APPLICATION NOTE

Geostats – GCr-06 – Chromite

SUMMARY

The application note summarizes the digestion of GCr-06, a Chromite pulp Certified Reference Material using ColdBlock Digestion Pro Series Technology.

Instrument:ColdBlock CBM sample digester, chiller, Quartz vessels, ICP-OES
Published:February 2023
Digestion Time:20 Minutes
Acid Used:H3PO4 & H2SO4
Average ColdBlock Recovery vs. CRM:
  • 99% Chromium
  • 99% Iron
  • 100% Magnesium

METHODOLOGY

  1. Chiller temperature was set to -5°C
  2. 0.25g of sample was weighed and placed into a ColdBlock Digestion vessel
  3. 8mL of H3PO4& 4mL H2SO4 was added
  4. Sample was digested at 80% power for 20 minutes
  5. Samples were cooled and bulked to 100 mL using 2% HNO3

DISCUSSION

  • Phosphoric acid can etch borosilicate glass so ColdBlock’s Quartz test tubes were used
  • After 20 minutes, samples are green in color and no solid material remains
  • Samples were analyzed by ICP-OES

Figure 1 – GCr-06 after bulk-up to 100mL

Prior to homogenization and testing, this material was sourced from Pulp Chromite
geostats.com.au
GCr-06;Pulp Chromote; Geostats Pty Ltd, Mining Industry Consultants; O’Connor, Western Australia (December, 2010)

Results

Geostats – GCr-06 – Chromite Pulp

Method:

0.25g

8mL H3PO4 – Digested at 80% power for 20 minutes

Element

Certified XRF Value (%)

95% Confidence Limits

Sample A

Sample B

Sample C

Average (ppm)

Stdev

% RSD

% Recovery vs certified XRF

Low

High

Al2O3

8.72

8.68

8.76

8.68

8.69

8.68

8.68

0.005

0.1

100%

Cr2O3

47.92

47.72

48.12

47.61

47.55

47.64

47.60

0.037

0.1

100%

Fe2O3

28.8

28.7

28.9

28.74

27.79

29.02

28.52

0.526

1.8

99%

MgO

9.01

8.96

9.06

8.92

8.99

9.01

8.97

0.039

0.4

100%

MnO

0.716

0.709

0.723

0.734

0.745

0.729

0.736

0.007

0.9

103%

TiO2

0.343

0.337

0.349

0.329

0.339

0.341

0.336

0.005

1.6

98%

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