Evaluation of a technique for determining Re and PGEs in geological samples by ICP-MS coupled with a modified Carius tube digestion

Geochemical Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 407-414

  Qi, Liang ^a,b   Zhou, Mei Fu ^a,b   Wang, Christina Yan ^a   Sun, Min ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Carius tube; High pressure autoclave; ICP MS; PGEs; Rhenium

Indexed keywords

ACID DIGESTION; CHROMITE; EXPERIMENTAL APPARATUS; EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT; RHENIUM; SULFIDE; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

EID: 38549088479     PISSN: 00167002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2343/geochemj.41.407     Document Type: Article

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