An improved in situ technique for the analysis of the Os isotope ratio in sulfides using laser ablation-multiple ion counter inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (8) ◽  
pp. 1546-1552 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lü-Yun Zhu ◽  
Yong-Sheng Liu ◽  
Shao-Yong Jiang ◽  
Jie Lin
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Laser Ablation ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Isotope Ratio ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Icp Ms ◽  
Plasma Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Multiple Ion Counter ◽  
Os Isotope

The 187Os/188Os ratio in low-Os sulfides could be in situ measured precisely by LA-MC-ICP-MS equipping an array of ion counters.

scholarly journals ‘Blind time’ – current limitations on laser ablation multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-MC-ICP-MS) for ultra-transient signal isotope ratio analysis and application to individual sub-micron sized uranium particles

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 1011-1021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grant Craig ◽  
Matthew S. A. Horstwood ◽  
Helen J. Reid ◽  
Barry L. Sharp
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Laser Ablation ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Isotope Ratio ◽  
Transient Signal ◽  
Ratio Analysis ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Icp Ms ◽  
Plasma Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Isotope Ratio Analysis

Gaps in acquisition between integration times for MC-ICP-MS can introduce isotope ratio bias with a mixed detector array.

Determination of Zr isotopic ratios in zircons using laser-ablation multiple-collector inductively coupled-plasma mass-spectrometry

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (9) ◽  
pp. 1800-1809 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen Zhang ◽  
Zaicong Wang ◽  
Frédéric Moynier ◽  
Edward Inglis ◽  
Shengyu Tian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Laser Ablation ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Isotopic Ratios ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Icp Ms ◽  
Plasma Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Isotope Variation

An in situ Zr isotopic analytical method for zircons was developed using LA-MC-ICP-MS to reveal the Zr stable isotope variation in the complex mineral crystallization history.

In situ sequential U–Pb age and Sm–Nd systematics measurements of natural LREE-enriched minerals using single laser ablation multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 510-517
Author(s):  
Chao Huang ◽  
Yue-Heng Yang ◽  
Lie-Wen Xie ◽  
Shi-Tou Wu ◽  
Hao Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Laser Ablation ◽  
Excimer Laser ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Single Shot ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Icp Ms ◽  
Plasma Mass Spectrometry ◽  
193 Nm

In the present work, we describe a sequential U–Pb and Sm–Nd systematics measurement from natural LREE-enriched minerals using Neptune Plus MC-ICP-MS coupled with a 193 nm excimer laser in a single shot.

scholarly journals Advanced in situ geochronological and trace element microanalysis by laser ablation techniques

2006 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 25-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dirk Frei ◽  
Julie A. Hollis ◽  
Axel Gerdes ◽  
Dan Harlov ◽  
Christine Karlsson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Laser Ablation ◽  
Trace Element ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Age Dating ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Icp Ms ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Plasma Mass Spectrometry

Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) was developed in 1985 and the first commercial laser ablation systems were introduced in the mid 1990s. Since then, LA-ICP-MS has become an important analytical tool in the earth sciences. Initially, the main interest for geologists was in its ability to quantitatively determine the contents of a wide range of elements in many minerals at very low concentrations (a few ppm and below) with relatively high spatial resolution (spot diameters of typically 30–100 μm). The potential of LA-ICP-MS for rapid in situ U–Th–Pb geochronology was already realised in the early to mid 1990s. However, the full potential of LA-ICP-MS as the low-cost alternative to ion-microprobe techniques for highly precise and accurate in situ U–Th–Pb age dating was not realised until the relatively recent advances in laser technologies and the introduction of magnetic sectorfield ICP-MS (SF-ICPMS) instruments. In March 2005, the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) commissioned a new laser ablation magnetic sectorfield inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-SF-ICP-MS) facility employing a ThermoFinnigan Element2 high resolution magnetic sectorfield ICP-MS and a Merchantek New Wave 213 nm UV laser ablation system. The new GEUS LA-SF-ICP-MS facility is widely used on Survey research projects in Denmark and Greenland, as well as in collaborative research and contract projects conducted with partners from academia and industry worldwide. Here, we present examples from some of the these ongoing studies that highlight the application of the new facility for advanced geochronological and trace element in situ microanalysis of geomaterials. The application of LASF-ICP-MS based in situ zircon geochronology to regional studies addressing the Archaean geology of southern West Greenland is presented by Hollis et al. (2006, this volume).

scholarly journals U − Pb geochronology of epidote by laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) as a tool for dating hydrothermal-vein formation

Geochronology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-147
Author(s):  
Veronica Peverelli ◽  
Tanya Ewing ◽  
Daniela Rubatto ◽  
Martin Wille ◽  
Alfons Berger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Laser Ablation ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Swiss Alps ◽  
Hydrothermal Vein ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Icp Ms ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Plasma Mass Spectrometry

Abstract. Epidote – here defined as minerals belonging to the epidote–clinozoisite solid solution – is a low-μ (μ=238U/204Pb) mineral occurring in a variety of geological environments and participating in many metamorphic reactions that is stable throughout a wide range of pressure–temperature conditions. Despite containing fair amounts of U, its use as a U−Pb geochronometer has been hindered by the commonly high contents of initial Pb, with isotopic compositions that cannot be assumed a priori. We present a U−Pb geochronology of hydrothermal-vein epidote spanning a wide range of Pb (3.9–190 µg g−1), Th (0.01–38 µg g−1), and U (2.6–530 µg g−1) contents and with μ values between 7 and 510 from the Albula area (eastern Swiss Alps), from the Grimsel area (central Swiss Alps), and from the Heyuan fault (Guangdong Province, China). The investigated epidote samples show appreciable fractions of initial Pb contents (f206=0.7–1.0) – i.e., relative to radiogenic Pb – that vary to different extents. A protocol has been developed for in situ U−Pb dating of epidote by spot-analysis laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) with a magmatic allanite as the primary reference material. The suitability of the protocol and the reliability of the measured isotopic ratios have been ascertained by independent measurements of 238U/206Pb and 207Pb/206Pb ratios, respectively, with quadrupole and multicollector ICP-MS applied to epidote micro-separates digested and diluted in acids. For age calculation, we used the Tera–Wasserburg (207Pb/206Pb versus 238U/206Pb) diagram, which does not require corrections for initial Pb and provides the initial 207Pb/206Pb ratio. Petrographic and microstructural data indicate that the calculated ages date the crystallization of vein epidote from a hydrothermal fluid and that the U−Pb system was not reset to younger ages by later events. Vein epidote from the Albula area formed in the Paleocene (62.7±3.0 Ma) and is related to Alpine greenschist-facies metamorphism. The Miocene (19.2±4.3 and 16.9±3.7 Ma) epidote veins from the Grimsel area formed during the Handegg deformation phase (22–17 Ma) of the Alpine evolution of the Aar Massif. Identical initial 207Pb/206Pb ratios reveal homogeneity in Pb isotopic compositions of the fluid across ca. 100 m. Vein epidote from the Heyuan fault is Cretaceous in age ( 107.2±8.9 Ma) and formed during the early movements of the fault. In situ U−Pb analyses of epidote returned reliable ages of otherwise undatable epidote–quartz veins. The Tera–Wasserburg approach has proven pivotal for in situ U−Pb dating of epidote, and the decisive aspect for low age uncertainties is the variability in intra-sample initial Pb fractions.

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