Copper Isotopic Analysis in Geological and Biological Reference Materials by MC‐ICP‐MS |
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| Authors: | Kaj Sullivan Daniel Layton‐Matthews Matthew Leybourne James Kidder Zoltn Mester Lu Yang |
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| Institution: | Kaj Sullivan,Daniel Layton‐Matthews,Matthew Leybourne,James Kidder,Zoltán Mester,Lu Yang |
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| Abstract: | The characterisation of relative copper isotope amount ratios (δ65Cu) helps constrain a variety of geochemical processes occurring in the geosphere, biosphere and hydrosphere. The accurate and precise determination of δ65Cu in matrix reference materials is crucial in the effort to validate measurement methods. With the goal of expanding the number and variety of available geological and biological materials, we have characterised the δ65Cu values of ten reference materials by MC‐ICP‐MS using C‐SSBIN model for mass bias correction. SGR‐1b (Green River shale), DOLT‐5 (dogfish liver), DORM‐4 (fish protein), TORT‐3 (lobster hepatopancreas), MESS‐4 (marine sediment) and PACS‐3 (marine sediment) have for the first time been characterised for δ65Cu. Additionally, four reference materials (with published δ65Cu values) have been characterised: BHVO‐1 (Hawaiian basalt), BIR‐1 (Icelandic basalt), W‐2a (diabase) and Seronorm? Trace Elements Serum L‐1 (human serum). The reference materials measured in this study possess complex and varied matrices with copper mass fractions ranging from 1.2 µg g?1 to 497 µg g?1 and δ65Cu values ranging from ?0.20‰ to 0.52‰ with a mean expanded uncertainty of ± 0.07‰ (U, k = 2), covering much of the natural copper isotope variability observed in the environment. |
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| Keywords: | non‐traditional stable isotopes δ 65Cu anion exchange chromatography MC‐ICP‐MS mass bias reference materials |
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