Nuclear and complementary analytical techniques for elemental analysis of granite rock samples
Badawy W.M. Silachyov I. Dmitriev A. Lennik S. Saleh G. Sallah M.
December 2024Akademiai Kiado ZRt.
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
2024#333Issue 126561 - 6575 pp.
The elemental composition of 29 granite rock samples from the Gabel Elba–Wadi Eikhwan area situated in the southern sector of Egypt’s Eastern Desert were analyzed using neutron activation analysis (NAA) and X-ray fluorescence (XRF). Altogether, 45 major and trace elements were quantitatively determined. Bivariate and multivariate statistical analyses were conducted to distinguish and categorize the rock-forming elements according to their elemental content. The applied ratio indicators and discriminant diagrams show that the studied rock samples are well classified to be granite. The principal component analysis results demonstrate clustered samples of common geochemical features. The integration of NAA and XRF has demonstrated its efficacy and relevance in rock studies. The obtained results hold significant importance for the regions investigated and can serve as fundamental data for future assessments and prospects.
Elemental content , Granite rocks , Internal standard of NAA , Multivariate analysis , XRF
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Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, 141980, Russian Federation
Radiation Protection and Civil Defense Department, Nuclear Research Center, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, 13759, Egypt
Institute of Nuclear Physics, Ibragimov Str.1, Almaty, 050032, Kazakhstan
Nuclear Materials Authority, P.O. Box 530, El-Maadi, Cairo, Egypt
Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt
Department of Physics, College of Sciences, University of Bisha, P.O. Box 344, Bisha, 61922, Saudi Arabia
Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics
Radiation Protection and Civil Defense Department
Institute of Nuclear Physics
Nuclear Materials Authority
Physics Department
Department of Physics
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