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CANMET-SU-1b is a nickel-copper-cobalt ore from Copper Cliff, Ontario, Canada. The mineral species include: pyrrhotite (24.4 %), plagioclase (21.8 %), quartz (11.0 %), magnetite (7.3 %), ferrohornblende (6.7 %), pentlandite (5.4 %), clinochlore (5.2 %), K-feldspar (4.5 %), chalcopyrite (3.3 %), pyrite (3.2 %), enstatite (1.5 %), epidote (1.3 %), augite (1.0 %), biotite (1.0 %), talc (0.6 %), various other minor silicates (0.5 %), actinolite (0.4 %), hypersthene, ilmenite and titanite, all at 0.2 %, and barite, berthierine, dolomite and lizardite, all at 0.1 %. CANMET-SU-1b is suitable for the analysis of nickel, copper, cobalt, platinum, palladium and various other elements at major, minor and trace levels in ores. Examples of intended use include quality control and method development.