Recent advances in sample preparation methods for elemental and isotopic analysis of geological samples

W Zhang, Z Hu - Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge of the elemental compositions and isotopic ratios of geological samples
is a prerequisite for geochemical research. For whole-rock elemental composition and …

Rates and Timing of Earth Surface Processes From In Situ-Produced Cosmogenic Be-10

PR Bierman, MW Caffee, PT Davis… - … in mineralogy and …, 2002‏ - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Beryllium-10 is the longest-lived of the seven known unstable isotopes of Be; it results
mostly from the interaction of cosmic radiation, primarily neutrons, with a variety of target …

Reference materials for geochemical studies: New analytical data by ICP‐MS and critical discussion of reference values

P Dulski - Geostandards Newsletter, 2001‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abundances of twenty four trace elements, including Y and fourteen rare earth elements
(REE), are reported for eighty six geological reference materials and four proficiency testing …

[PDF][PDF] 15.5-Sample digestion methods

Z Hu, L Qi - Treatise on geochemistry, 2014‏ - researchgate.net
Knowledge of the chemical and isotopic composition of samples is a prerequisite for
understanding their characteristics. The major task of sample digestion is to convert the form …

Mechanisms of Se (IV) co-precipitation with ferrihydrite at acidic and alkaline conditions and its behavior during aging

PCM Francisco, T Sato, T Otake… - … science & technology, 2018‏ - ACS Publications
Understanding the form of Se (IV) co-precipitated with ferrihydrite and its subsequent
behavior during phase transformation is critical to predicting its long-term fate in a range of …

Simple and cost-effective methods for precise analysis of trace element abundances in geological materials with ICP-MS

S Chen, X Wang, Y Niu, P Sun, M Duan, Y **ao, P Guo… - Science Bulletin, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) is the most commonly used
technique to determine the abundances of trace elements in a wide range of geological …

Precise determination of Sm, Nd concentrations and Nd isotopic compositions at the nanogram level in geological samples by thermal ionization mass spectrometry

Z Chu, F Chen, Y Yang, J Guo - Journal of Analytical Atomic …, 2009‏ - pubs.rsc.org
In this paper, a high sensitivity method for measurements of Nd isotopes as NdO+, on a
TIMS using a single W filament with TaF5 as an ion emitter is presented. Although analyzing …

Trace metal distribution and mobility in drill cuttings and produced waters from Marcellus Shale gas extraction: Uranium, arsenic, barium

TT Phan, RC Capo, BW Stewart, JR Graney… - Applied …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Development of unconventional shale gas wells can generate significant quantities
of drilling waste, including trace metal-rich black shale from the lateral portion of the …

Determination of major/minor and trace elements in silicate samples by ICP‐QMS and ICP‐SFMS applying isotope dilution‐internal standardisation (ID‐IS) and multi …

A Makishima, E Nakamura - Geostandards and Geoanalytical …, 2006‏ - Wiley Online Library
A method for the determination of major, minor and trace elements in silicate samples by ICP‐
QMS and ICP‐SFMS applying isotope dilution‐internal standardisation (ID‐IS) and multi …

The direct determination of rare earth elements in basaltic and related rocks using ICP‐MS: Testing the efficiency of microwave oven sample decomposition …

MS Navarro, S Andrade, H Ulbrich… - Geostandards and …, 2008‏ - Wiley Online Library
Tests are described showing the results obtained for the determination of REE and the trace
elements Rb, Y, Zr, Nb, Cs, Ba, Hf, Ta, Pb, Th and U with ICP‐MS methodology for nine …