An ultraviolet laser microprobe for the in situ analysis of multisulfur isotopes and its use in measuring Archean sulfur isotope mass-independent anomalies

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 67, Issue 17, 2003, Pages 3101-3118

  Hu, Guixing ^a   Rumble, Douglas ^a   Wang, Pei Ling ^a  

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOMALY; ARCHEAN; FRACTIONATION; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; LASER; PYRITE; SULFUR ISOTOPE;

ARCTIC; AUSTRALIA; NORTH POLE; PILBARA CRATON; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0141737695     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(02)00929-8     Document Type: Article

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