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What's in my ink?
Mom's Millennium Black Onyx
Status: Incompletely Characterized
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Average Particle Size: TBD
Elemental Composition: Currently under analysis. Older data for a similarly labeled ink is available from Forte et al., Sci. Tot. Environment, 2009, 407, 5997
(values in ng/g unless otherwise stated)
Aluminum (189 ± 13 μg/g)
Barium (2.74 ± 0.11 μg/g)
Cadmium (1.35 ± 0.11)
Cobalt (13.0 ± 0.8)
Chromium (1106 ± 91)
Copper (0.789 ± 0.043 μg/g)
Iron (69.3 ± 3.0 μg/g)
Mercury (< LoQ)
Manganese (408 ± 22)
Nickel (86.8 ± 3.4)
Lead (87.2 ± 5.5)
Antimony (114 ± 10)
Strontium (0.275 ± 0.018 μg/g)
Vanadium (153 ± 11)
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Crystal Structure
Major FTIR peaks: 3220 (broad), 1627, 1085 cm-1
Mass(es) of Major Molecular Components: TBD
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