Methods for the microsampling and high-precision analysis of strontium and rubidium isotopes at single crystal scale for petrological and geochronological applications

Chemical Geology

Volumn 232, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 114-133

  Charlier, B L A ^a,b   Ginibre, C ^a,c   Morgan, D ^a   Nowell, G M ^a   Pearson, D G ^a   Davidson, J P ^a   Ottley, C J ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Isotopic equilibrium; Micromill; Microsampling; Rb Sr; Sr isotopes; TIMS

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL; FELDSPAR; GEOCHRONOLOGY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PETROLOGY; RUBIDIUM; SAMPLING; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE;

EID: 33746799808     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2006.02.015     Document Type: Article

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