Application of Nuclear Analytical Techniques in Elemental Characterization of Wadi El-Nakhil Alabaster, Central Eastern Desert, Egypt

Table 4

Chemical analysis of major oxide contents (wt%) of Wadi El-Nakhil alabaster.

Oxides	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Average
CaO	62.2	50.45	66.32	64.36	69.68	69.6	70.75	64.4	66.3	64.9
MgO	12.22	21.56	7.23	8.9	3.23	1.21	4.03	8.8	7.3	8.28
SiO2	1.2	0.06	0.05	0.04	0.04	1.61	0.95	1.42	1.8	0.79
Fe2O3	1.08	1.35	1.08	1.08	1.24	1.58	1.10	1.07	1.08	1.18
Na2O	0.18	0.27	0.22	0.54	0.21	0.18	0.19	0.53	0.23	0.28
K2O	1.03	1.09	1.04	1.02	1.03	1.03	1.02	1.02	1.03	1.03
P2O5	0.01	0.1	0.01	0.04	0.01	0.07	0.01	0.04	0.01	0.03
LOI	24.9	24.6	25.6	25.1	25.8	25.15	24.8	25.2	25.5	25.2