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An add-on for Microsoft Excel is described. The program includes several functions to automatize the routine operations used commonly in mineralogical and geochemical data processing, such as abundance normalization, calculation of mineral formulas, and statistical treatment of analyses.
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Zaitsev, V.A. Geochemical Functions: Add-ins to MS Excel for Geochemical and Mineralogical Data Processing. Moscow Univ. Geol. Bull. 77, 411–417 (2022). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0145875222040111
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