(LA, Q)-ICPMS trace-element analyses of Durango and McClure Mountain apatite and implications for making natural LA-ICPMS mineral standards

DM Chew, MG Babechuk, N Cogne, C Mark… - Chemical …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Apatite, the most abundant phosphate mineral in the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle, is
able to accept a wide variety of trace elements into its crystal structure. Many of these trace …

Megapixel multi-elemental imaging by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy, a technology with considerable potential for paleoclimate studies

JO Cáceres, F Pelascini, V Motto-Ros, S Moncayo… - Scientific reports, 2017‏ - nature.com
Paleoclimate studies play a crucial role in understanding past and future climates and their
environmental impacts. Current methodologies for performing highly sensitive elemental …