{"title":"Quantitative Measurement of Multiple Elements in Micro-Quantities of Crude Oil Using In Situ Analysis by Laser Ablation-ICP-MS","authors":"Malika Chbani, Marie-Christine Boiron, Chantal Peiffert, Jérôme Marin, Catherine Lorgeoux, Raymond Michels","doi":"10.1111/ggr.12580","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ggr.12580","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Multi-element quantification in small amounts of material and <i>in situ</i> measurements at the micrometre scale are essential aspects of geological sample investigation. A direct and rapid simultaneous multi-elemental determination of metals in crude oil samples was carried out by combining direct laser ablation of the oil inserted in silica capillaries with inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. The accuracy of LA-ICP-MS determination was demonstrated by analysing CONOSTAN reference material oils, certified for multiple elements, and by comparing LA-ICP-MS measurement results with those obtained by ICP-OES using microwave-assisted sample digestion. The results obtained by both methods were in agreement with certified values. The LA-ICP-MS method showed an adequate precision with a mean relative standard deviation of less than 10% for multi-element determination, and was sufficiently sensitive to determine the majority of elements. LA-ICP-MS was also applied to the determination of elements in crude oils of different origins. LA-ICP-MS is a good alternative method allowing the determination of elements in organic fluids (oil and bitumen) in shorter times, involving less material consumption, smaller test portion size and with higher throughput compared with protocols using, for instance, sample digestion. It validates the possible application of metal analysis in hydrocarbon-containing fluid inclusions for metallogenic purposes.</p>","PeriodicalId":12631,"journal":{"name":"Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research","volume":"48 4","pages":"823-835"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142851274","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Carl J. Beno, Jade Star Lackey, Mark D. Schmitz, John R. Bowman, Michael A. Stearns, John M. Bartley, Diego P. Fernandez
{"title":"Assessment of Natural Reference Materials for U-Pb Geochronology of Grossular-Andradite Garnet","authors":"Carl J. Beno, Jade Star Lackey, Mark D. Schmitz, John R. Bowman, Michael A. Stearns, John M. Bartley, Diego P. Fernandez","doi":"10.1111/ggr.12561","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ggr.12561","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Garnet U-Pb dating by laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry requires the development of matrix-matched reference materials of variable chemistry and U mass fraction for accurate analysis. Additional calibration of existing primary reference materials is also justified based on the relatively poor calibration of some of the widely available primary reference materials that are currently utilised by the geoscience community. We present a micro sampling workflow combined with a refined ID-TIMS methodology for the generation of high precision (~ 0.1%) U-Pb dates from domains within garnet single crystals. Using this workflow, we calibrated two new natural andradite reference materials, the Jumbo andradite (And<sub>99</sub>; 110.34 ± 0.03 (0.04) [0.13] Ma, <i>n</i> = 7, MSWD = 1.21) and the Tiptop andradite (And<sub>87</sub>; 209.57 ± 0.11 (0.13) [0.26] Ma, <i>n</i> = 6, MSWD = 1.39). We also present additional calibration of the widely utilised Willsboro-Lewis andradite primary reference material (And<sub>90</sub>; 1024.7 ± 9.5 (9.6) [9.6] Ma (2<i>s</i>; overdispersed), <i>n</i> = 6). Wafers of the Jumbo and Tiptop andradite reference materials are available from the authors upon request.</p>","PeriodicalId":12631,"journal":{"name":"Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research","volume":"48 4","pages":"909-925"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ggr.12561","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142860029","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bruno V. Ribeiro, Christopher L. Kirkland, Matthijs Smit, Kira Musiyachenko, Fawna J. Korhonen, Noreen J. Evans, Kai Rankenburg, Bradley J. McDonald, Stijn Glorie, Sarah E. Gilbert, Karsten Goemann, Ivan Belousov, Jeffrey Oalmann, Chris Clark, Sean Makin
