Mass-dependent and mass-independent sulfur isotope fractionation (δ 34S and δ 33S) from Brazilian Archean and Proterozoic sulfide deposits by laser ablation multi-collector ICP-MS

Chemical Geology

Volumn 312-313, Issue , 2012, Pages 163-176

  Bühn, Bernhard ^a   Santos, Roberto V ^a   Dardenne, Marcel A ^a   de Oliveira, Claudinei G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Laser ablation ICP MS; Mass independent fractionation; Neoarchean; Sulfur isotopes

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; LASER-ABLATION-ICP-MS; MASS-INDEPENDENT FRACTIONATION; NEOARCHEAN; SULFUR ISOTOPE;

COPPER COMPOUNDS; DEPOSITS; GALLIUM; ISOTOPES; LASER ABLATION; MASS SPECTROMETERS; PYRITES; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SULFUR DEPOSITS; ZINC SULFIDE;

SULFUR;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ARCHEAN; BANDED IRON FORMATION; BARITE; CHALCOPYRITE; GREENSTONE BELT; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; PALEOATMOSPHERE; PRECISION; PROTEROZOIC; PYRITE; SPHALERITE; SULFIDE; SULFUR ISOTOPE;

BRAZIL;

EID: 84861126604     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.04.003     Document Type: Article

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