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Table 4

Table 4--Chemical analyses of Elk County shales.

Sample no. Si O2 Al2 O3 Fe2 O3 Ti O2 CaO MgO P2 O5 SO3 K2O Na2 O Ignition loss
EK-1 54.20 19.87 6.37 0.98 3.20 2.04 0.18 0.14 3.12 0.49 8.32
EK-2 59.55 20.00 5.23 1.70 1.41 1.69 0.03 nil 3.03 0.28 7.07
EK-3 58.85 18.91 8.38 0.99 1.29 1.59 0.19 0.02 3.19 0.88 5.58
EK-4 59.17 19.05 8.40 1.30 0.42 1.52 0.12 nil 3.05 0.93 5.48
EK-5 62.50 16.95 6.61 1.08 0.68 2.24 0.19 0.01 2.88 1.75 4.56

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Kansas Geological Survey, Geology
Web version July 2002. Original publication date July 1958.
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