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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Sep 15.
Published in final edited form as: Geochim Cosmochim Acta. 2015 Feb 14;155:122–153. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2015.02.004

Table 4.

Siderophile element concentrations (μg/g) of lunar metal and troilite grains determined by laser ablation ICP-MS

Eelement Cr Fe (%) Co Ni (%) Zn Ga Ge Ru Rh Pd Re Os Ir Pt Au
Metals
M1 rim bdl 89.9 2769 9.85 bdl 0.34 0.16 3.59 0.60 3.44 0.07 0.56 0.61 1.75 0.79
M1 core bdl 94.7 4046 4.92 0.19 0.71 0.31 2.73 0.55 2.35 0.20 1.84 1.88 4.66 1.84
M3 29 85.0 1694 14.9 0.42 2.47 0.32 4.71 0.57 5.52 0.06 0.55 0.60 1.45 0.44
M6 rim 24 86.4 1361 13.5 0.47 0.41 0.05 5.44 0.76 4.56 0.04 0.13 0.07 0.21 bdl
M6 core bdl 95.4 3942 4.17 bdl 1.61 0.36 3.27 0.80 3.42 0.20 2.25 2.35 6.17 2.07
M9 bdl 96.8 4319 2.78 0.41 1.12 0.43 3.14 0.73 2.81 0.26 2.42 2.47 6.46 1.86
M10 11 86.9 1412 13.0 0.38 0.20 0.08 4.38 0.58 4.25 bdl 0.14 0.13 0.31 0.16
M11-1 11 96.5 2562 3.23 bdl 1.21 0.53 0.14 0.02 0.31 bdl 0.02 0.01 bdl 0.95
M11-2 bdl 96.6 2512 3.16 bdl 1.21 0.50 bdl bdl 0.36 0.08 bdl bdl bdl 0.97
Troilites
M2 44 60 bdl 0.04 0.68 bdl 0.03 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl
M5 31 60 bdl 0.02 0.83 0.05 0.03 bdl 0.03 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl
M7 29 60 bdl 0.01 0.78 0.66 0.04 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl
M8 48 60 bdl 0.02 0.75 1.15 0.03 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl
M12 40 60 bdl 0.01 0.68 bdl 0.04 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl
M13 52 60 bdl 0.02 0.70 bdl 0.04 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl
Dection limit 1 0.01 3 0.001 0.04 0.02 0.01 0.03 0.01 0.02 0.004 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.02

bdl: below detection limit; rim: the first ablation analysis; core: the second albation analysis on the same spot as the first ablation For troilites, an assumed Fe content of 60 % is set as the internal standard.