High-precision isotopic characterization of USGS reference materials by TIMS and MC-ICP-MS

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2006, Pages

  Weis, Dominique ^a   Kieffer, Bruno ^a   Maerschalk, Claude ^b   Barling, Jane ^a   De Jong, Jeroen ^b   Williams, Gwen A ^a   Hanano, Diane ^a   Pretorius, Wilma ^a   Mattielli, Nadine ^b   Scoates, James S ^a   Goolaerts, Arnaud ^a   Friedman, Richard M ^a   Mahoney, J Brian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

High precision; Leaching; MC ICP MS; Sr Nd Pb isotopes; USGS reference material

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250679520     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GC001283     Document Type: Article

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