Trace element analysis of scheelite by excimer laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ELA-ICP-MS) using a synthetic silicate glass standard

Chemical Geology

Volumn 141, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 49-65

  Sylvester, Paul J ^a   Ghaderi, Majid ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gold; Isotopes; Laser methods; Scheelite; Standard materials; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

ICP-MS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LASER ABLATION; SCHEELITE; TRACE ELEMENT;

EID: 0031423393     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(97)00057-0     Document Type: Article

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