Geochemistry Guide 2026

GO_ICP90Q100 SODIUM PEROXIDE FUSION FOR OVER RANGE ELEMENTS / ICP-OES As 0.01 - 20% Fe 0.05 - 50%

Ni

0.01 - 30% 0.01 - 30% 0.01 - 20% 0.01 - 30%

Mg Mn Mo

Pb Sb Zn

Bi

0.01 - 10%

0.01 - 30% 0.01 - 30% 0.01 - 30%

Co 0.01 - 30% Cu 0.01 - 30%

GO_HAS90Q100 PEROXIDE FUSION / HYBRIDE AAS PACKAGE As 0.5 - 1,000 ppm

Lithium metaborate fusion Lithium metaborate fusion is a high temperature procedure that dissolves rock forming minerals, trace minerals and refractory minerals. Lithium metaborate fusion solutions can be analyzed by ICP-OES, ICP-MS or a combination of both .

GE_IMS95A50 LITHIUM METABORATE FUSION / ICP-MS PACKAGE Ce 0.1 - 10,000 ppm La 0.1 - 10,000 ppm

Tb Th

0.05 - 1,000 ppm 0.1 - 1,000 ppm

Lu

Co 0.5 - 10,000 ppm Cs 0.1 - 10,000 ppm Cu 5 - 10,000 ppm

0.05 - 1,000 ppm 2 - 10,000 ppm 1 - 10,000 ppm 0.1 - 10,000 ppm 5 - 10,000 ppm 0.05 - 1,000 ppm 0.2 - 10,000 ppm 0.1 - 1,000 ppm 1 - 10,000 ppm 0.5 - 10,000 ppm

Mo Nb Nd

Tm 0.05 - 1,000 ppm

U V

0.05 - 10,000 ppm 5 - 10,000 ppm 1 - 10,000 ppm 0.5 - 1,000 ppm 0.1 - 1,000 ppm 0.5 - 1,000 ppm

Dy

0.05 - 1,000 ppm 0.05 - 1,000 ppm 0.05 - 1,000 ppm

Ni Pr

W

Er

Y

Eu

Rb

Yb

Ga 1 - 1,000 ppm Gd 0.05 - 1,000 ppm

Individual methods for exploration grade analysis

Sm

Zr

Sn

Hf

1 - 10,000 ppm

Ta

Ho 0.05 - 1,000 ppm

Sulphur and Carbon CODE

Lithium metaborate fusion whole rock ICP-OES package GO_ICP95A50 can be found on page 29 .

ELEMENT

LIMIT(S)

DESCRIPTION

MIN. SAMPLE WT.(g)

GE_CSA06V

S C

0.005 - 30% 0.005 - 30% 0.01 - 30%

IR combustion

0.1 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.3

Leach/ICP-OES

1.0 0.2

GE_CSA07D GE_CSA08Q

SO 4

2_

S 2-

≥ 0.01% ≥ 0.01% ≥ 0.05%

Leach/IR combustion

SO 4

2_

GE_CSB02V GE_CSA03B

CO 2 (Carbonate)

Coulometry

0.02- 0.1

C (organic) C (inorganic) C (organic) C (inorganic) C (graphitic) C (graphitic)

0.01 - 40% 0.01 - 30%

Leach/IR combustion

0.25

GE_CSB03V

≥ 0.05% ≥ 0.01%

Coulometry

0.02 - 0.1

GE_CSA05V GE_CSB05V

0.05 - 50%

Leach/IR combustion

0.05

≥ 0.05%

Coulometry

0.1

Additional single elements CODE

ELEMENT

LIMIT(S)

DESCRIPTION

MIN. SAMPLE WT.(g)

GE_CVA37A25

Hg

0.005- 100 ppm 25 - 100,000 ppm

Cold vapour AAS

0.15

GE_ISE20V

F

Ion selective electrode/ Fusion

0.1

GE_ISE30V GO_CLA30V

Cl Cl

50 - 5,000 ppm

Ion selective electrode/ Fusion

0.2

25 - 20,000 ppm Titration 10 SGS offers a wide variety of specific element analyzes. Please contact your SGS customer service agent.

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