Appendix A. ICP-MS analyses of standard rock powders.

Petrogenesis and Geochemistry of Archean Komatiites

Paolo A. Sossi1,2, Stephen M. Eggins1, Robert W. Nesbitt3, Oliver Nebel1, Janet M. Hergt4, Ian H. Campbell1, Hugh St.C.
O’Neill1, Martin Van Kranendonk5,6, D. Rhodri Davies1
1
Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, 2601, ACT, Australia
2
School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5000, SA, Australia
3
National Oceanography Centre Southampton, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, United Kingdom
4
School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 3010, Victoria, Australia
5
School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2052, NSW, Australia
6
Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Core to Crust Fluid Systems

Table A1: Comparison of rock standards values determined by solution ICP-MS (Sossi, this work) with literature values.
BHVO-2 RSD (%) BHVO-2 PCC-1 PCC-1 Allende RSD (%) Allende
(this study) (preferred) (this study) (Eggins '97) (this study) (Barrat et al., 2012)
Li
Be
P 1155 1.9 1178 14 1017.9 1.0 1173
K 4189 0.4 4316 75 299.1 3.5 277
Sc (XRF) 8.4
Sc 30.5 0.1 32 8.5 9 10.8 0.1 11.28
Ti (XRF) 75
Ti 16487 4.1 16300 29.5 23 828.4 1.5 878
V (XRF) 31
V 322.4 3.6 317 32.2 27 92.6 0.9 95.2
Cr (XRF) 2730
Cr 295.7 4.4 280 2542.2 2168 3144.6 0.8 3557
Co (XRF) 112
Co 44.4 3.5 45 109.6 105 590.5 0.1 616
Ni (XRF) 2380 11153
Ni 125.7 1.2 119 2239 2052 11608.4 0.2
Cu 130.5 1.9 127 10.4 10
Zn 105.8 3.1 103 31.7 31 111.5 0.1 119
Ga 23.8 0.3 22 0.598 0.48 5.347 1.2 5.68
Ge 1.63 0.6 1.6 0.545 13.350 1.9 11
Rb (XRF)
Rb 8.71 0.5 9.11 0.071 0.058 1.126 1.1 1.18
Sr (XRF)
Sr 387 1.1 396 0.474 0.33 15.511 0.1 14.72
Y (XRF)
Y 25.2 0.8 26 0.084 0.087 2.810 0.2 2.88
Zr (XRF)
Zr 172.5 0.7 172 0.208 0.191 6.238 0.7 6.61
Nb (XRF)
 Nb 21.03 2.1 18.1 0.019 0.011 0.555 1.1 0.573
Mo 4.00 0.8 4 6.088 1.735 0.9
Cd 0.21 1.5 0.06 0.039 0.022 0.277 0.9
Sn 2.45 5.6 0.008 0.0045 1.190 0.4
Sb 0.80 1.7 0.106 1.6
Cs 0.10 1.5 0.1 0.068 0.0 0.0881
Ba (XRF)
Ba 140.18 1.9 131 1.087 0.76 4.453 2.7 4.53
La 15.39 0.3 15.2 0.032 0.029 0.511 0.4 0.516
Ce 38.03 1.6 37.5 0.058 0.053 1.267 0.3 1.29
Pr 5.40 2.4 5.35 0.008 0.0068 0.214 0.1 0.201
Nd 25.25 1.7 24.5 0.031 0.025 1.061 0.0 1.02
Sm 6.12 2.3 6.07 0.007 0.005 0.338 0.5 0.329
Eu 2.10 2.5 2.07 0.001 0.0011 0.122 0.4 0.114
Gd 6.30 2.4 6.24 0.007 0.0061 0.405 1.1 0.417
Tb 0.94 2.0 0.92 0.001 0.0012 0.074 1.0 0.0762
Dy 5.32 2.0 5.31 0.011 0.0087 0.492 0.3 0.508
Ho 0.98 1.5 0.98 0.003 0.0027 0.103 0.5 0.107
Er 2.53 2.1 2.54 0.014 0.0113 0.311 0.0 0.31
Tm 0.33 1.8 0.33 0.003 0.056 0.4 0.0559
Yb 1.97 2.4 2 0.025 0.0213 0.327 1.2 0.325
Lu 0.27 1.3 0.274 0.006 0.0046 0.046 0.7 0.0459
Hf 4.73 1.6 4.36 0.006 0.0054 0.202
Ta 1.21 1.5 1.14 0.002 0.002 0.037 1.7 0.0342
W 0.054 0.1
Pb 1.73 3.1 1.6 8.63 8 1.334 1.8 1.27
Th 1.07 2.8 1.22 0.011 0.0115 0.060 0.2 0.0594
U 0.45 3.5 0.403 0.003 0.0039 0.017 0.2 0.0152

