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 12 Mg     1.96 4.44 Experimental Beattie 1994
Basalt Olivine 13 Al     0.0101 0.0222 Experimental Beattie 1994
Basalt Olivine 14 Si     0.77 0.91 Experimental Beattie 1994
Basalt Olivine 20 Ca     0.0192 0.0375 Experimental Beattie 1994
Basalt Olivine 21 Sc     0.12 0.38 Experimental Beattie 1994
Basalt Olivine 24 Cr     0.63 1.85 Experimental Beattie 1994
Basalt Olivine 25 Mn     0.5 1.07 Experimental Beattie 1994
Basalt Olivine 26 Fe     0.51 1.55 Experimental Beattie 1994
Basalt Olivine 27 Co     1.1 3.56 Experimental Beattie 1994
Basalt Olivine 38 Sr     3.9e-05 0.00025 Experimental Beattie 1994
Basalt Olivine 39 Y     0.00494 0.0125 Experimental Beattie 1994
Basalt Olivine 56 Ba     1.3e-06 3.2e-05 Experimental Beattie 1994
Basalt Olivine 57 La     3.7e-06 1.2e-05 Experimental Beattie 1994
Basalt Olivine 59 Pr     2.6e-05 8.4e-05 Experimental Beattie 1994
Basalt Olivine 62 Sm     0.00014 0.00063 Experimental Beattie 1994
Basalt Olivine 65 Tb     0.0016 0.0041 Experimental Beattie 1994
Basalt Olivine 67 Ho     0.0047 0.0118 Experimental Beattie 1994
Basalt Olivine 70 Yb     0.0157 0.0469 Experimental Beattie 1994
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