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Sample Processing

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LAB GUIDELINES and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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How we sample

Rock Crushing

Rock sieving

Initial acid etching

Mineral separations

Ultrasonic etching

Testing Quartz Purity

Final Etching

Quartz dissolution (PDF DOWNLOAD)

Column separation of Be and Al (PDF DOWNLOAD)

Hydroxide precipitation (PDF DOWNLOAD)


Target packing

Washing Lab Gear

ICP analysis


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