A new method for U-Th-Pa-Ra separation and accurate measurement of 234U-230Th-231Pa-226Ra disequilibria in volcanic rocks by MC-ICPMS

Chemical Geology

Volumn 277, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 30-41

  Koornneef, J M ^a   Stracke, A ^a   Aciego, S ^a,b   Reubi, O ^a   Bourdon, B ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Dept of Geological Sciences ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Analysis techniques; Chemical separation; MC ICPMS; Method; U series; U Th Pa Ra

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES; CHEMICAL SEPARATION; MC-ICPMS; METHOD; U-SERIES; U-TH-PA-RA;

INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; ISOTOPES; RADIUM; ROCKS; STANDARDS; VOLCANIC ROCKS; VOLCANOES;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DISEQUILIBRIUM; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; PRECISION; PROTACTINIUM; RADIUM; SEPARATION; THORIUM; URANIUM; VOLCANIC ROCK;

EID: 77956611397     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2010.07.007     Document Type: Article

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