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Geological Survey of Canada
Open File 8638

An assessment of variable sample thickness for pXRF analysis of unconsolidated sediment

E. Holdsworth, R.D. Knight, L.J. Valiquette, A.R.R. Landon-Browne, and H.A.J. Russell

© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Natural Resources, 2021

Permanent link: https://doi.org/10.4095/328195

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Recommended citation

Holdsworth, E., Knight, R.D., Valiquette, L.J., Landon-Browne, A.R.R., and Russell, H.A.J., 2021. An 
     assessment of variable sample thickness for pXRF analysis of unconsolidated sediment; 
     Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8638, 1 .zip file. https://doi.org/10.4095/328195

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Contents

The objective of this Open File is to release data collected to determine the effect of pXRF results for Certified Reference Materials Till 1 to 4 ranging in thickness from 1 to 40 mm. 

Directory structure

of_8638.pdf (report)
of_8638_readme.rtf (this file)

Research Protocol 1 – folder
1-20mm_3 analyses – sub-folder
Graphs Till-1 and 3_1-20 mm.pdf
Till 1 and 3 Mining mode 1-20 mm.xlsx, Excel® Workbook with multiple worksheets.
Till 1 and 3 Soil mode 1-20 mm.xlsx, Excel® Workbook with multiple worksheets.
 
1-40mm_3 analyses – sub-folder
Graphs Till-1 and 3_1-40 mm.pdf
Till 1 and 3 Mining mode 1-40 mm.xlsx, Excel® Workbook with multiple worksheets.
Till 1 and 3 Soil mode 1-40 mm.xlsx, Excel® Workbook with multiple worksheets.

Research Protocol 2 – folder
Equations.docx – Regression equations shown in Graphs Till-1 to 4.pdf
Graphs Till-1 to 4.pdf – graphical display of pXRF data
Till-1 – Mining mode.xlsx, Excel® Workbook with multiple worksheets.
Till-1 – Soil mode.xlsx, Excel® Workbook with multiple worksheets. 
Till-2 – Mining mode.xlsx, Excel® Workbook with multiple worksheets. 
Till-2 – Soil mode.xlsx, Excel® Workbook with multiple worksheets. 
Till-3 – Mining mode.xlsx, Excel® Workbook with multiple worksheets. 
Till-3 – Soil mode.xlsx, Excel® Workbook with multiple worksheets. 
Till-4 – Mining mode.xlsx, Excel® Workbook with multiple worksheets. 
Till-4 – Soil mode.xlsx, Excel® Workbook with multiple worksheets. 

Author contact information

Ross Knight (ross.knight@canada.ca)
Geological Survey of Canada
601 Booth Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0E8

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