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Black shale samples were collected from Chimiari Khyber Pakthunkhawa region of Pakistan and were analyzed for elemental compositions. Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry (AAS) was utilized for the determination of elements in the digested solutions. The analysis of black shale was performed precisely with relative standard deviation (RSD) lower than 2%. Results showed that the samples contained high concentrations of Ca (11.98 %), Al (7.09%), Fe (3.03%), Mg (0.59%) and Ti (0.58%).
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Aziz, A., Sajjad, M. & Mohammad, B. Elemental characterization of black shales of Khyber Pakthunkhawa (KPK) region of Pakistan using AAS. Chin. J. Geochem. 32, 248–251 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11631-013-0629-z
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