PGE and Os isotopic analyses of single sample aliquots with NiS fire assay preconcentration

Chemical Geology

Volumn 141, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 251-268

  Ravizza, Greg ^a   Pyle, Doug ^a,b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analyses; Fire assay preconcentration; NiS; Os; Platinum group elements

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000914936     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(97)00091-0     Document Type: Article

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