{"title":"Garnet Reference Materials for In Situ Lu-Hf Geochronology","authors":"Bruno V. Ribeiro, Christopher L. Kirkland, Matthijs Smit, Kira Musiyachenko, Fawna J. Korhonen, Noreen J. Evans, Kai Rankenburg, Bradley J. McDonald, Stijn Glorie, Sarah E. Gilbert, Karsten Goemann, Ivan Belousov, Jeffrey Oalmann, Chris Clark, Sean Makin","doi":"10.1111/ggr.12579","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ggr.12579","url":null,"abstract":"<p><i>In situ</i> garnet Lu-Hf geochronology has the potential to revolutionise the chronology of petrological and tectonic processes, yet there is a paucity of well-characterised reference materials to account for laser-induced matrix-dependant elemental fractionation. Here, we characterise two reference garnets GWA-1 (Lu ~ 7.0 μg g<sup>−1</sup>) and GWA-2 (Lu ~ 8.5 μg g<sup>−1</sup>) for <i>in situ garnet</i> Lu-Hf geochronology. Isochron ages from isotope dilution Lu-Hf analyses yield crystallisation ages of 1267.0 ± 3.0 Ma with initial <sup>176</sup>Hf/<sup>177</sup>Hf<sub>i</sub> of 0.281415 ± 0.000012 (GWA-1), and 934.7 ± 1.4 Ma with <sup>176</sup>Hf/<sup>177</sup>Hf<sub>i</sub> of 0.281386 ± 0.000013 (GWA-2). <i>In situ</i> Lu-Hf analyses yield inverse isochron ages up to 10% older than the known crystallisation age due to matrix effects between garnet and reference glass (NIST SRM 610) under different instrument tuning conditions. This apparent age offset is reproducible for both materials within the same session and can be readily corrected to obtain accurate ages. Our results demonstrate that GWA-1 and GWA-2 are robust reference materials that can be used to correct for matrix-analytical effects and also to assess the accuracy of <i>in situ</i> Lu-Hf garnet analyses across a range of commonly encountered garnet compositions.</p>","PeriodicalId":12631,"journal":{"name":"Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research","volume":"48 4","pages":"887-908"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ggr.12579","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142860021","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jie Dodo Xu, Axel Gerdes, Alexander Schmidt, Dominik C. Hezel, Horst R. Marschall
{"title":"Simultaneous Bulk-Rock Elemental and Boron Isotope Ratio Measurement Using LA-ICP-MS on Silicate Micro-Particulate Pellets","authors":"Jie Dodo Xu, Axel Gerdes, Alexander Schmidt, Dominik C. Hezel, Horst R. Marschall","doi":"10.1111/ggr.12574","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ggr.12574","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We have established a method for the simultaneous measurement of element abundances and boron isotopic compositions of bulk-rock silicate samples by laser ablation coupled to two different ICP-MS instruments. Fifteen silicate reference materials were prepared as micro-particulate pressed powder pellets (MP) for analysis. Approximately 1/5th of the ablated material was transported to a single-collector ICP-MS for elemental measurement, while 4/5ths were sent to a multi-collector ICP-MS for boron isotope ratio measurement. Compositions of different milling materials (agate, zirconium oxide, tungsten carbide, sintered corundum and silicon nitride) were measured for the evaluation of potential contamination during sample preparation. Determined element mass fractions are in agreement with literature values within ±20%. For boron isotope ratios, the matrix-dependent background elevation across the <i>m/z</i> from 9.9 to 11, and the effect of ablation mass was quantified. Measured δ<sup>11</sup>B values of most reference materials are consistent with literature values within ±1‰. The intermediate measurement precision is ±0.3‰ for JB-2 with 30 μg g<sup>−1</sup> B and ±0.4‰ for JA-2 with 21 μg g<sup>−1</sup> B. A publically available, web-based streamlit app was developed for data processing (https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.11150471). This paves the way for combined, accurate and precise elemental and boron isotope ratio measurements of geological materials.