Analyses # 6 1 4

Zr/Hf 36.5 39.4 35.6 35.4 32.7

Y/Ho 25.6 26.5 25.2 32.2 27.2 26.9
Nb/Ta 17.4 15.9 12.7 5.5 15.1 16.8
Table A2: Comparison of rock standards values determined by solution ICP-MS (Eggins, this work) with literature values.
W2 RSD W2 DNC RSD DNC BIR-1 RSD BIR-1
(this study) (%) (preferred) (this study) (%) (preferred) (this study) (%) (preferred)
Li 9.0 2.1 9.59 4.9 0.3 5.08 3.1 1.4 3.32
Be 0.8 1.6 0.75 0.2 2.8 0.226 0.1 0.6 0.116
P
K
Sc (XRF)
Sc 35.9 2.0 36.2 32.3 1.7 31.1 43.5 2.5 43.8
Ti (XRF)
Ti
V (XRF)
V
Cr (XRF)
Cr 90.1 1.7 92 393.0 4.3 412
Co (XRF)
Co 44.7 2.1 46 59.2 0.7 57.0 54.0 0.9 53
Ni (XRF)
Ni 72.5 1.7 74 174.0 3.3 175
Cu 99.4 0.9 104 89.6 0.0 86.0 113.8 2.7 113
Zn 73.3 2.3 76 60.7 0.3 57.0 65.6 4.7 65
Ga 17.4 1.1 17.4 13.7 0.1 13.7 15.2 0.6 15.2
Ge
Rb (XRF)
Rb 20.17 0.7 20.1 3.69 3.60 0.194 0.195
Sr (XRF)
Sr 190.40 1.9 191.8 140.50 0.6 141.40 106.60 1.7 106.4
Y (XRF)
Y 23.00 1.0 22.8 18.41 1.7 18.03 16.46 1.9 16.2
Zr (XRF)
Zr 89.47 2.5 92 35.44 2.2 36.40 14.69 1.3 14.47
Nb (XRF)
Nb 7.58 1.7 7.76 1.56 0.2 1.56 0.564 1.7 0.558
Mo
Cd
Sn
Sb
Cs 0.90 0.7 0.92 0.22 0.213
Ba (XRF)
Ba 169.55 1.6 171 103.42 1.1 104.50 6.590 1.2 6.52
La 10.436 1.9 10.59 3.66 1.2 3.68 0.609 0.4 0.604
Ce 23.088 2.0 23.08 8.19 0.5 8.17 1.918 0.9 1.897
Pr 3.005 1.7 3.03 1.10 1.8 1.11 0.381 1.0 0.378
Nd 12.885 1.0 12.95 4.94 0.7 4.95 2.416 1.0 2.38
 Sm 3.278 1.6 3.31 1.43 1.4 1.44 1.120 0.4 1.117
Eu 1.085 1.3 1.09 0.59 0.5 0.59 0.531 1.5 0.524
Gd 3.707 0.8 3.79 2.05 0.5 2.02 1.890 1.2 1.85
Tb 0.645 0.9 0.62 0.41 1.5 0.39 0.381 1.5 0.379
Dy 3.784 0.6 3.79 2.71 0.8 2.71 2.545 0.7 2.53
Ho 0.797 1.2 0.80 0.63 0.1 0.64 0.584 1.6 0.585
Er 2.251 0.7 2.26 1.95 0.5 1.45 1.716 0.8 1.734
Tm
Yb 2.014 0.9 3.00 1.91 0.6 1.92 1.626 1.0 1.649
Lu 0.301 1.5 0.30 0.30 1.1 0.29 0.246 1.7 0.247
Hf 2.311 2.4 2.30 0.94 0.4 0.96 0.571 1.1 0.562
Ta 0.468 1.4 0.48 0.09 0.4 0.09 0.047 7.4 0.041
W
Pb 7.224 1.4 7.81 5.93 1.9 6.47 2.721 2.7 2.97
Th 2.197 0.3 2.21 0.25 0.5 0.24 0.031 2.6 0.0302
U 0.487 0.6 0.497 0.06 0.4 0.05 0.010 5.1 0.01

Analyses # 5 2 4

Zr/Hf 38.7 40.0 37.7 38.1 25.7 25.7

Y/Ho 28.9 28.6 29.1 28.3 28.2 27.7
Nb/Ta 16.2 16.1 16.5 17.6 12.0 13.6