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In situ LA-ICPMS U–Pb dating of sulfates: applicability of carbonate reference materials as matrix-matched standards
Aratz Beranoaguirre
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Institut für Angewandte Geowissenschaften, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Adenauerring 20b, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
Institut für Geowissenschaften, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Altenhöferallee 1, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Frankfurt Isotope and Element Research Center (FIERCE), Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Geologia Saila, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea UPV/EHU, Sarriena z/g, 48940 Leioa, Spain
Iuliana Vasiliev
Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK-F), Senckenberganlage 25, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Axel Gerdes
Institut für Geowissenschaften, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Altenhöferallee 1, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Frankfurt Isotope and Element Research Center (FIERCE), Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Short summary
U–Pb dating by the in situ laser ablation mass spectrometry (LA-ICPMS) technique requires reference materials of the same nature as the samples to be analysed. Here, we have explored the suitability of using carbonate materials as a reference for sulfates, since there is no sulfate reference material. The results we obtained are satisfactory, and thus, from now on, the sulfates can also be analysed.
U–Pb dating by the in situ laser ablation mass spectrometry (LA-ICPMS) technique requires...
