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%cw

mdS mdSA
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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% SO

D
3

% cw

80
% cw 2 . 22
36

%SO3 %SO3

%D %cw

XRF

%SO3

172
%cw 4.78
36
% A % SO

A
3

136
80

% SO

A
3

1 . 70

%D %SO3

%Gypsym(To tal purity ) %cw 1.70 %SO3

XRF

2.15

XRF

%Gypsym(Total purity ) %SO3

Examples:
Input data

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Calculated data
%D

Total
Purity(%)

Heating

XRF

%A

%cw

%SO3XRF

%SO3D

18.0
18.0
20.9
Error examples:

47.0
40.0
46.5

40.0
40.0
46.5

86.0
86.0
100.0

7.0
0.0
0.0

12.0
0.0
0.0

98.0
86.0
100.0

18.0 ?

35.0 ?
35.0<40.0

40.0

86.0

- 4.96
Not dry sample
or XRF error

-8.4

77.608
Error

22.0
Not dry
sample error

48.8

48.8

105.16
error

0.0

0.0

105.16
Error

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% SO

D
3

80
% cw 2 . 22
36

% cw

%D %cw

172
%cw 4.78
36

%SO3 %SO3
% A % SO

A
3

XRF

136
80

%SO3

% SO

A
3

1 . 70

%D %SO3

%Gypsym(To tal purity ) %cw 1.70 %SO3

XRF

2.15

XRF

%Gypsym(Total purity ) %SO3

Examples:
Input data
Heating
XRF
230C
%cw
18.0
18.0
20.9
Error examples:

XRF

%SO3

XRF

2.15

Calculated data
Dehydrate
D

%SO 3

%D

Total
Purity(%)

Anhydrite
%SO3

%A

%Gypsum

47.0
40.0
46.5

40.0
40.0
46.5

86.0
86.0
100.0

7.0
0.0
0.0

12.0
0.0
0.0

98.0
86.0
100.0

18.0 ?

35.0 ?
35.0<40.0

40.0

86.0

- 4.96
Not dry sample
or XRF error

-8.4

77.608
Error

22.0
Not dry
sample error

48.8

48.8

105.16
error

0.0

0.0

105.16
Error

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Example:

A
%cw *
18

B
%SO3

XRF

**

44

%G
(%gypsum total purity)
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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