NanoSr – A New Carbonate Microanalytical Reference Material for In Situ Strontium Isotope Analysis     

Michael Weber  Federico Lugli  Bodo Hattendorf  Denis Scholz  Regina Mertz‐Kraus  Damien Guinoiseau  Klaus Peter Jochum 《Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research》2020,44(1):69-83

The in situ measurement of Sr isotopes in carbonates by MC‐ICP‐MS is limited by the availability of suitable microanalytical reference materials (RMs), which match the samples of interest. Whereas several well‐characterised carbonate reference materials for Sr mass fractions > 1000 µg g^?1 are available, there is a lack of well‐characterised carbonate microanalytical RMs with lower Sr mass fractions. Here, we present a new synthetic carbonate nanopowder RM with a Sr mass fraction of ca. 500 µg g^?1 suitable for microanalytical Sr isotope research (‘NanoSr’). NanoSr was analysed by both solution‐based and in situ techniques. Element mass fractions were determined using EPMA (Ca mass fraction), as well as laser ablation and solution ICP‐MS in different laboratories. The ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratio was determined by well‐established bulk methods for Sr isotope measurements and is 0.70756 ± 0.00003 (2s). The Sr isotope microhomogeneity of the material was determined by LA‐MC‐ICP‐MS, which resulted in ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios of 0.70753 ± 0.00007 (2s) and 0.70757 ± 0.00006 (2s), respectively, in agreement with the solution data within uncertainties. Thus, this new reference material is well suited to monitor and correct microanalytical Sr isotope measurements of low‐Sr, low‐REE carbonate samples. NanoSr is available from the corresponding author.  相似文献   

Automated Analyte Separation by Ion Chromatography Using a Cobot Applied to Geological Reference Materials for Li Isotope Composition     

Marie L. Kuessner  Alkiviadis Gourgiotis  Gerard Manhs  Julien Bouchez  Xu Zhang  Jrme Gaillardet 《Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research》2020,44(1):57-67

The demand for large and reliable data sets on isotopic composition has increased in geochemistry and environmental sciences over recent years. We present an automated ion chromatographic separation method using a robotic pipetting arm, termed ‘ChemCobOne’, to reduce sample separation time. Its performance was tested for lithium isotope separation in geological reference materials using a single‐step separation with HCl (0.2 mol l^?1) and a 2 ml resin volume. This refined lithium purification method does not forfeit precision, accuracy or purity compared with manual sample processing. In addition, a δ⁷Li value for NASS‐6 of 30.99 ± 0.50‰ (2s) (95% CI = 0.14‰, n = 44) was determined and the first δ⁷Li values for the granite rock reference material GS‐N (?0.57 ± 0.25‰ (2s), 95% CI = 0.15‰, n = 15), and for the soil reference material NIST SRM 2709a (?0.37 ± 0.67‰ (2s), 95% CI = 0.15‰, n = 63) are proposed.  相似文献   

High‐Precision Cd Isotope Measurements of Soil and Rock Reference Materials by MC‐ICP‐MS with Double Spike Correction     

Meng‐Shu Liu  Qun Zhang  Yingnan Zhang  Zhaofeng Zhang  Fang Huang  Hui‐Min Yu 《Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research》2020,44(1):169-182

