Applications of LAM-ICP-MS analysis to minerals

J. N. Ludden; Rui Feng; Gilles Gauthier; John Stix; Lang Shi; Donald Francis; Nuno Machado; Guoping Wu

Applications of LAM-ICP-MS analysis to minerals

J. N. Ludden, Rui Feng, Gilles Gauthier, John Stix, Lang Shi, Donald Francis, Nuno Machado, Guoping Wu

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Laser-ablation microprobe ICP-MS (LAM-ICP-MS) is rapidly emerging as an exciting new analytical tool in the earth sciences. The paper presents the results of a series of isotopic and trace-element studies of various minerals. Results are presented for Pb/Pb dating of zircon, for which an accuracy of <1% is attainable. For carbonate and mafic minerals of igneous origin, detection limits of 100 ppb and precisions of 2-5% are attained for many trace elements. In general, calibration is possible using synthetic or natural standards; as elemental responses are controlled by the efficiency of the ionization of ablated material in the ICP-plasma, matrix-matched calibrations are not as important as for ion-probe analysis, owing to the efficiency of ionization in the plasma torch. -from Authors

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	419-434
Number of pages	16
Journal	Canadian Mineralogist
Volume	33
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 1995

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Applications of LAM-ICP-MS analysis to minerals

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