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03 Feb 2021
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| 03 Feb 2021
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Direct U–Pb dating of carbonates from micron-scale femtosecond laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry images using robust regression
Guilhem Hoareau
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, CNRS, TOTAL,
LFCR, UMR5150, 64000 Pau, France
Fanny Claverie
Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, CNRS, IPREM,
UMR5254, 64000 Pau, France
Christophe Pecheyran
Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, CNRS, IPREM,
UMR5254, 64000 Pau, France
Christian Paroissin
Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, CNRS, LMAP,
UMR5142, 64000 Pau, France
Pierre-Alexandre Grignard
Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, CNRS, TOTAL,
LFCR, UMR5150, 64000 Pau, France
Geoffrey Motte
Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, CNRS, TOTAL,
LFCR, UMR5150, 64000 Pau, France
Olivier Chailan
TOTAL, CSTJF, 64018 Pau CEDEX, France
Jean-Pierre Girard
TOTAL, CSTJF, 64018 Pau CEDEX, France
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Short summary
A new methodology for the micron-scale uranium–lead dating of carbonate minerals is proposed. It is based on the extraction of ages directly from pixel images (< 1 mm2) obtained by laser ablation coupled to a mass spectrometer. The ages are calculated with a robust linear regression through the pixel values. This methodology is compared to existing approaches.
A new methodology for the micron-scale uranium–lead dating of carbonate minerals is proposed. It...
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