Simultaneous Determination of Major and Trace Elements in Fused Volcanic Rock Powders Using a Hermetic Vessel Heater and LA-ICP-MS

Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 207-229

  Zhu, Lüyun ^a,b   Liu, Yongsheng ^a   Hu, Zhaochu ^a   Hu, Qinghai ^a   Tong, Xirong ^a   Zong, Keqing ^a   Chen, Haihong ^a   Gao, Shan ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b Geological Survey of Fujian Province   (China)

Author keywords

Boron nitride crucible; Bulk analysis; Flux free fusion; Hermetic vessel heater; LA ICP MS; Volatile elements

Indexed keywords

BULK ANALYSIS; GEOCHEMICAL REFERENCE MATERIALS; HERMETIC VESSEL HEATER; HIGH-TEMPERATURE MELTING; LA-ICP-MS; MAJOR AND TRACE ELEMENTS; SIMULTANEOUS DETERMINATIONS; VOLATILE ELEMENTS;

BORON NITRIDE; GLASS; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; LOADING; MASS SPECTROMETERS; SILICATE MINERALS;

POWDER METALS;

EID: 84878359863     PISSN: 16394488     EISSN: 1751908X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-908X.2012.00181.x     Document Type: Article

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