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Table 3 Whole rock composition of the Keltern limestone (XRF)

From: The Muschelkalk aquifer of the Molasse basin in SW-Germany: implications on the origin and development of highly saline lithium-rich brines in calcareous hydrothermal reservoirs

Major elements (w.%)

Trace elements (ppm)

SiO2

4.43

As

13

TiO2

0.02

Ba

400

Al2O3

0.42

Cr

7

Fe2O3

0.90

Cu

42

MnO

0.04

Ga

5

MgO

3.52

Nb

b.d

CaO

60.55

Ni

38

Na2O

0.01

Pb

6

K2O

0.12

Rb

3

P2O3

0.11

Sn

b.d

LOI

41.83

Sr

330

Sum

111.97

Th

b.d

  

V

1

  

W

b.d

  

Y

8

  

Zn

11

  

Zr

7

  

La

10

  

Ce

23