This paper describes the automated in situ trace element analysis of solid materials by laser ablation (LA) inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). A compact computer-controlled solid state Nd:YAG Merchantek EO UV laser ablation (LA) system has been coupled with the high sensitivity VG PQII S ICP-MS. A two-directional communication was interfaced in-house between the ICP-MS and t...

The bauxite layer in Western Henan supplies a large number of ores and is useful for studying tectonic movement. In this paper, the samples were selected to carry out LA-ICP-MS detrital zircons U-Pb dating Hf isotope testing. results indicated that with Early Paleozoic ages mainly derived from North Qinling Orogenic Belt. Precambrian age may be basement China Block study support opinion Belt ha...

The performance and validation characteristics of different single collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometers based on different technical principles (ICP-SFMS, ICP-QMS in reaction and collision modes, and ICP-MS/MS) were evaluated in comparison to the performance of MC ICP-MS for fast and reliable S isotope ratio measurements. The validation included the determination of LOD, BEC,...

Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) is an analytical technique that performs elemental analysis with excellent sensitivity and high sample throughput. The ICP-MS instrument employs a plasma (ICP) as the ionization source and a mass spectrometer (MS) analyzer to detect the ions produced. It can simultaneously measure most elements in the periodic table and determine analyte con...

We present Rb and Sr mass fraction 87Sr/86Sr isotope ratio measurement results for four reference materials (RMs) obtained from the Service d'Analyse des Roches et Minéraux (SARM), Nancy, France: Mica-Mg, Mica-Fe, GL-O FK-N. These RMs have different chemical compositions spanning range of those most K-bearing feldspars micas, making them potential calibration in situ Rb-Sr dating natural minera...

International reference materials representing a diverse suite of sulfide ores and related lithologies have been analyzed for major and trace element concentrations by XRF, solution ICP–MS, and laser-ablation ICP–MS (LA–ICP–MS) after fusion of the sample to a lithium borate glass. Reference materials analyzed for this study include a wide variety of bulk compositions, including ores of Pb–Zn su...