(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 …

The Preparation and Preliminary Characterisation of Three Synthetic Andesite Reference Glass Materials (ARM‐1, ARM‐2, ARM‐3) for In Situ Microanalysis

S Wu, G Wörner, KP Jochum, B Stoll… - Geostandards and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Three synthetic reference glasses were prepared by directly fusing and stirring 3.8 kg of high‐
purity oxide powders to provide reference materials for microanalytical work. These glasses …

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 …