A sample which results where a small portion has been separated from the
lot or
laboratory sample by selective means such as magnetic-, density-, or manual separation, by
micro-drilling, or by centrifugation, e.g. the separation of magnetic materials from a
geological material, or the separation of metal particles from a lubricating oil.
If individual particles are analysed the term individual particle analysis is applied.
Source:
PAC, 1988, 60, 1461
(Nomenclature, symbols, units and their usage in spectrochemical analysis-X. Preparation
of materials for analytical atomic spectroscopy and other related techniques (Recommendations
1988))
on page 1467
Cite as:
IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by
A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997).
XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic,
J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
