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Calibration methods for laser ablation Rb–Sr geochronology: comparisons and recommendation based on NIST glass and natural reference materials
Stijn Glorie
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Department of Earth Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
Sarah E. Gilbert
Adelaide Microscopy, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
Martin Hand
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
Jarred C. Lloyd
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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Short summary
Radiometric dating methods, involving laser ablation as the sample introduction, require robust calibrations to reference materials with similar ablation properties to the analysed samples. In the case of the rubidium–strontium dating method, calibrations are often conducted to nano powder with different ablation characteristics than the crystalline minerals. We describe the limitations of this approach and recommend an alternative calibration method involving natural minerals.
Radiometric dating methods, involving laser ablation as the sample introduction, require robust...