Issue 8, 1998

Precise lead isotope ratios in Australian galena samples by high resolution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

Abstract

High resolution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (HR-ICP-MS) was used to measure Pb isotope ratios in standard solutions and Pb mineral digests. The RSD values obtained for208Pb/204Pb, 207Pb/204Pb, 206Pb/204Pb, 208Pb/206Pb and 207Pb/206Pb were 0.13, 0.11, 0.11, 0.046 and 0.048%, respectively (values as 1σ). These values were obtained from 30 analyses of three different standard sample types (multi-element standard, NIST SRM 981 and a Broken Hill galena digest). Based on 39 analyses of 11 galena samples from different locations around Australia, the difference between HR-ICP-MS and conventional TIMS values for 208Pb/204Pb, 207Pb/204Pb, 206Pb/204Pb, 208Pb/206Pb and 207Pb/206Pb ratios was generally better than±0.2%. This paper outlines a very simple and rapid analytical method for the measurement of Pb isotope ratios, and is one of the first studies to use HR-ICP-MS to measure Pb isotope ratios in galena and galena-bearing ores.

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J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 1998,13, 809-813

Precise lead isotope ratios in Australian galena samples by high resolution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

A. T. Townsend, Z. Yu, P. Mcgoldrick and J. A. Hutton, J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 1998, 13, 809 DOI: 10.1039/A801397G

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