Component

Positive

Strength

Negative

Component

Ba

r = 0

No correlation

r = 0

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Er, Nb, Sc, U, Y

0 < r < 0.25

Very weak

−0.25 < r < 0

Cr2O3, MgO, Na2O, TiO2, Dy, Eu, Gd, Ta, Tb

Ce, Ga, Lu, Sr, Tm, W, Yb, U < 60 PPM

0.25 < r < 0.5

Weak

−0.5

Fe2O3, K2O, MnO, La, Nd, Pr, Rb, Sm, Th, Zr

Al2O3, CaO, LOI 1000˚C, V

0.5 < r < 0.75

Moderate

−0.75 < r < −0.5

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0.75 < r < 0.9

Strong

−0.9 < r < −0.75

SiO2

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0.9 < r < 1

Very Strong

−1 < r < −0.9

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P2O5

1

Perfect Correlation

−1

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