Intercomparison of boron isotope and concentration measurements. Part I: Selection, preparation and homogeneity tests of the intercomparison materials

Geostandards Newsletter

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-39

  Tonarini, Sonia ^a   Pennisi, Maddalena ^a   Adorni Braccesi, Alessandra ^a   Dini, Andrea ^a   Ferrara, Giorgio ^a   Gonfiantini, Roberto ^a   Wiedenbeck, Michael ^b   Gröning, Manfred ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^c INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Boron concentration; Boron isotopes; Homogeneity; In situ boron microanalysis; Reference materials

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864374573     PISSN: 01505505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-908X.2003.tb00710.x     Document Type: Article

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