.9 <0.2 2.5 0.7

WG-1 1.6 0.7 4.7 4.2 0.8 2.1 1.7 0.2 3.3 2.9 3.4 2.5 0.7

SCO-1 1.14 0.66 4.68 4.14 0.86 2.40 2.41 <1 5.01 0.80 31.9 0.37 9.55 3.20

SCO-1 1.18 0.67 4.72 4.15 0.83 2.43 2.40 <1 4.87 0.82 32.0 0.36 9.62 3.17

SCO-1 1.15 0.71 4.66 4.37 0.87 2.47 2.38 <1 5.03 0.81 32.0 0.38 9.63 3.18

SCO-1 1.12 0.71 4.66 4.19 0.89 2.58 2.35 <1 4.87 0.81 31.8 0.38 9.65 3.22

SCO-1 1.23 0.67 4.74 4.25 0.84 2.47 2.48 <1 5.12 0.84 31.5 0.35 9.68 3.22

SCO-1 1.15 0.70 4.77 4.13 0.87 2.45 2.44 <1 5.09 0.82 31.6 0.38 9.75 3.12

SCO-1 1.18 0.69 4.83 4.30 0.85 2.53 2.60 <1 5.00 0.85 31.8 0.39 10.0 3.21

SCO-1 1.12 0.71 4.74 4.25 0.88 2.48 2.47 <1 5.00 0.83 31.7 0.36 9.76 3.17

SCO-1 1.18 0.68 4.77 4.40 0.86 2.47 2.32 <1 5.05 0.83 32.2 0.36 10.0 3.16

SCO-1 1.17 0.70 4.69 4.24 0.88 2.51 2.52 <1 5.17 0.80 32.0 0.39 9.66 3.12

SCO-1 1.18 0.71 4.70 4.30 0.84 2.45 2.42 <1 4.87 0.83 31.4 0.34 9.43 3.11

SCO-1 1.1 0.7 4.5 4.2 0.9 2.5 2.3 <1 5.0 0.8 31.4 0.4 10.0 3.2

SCO-1 1.1 0.7 4.7 4.4 0.9 2.4 2.4 <1 4.7 0.8 31.6 0.4 9.5 3.2

SCO-1 1 1 5 4 1 3 2 0 5 1 31 0 10 3

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Table S5.3 ICP-MS repeat analyses

Rpt = repeat analysis, provides an assessment of analytical precision, repeats are all run at the end of the analytical batch.

Sample No. Be Sc V Cr Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo

mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg

2294172 2.4 8.0 38.2 55.3 15.7 20.2 16.0 708.0 13.1 2.46 5.7 185.0 25.8 18.0 191.0 10.4 <0.9

2294172 rpt 2.3 7.6 38.4 54.8 15.7 19.0 15.5 712.0 13.6 2.44 5.5 183.0 26.0 17.7 188.0 10.4 <0.9

2294180 2.6 8.5 71.4 49.9 78.6 25.5 125.0 283.0 16.0 1.35 86.8 186.0 28.8 19.0 213.0 11.5 7.0

2294180 rpt 2.7 8.1 71.1 50.3 79.6 27.9 126.0 292.0 15.6 1.27 88.7 185.0 28.1 19.3 216.0 12.0 7.2

2294187 2.3 8.1 25.9 34.2 46.1 14.4 10.4 1210.0 12.2 2.26 1.0 166.0 16.6 20.8 140.0 9.93 <0.9

2294187 rpt 2.2 8.0 26.1 34.1 45.3 14.3 9.0 1210.0 11.8 2.11 1.0 162.0 17.2 20.9 138.0 9.95 <0.9

2294191 <2 6.0 38.3 34.5 55.5 9.0 8.5 70.6 12.4 2.36 20.7 155.0 19.7 11.9 116.0 7.88 15.7

2294191 rpt <2 6.2 38.3 34.2 56.8 9.2 8.4 73.4 13.5 2.29 20.3 155.0 19.9 12.2 114.0 7.90 17.0

2294204 2.6 8.1 88.7 40.9 59.8 37.6 44.0 1980.0 13.6 1.23 65.8 144.0 44.1 19.0 135.0 9.35 11.3

2294204 rpt 2.8 7.9 88.7 40.0 59.6 36.7 43.8 2020.0 13.4 1.20 66.1 146.0 43.5 17.7 133.0 9.16 11.2