</p>","PeriodicalId":12631,"journal":{"name":"Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research","volume":"48 4","pages":"807-822"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ggr.12574","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142860022","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Analytical Method for Quantification of Sn Isotope Variations in Geological Materials Using MC-ICP-MS","authors":"Dipankar Pathak, Klaus Mezger","doi":"10.1111/ggr.12575","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ggr.12575","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A robust analytical method is presented here, for measurements of Sn isotope variations with high precision using a multi-collector inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometer (MC-ICP-MS). A silicate rock dissolution procedure was used, together with means to remove organic matter introduced by the resin during ion-exchange chromatography. The two-stage ion exchange chromatography efficiently isolates Sn from the matrix and isobarically interfering elements, from samples with variable Sn mass fractions (~ 0.03 to 7 μg g<sup>−1</sup>). A double spike technique was also implemented to correct any secondary mass bias induced during sample processing and isotope ratio measurements. An intermediate precision (2<i>s</i>) of ± 0.47 was obtained for ε<sup>122/118</sup>Sn (using internal normalisation; <i>n</i> = 70 over a period of 29 months), ± 0.021‰ for δ<sup>122/118</sup>Sn (using double spike; <i>n</i> = 176 over a period of 29 months) and ± 0.059‰ for δ<sup>122/118</sup>Sn (using Sb doping; <i>n</i> = 34 over a period of 4.5 months) for the Sn standard solution, NIST SRM 3161a (Lot# 140917). The δ<sup>122/118</sup>Sn<sub>NIST SRM 3161a</sub> of eleven geological reference materials are reported for the first time (BIR-1a, BRP-1, DTS-2b, ECRM 782-1, JP-1, OKUM, QLO-1a, RGM-2, SGR-1b, STM-2 and UB-N), with five others (AGV-2, BCR-2, BHVO-2, GSP-2 and W-2a) showing similar results to previous studies, generally with improved precision. The intermediate precision (2<i>s</i>) of replicate dissolutions of ten RMs (AGV-2, BCR-2, BHVO-2, BIR-1a, DTS-2b, GSP-2, OKUM, SGR-1b, STM-2 and W-2a) varied from 0.003 to 0.054‰. Typical repeatability precision (2SE) of individual measurements of these ten RMs over multiple measurement sessions varied from 0.031 to 0.297‰ (with <sup>120</sup>Sn<sup>+</sup> beam intensity < 2.37 V) and 0.017 to 0.025‰ (with <sup>120</sup>Sn<sup>+</sup> beam intensity > 2.37 V).</p>","PeriodicalId":12631,"journal":{"name":"Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research","volume":"48 4","pages":"863-885"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ggr.12575","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142859933","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Julio C. Chávez-Ambriz, Juan Pablo Bernal, Bodo Weber, Carlos Ortega-Obregón, Liliana Corona-Martínez, Óscar Carranza-Castañeda
{"title":"Accuracy Improvement in the LA-MC-ICP-MS Measurement of 87Sr/86Sr in Bioapatite Using Dentin of Carcharinus leucas (Bull shark) to Estimate 87Rb/85Rb Instrument Induced Fractionation","authors":"Julio C. Chávez-Ambriz, Juan Pablo Bernal, Bodo Weber, Carlos Ortega-Obregón, Liliana Corona-Martínez, Óscar Carranza-Castañeda","doi":"10.1111/ggr.12576","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ggr.12576","url":null,"abstract":"<p><i>In situ</i> <sup>87</sup>Sr/<sup>86</sup>Sr microanalysis in bioapatite using laser ablation (LA-)MC-ICP-MS is an essential tool for provenance studies, as enamel tissue build-up records the regional Sr isotopic composition of ingested food and water sources. Several factors hamper the acquisition of reliable and precise <sup>87</sup>Sr/<sup>86</sup>Sr data: isobaric interferences, elemental and isotopic fractionation of Rb and Sr, and the lack of certified reference materials. Here we thoroughly characterise several teeth from <i>Carcharinus leucas</i> (Bull shark) for the spatial distribution of Sr and Rb mass fraction by LA-ICP-Q-MS, and their <sup>87</sup>Sr/<sup>86</sup>Sr ratio by solution MC-ICP-MS, MC-TIMS and LA-MC-ICP-MS, and which were used subsequently as a reference material during laser ablation measurement of Sr isotope ratios in bioapatite. We establish a protocol to estimate the <sup>85</sup>Rb/<sup>87</sup>Rb mass bias from the analysis of shark teeth that demonstrates that the common assumption of equal Sr and Rb instrument induced fractionation can lead to a systematic bias in <sup>87</sup>Sr/<sup>86</sup>Sr isotope ratios. Using the shark teeth as an \"external\" reference material to measure β<sub>Rb</sub> yielded <sup>87</sup>Sr/<sup>86</sup>Sr compositions in unknown samples that are within approximately -42 ppm to +66 ppm of expected values, instead of approximately -50 ppm to +190 ppm if assuming β<sub>Rb</sub> = β<sub>Sr</sub>. Finally, this methodology was tested on fossil gomphotherid (<i>Rhynchotherium sp.)</i> enamel, allowing us to make preliminary inferences about its palaeobiogeography.</p>","PeriodicalId":12631,"journal":{"name":"Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research","volume":"48 3","pages":"595-612"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ggr.12576","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141803460","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yves Moussallam, William Henry Towbin, Terry Plank, Hélène Bureau, Hicham Khodja, Yunbin Guan, Chi Ma, Michael B. Baker, Edward M. Stolper, Fabian U. Naab, Brian D. Monteleone, Glenn A. Gaetani, Kenji Shimizu, Takayuki Ushikubo, Hyun Joo Lee, Shuo Ding, Sarah Shi, Estelle F. Rose-Koga
