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Alphabetical index of database fields

A

Antimony concentration (parts per million) as determined by partial extraction of the sample followed by atomic absorption spectrometry. (Chemical analysis)
Antimony concentration (parts per million) as determined by semi-quantitative emission spectrometry. (Chemical analysis)
Arsenic concentration (parts per million) as determined by colorimetry. (Chemical analysis)
Arsenic concentration (parts per million) as determined by partial extraction of the sample followed by atomic absorption spectrometry. (Chemical analysis)
Arsenic concentration (parts per million) as determined by semi-quantitative emission spectrometry. (Chemical analysis)

B

Barium concentration (parts per million) as determined by semi-quantitative emission spectrometry. (Chemical analysis)
Beryllium concentration (parts per million) as determined by semi-quantitative emission spectrometry. (Chemical analysis)
Bismuth concentration (parts per million) as determined by semi-quantitative emission spectrometry. (Chemical analysis)
Boron concentration (parts per million) as determined by semi-quantitative emission spectrometry. (Chemical analysis)

C

Cadmium concenration (parts per million) as determined by semi-quantitative emission spectrometry. (Chemical analysis)
Cadmium concentration (parts per million) as determined by partial extraction of the sample followed by atomic absorption spectrometry. (Chemical analysis)
Calcium concentration (percent) as determined by semi-quantitative emission spectrometry. (Chemical analysis)
Chromium concentration (parts per million) as determined by semi-quantitative emission spectrometry. (Chemical analysis)
Cobalt concentration (parts per million) as determined by semi-quantitative emission spectrometry. (Chemical analysis)
Copper concentration (parts per million) as determined by partial extraction of the sample followed by atomic absorption spectrometry. (Chemical analysis)
Copper concentration (parts per million) as determined by semi-quantitative emission spectrometry. (Chemical analysis)

D

Direction east (E) or west (W) of the 0 meridian (Greenwich). (Geographic location)
Direction north (N) or south (S) of the equator. (Geographic location)

F

Field number assigned by the submitter designated in the SUBNAME field. (Sample identification)
Fluorine concentration (parts per million) as determined by specific ion electrode. (Chemical analysis)

G

Gold concentration (parts per million) as determined by partial extraction of the sample followed by atomic absorption spectrometry. (Chemical analysis)
Gold concentration (parts per million) as determined by semi-quantitative emission spectrometry. (Chemical analysis)

I

Iron concentration (percent) as determined by semi-quantitative emission spectrometry. (Chemical analysis)

L

Laboratory job number assigned by the analytical laboratory. One job number may contain from one to a few hundred samples. (Processing information)
Lanthanum concentration (parts per million) as determined by semi-quantitative emission spectrometry. (Chemical analysis)
Latitude of sample site reported in Decimal Degress. (Geographic location)
Latitude of sample site reported in degrees, minutes, and seconds (ddmmss). (Geographic location)
Lead concentration (parts per million) as determined by partial extraction of the sampled followed by atomic absorption spectrometry. (Chemical analysis)
Lead concentration (parts per million) as determined by semi-quantitative emission spectrometry. (Chemical analysis)
Longitude of sample site reported in Decimal Degress. (Geographic location)
Longitude of the sample site reported in degrees, minutes, and seconds (ddmmss). (Geographic location)

M

Magnesium concentration (percent) as determined by semi-quantitative emission spectrometry. (Chemical analysis)
Manganese concentration (parts per million) as determined by semi-quantitative emission spectrometry. (Chemical analysis)
Mercury concentration (parts per million) as determined by an instrumental technique such as cold vapor atomic absorption spectrometry. (Chemical analysis)
Molybdenum concentration (parts per million) as determined by colorimetry. (Chemical analysis)
Molybdenum concentration (parts per million) as determined by semi-quantitative emission spectrometry. (Chemical analysis)

N

Nickel concentration (parts per million) as determined by semi-quantitative emission spectrometry. (Chemical analysis)
Niobium concentration (parts per million) as determined by semi-quantitative emission spectrometry. (Chemical analysis)

P

Paladium concentration (parts per million) as determined by fire assay emission spectrometry. (Chemical analysis)
Platinum concentration (parts per million) as determined by fire assay emission spectrometry. (Chemical analysis)

