Present trends and the future of zircon in geochronology: laser ablation ICPMS

J Košler, PJ Sylvester - Reviews in mineralogy and …, 2003 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
In situ U-Th-Pb geochronology was born some two decades ago with the introduction and
development of high-resolution secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS or SHRIMP …

A critical review on isotopic fractionation correction methods for accurate isotope amount ratio measurements by MC-ICP-MS

L Yang, S Tong, L Zhou, Z Hu, Z Mester… - Journal of Analytical …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Multicollector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (MC-ICP-MS) is a powerful
research tool for obtaining accurate and precise isotope amount ratios in a wide range of …

Fore‐arc basalts and subduction initiation in the Izu‐Bonin‐Mariana system

MK Reagan, O Ishizuka, RJ Stern… - Geochemistry …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Recent diving with the JAMSTEC Shinkai 6500 manned submersible in the Mariana fore arc
southeast of Guam has discovered that MORB‐like tholeiitic basalts crop out over large …

Hf isotope ratio analysis using multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry: an evaluation of isobaric interference corrections

NC Chu, RN Taylor, V Chavagnac… - Journal of Analytical …, 2002 - pubs.rsc.org
From measurements of Hf–Yb mixtures, we have found that the correction of isobaric
interferences involving accepted Yb isotope ratios and reasonable estimates of mass bias …

High‐precision isotopic characterization of USGS reference materials by TIMS and MC‐ICP‐MS

D Weis, B Kieffer, C Maerschalk… - Geochemistry …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The Pacific Centre for Isotopic and Geochemical Research (PCIGR) at the University of
British Columbia has undertaken a systematic analysis of the isotopic (Sr, Nd, and Pb) …

Zircon Hf-isotope analysis with an excimer laser, depth profiling, ablation of complex geometries, and concomitant age estimation

J Woodhead, J Hergt, M Shelley, S Eggins, R Kemp - Chemical Geology, 2004 - Elsevier
This study examines the levels of precision and accuracy obtainable by laser ablation Hf-
isotope analysis of zircons in real-world situations using a 193-nm ArF excimer laser …

Pb isotopic analysis of standards and samples using a 207Pb–204Pb double spike and thallium to correct for mass bias with a double-focusing MC-ICP-MS

J Baker, D Peate, T Waight, C Meyzen - Chemical Geology, 2004 - Elsevier
A Pb isotope analytical method using a 207Pb–204Pb double spike (DS) and a double-
focusing MC-ICP-MS routinely yields standard and sample data with an external …

Isotopic characterization and petrogenetic modeling of Early Cretaceous mafic diking—Lithospheric extension in the North China craton, eastern Asia

J Deng, X Liu, Q Wang, Y Dilek, Y Liang - GsA Bulletin, 2017 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
We investigated the spatial-temporal distribution and the major, trace, and rare earth
element geochemistry, U-Pb zircon geochronology, and isotope geochemistry of mafic dike …

Isotopic composition of Yb and the determination of Lu concentrations and Lu/Hf ratios by isotope dilution using MC‐ICPMS

JD Vervoort, PJ Patchett, U Söderlund… - Geochemistry …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
We report Yb isotopic data for the purpose of accurately correcting measurements of Lu and
Lu/Hf ratios during Multicollector Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (MC …

Flood and shield basalts from Ethiopia: magmas from the African superswell

B Kieffer, N Arndt, H Lapierre, F Bastien… - Journal of …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
The Ethiopian plateau is made up of several distinct volcanic centres of different ages and
magmatic affinities. In the NE, a thick sequence of 30 Ma flood basalts is overlain by the 30 …