SUMMARY
The application note summarizes the digestion of CDN-ME-1902, a multi-element Reference Material using ColdBlock Digestion Pro Series Technology.
| Instrument: | ColdBlock CBM sample digester, chiller, HF compatible liners, ICP-MS & ICP-OES | 
| Published: | January 2023 | 
| Digestion Time: | 30 Minutes | 
| Acid Used: | Reverse Aqua Regia, HF & H3BO3 | 
| Average ColdBlock Recovery vs. CRM: | 
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															Standard CDN-ME-1902 was prepared by combining miscellaneous ores.
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CDN-ME-1902; Multi-Element; CDN Resource Laboratories Ltd; Langley, British Columbia (November, 2019)
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     CDN-ME-1902  | 
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     Method:  | 
    
     0.25g  | 
    
     20mL reverse Aqua Regia + 3 mL HF digested at 80% for 20 minutes, add 20mL of 4% Boric Acid – and digest again at 80% for another 10 minutes  | 
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     Element  | 
    
     CDN Labs Certified 4-acid Value (ppm)  | 
    
     CDN Labs 95% Confidence Limits  | 
    
     Sample A  | 
    
     Sample B  | 
    
     Sample C  | 
    
     Average (ppm)  | 
    
 
     Stdev  | 
    
     % RSD  | 
    
     % Recovery vs 4-acid value  | 
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     Low  | 
    
     High  | 
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     Ag  | 
    
     349  | 
    
     332  | 
    
     366  | 
    
     301  | 
    
     301  | 
    
     310  | 
    
     304  | 
    
     4.06  | 
    
     1.3%  | 
    
     87%  | 
    
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     Cu  | 
    
     7810  | 
    
     7540  | 
    
     8080  | 
    
     7949  | 
    
     7986  | 
    
     8004  | 
    
     7980  | 
    
     23.09  | 
    
     0.3%  | 
    
     102%  | 
    
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     Pb  | 
    
     22000  | 
    
     21000  | 
    
     23000  | 
    
     22648  | 
    
     22768  | 
    
     23041  | 
    
     22819  | 
    
     164.59  | 
    
     0.7%  | 
    
     104%  | 
    
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     Zn  | 
    
     36600  | 
    
     34300  | 
    
     38900  | 
    
     37396  | 
    
     37827  | 
    
     37738  | 
    
     37654  | 
    
     185.77  | 
    
     0.5%  | 
    
     103%  | 
    
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