Quantifying the platinum group elements (PGEs) and gold in geological samples using cation exchange pretreatment and ultrasonic nebulization inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (USN-ICP-MS)

Chemical Geology

Volumn 157, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 219-234

  Ely, James C ^a   Neal, Clive R ^a   O'Neill Jr , James A ^a   Jain, Jinesh C ^a  

^a University of Notre Dame   (United States)

Author keywords

Cation exchange; ICP MS; Platinum group elements; Standard addition; Ultrasonic nebulization

Indexed keywords

GOLD; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENTS;

EID: 0033599949     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(98)00204-6     Document Type: Article

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