Q

Quality indicator for AA measure of Ag (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for AA measure of As (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for AA measure of Au (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for AA measure of Cd (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for AA measure of Cu (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for AA measure of Pb (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for AA measure of Sb (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for AA measure of Zn (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for AS_PD (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for AS_PT (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for CM_AS (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for CM_MO (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for CM_W (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for INST_HG value (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for semi-quantitative emission spectrometric measure of Ag (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for semi-quantitative emission spectrometric measure of As (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for semi-quantitative emission spectrometric measure of Au (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for semi-quantitative emission spectrometric measure of B (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for semi-quantitative emission spectrometric measure of Ba (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for semi-quantitative emission spectrometric measure of Be (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for semi-quantitative emission spectrometric measure of Bi (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for semi-quantitative emission spectrometric measure of Ca (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for semi-quantitative emission spectrometric measure of Cd (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for semi-quantitative emission spectrometric measure of Co (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for semi-quantitative emission spectrometric measure of Cr (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for semi-quantitative emission spectrometric measure of Cu (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for semi-quantitative emission spectrometric measure of Fe (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for semi-quantitative emission spectrometric measure of La (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for semi-quantitative emission spectrometric measure of Mg (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for semi-quantitative emission spectrometric measure of Mn (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for semi-quantitative emission spectrometric measure of Mo (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for semi-quantitative emission spectrometric measure of Nb (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for semi-quantitative emission spectrometric measure of Ni (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for semi-quantitative emission spectrometric measure of Pb (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for semi-quantitative emission spectrometric measure of Sb (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for semi-quantitative emission spectrometric measure of Sc (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for semi-quantitative emission spectrometric measure of Sn (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for semi-quantitative emission spectrometric measure of Sr (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for semi-quantitative emission spectrometric measure of Th (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for semi-quantitative emission spectrometric measure of Ti (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for semi-quantitative emission spectrometric measure of V (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for semi-quantitative emission spectrometric measure of W (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for semi-quantitative emission spectrometric measure of Y (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for semi-quantitative emission spectrometric measure of Zn (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for semi-quantitative emission spectrometric measure of Zr (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for SI_F (Chemical analysis)
Quality indicator for U_INST value (Chemical analysis)

S

Sample collection method, character of sample (Sample characteristics)
Sample type, nature of material collected for sample. (Sample characteristics)
Scandium concentration (parts per million) as determined by semi-quantitative emission spectrometry. (Chemical analysis)
Silver concentration (parts per million) as determined by partial extraction of the sample followed by atomic absorption spectrometry. (Chemical analysis)
Silver concentration (parts per million) as determined by semi-quantitative emission spectrometry. (Chemical analysis)
Source of sample (Sample characteristics)
Strontium concentration (parts per million) as determined by semi-quantitative emission spectrometry. (Chemical analysis)
Submitter's name, name of the individual who submitted the samples to the laboratory for analysis. (Processing information)

T

Thorium concentration (parts per million) as determined by semi-quantitative emission spectrometry. (Chemical analysis)
Tin concentration (parts per million) as determined by semi-quantitative emission spectrometry. (Chemical analysis)
Titanium concentration (percent) as determined by semi-quantitative emission spectrometry. (Chemical analysis)
Tungsten concentration (parts per million) as determined by colorimetry. (Chemical analysis)
Tungsten concentration (parts per million) as determined by semi-quantitative emission spectrometry. (Chemical analysis)

U

Unique identification number assigned by the laboratory. (Processing information)
Unique record identifier (Sample identification)
Uranium concentration (parts per million) as determined by an instrumental technique such as fluorimetry. (Chemical analysis)

V

Vanadium concentration (parts per million) as determined by semi-quantitative emission spectrometry. (Chemical analysis)

Y

Yttrium concentration (parts per million) as determined by semi-quantitative emission spectrometry. (Chemical analysis)

Z

Zinc concentration (parts per million) as determined by partial extraction of the sample followed by atomic absorption spectrometry. (Chemical analysis)
Zinc concentration (parts per million) as determined by semi-quantitative emission spectrometry. (Chemical analysis)
Zirconium concentration (parts per million) as determined by semi-quantitative emission spectrometry. (Chemical analysis)

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