2294216 3.1 9.4 123.0 52.3 35.3 54.5 42.4 62.6 15.8 1.98 302.0 210.0 35.0 25.6 135.0 12.8 23.3

2294216 rpt 3.8 9.2 122.0 53.1 36.1 54.1 43.2 63.2 16.3 2.11 304.0 209.0 35.2 26.1 138.0 12.3 24.0

2294223 2.5 10.9 113.0 55.6 27.1 36.8 27.8 660.0 16.1 1.94 24.0 210.0 41.3 31.7 149.0 12.2 13.5

2294223 rpt 2.9 10.5 112.0 55.5 27.1 34.8 27.9 670.0 15.7 1.88 23.8 207.0 41.6 31.7 147.0 11.7 14.6

2294225 QA 3.5 10.6 122.0 52.2 36.2 52.1 38.0 168.0 15.1 2.04 257.0 209.0 35.3 26.0 138.0 13.2 23.3

2294225 QA rpt 2.8 10.5 120.0 51.8 36.5 52.6 38.6 168.0 16.0 2.01 257.0 209.0 34.4 26.4 138.0 12.7 22.6

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Sample No. Ag Cd Sn Sb Cs Ba La Ce Pr Nd Sm Eu Tb Gd

mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg

2294172 <1 <0.5 3.0 1.3 10.0 385.0 30.4 57.7 6.15 25.2 3.6 0.72 0.52 3.50

2294172 rpt <1 <0.5 3.0 1.4 9.85 387.0 30.7 58.0 6.14 24.8 3.9 0.72 0.53 3.41

2294180 1.6 <0.5 3.8 17.3 6.89 526.0 30.1 59.0 6.23 26.4 4.4 0.81 0.62 4.17

2294180 rpt 1.2 <0.5 3.4 17.2 6.99 529.0 30.1 59.1 6.26 25.4 4.2 0.77 0.64 4.17

2294187 <1 <0.5 2.8 1.0 7.62 293.0 35.8 79.3 9.19 39.6 5.9 1.03 0.62 4.52

2294187 rpt <1 <0.5 2.8 <0.9 7.63 290.0 36.3 79.7 9.10 37.7 6.2 0.92 0.64 4.36

2294191 <1 <0.5 2.0 2.2 8.06 318.0 23.3 40.6 4.33 15.7 2.5 0.39 0.31 1.96

2294191 rpt <1 <0.5 2.1 2.2 7.90 317.0 23.2 41.4 4.36 16.3 2.3 0.40 0.29 1.95

2294204 <1 <0.5 2.8 5.9 6.72 351.0 33.9 63.1 6.79 27.5 4.1 0.76 0.56 3.56

2294204 rpt <1 <0.5 2.9 5.9 6.72 343.0 32.6 63.9 7.05 28.0 4.2 0.78 0.55 3.79

2294216 <1 <0.5 3.3 15.8 10.3 385.0 37.6 75.6 8.20 34.4 5.6 0.99 0.71 4.82

2294216 rpt <1 <0.5 3.1 16.1 10.0 385.0 37.1 74.8 8.40 34.8 5.6 1.04 0.76 4.92

2294223 <1 1.62 3.0 6.9 10.8 362.0 41.2 82.6 9.11 38.0 6.3 1.13 0.85 5.54

2294223 rpt <1 1.45 2.9 6.1 10.6 356.0 40.7 82.1 9.27 38.4 6.0 1.07 0.84 5.50

2294225 QA <1 <0.5 3.0 15.3 10.3 397.0 37.8 75.9 8.29 35.0 5.5 1.06 0.75 4.90

2294225 QA rpt <1 <0.5 3.0 15.2 9.68 385.0 36.8 74.7 8.23 34.7 5.4 1.03 0.73 4.91

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Sample No. Dy Ho Er Yb Lu Hf Ta Pb Bi Th U

mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg

2294172 3.41 0.70 2.03 2.15 <1 5.23 0.91 15.5 0.83 14.6 2.86

2294172 rpt 3.28 0.67 1.92 1.95 <1 5.52 0.90 15.6 0.85 14.8 2.88

2294180 3.66 0.74 2.26 2.40 <1 6.10 0.99 46.5 0.63 14.8 11.0

2294180 rpt 3.59 0.77 2.29 2.57 <1 6.05 1.03 46.8 0.63 14.8 11.0

2294187 3.96 0.77 2.39 2.30 <1 4.08 0.86 5.56 0.43 13.8 2.33

2294187 rpt 3.81 0.80 2.36 2.30 <1 4.23 0.89 5.79 0.41 14.2 2.33

2294191 2.06 0.46 1.33 1.57 <1 3.21 0.67 35.4 0.56 10.0 3.15

2294191 rpt 2.04 0.43 1.41 1.54 <1 3.38 0.69 35.1 0.56 10.0 3.16

2294204 3.51 0.71 2.16 2.15 <1 3.90 0.81 43.6 0.45 12.4 4.52

2294204 rpt 3.48 0.68 2.04 2.22 <1 3.83 0.79 43.1 0.48 12.4 4.49

2294216 4.51 0.90 2.63 2.70 <1 3.90 0.94 103.0 0.44 13.5 18.7

2294216 rpt 4.42 0.91 2.74 2.87 <1 4.10 0.94 104.0 0.43 13.9 18.7

2294223 5.24 1.06 3.11 3.03 <1 4.18 0.92 85.4 0.40 14.6 11.2

2294223 rpt 5.06 1.10 3.15 3.28 <1 4.17 0.95 85.4 0.44 14.4 11.4

2294225 QA 4.68 0.94 2.77 2.78 <1 4.14 0.98 95.9 0.44 14.5 18.2

2294225 QA rpt 4.47 0.90 2.60 2.75 <1 4.01 0.95 95.6 0.41 14.5 18.4

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Table S5.4 ICP-MS repeat milling analyses

QA = repeat milling, i.e. two samples received from the sample preparation team, provides an assessment of sample preparation precision and homogeneity of the sample.

Sample No Be Sc V Cr Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo

mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg

2294167 <2 7.1 21.5 29.6 62.3 10.6 9.3 750.0 10.7 1.65 4.6 119.0 19.4 25.4 198.0 8.99 <0.9

2294167 QA 2.2 7.6 25.8 36.2 68.1 11.7 9.1 615.0 12.6 1.66 4.8 111.0 21.6 26.2 221.0 10.1 <0.9

2294176 2.5 8.3 37.1 49.2 36.9 20.7 16.2 692.0 13.9 2.41 5.0 173.0 37.6 17.0 149.0 9.34 0.9

2294176 QA 2.5 8.2 38.4 50.3 57.0 18.7 12.9 868.0 14.3 2.51 4.4 182.0 32.7 17.2 153.0 9.92 <0.9

2294196 4.2 7.1 51.9 32.5 20.4 16.3 20.6 819.0 12.1 1.81 23.3 148.0 28.6 15.2 150.0 8.05 <0.9

2294196 QA 3.6 7.3 41.7 30.5 25.7 19.2 19.8 725.0 12.8 1.77 23.5 153.0 36.9 16.0 156.0 8.23 <0.9

2294203 2.7 7.8 85.0 42.1 37.6 24.9 22.0 1680.0 13.1 1.54 23.1 145.0 48.6 21.0 120.0 9.06 5.8

2294203 QA 2.7 7.9 85.3 40.7 39.9 29.2 26.4 992.0 14.1 1.28 20.5 150.0 47.2 20.8 123.0 9.17 6.2

2294222 3.3 12.7 136.0 63.9 29.2 44.3 40.1 136.0 16.5 2.10 163.0 218.0 36.2 28.2 140.0 11.6 18.2

2294222 QA 3.0 12.8 134.0 66.0 35.3 46.5 34.4 169.0 17.5 2.02 116.0 216.0 35.9 28.1 139.0 10.6 16.9

2294225 2.8 11.7 231.0 75.1 47.8 52.2 64.4 469.0 15.6 1.74 26.2 212.0 34.4 24.6 158.0 15.2 5.4

2294225 QA 3.5 10.6 122.0 52.2 36.2 52.1 38.0 168.0 15.1 2.04 257.0 209.0 35.3 26.0 138.0 13.2 23.3

2294226 2.6 12.1 230.0 77.0 45.0 60.2 60.3 252.0 16.1 1.91 55.0 219.0 39.7 25.8 166.0 14.5 7.8

