A protocol for the determination of the rare earth elements at picomole level in rocks by ICP-MS: Results on geological reference materials USGS PCC-1 and DTS-1

Geostandards Newsletter

Volumn 25, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 219-228

  Olive, Valerie ^a   Ellam, Rob M ^a   Wilson, Lyn ^a,b  

^a SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0013355604     PISSN: 01505505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-908x.2001.tb00597.x     Document Type: Article

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