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Accurate Determination of Sr Isotopic Compositions in Clinopyroxene and Silicate Glasses by LA ‐ MC ‐ ICP ‐ MS
Author(s) -
Tong Xirun,
Liu Yongsheng,
Hu Zhaochu,
Chen Haihong,
Zhou Lian,
Hu Qinghai,
Xu Rong,
Deng Lixu,
Chen Chunfei,
Yang Lu,
Gao Shan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
geostandards and geoanalytical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.037
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1751-908X
pISSN - 1639-4488
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-908x.2015.00315.x
Subject(s) - analytical chemistry (journal) , isotope , chemistry , reproducibility , silicate glass , silicate , mineralogy , chromatography , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics
The low‐Sr content (generally < 100 μg g −1 ) in clinopyroxene from peridotite makes accurate Sr isotopic determination by LA ‐ MC ‐ ICP ‐ MS a challenge. The effects of adding N 2 to the sample gas and using a guard electrode ( GE ) on instrumental sensitivity for Sr isotopic determination by LA ‐ MC ‐ ICP ‐ MS were investigated. Results revealed no significant sensitivity enhancement of Sr by adding N 2 to the ICP . Although using a GE led to a two‐fold sensitivity enhancement, it significantly increased the yield of polyatomic ion interferences of Ca‐related ions and TiAr + on Sr isotopes. Applying the method established in this work, 87 Sr/ 86 Sr ratios (Rb/Sr < 0.14) of natural clinopyroxene from mantle and silicate glasses were accurately measured with similar measurement repeatability (0.0009–0.00006, 2 SE ) to previous studies but using a smaller spot size of 120 μm and low‐to‐moderate Sr content (30–518 μg g −1 ). The measurement reproducibility was 0.0004 (2 s , n = 33) for a sample with 100 μg g −1 Sr. Destruction of the crystal structure by sample fusion showed no effect on Sr isotopic determination. Synthesised glasses with major element compositions similar to natural clinopyroxene have the potential to be adopted as reference materials for Sr isotopic determination by LA ‐ MC ‐ ICP ‐ MS .