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
Carbonatite Clinopyroxene 3 Li     0.043 0.2 Experimental Blundy & Dalton 2000
Carbonatite Clinopyroxene 11 Na     0.058 0.34 Experimental Blundy & Dalton 2000
Carbonatite Clinopyroxene 12 Mg     1.29 1.56 Experimental Blundy & Dalton 2000
Carbonatite Clinopyroxene 13 Al     0.1 19 Experimental Blundy & Dalton 2000
Carbonatite Clinopyroxene 14 Si     0.986 10.6 Experimental Blundy & Dalton 2000
Carbonatite Clinopyroxene 19 K     0.0039 0.106 Experimental Blundy & Dalton 2000
Carbonatite Clinopyroxene 20 Ca     0.575 1.24 Experimental Blundy & Dalton 2000
Carbonatite Clinopyroxene 22 Ti     0.182 0.88 Experimental Blundy & Dalton 2000
Carbonatite Clinopyroxene 31 Ga     0.18 20 Experimental Blundy & Dalton 2000
Carbonatite Clinopyroxene 37 Rb     0.0004 0.009 Experimental Blundy & Dalton 2000
Carbonatite Clinopyroxene 38 Sr     0.07 0.206 Experimental Blundy & Dalton 2000
Carbonatite Clinopyroxene 39 Y     0.178 1.1 Experimental Blundy & Dalton 2000
Carbonatite Clinopyroxene 40 Zr     0.024 1.4 Experimental Blundy & Dalton 2000
Carbonatite Clinopyroxene 41 Nb     0.0037 0.02 Experimental Blundy & Dalton 2000
Carbonatite Clinopyroxene 55 Cs     0.001 0.0053 Experimental Blundy & Dalton 2000
Carbonatite Clinopyroxene 56 Ba     0.0002 0.0063 Experimental Blundy & Dalton 2000
Carbonatite Clinopyroxene 57 La     0.041 0.066 Experimental Blundy & Dalton 2000
Carbonatite Clinopyroxene 60 Nd     0.116 0.39 Experimental Blundy & Dalton 2000
Carbonatite Clinopyroxene 62 Sm     0.14 0.43 Experimental Blundy & Dalton 2000
Carbonatite Clinopyroxene 70 Yb     0.176 1.3 Experimental Blundy & Dalton 2000
Carbonatite Clinopyroxene 82 Pb     0.17 1.6 Experimental Blundy & Dalton 2000
Carbonatite Olivine 3 Li     0.126 0.127 Experimental Blundy & Dalton 2000
Carbonatite Olivine 12 Mg     4.04 4.1 Experimental Blundy & Dalton 2000
Carbonatite Olivine 13 Al     0.24 0.24 Experimental Blundy & Dalton 2000
Carbonatite Olivine 14 Si     8.6 8.93 Experimental Blundy & Dalton 2000
Carbonatite Olivine 20 Ca     0.0109 0.0112 Experimental Blundy & Dalton 2000
Carbonatite Olivine 22 Ti     0.024 0.026 Experimental Blundy & Dalton 2000
Carbonatite Olivine 31 Ga 0.7       Experimental Blundy & Dalton 2000
Carbonatite Olivine 39 Y 0.0057       Experimental Blundy & Dalton 2000
Carbonatite Olivine 40 Zr     0.0006 0.0031 Experimental Blundy & Dalton 2000
Carbonatite Olivine 62 Sm 0.0004       Experimental Blundy & Dalton 2000
Carbonatite Olivine 70 Yb     0.03 0.05 Experimental Blundy & Dalton 2000
Carbonatite Olivine 82 Pb     0.41 0.69 Experimental Blundy & Dalton 2000
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