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Reliability of Spectrochemical Analyses of Boron in Illites

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THE reliability of previously published boron analyses and the direct correlation between potassium and boron in illites1,2 has recently been questioned3 because an iron line at 2497.82 Å apparently interferes with a boron line used for analysis at 2497.73 Å. Using analyses from various sources for 11 fine fraction illitic shales, Bugry and Shaw3 postulated that a positive correlation exists between iron and potassium in illites and this positive correlation could explain the relationship between boron and potassium.

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  1. Grant Institute of Geology, Edinburgh

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  2. Department of Geology, University College of Aberystwyth,

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PRICE, N., WALKER, C. Reliability of Spectrochemical Analyses of Boron in Illites. Nature 206, 607–609 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/206607a0

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