Towards a protocol for the trace element analysis of glass from rhyolitic shards in tephra deposits by laser ablation ICP-MS

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 627-640

  Pearce, Nicholas J G ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ca rich minerals; Glass shard; ICP MS; Laser ablation; Phenocryst; Rhyolite; Tephra; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; PHENOCRYST; RHYOLITE; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION; TEPHRA; TRACE ELEMENT; VOLCANIC GLASS;

EID: 84939187394     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.2727     Document Type: Article

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