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mdS  mdSA
%cw   100%
mds  md

%D  %cw  4.78
%Dihydrate  %D  %CaSO 4  2H 2O
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 %cw  %L
%D  %cw  4.78
%Dihydrate  %D  %CaSO 4  2H 2O

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 Total Purity  % L  1.7  % SO3

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 D 80
% SO 3  % cw  % cw  2 . 22
36

A XRF D
%SO3  %SO3  %SO3

172
%D  %cw  %cw  4.78
36
A 136 A
% A  % SO 3  % SO 3  1 . 70
80

XRF
%D  %SO3  2.15
XRF
%Gypsym(To tal purity )  %cw  1.70  %SO3
XRF
%Gypsym(Total purity )  %SO3  2.15

Examples:
Input data Calculated data
Total
Heating XRF %D %A
Purity(%)

%cw %SO3XRF %SO3D %SO3A

18.0 47.0 40.0 86.0 7.0 12.0 98.0
18.0 40.0 40.0 86.0 0.0 0.0 86.0
20.9 46.5 46.5 100.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Error examples:
- 4.96
35.0 ? 77.608
18.0 ? 40.0 86.0 Not dry sample -8.4
35.0<40.0 Error
or XRF error
22.0
105.16 105.16
Not dry 48.8 48.8 0.0 0.0
error Error
sample error

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 D 80
% SO 3  % cw  % cw  2 . 22
36

172
%D  %cw  %cw  4.78
36
A XRF D
%SO3  %SO3  %SO3
A 136 A
% A  % SO 3  % SO 3  1 . 70
80

XRF
%D  %SO3  2.15

XRF
%Gypsym(To tal purity )  %cw  1.70  %SO3
XRF
%Gypsym(Total purity )  %SO3  2.15
Examples:
Input data Calculated data
Heating Total
XRF Dehydrate Anhydrite
230°C Purity(%)
XRF D A
%cw %SO3 %SO 3 %D %SO3 %A %Gypsum
18.0 47.0 40.0 86.0 7.0 12.0 98.0
18.0 40.0 40.0 86.0 0.0 0.0 86.0
20.9 46.5 46.5 100.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Error examples:
- 4.96
35.0 ? 77.608
18.0 ? 40.0 86.0 Not dry sample -8.4
35.0<40.0 Error
or XRF error
22.0
105.16 105.16
Not dry 48.8 48.8 0.0 0.0
error Error
sample error

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 Example:
A B %G
XRF
%cw * %SO3 ** (%gypsum total purity)

18 44 92.8 ***
*% crystal water
** XRF analysis of %SO3 (EQUAOXIDES)
****Formula % G =IF(OR((A*2.22)>B+0.05,A>20.93,(A+1.7*B)>100.05),IF((A+1.7*B)>100.05,"Error XRF
SO3","Error, not enough dry sample"),A+1.7*B)

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