岩石主微量元素的便携式X射线荧光光谱仪分析校准及应用

赵森; 王鑫玉; 孙明道

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Zhao Shen, Wang Xingyu, Sun Mingdao, 2026. Calibration and Application of Portable X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer for Major and Trace Element Analysis of Rocks. Earth Science, 51(2): 756-766. doi: 10.3799/dqkx.2025.246

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Zhao Shen, Wang Xingyu, Sun Mingdao, 2026. Calibration and Application of Portable X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer for Major and Trace Element Analysis of Rocks. Earth Science, 51(2): 756-766. doi: 10.3799/dqkx.2025.246

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Calibration and Application of Portable X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer for Major and Trace Element Analysis of Rocks

doi: 10.3799/dqkx.2025.246

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State Key Laboratory of Deep Earth Processes and Strategic Mineral Resources, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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College of Earth Sciences and Planetary Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

Received Date: 2025-01-22
Publish Date: 2026-02-25

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Abstract

Portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (pXRF) enables rapid and non-destructive in-situ analysis of major and trace element compositions in common rocks. To improve the accuracy of pXRF in geological sample analysis, 39 geological reference materials were selected, including igneous rocks, carbonate rocks, clastic sedimentary rocks, and sediments. Olympus Vanta pXRF was used to analyze their powder pellets, and calibration curves were established based on the correlation between the average values of multiple measurements of the actual element contents and the recommended values of the reference materials. This study confirmed the good precision and accuracy of TiO₂, Sr, Zr, Y, Nb, and Cu themselves. It was found that the contents of SiO₂ and CaO were significantly affected by matrix effects between carbonate rocks and igneous rocks, as well as between clastic sedimentary rocks, stream sediments, and soils, requiring the establishment of different calibration equations for calibration. In addition, through regression analysis, this study significantly improved the measurement accuracy of elements such as Al₂O₃, Fe₂O₃T, MnO, K₂O, Rb, Zr, Pb, Zn, Cr, Ni, and Nb. Subsequently, the first 150 m core of the Lingyuan drill hole (YSDP-4) from the Yanshan Scientific Drilling Project was selected as the research object, and the pXRF data before and after calibration were compared with the fusion method. The results confirmed that the calibrated data were more consistent with the whole-rock powder data. The results demonstrate that this method can effectively improve data accuracy and expand the wide application potential of pXRF instruments in rapid core scanning analysis.
- handheld XRF,
- major and trace element analysis,
- geological reference materials,
- Yanshan Scientific Drilling,
- geochemistry

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