A simplified, accurate and fast method for lithium isotope analysis of rocks and fluids, and δ7Li values of seawater and rock reference materials

Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 77-88

  Rosner, Martin ^a,b,c   Ball, Lary ^b   Peucker Ehrenbrink, Bernhard ^b   Blusztajn, Jerzy ^b   Bach, Wolfgang ^b,c   Erzinger, Jörg ^a  

^a Inorganic and Isotope Geochemistry   (Germany)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lithium isotopes; Matrix effect; MC ICP MS; Seawater; Silicate reference material

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250324554     PISSN: 16394488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-908X.2007.00843.x     Document Type: Article

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