{"title":"ND70 Series Basaltic Glass Reference Materials for Volatile Element (H2O, CO2, S, Cl, F) Measurement and the C Ionisation Efficiency Suppression Effect of Water in Silicate Glasses in SIMS","authors":"Yves Moussallam, William Henry Towbin, Terry Plank, Hélène Bureau, Hicham Khodja, Yunbin Guan, Chi Ma, Michael B. Baker, Edward M. Stolper, Fabian U. Naab, Brian D. Monteleone, Glenn A. Gaetani, Kenji Shimizu, Takayuki Ushikubo, Hyun Joo Lee, Shuo Ding, Sarah Shi, Estelle F. Rose-Koga","doi":"10.1111/ggr.12572","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ggr.12572","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We present a new set of reference materials, the ND70-series, for <i>in situ</i> measurement of volatile elements (H<sub>2</sub>O, CO<sub>2</sub>, S, Cl, F) in silicate glass of basaltic composition. The materials were synthesised in piston cylinders at pressures of 1 to 1.5 GPa under volatile-undersaturated conditions. They span mass fractions from 0 to 6% <i>m/m</i> H<sub>2</sub>O, from 0 to 1.6% <i>m/m</i> CO<sub>2</sub> and from 0 to 1% <i>m/m</i> S, Cl and F. The materials were characterised by elastic recoil detection analysis for H<sub>2</sub>O, by nuclear reaction analysis for CO<sub>2</sub>, by elemental analyser for CO<sub>2</sub>, by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy for H<sub>2</sub>O and CO<sub>2</sub>, by secondary ion mass spectrometry for H<sub>2</sub>O, CO<sub>2</sub>, S, Cl and F, and by electron probe microanalysis for CO<sub>2</sub>, S, Cl and major elements. Comparison between expected and measured volatile amounts across techniques and institutions is excellent. It was found however that SIMS measurements of CO<sub>2</sub> mass fractions using either Cs<sup>+</sup> or O<sup>−</sup> primary beams are strongly affected by the glass H<sub>2</sub>O content. Reference materials have been made available to users at ion probe facilities in the US, Europe and Japan. Remaining reference materials are preserved at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History where they are freely available on loan to any researcher.</p>","PeriodicalId":12631,"journal":{"name":"Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research","volume":"48 3","pages":"637-660"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ggr.12572","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141804109","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ségolène Rabin, Francois-Xavier d'Abzac, Jerome Chmeleff, Franck Poitrasson, Michel Grégoire
{"title":"High-Resolution In Situ Fe Isotope Measurements of Silicate Minerals and Glasses by Femtosecond Laser Ablation MC-ICP-MS","authors":"Ségolène Rabin, Francois-Xavier d'Abzac, Jerome Chmeleff, Franck Poitrasson, Michel Grégoire","doi":"10.1111/ggr.12577","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ggr.12577","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In this study, we present a high precision and high spatial resolution <i>in situ</i> Fe isotope protocol using femtosecond (fs) laser ablation multi-collector inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-MC-ICP-MS). The intermediate measurement precision obtained over a period of <i>ca</i>. 3 years for the USGS glass BIR-1G against the Puratronic reference material is 0.17‰ (2<i>s</i>) for δ<sup>56</sup>Fe. Uncertainties achieved on individual analyses of glass and olivines were < 0.15‰ for δ<sup>56</sup>Fe. This high precision is associated with high spatial resolution of about 170 × 25 μm. Our results display good consistency between LA-MC-ICP-MS and solution nebulisation MC-ICP-MS data from the literature. Obtained δ<sup>56</sup>Fe values on different USGS glasses (BIR-1G, BHVO-2G and BCR-2G) show that these reference materials have homogenous Fe isotope ratio and therefore can be used as bracketing calibrators during laser ablation measurement sessions. On the other hand, the San Carlos Olivine displays high Fe isotope heterogeneity, and therefore cannot be considered as a good bracketing standard (calibrator). We also applied our fs-LA-MC-ICP-MS protocol to olivines and pyroxene from the Kerguelen Archipelago. This technique appears to be a relevant tool to resolve isotopic zoning in chemically zoned silicate phenocrysts, even of small size (< 1 mm). We demonstrate that within single lavas, olivine crystals display various zoning depending on their size, related to their residence time in the magma. Both equilibrium and diffusive processes were observed in olivine crystals from Kerguelen, uncovering complex histories. Hence, iron isotope ratio measurements by fs-LA-MC-ICP-MS open new possibilities for studying highly zoned silicate minerals in magmatic rocks to better understand their formation.