(TRACE METAL QUALITY) AND ALIQUOT MAKING USGS Publications Warehouse
Place the mortar and pestle in a filtered air laminar flow hood to dry. Empty the contents (approx. 16g) from the specimen container into the clean and dry mortar. If sediment has adhered to the walls of the specimen container, scrape this off using a clean plastic spoon, the pestle, or a titanium spatula.