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The lognormal distribution of trace elements in glacial till

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The concentrations of Au, Ce, Cr, Eu, Hf, La, Lu, Sc, Sm, Th, U and Yb were determined by instrumental neutron activation analysis in 1200 samples of glacial till from Quebec by using a SLOWPOKE reactor. All these elements are lognormally distributed in the till which would suggest that their concentrations, while reflecting somewhat the composition of the bedrock, are apparently not regulated about a central value by any geological process.

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  1. Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal, Canada

    L. Zikovsky & G. Kennedy

  2. Ministère de l'Energie et des Ressources, Quebec, Canada

    P. Lasalle

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Zikovsky, L., Kennedy, G. & Lasalle, P. The lognormal distribution of trace elements in glacial till. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 109, 275–281 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02037871

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