</p>","PeriodicalId":12631,"journal":{"name":"Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research","volume":"48 3","pages":"619-635"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141802870","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Determination of Rare Earth Elements, Zirconium, Hafnium, Thorium and Uranium in Ultramafic Rocks by ICP-MS after RE-UTEVA Resin Columns for Separation and Pre-Concentration","authors":"Qiuyun Guan, Xudong Guo, Yali Sun, Xiaoming Liu, Shouqian Zhao","doi":"10.1111/ggr.12573","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ggr.12573","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A simple method was developed for the determination of REEs, Zr, Hf, Th and U in ultramafic rocks by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry with a combination of RE and UTEVA extraction resins for their separation and pre-concentration. Ultramafic rocks were digested with HNO<sub>3</sub>-HF-HClO<sub>4</sub> and finally turned into 11 mol l<sup>−1</sup> HCl solutions together with H<sub>3</sub>BO<sub>3</sub> to remove insoluble fluorides. The removal of matrix elements was achieved during the loading procedure. Following this, REEs on RE resin, and Zr, Hf, Th and U on UTEVA resin were eluted with 10 ml of 0.24 mol l<sup>−1</sup> HCl, with recoveries better than 94.4%. This method was validated using reference materials JP-1, DTS-2B, OKUM, UB-N, MUH-1 and DZΣ-2, and the measurement results for target analytes were comparable to literature values, indicating its applicability to the determination of REEs, Zr, Hf, Th and U at ultra-trace level in ultramafic rocks.</p>","PeriodicalId":12631,"journal":{"name":"Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research","volume":"48 3","pages":"661-676"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141818579","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Study of New CGSP-P Series Phosphate Matrix Reference Materials for LA-ICP-MS","authors":"Dongyang Sun, Chenzi Fan, Wei Guo, Linghao Zhao, Xiuchun Zhan, Mingyue Hu","doi":"10.1111/ggr.12557","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ggr.12557","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A series of three CGSP-P phosphate matrix reference materials, with variable element mass fractions, were synthesised by co-precipitation with CaCl<sub>2</sub> and (NH<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>PO<sub>4</sub> to form a hydroxylapatite matrix. Each powder sample was packaged into multiple bottles and pressed into tablets as replicates. The within-bottle homogeneity was evaluated by the repeatability of element mass fractions of six spots in per tablet of CGSP-Ps by LA-ICP-MS. For the between-bottle homogeneity evaluation, one approach adopted the % RSD of element mass fractions in twelve different tablets from twelve bottles in the same reference material in comparison with the repeatability field of LA-ICP-MS analyses obtained from homogeneous glasses, and the other used a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) approach. Most of the elements (e.g., Mg, Ca, P, Mn and REE) were homogenous within 10% RSD, and other elements (e.g., Si, Al, K, Rb, Cs and Ni) were considered heterogeneous (with > 20% RSD). All of the elements passed the <i>t</i>-test except Ni in CGSP-P3, and V, Cr, Ni, Zr, Gd, Dy and Th in CGSP-P4 after a 29-month period stability examination by LA-ICP-MS. The preliminary reference values and standard uncertainties for CGSP-Ps are given with a network of methods and eight laboratories by bulk analysis according to ISO Guide 35:2006 and JJF 1343-2012.</p>","PeriodicalId":12631,"journal":{"name":"Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research","volume":"48 3","pages":"677-695"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141105195","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}