Microanalysis of tephra by LA-ICP-MS - Strategies, advantages and limitations assessed using the Thorsmörk ignimbrite (Southern Iceland)

Chemical Geology

Volumn 279, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 73-89

  Tomlinson, E L ^a   Thordarson, T ^b   Muller W ^a   Thirlwall, M ^a   Menzies, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Data quality; Laser ablation; Tephra; Trace element

Indexed keywords

DATA QUALITY; ICELANDS; IGNIMBRITES; INDUCTIVELY-COUPLED; LA-ICP-MS; LIMITING FACTORS; MARINE SEDIMENTS; MICRON SCALE; NORTH ATLANTIC; PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; REDUCTION STRATEGY; REFERENCE GLASS; RELATIVE STANDARD DEVIATIONS; RHYOLITIC; TEPHRA; VOLCANIC GLASS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; DATA REDUCTION; DEPOSITS; ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION; GLASS; LASER ABLATION; LASER APPLICATIONS; MASS SPECTROMETERS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; TRACE ELEMENTS;

GLASS LASERS;

DATA QUALITY; IGNIMBRITE; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; LASER METHOD; MARINE SEDIMENT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PUMICE; RHYOLITE; SEDIMENT CORE; TEPHRA; TRACE ELEMENT; VESICLE; VOLCANIC GLASS;

ICELAND;

EID: 78649448374     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2010.09.013     Document Type: Article

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