Geochemical Reference Samples Database from the Geological Society of Japan

[Adapted from the Geological Survey of Japan Sample Reference
Standards Abstracts Page,
'http://www.aist.go.jp/RIODB/geostand/gsj1maine.html']

The Geological Survey of Japan (GSJ) has issued 31 rock reference
samples for the analysis of major, minor and trace elements, isotopic
compositions and isotopic ages. The purpose of this standard reference
material project in Geological Survey of Japan is to improve and check
the reliability of analytical data obtained from different methods and
different laboratories. Therefore, these samples (total number is over
8000) have been distributed to analytical laboratories in 43 countries
worldwide and the analytical data obtained with cooperative works were
compiled and used to improve the accuracy of the data.

The following are samples that are available:
Igneous rocks

JA-1 Andesite (1982) Hakone volcano
JA-2 Andesite (1985) Goshikidai sanukitoid
JA-3 Andesite (1986) Asama volcano
JB-1 Basalt (1968) Kitamatsuura basalt
JB-1a Basalt (1984) Replacement sample of JB-1
JB-1b Basalt (1996) Replacement sample of JB-1 and JB-1a
JB-2 Basalt (1982) Oshima volcano
JB-3 Basalt (1983) Fuji volcano
JF-1 Feldspar (1985) Ohira feldspar
JF-2 Feldspar (1986) Kurosaka feldspar
JG-1 Granodiorite (1967) Sori granodiorite
JG-1a Granodiorite (1984) Replacement sample of JG-1
JG-2 Granite (1985) Naegi granite
JG-3 Granodiorite (1986) Mitoya granodiorite
JGb-1 Gabbro(1983) Utsushigatake
JGb-2 Gabbro (1991) Tsukuba-san leucogabbro
JH-1 Hornblendite (1992) Nishi-Dohira pyroxene hornblendite
JP-1 Peridotite (1984) Horoman peridotite
JR-1 Rhyolite (1982) Wada Toge obsidian
JR-2 Rhyolite (1983) Wada Toge obsidian
JR-3 Rhyolite (1990) Ashizuri peralkaline rhyolite
JSy-1 Syenite (1993) Nephton, Ontario, Canada

Sedimentary rocks

JLs-1 Limestone (1987) Garo limestone
JCp-1 Coral(1999) Ishigaki Island
JDo-1 Dolomite (1987) Kuzuu dolomite
JSl-1 Slate (1988) Toyoma clay slate
JSl-2 Slate (1989) Toyoma clay slate
JCh-1 Chert (1989) Ashio chert

Sediments

JLk-1 Lake sediment (1987) Lake Biwa
JSd-1 Stream sediment (1988) Northern region, Ibaraki
JSd-2 Stream sediment (1989) Eastern region, Ibaraki
JSd-3 Stream sediment (1989) Central region, Ibaraki
JMS-1 Marine sediment (1999) Tokyo Bay
JMS-2 Marine sediment (2000) South Pacific

Coal fly ash, Soil

JCFA-1 Coal fly ash (1995) Isogo, Yokohama, Kanagawa
JSO-1 Soil(1997) Machida, Tokyo
JSO-2 Soil(1998) Tsukuba, Ibaraki

Ore

JMn-1 Manganese Nodule(1994) Southern Central Pacific Basin