Determination of the platinum-group elements in geological materials by ICP-MS using microwave digestion, alkali fusion and cation-exchange chromatography

Chemical Geology

Volumn 143, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 27-42

  Jarvis, Ian ^a   Totland, Marina M ^a,c   Jarvis, Kym E ^b  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alkali fusion; Cation exchange chromatography; Geological samples; Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry; Microwave digestion; Platinum group elements; Precious metals; Ru, Rh, Pd, Ir determination

Indexed keywords

ALKALI FUSION; CATION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ICP-MS; MICROWAVE DIGESTION; PGE;

EID: 0031417791     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(97)00098-3     Document Type: Article

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