Correlation and characterisation of individual glass shards from tephra deposits using trace element laser ablation ICP-MS analyses: Current status and future potential

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 721-736

  Pearce, Nicholas J G ^a   Denton, Joanna S ^a   Perkins, William T ^a   Westgate, John A ^b   Alloway, Brent V ^c  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Glass shards; ICP MS; Laser ablation; Tephra; Trace element analysis; Volcanic glass

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CORRELATION; FRACTIONATION; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TEPHRA; TRACE ELEMENT; VOLCANIC GLASS;

AUSTRALASIA; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35349015833     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.1092     Document Type: Article

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