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 Clinopyroxene 21 Sc     2.38 3.23 Phenocryst-Matrix Dale & Henderson 1972
Basalt Clinopyroxene 24 Cr     4.72 11.43 Phenocryst-Matrix Dale & Henderson 1972
Basalt Clinopyroxene 25 Mn     0.55 1.31 Phenocryst-Matrix Dale & Henderson 1972
Basalt Clinopyroxene 26 Fe     0.57 1.04 Phenocryst-Matrix Dale & Henderson 1972
Basalt Clinopyroxene 27 Co     0.68 1.22 Phenocryst-Matrix Dale & Henderson 1972
Basalt Clinopyroxene 28 Ni     1.42 2.11 Phenocryst-Matrix Dale & Henderson 1972
Basalt Olivine 21 Sc     0.13 0.22 Phenocryst-Matrix Dale & Henderson 1972
Basalt Olivine 25 Mn     1.01 1.75 Phenocryst-Matrix Dale & Henderson 1972
Basalt Olivine 26 Fe     1.74 3 Phenocryst-Matrix Dale & Henderson 1972
Basalt Olivine 27 Co     2.75 4.44 Phenocryst-Matrix Dale & Henderson 1972
Basalt Olivine 28 Ni     8.63 18.54 Phenocryst-Matrix Dale & Henderson 1972
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