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In an area of 3.3×106 km2 within eastern China, 28 253 rock samples were collected systematically and combined into 2718 composite samples which were analyzed by 15 reliable methods using national preliminary certified reference materials (CRMs) for data quality monitoring. The average chemical compositions of the exposed crust, the sedimentary cover and the exposed basement as well as the upper crust for 76 chemical elements in eastern China are given.
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A key basic geology projcct supported by Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources of China.
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Yan, M., Chi, Q., Gu, T. et al. Chemical composition of upper crust in eastern China. Sci. China Ser. D-Earth Sci. 40, 530–539 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02877620
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