2294226 QA 2.9 9.0 76.3 46.7 35.1 22.6 27.3 189.0 15.0 1.74 16.7 191.0 40.5 25.5 176.0 13.4 4.2

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Sample No Ag Cd Sn Sb Cs Ba La Ce Pr Nd Sm Eu Tb Gd Dy Ho Er

mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg

2294167 <1 <0.5 3.4 1.1 3.71 324.0 28.6 61.1 6.93 29.0 4.7 0.85 0.70 4.14 4.56 0.89 2.70

2294167 QA <1 <0.5 2.5 1.6 2.67 369.0 29.0 55.4 5.93 23.0 4.2 0.77 0.69 4.11 4.84 1.01 2.86

2294176 <1 <0.5 3.0 1.0 8.90 338.0 29.8 59.3 6.34 26.2 4.3 0.72 0.52 3.49 3.09 0.66 2.04

2294176 QA <1 <0.5 3.0 1.5 9.71 347.0 29.9 57.5 6.14 24.5 3.9 0.72 0.52 3.40 3.33 0.69 2.06

2294196 <1 <0.5 2.3 10.1 4.85 323.0 43.0 74.3 9.50 36.6 4.9 0.81 0.49 3.63 2.95 0.56 1.82

2294196 QA <1 <0.5 2.6 7.2 4.69 319.0 65.0 107.0 15.0 59.4 7.6 1.12 0.61 4.55 3.33 0.59 1.90

2294203 <1 1.32 2.3 2.7 7.20 323.0 37.0 73.5 7.59 29.9 4.8 0.83 0.60 4.09 3.71 0.75 2.36

2294203 QA <1 0.77 2.3 2.8 7.51 325.0 36.9 72.9 7.53 30.9 4.8 0.88 0.60 3.93 3.81 0.80 2.29

2294222 <1 <0.5 2.9 11.6 11.1 408.0 39.0 75.2 8.58 35.9 5.8 1.12 0.84 5.39 5.04 0.96 2.86

2294222 QA <1 <0.5 2.9 9.5 11.2 404.0 39.3 76.0 8.61 36.5 6.1 1.20 0.83 5.44 4.85 0.94 2.80

2294225 <1 1.55 3.4 7.0 10.6 433.0 43.3 75.6 8.64 35.6 5.9 1.06 0.75 5.14 4.52 0.85 2.45

2294225 QA <1 <0.5 3.0 15.3 10.3 397.0 37.8 75.9 8.29 35.0 5.5 1.06 0.75 4.90 4.68 0.94 2.77

2294226 <1 0.66 3.1 9.2 10.7 452.0 44.7 80.9 9.32 38.8 6.5 1.23 0.79 5.58 4.87 0.96 2.75

2294226 QA <1 <0.5 3.1 2.6 9.68 372.0 36.6 72.4 7.80 32.3 5.4 0.90 0.77 4.88 4.59 0.90 2.73

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Sample No Yb Lu Hf Ta Pb Bi Th U

mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg mg/Kg

2294167 2.73 <1 5.60 0.79 28.6 0.22 14.7 3.32

2294167 QA 2.79 <1 6.29 0.88 41.6 0.28 16.3 3.63

2294176 1.97 <1 4.10 0.81 13.0 0.22 12.9 2.97

2294176 QA 1.94 <1 4.29 0.90 13.7 0.22 13.4 2.98

2294196 1.93 <1 4.14 0.71 148.0 0.59 11.5 2.62

2294196 QA 2.13 <1 4.27 0.69 120.0 0.44 11.9 2.61

2294203 2.29 <1 3.40 0.74 23.4 0.49 11.8 4.56

2294203 QA 2.44 <1 3.47 0.74 23.2 0.52 11.8 4.49

2294222 2.65 <1 4.03 0.89 106.0 0.37 13.8 20.6

2294222 QA 2.92 <1 4.10 0.86 95.2 0.36 13.6 20.9

2294225 2.18 <1 5.00 1.57 109.0 0.49 17.1 5.05

2294225 QA 2.78 <1 4.14 0.98 95.9 0.44 14.5 18.2

2294226 2.72 <1 5.09 1.28 112.0 0.49 16.8 5.55

2294226 QA 2.77 <1 5.05 1.03 22.6 0.55 14.6 4.58