The rapid heating, defocused beam technique: A CO2-laser-based method for highly precise and accurate determination of δ18O values of quartz

Chemical Geology

Volumn 144, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 195-203

  Spicuzza, M J ^a   Valley, J W ^a   Kohn, M J ^a,b   Girard, J P ^c   Fouillac, A M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Laser fluorination; Oxygen isotopes; Quartz; Silicates

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; LASER FLUORINATION; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; QUARTZ;

EID: 0031822535     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(97)00131-9     Document Type: Article

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