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Accurate U-Pb Age and Trace Element Determinations of Zircon by Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry by Yuan, Honglin, Gao, Shan, Liu, Xiaoming, Li, Huiming, Günther, Detlef, Wu, Fuyuan

“…Various zircons of Proterozoic to Oligocene ages (1060‐31 Ma) were analysed by laser ablation‐inductively coupled plasma‐mass spectrometry. Calibration was…”
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Further Characterisation of the 91500 Zircon Crystal by Wiedenbeck, Michael, Hanchar, John M., Peck, William H., Sylvester, Paul, Valley, John, Whitehouse, Martin, Kronz, Andreas, Morishita, Yuichi, Nasdala, Lutz, Fiebig, J., Franchi, I., Girard, J.-P., Greenwood, R.C., Hinton, R., Kita, N., Mason, P.R.D., Norman, M., Ogasawara, M., Piccoli, P.M., Rhede, D., Satoh, H., Schulz-Dobrick, B., Skår, O., Spicuzza, MJ, Terada, K., Tindle, A., Togashi, S., Vennemann, T., Xie, Q., Zheng, Y.-F.

“…This paper reports the results from a second characterisation of the 91500 zircon, including data from electron probe microanalysis, laser ablation inductively…”
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Preparation and Certification of Re-Os Dating Reference Materials: Molybdenites HLP and JDC by Du, Andao, Wu, Shuqi, Sun, Dezhong, Wang, Shuxian, Qu, Wenjun, Markey, Richard, Stain, Holly, Morgan, John, Malinovskiy, Dmitry

“…Two Re‐Os dating reference material molybdenites were prepared. Molybdenite JDC and molybdenite HLP are from a carbonate vein‐type molybdenum‐(lead)‐uranium…”
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Determination of Forty Two Major and Trace Elements in USGS and NIST SRM Glasses by Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry by Gao, Shan, Liu, Xiaomin, Yuan, Honglin, Hattendorf, Bodo, Günther, Detlef, Chen, Liang, Hu, Shenhong

“…Forty two major (Na, Mg, Ti and Mn) and trace elements covering the mass range from Li to U in three USGS basalt glass reference materials BCR‐2G, BHVO‐2G and…”
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Routine Analyses of Trace Elements in Geological Samples using Flow Injection and Low Pressure On-Line Liquid Chromatography Coupled to ICP-MS: A Study of Geochemical Reference Materials BR, DR-N, UB-N, AN-G and GH by Carignan, Jean, Hild, Pascal, Mevelle, Guy, Morel, Jacques, Yeghicheyan, Delphine

“…We describe analytical procedures for trace element determinations developed at the CNRS Service d'Analyse des Roches et des Minéraux (SARM) and report results…”
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A Compilation of New and Published Major and Trace Element Data for NIST SRM 610 and NIST SRM 612 Glass Reference Materials by Pearce, Nicholas J.G., Perkins, William T., Westgate, John A., Gorton, Michael P., Jackson, Simon E., Neal, Clive R., Chenery, Simon P.

“…Microanalytical trace element techniques (such as ion probe or laser ablation ICP‐MS) are hampered by a lack of well characterized, homogeneous standards. Two…”
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Precise/ Small Sample Size Determinations of Lithium Isotopic Compositions of Geological Reference Materials and Modern Seawater by MC-ICP-MS by Jeffcoate, Alistair B., Elliott, Tim, Thomas, Alex, Bouman, Claudia

“…The Li isotope ratios of four international rock reference materials, USGS BHVO‐2, GSJ JB‐2, JG‐2, JA‐1 and modern seawater (Mediterranean, Pacific and North…”
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Accurate and High-Precision Measurement of Lithium Isotopes in Two Reference Materials by MC-ICP-MS by Millot, Romain, Guerrot, Catherine, Vigier, Nathalie

“…We report here a newly developed method for measurement of Li isotopes by use of multi‐collector ICP‐MS (Neptune) allowing rapid and high precision…”
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Reference Materials for Geochemical Studies: New Analytical Data by ICP-MS and Critical Discussion of Reference Values by Dulski, Peter

“…Abundances of twenty four trace elements, including Y and fourteen rare earth elements (REE), are reported for eighty six geological reference materials and…”
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Laser Ablation ICP-MS Analysis of Geological Materials Prepared as Lithium Borate Glasses by Eggins, Stephen M.

