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Secondary ion mass spectrometry measurements of silver isotope ratios in gold‐bearing minerals
Author(s) -
Didenko Petro
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
rapid communications in mass spectrometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.528
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1097-0231
pISSN - 0951-4198
DOI - 10.1002/rcm.1290090709
Subject(s) - chemistry , isotope , microprobe , mass spectrometry , ion , analytical chemistry (journal) , stable isotope ratio , radiochemistry , environmental chemistry , mineralogy , chromatography , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics
An ion microprobe unit was used to study silver isotope ratios in gold‐bearing ores. It was found that for ores formed under high‐temperature conditions the light isotope 107 Ag is enriched. Low‐temperature deposits are enriched in the heavy isotope 109 Ag.