This study presents a high‐precision Cd isotope measurement method for soil and rock reference materials using MC‐ICP‐MS with double spike correction. The effects of molecular interferences (e.g., ¹⁰⁹Ag¹H⁺, ⁹⁴Zr¹⁶O⁺, ⁹⁴Mo¹⁶O⁺ and ⁷⁰Zn⁴⁰Ar⁺) and isobaric interferences (e.g., Pd, In and Sn) to Cd isotope measurements were quantitatively evaluated. When the measured solution has Ag/Cd ≤ 5, Zn/Cd ≤ 0.02, Mo/Cd ≤ 0.4, Zr/Cd ≤ 0.001, Pd/Cd ≤ 5 × 10^?5 and In/Cd ≤ 10^?3, the measured Cd isotope data were not significantly affected. The intermediate measurement precision of pure Cd solutions (BAM I012 Cd, Münster Cd and AAS Cd) was better than ± 0.05‰ (2s) for δ^114/110Cd. The δ^114/110Cd values of soil reference materials (NIST SRM 2709, 2709a, 2710, 2710a, 2711, 2711a and GSS‐1) relative to NIST SRM 3108 were in the range of ?0.251 to 0.632‰, the δ^114/110Cd values of rock reference materials (BCR‐2, BIR‐1, BHVO‐2, W‐2, AGV‐2, GSP‐2 and COQ‐1) varied from ?0.196‰ to 0.098‰, and that of the manganese nodule (NOD‐P‐1) was 0.163 ± 0.040‰ (2s, n = 8). The large variation in Cd isotopes in soils and igneous rocks indicates that they can be more widely used to study magmatic and supergene processes.  相似文献   

Application of 1013 Ω Amplifiers in Low‐Signal Plasma‐Source Isotope Ratio Measurements by MC‐ICP‐MS: A Case Study with Pt Isotopes     

John B. Creech  Bruce F. Schaefer  Simon P. Turner 《Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research》2020,44(2):223-229

Recent developments in amplifier hardware enable low‐noise measurements of exceedingly small ion beams in isotope ratio analysis, yielding higher precision from smaller samples than ever before. To date, these amplifiers have largely been employed in thermal ionisation instruments, with few applications using plasma‐source (i.e., MC‐ICP‐MS) instruments. Here, we demonstrate the utility of these new generation 10¹³ Ω amplifiers in MC‐ICP‐MS, employing Pt isotopes as a case study, a system that could greatly benefit from the promised advances. The data demonstrate that for samples with low Pt abundance, for a modest increase in uncertainties, the amount of sample required can be reduced by a factor of 50–100. This technique thereby opens up new possibilities for analysis of samples that have low Pt mass fractions or were otherwise impossible to obtain in sufficient quantities.  相似文献   

A Triple‐Stack Column Procedure for Rapid Separation of Cu and Zn from Geological Samples     

Heye Freymuth  Callum D. J. Reekie  Helen M. Williams 《Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research》2020,44(3):407-420

We present a new procedure for the separation and purification of Cu and Zn from geological samples. Our procedure employed a single pass, triple‐stack column set‐up. The first column, filled with TRU resin (TrisKem International), quantitatively removed Fe and Ti from sample matrices. A second column, filled with pre‐filter resin (TrisKem International), removed organic compounds. Finally, a third column, filled with anion exchange resin (AG1‐X8, 200–400 mesh, Bio‐Rad), was used to separate Cu and Zn from the remaining matrix. Our procedure required about 50% less acid volume than previously reported methods for Cu and Zn separation, thereby minimising analytical blanks and column running times. Copper and Zn stable isotope ratios were determined by a Thermo Neptune Plus MC‐ICP‐MS using Zn and Cu external normalisation, respectively, in addition to sample‐standard bracketing to correct for instrumental mass bias. We explore the inter‐calibration of Cu and Zn isotope fractionation coefficients during analysis by measuring mixed Cu–Zn solutions with enhanced mass bias variation generated by varying sample gas flow rates. Our results demonstrate that this procedure is useful when variation in instrumental mass bias throughout analytical sequences is insufficient to inter‐calibrate Cu and Zn fractionation coefficients.  相似文献   

感耦等离子体质谱法测定商代原始瓷中的稀土   总被引：7，自引：1，他引：6  

古丽冰  邵宏翔 《岩矿测试》2000,19(1):70-71

以混合酸溶样电感耦合等离子体质普法测定了商代古陶瓷中稀土元素,采用Ｉｎ内标补偿测定信号所受的影响,同时讨论了干扰因素及其校正方法。方法经国家一级标准物质分析验证,其分析结果与标准植吻合;经１０次重复测定同一样品,方法的精密度ＲＳＤ在１．６％～７．３％。该方法已用于不同地区的商瓷样品中稀土的测定,并对古瓷的地球化学特征作了探讨。  相似文献   

