GERM Partition Coefficient (Kd) Database
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Data contribution by Roger Nielsen

Partition Coefficients      
Rock Type Mineral Z Elem Value SD Low High Kd Type Info Reference
Alkali Basalt Olivine 15 P 0.019       Phenocryst-Matrix Anderson & Greenland 1969
Andesite Olivine 15 P 0.055       Phenocryst-Matrix Anderson & Greenland 1969
Basalt-Andesite Olivine 15 P 0.055       Phenocryst-Matrix Anderson & Greenland 1969
Sub-Alkaline Andesite-Basalt Ilmenite 15 P 0.05       Phenocryst-Matrix Anderson & Greenland 1969
Sub-Alkaline Andesite-Basalt Low Calcium Pyroxene 15 P 0.009       Phenocryst-Matrix Anderson & Greenland 1969
Sub-Alkaline Andesite-Basalt Plagioclase 15 P 0.014       Phenocryst-Matrix Anderson & Greenland 1969
Sub-Alkaline Basalt Low Calcium Pyroxene 15 P 0.014       Phenocryst-Matrix Anderson & Greenland 1969
Sub-Alkaline Basalt Plagioclase 15 P 0.024       Phenocryst-Matrix Anderson & Greenland 1969
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