“…A simple, rapid and precise method is described for determining trace elements by laser ablation (LA)‐ICP‐MS analysis in bulk geological materials that have…”
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Intercomparison of Boron Isotope and Concentration Measurements. Part I: Selection, Preparation and Homogeneity Tests of the Intercomparison Materials by Tonarini, Sonia, Pennisi, Maddalena, Adorni-Braccesi, Alessandra, Dini, Andrea, Ferrara, Giorgio, Gonfiantini, Roberto, Wiedenbeck, Michael, Gröning, Manfred

“…In 1999 the Istituto di Geoscienze e Georisorse (IGG), with the support of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), undertook the collection, preparation…”
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The Preparation and Preliminary Characterisation of Eight Geological MPI-DING Reference Glasses for In-Situ Microanalysis by Jochum, Klaus Peter, Dingwell, Donald B., Rocholl, Alexander, Stoll, Brigitte, Hofmann, Albrecht W., Becker, S., Besmehn, A., Bessette, D., Dietze, H.-J., Dulski, P., Erzinger, J., Hellebrand, E., Hoppe, P., Horn, I., Janssens, K., Jenner, G.A., Klein, M., McDonough, W.F., Maetz, M., Mezger, K., Müker, C., Nikogosian, I.K., Pickhardt, C., Raczek, I., Rhede, D., Seufert, H.M., Simakin, S.G., Sobolev, A.V., Spettel, B., Straub, S., Vincze, L., Wallianos, A., Weckwerth, G., Weyer, S., Wolf, D., Zimmer, M.

“…Eight silicate glasses were prepared by directly fusing and stirring 50‐100 g each of basalt, andesite, komatiite, peridotite, rhyolite, and quartz‐diorite…”
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Preparation of a New Geological Survey of Japan Geochemical Reference Material: Coral JCp-1 by Okai, Takashi, Suzuki, Atsushi, Kawahata, Hodaka, Terashima, Shigeru, Imai, Noboru

“…A new geochemical reference material, coral Porites sp. JCp‐1 has been prepared by the Geological Survey of Japan (GSJ). Provisional values for twenty one…”
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Compositional Heterogeneity in NIST SRM 610-617 Glasses by Eggins, Stephen M., Shelley, J. Michael G.

“…Extensive compositional heterogeneity is shown to affect at least twenty four of the doped trace elements in the NIST SRM 610‐617 glasses. Compositional…”
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Determination of Trace Elements in Twenty Six Chinese Geochemistry Reference Materials by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry by Liang, Qi, Grégoire, D. Conrad

“…We report new data for thirty seven elements determined in twenty six Chinese geochemistry reference materials using inductively coupled plasma‐mass…”
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Intercomparison of Boron Isotope and Concentration Measurements. Part II: Evaluation of Results by Gonfiantini, Roberto, Tonarini, Sonia, Gröning, Manfred, Adorni-Braccesi, Alessandra, Al-Ammar, Assad S., Astner, Marcus, Bächler, Sebastien, Barnes, Ramon M., Bassett, Randy L., Cocherie, Alain, Deyhle, Annette, Dini, Andrea, Ferrara, Giorgio, Gaillardet, Jérôme, Grimm, Judith, Guerrot, Catherine, Krähenbühl, Urs, Layne, Graham, Lemarchand, Damien, Meixner, Anette, Northington, D. Jack, Pennisi, Maddalena, Reitznerová, Eva, Rodushkin, Ilia, Sugiura, Naoji, Surberg, Regina, Tonn, Sabine, Wiedenbeck, Michael, Wunderli, Samuel, Xiao, Yingkai, Zack, Thomas

“…The Istituto di Geoscienze e Georisorse (IGG), on behalf and with the support of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), prepared eight geological…”
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Calcium Isotopic Composition of Various Reference Materials and Seawater by Hippler, Dorothee, Schmitt, Anne-Désirée, Gussone, Nikolaus, Heuser, Alexander, Stille, Peter, Eisenhauer, Anton, Nägler, Thomas F.

“…A compilation of δ44/40Ca (δ44/40Ca) data sets of different calcium reference materials is presented, based on measurements in three different laboratories…”
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Re-Os Isotopic Measurements at the Femtomole Level in Natural Samples by Birck, Jean Louis, Barman, Matthieu Roy, Capmas, Françoise

“…Here we describe a new chemical separation method for Os and an improved mass spectrometric procedure for Re and Os. This technique is based on the selective…”
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Strontium, Neodymium and Lead Isotope Analyses of NIST Glass Certified Reference Materials: SRM 610, 612, 614 by Woodhead, Jon D., Hergt, Janet M.

“…The NIST glass certified reference materials, SRM 610‐617, have been widely adopted by the geological community as calibration samples for a variety of in situ…”
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Reference Minerals for the Microanalysis of Light Elements by Dyar, M. Darby, Wiedenbeck, Michael, Robertson, David, Cross, Laura R., Delaney, Jeremy S., Ferguson, Kurt, Francis, Carl A., Grew, Edward S., Guidotti, Charles V., Hervig, Richard L., Hughes, John M., Husler, John, Leeman, William, McGuire, Anne V., Rhede, Dieter, Rothe, Heike, Paul, Rick L., Richards, Ian, Yates, Martin

“…The quantitative determination of light element concentrations in geological specimens represents a major analytical challenge as the electron probe is…”
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