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GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS
ANALYSIS / Price ($AUD ex. GST)
Sample Extraction & Digestion Options
o  Borate Fusion/dissolution / $35.00
o  Aqua-Regia digestion / $20.00
o  Perchloric Acid digestion / $22.00
o  Ammonium oxalate extraction / $POA
o  Sodium Pyrophosphate extraction / $POA
o  Citrate/Dithionite extraction / $POA
o  Hydroxylamine Hydrochloride / $POA
o  Sequential Extraction (several options available) / $POA
ICP-OES (Inductively Coupled Plasma - Optical Emission Spectrometry)
o  Geochemical Suite (refer to Table 3.1) / $10.00/sample
+ $1/element
+ sample preparation
o  Fusion (refer to Table 3.1) / $12.00/sample
+ $1/element
+ $35/sample preparation
GF –AAS (Graphite Furnace - Atomic Absorption Spectrometry)
o  Gold (Au) (refer to Table 3.1) / $POA
XRF ( X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry)
o  Whole Rock analysis (refer to Table 3.1) / $60.00 with LOI
$50.00 without LOI
XRD ( X-ray Diffraction)
o  Full Service mineral identification / $POA
o  Full service clay mineral identification / $POA
·  New user set-up fee (covers x-rays dosage badge) / ·  $50.00
·  On-going/quarter (covers badge analysis costs) / ·  $20.00
·  Instrument use / ·  $35.00/hour
routinely run together, single price inclusive of all analytes
See TABLE 3.1 for analysis methods, element suites and accuracies
All samples are subject to preparation parameters, depending on required method. Ask technician for these details at time of quote.
Prices stated are per sample and exclude GST and all orders are subject to minimum charge of $100
TABLE 3.1 : Analysis method outlines of element suite available and the applicable detection limits and
suitable sample types
Method / Element Suite / Suitable samples
Geochemical Suite (ICP-OES) / Ag, Al, As, B, Ba, Be, Bi, Ca, Cd, Ce, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ga, Gd, Ge, Hf, K, La, Mg, Mn, Mo, Na, Nb, Nd, Ni, P, Pb, Rb, S, Sc, Se, Si, Sr, Ta, Th, Ti, U, V, W, Y, Zn, Zr
[detection limits vary depending on sample extraction techniques] / Samples that have undergone mixed acid digestions (or other digestion methods EEAL has available)
Fusion (ICP-OES) / Al, As, Ba, Be, Ca, Ce, Cd, Fe, Ga, Gd, Ge, Hf, K, La, Mg, Na, Pb, Rb, Si, Sr, Ta, Th, Ti, U, V, W, Y, Zn, Zr
[detection limits vary depending on sample extraction techniques] / Sample fused with Boron (B) based flux and melt redissolved in 10% HCl
GF-AAS / [Au] at > 0.1 µg/L
Other low abundance elements including Cd / Primarily setup to measure Gold (Au) in sub parts per billion levels
Whole Rock (XRF) / Major Oxide (detection limits %) / Trace Elements (detection limits mg/kg) / Finely ground samples fused with Lithium metaborate/tetraborate flux
Al2O3 / 0.020 / V / 25
SiO2 / 0.030 / Cr / 20
TiO2 / 0.003 / Ni / 10
Fe2O3 / 0.002 / Cu / 15
MnO / 0.001 / Zn / 10
CaO / 0.003 / Rb / 15
K2O / 0.003 / Sr / 10
MgO / 0.020 / Ba / 45
Na2O / 0.040 / Zr / 15
P2O5 / 0.004 / Co / 15
SO3 / 0.008
LOI / Optional

Earth & Environment Analysis Laboratory – Geochem & Geotech Price List

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