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
Basalt Olivine 11 Na     0.012 0.024 Phenocryst-Matrix Leeman & Scheidegger 1977
Basalt Olivine 12 Mg     4.61 7.46 Phenocryst-Matrix Leeman & Scheidegger 1977
Basalt Olivine 20 Ca     0.02 0.036 Phenocryst-Matrix Leeman & Scheidegger 1977
Basalt Olivine 21 Sc     0.14 0.22 Phenocryst-Matrix Leeman & Scheidegger 1977
Basalt Olivine 24 Cr     1.06 3.06 Phenocryst-Matrix Leeman & Scheidegger 1977
Basalt Olivine 25 Mn     0.73 1.67 Phenocryst-Matrix Leeman & Scheidegger 1977
Basalt Olivine 26 Fe     1.19 1.87 Phenocryst-Matrix Leeman & Scheidegger 1977
Basalt Olivine 27 Co     2.75 4.19 Phenocryst-Matrix Leeman & Scheidegger 1977
Basalt Olivine 28 Ni     8.25 23.5 Phenocryst-Matrix Leeman & Scheidegger 1977
Basalt Olivine 62 Sm     0.003 0.015 Phenocryst-Matrix Leeman & Scheidegger 1977
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