An improved method for TIMS high precision neodymium isotope analysis of very small aliquots (1-10 ng)

Chemical Geology

Volumn 258, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 251-257

  Harvey, Jason ^a   Baxter, Ethan F ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Garnet geochronology; High precision; Neodymium isotopes; TIMS

Indexed keywords

GARNET; GEOCHRONOLOGY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; TANTALUM;

EID: 58149215877     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2008.10.024     Document Type: Article

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