Elemental ratio

Upper continental crust²

Range of sediment from mafic sources¹

Range of sediment from felsic sources¹

Range of “Soroosh” samples n = 18

Range of “Nowrooz”

samples n = 6

Range of “Foroozan”

samples n = 6

Range of “Hendijan”

samples n = 5

La/Sc

2.21

0.43 - 0.86

2.50 - 16.3

1.9 - 8.1

2.5 - 5.2

2.8 - 3.8

1.4 - 3.7

Th/Sc

0.79

0.05 - 0.22

0.84 - 20.5

1 - 12.5

1 - 4.3

1.5 - 2.1

0.9 - 6.3

La/Co

1.76

0.14 - 0.38

1.80 - 13.8

1.3 - 3.9

1.6 - 3.1

2 - 3.1

1.7 - 2.5

Th/Co

0.63

0.04 - 1.40

0.67 - 19.4

0.4 - 6.9

0.9 - 1.8

1.2 - 2

0.8 - 4.2

Cr/Th

7.76

25 - 500

4.00 - 15.0

0.4 - 140

1.6 - 6

4.7 - 11.2

0.4 - 5.5