江西银山火山岩型铜、金多金属矿床成矿特点   总被引：4，自引：1，他引：3  

李培铮  陶红 《大地构造与成矿学》2000,24(3):244-249

江西银山铜、金多金属矿床的矿化紧紧围绕多个中心呈有规律地分布,成矿物质既由岩浆从地壳深部带来,又部分来自基底围岩;成矿作用既受燕山期火山机构控制,也受基底构造控制;矿化具有多个中心复合叠加分带的特点,是一个典型的地洼型多因复成矿床。  相似文献   

类太阳活动恒星表面黑子结构的多普勒成像(Ⅰ)：技术     

顾盛宏  谭徽松 《天文学进展》2000,18(4)

回顾了恒星表面结构多普勒成像研究工作的发展历史,重点评述了该项技术在类太阳活动恒星研究领域的应用。介绍了该项技术在国际上的发展现状,给出了恒星表面黑子结构形态的多普勒成像技术的基本原理,讨论了该项技术对观测仪器、观测过程和观测对象的要求,并对未来这一领域的研究工作进行了展望。  相似文献   

Characterisation of Apatites as Potential Uranium Reference Materials for Fission‐track Dating by LA‐ICP‐MS          下载免费PDF全文

Cleber J. Soares  Regina Mertz‐Kraus  Sandro Guedes  Daniel F. Stockli  Thomas Zack 《Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research》2015,39(3):305-313

We report homogeneity tests on large natural apatite crystals to evaluate their potential as U reference materials for apatite fission‐track (AFT) thermochronology by laser ablation‐inductively coupled plasma‐mass spectrometry (LA‐ICP‐MS). The homogeneity tests include the measurements of major element concentrations by electron probe microanalysis (EPMA), whereas for U concentration, isotope dilution (ID) ICP‐MS and laser ablation (LA) ICP‐MS were employed. Two apatite crystals are potential reference materials for LA‐ICP‐MS analysis: a 1 cm³ fraction of a Durango crystal (7.5 μg g^?1 U) and a 1 cm³ Mud Tank crystal (6.9 μg g^?1 U). The relative standard deviation (1 RSD) of the U concentration determined by ID‐ICP‐MS of both apatite crystals was ≤ 1.5%, whereas 1 RSD for the LA‐ICP‐MS results was better than 4%, providing sufficient homogeneity for fission‐track dating. The results on the U homogeneity for two different apatite samples are an important step towards establishing in situ dating routines for AFT analysis by LA‐ICP‐MS.  相似文献   

An Evaluation of the Effects of Primary and Cross‐Contamination during the Preparation of Rock Powders for Chemical Determinations          下载免费PDF全文

José P. Sertek  Sandra Andrade  Horstpeter H. Ulbrich 《Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research》2015,39(3):381-397

Quartz crystals from the Batatal site, Minas Gerais, southern Brazil, were used to determine quantitatively primary contamination when submitting the samples to milling processes. Crushing devices used were a primary steel jaw crusher (br1), a secondary tungsten carbide (WC) crusher (br2) and a hydraulic press with stainless steel plates (pr). Fragments with suitable sizes were then ground in different Fritsch planetary mills, equipped with agate, WC and chromium‐steel rings for 7, 4 and 3 min, respectively. Solutions of the powders were analysed initially with the TotalQuant^? method in a quadrupole ICP‐MS instrument, providing semi‐quantitative results for seventy‐five elements. Contamination from crushers and mills was visible in major and minor elements such as Fe, Mn and Ti, and noticeable in trace elements such as Cr, Co, Ni, Cu and also V, Zr, Sc; significant contamination was observed from W, Mo, Co, Ta and Nb (mainly by use of the WC devices). Little or no contamination was observed for Pb, REE, Sr and Rb, elements that are important in routine isotopic determinations. Cross‐contamination was tested by grinding either a granite or a basalt sample, followed by conventional cleaning with mica‐free quartz sand, before the working quartz powder was prepared.  相似文献