Abdul Aziz1*, Muhammad Sajjad2, and Bashir Mohammad1
1 Central Analytical Facility Division, Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Islamabad 45650, Pakistan
2 Department of Construction Environment Engineering, University of Science and Technology, 305-350, Korea
Abstract Black shale samples were collected from Chimiari Khyber Pakthunkhawa region of Pakistan and were analyzed for elemental compositions. Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry (AAS) was utilized for the determination of elements in the digested solutions. The analysis of black shale was performed precisely with relative standard deviation (RSD) lower than 2%. Results showed that the samples contained high concentrations of Ca (11.98 %), Al (7.09%), Fe (3.03%), Mg (0.59%) and Ti (0.58%).
* Corresponding author, E-mail: aziz1ctn@gmail.com
CHINESE JOURNAL OF GEOCHEMISTRY Vol. 32, No. 3, 2013, page 248-251
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