Analysis of coupled Sr/Ca and 87Sr/86Sr variations in enamel using laser-ablation tandem quadrupole-multicollector ICPMS

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 72, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 3980-3990

  Balter, Vincent ^a   Telouk, Philippe ^a   Reynard, Bruno ^a   Braga, José ^a   Thackeray, Francis ^b   Albarède, Francis ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Transvaal Museum   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALIBRATION; ENAMEL; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE;

AFRICA; KRUGER NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

MAMMALIA; UNGULATA;

EID: 48649111094     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2008.05.048     Document Type: Article

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