Direct Quantitative Determination of Trace Elements in Fine-Grained Whole Rocks by Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry

Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 7-22

  Li, Ming ^a,b   Hu, Zhaochu ^a,b   Gao, Shan ^a,b   Liu, Yongsheng ^a,b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bulk analysis; Fine grained rock; LA ICP MS; Polished section; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

A-SPOTS; BASALT GLASS; BULK ANALYSIS; EXTERNAL CALIBRATION; FINE-GRAINED ROCK; GEOCHEMICAL TRACER; GLASS DISKS; LA-ICP-MS; LASER SCANNING; LASER-ABLATION INDUCTIVELY-COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; LINEAR TRACKS; LOW-GRADE METAMORPHIC; NEBULISATION; POLISHED SECTION; POWDER PELLETS; QUANTITATIVE DETERMINATIONS; REFERENCE MATERIAL; ROCK SLABS; STANDARDISATION; TRACE ELEMENT CONTENT; TRACE ELEMENT PATTERNS; VOLCANIC GLASS; XRF ANALYSIS;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; BASALT; CRYSTALLINE ROCKS; ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION; GLASS; GLASS LASERS; HAFNIUM; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; LASER ABLATION; LASER APPLICATIONS; MASS SPECTROMETERS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; SCANDIUM; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; STANDARDIZATION; TRACE ANALYSIS; VOLCANOES; ZIRCONIUM;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 79951907985     PISSN: 16394488     EISSN: 1751908X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-908X.2010.00028.x     Document Type: Article

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