Direct-current arc and alternating-current spark emission spectrographic field methods for the semiquantitative analysis of geologic materials
Circular
591
By: D. J. Grimes and A. P. Marranzino
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Abstract
Two spectrographic methods are used in mobile field laboratories of the U. S. Geological Survey. In the direct-current arc method, the ground sample is mixed with graphite powder, packed into an electrode crater, and burned to completion. Thirty elements are determined. In the spark method, the sample, ground to pass a 150-mesh screen, is digested in hydrofluoric acid followed by evaporation to dryness and dissolution in aqua regia. The solution is fed into the spark gap by means of a rotating-disk electrode arrangement and is excited with an alternating-current spark discharge. Fourteen elements are determined. In both techniques, light is recorded on Spectrum Analysis No. 1, 35-millimeter film, and the spectra are compared visually with those of standard films.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Direct-current arc and alternating-current spark emission spectrographic field methods for the semiquantitative analysis of geologic materials |
| Series title | Circular |
| Series number | 591 |
| DOI | 10.3133/cir591 |
| Edition | - |
| Year Published | 1968 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | iii, 6 p. :illus. ;26 cm. |
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