Inter-laboratory and other errors in Pb isotope analyses investigated using a 207Pb-204Pb double spike

Chemical Geology

Volumn 163, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 299-322

  Thirlwall, M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Errors; Lead isotopes; TIMS

Indexed keywords

INTERLABORATORY COMPARISON; ISOTOPIC RATIO; LEAD ISOTOPE; MIXING;

EID: 0034089212     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(99)00135-7     Document Type: Article

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