Determination of rare earth elements in USGS rock standards by isotope dilution mass spectrometry and comparison with neutron activation and inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry |
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Authors: | Noêmia MP Moraes SS Iyer |
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Institution: | Laboratório de Geologia Nuclear e Isotópica, Departamento de Processos Especiais, Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares (CNEN-SP), Caixa Postal 11049, Pinheiros, São Paulo Brazil |
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Abstract: | Rare earth element (REE) concentrations in United States Geological Survey (USGS) rock standards AGV-1, GSP-1, G-2 and PCC-1 were determined by isotope dilution mass spectrometry (IDMS), neutron activation and inductively coupled argon plasma atomic emission spectrometric techniques. The procedure involved acid digestion of samples in PTFE pressure bombs and group separation of REEs by an ion-exchange method. For IDMS an additional separation step using α-hydroxyisobutyric acid as an eluent was used in a cation-exchange column to split the REEs into subgroups. Comparison of the results with literature values showed that the IDMS values are the most precise and accurate. However, the precisions and the accuracies of the other techniques are acceptable. |
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Keywords: | Rare earth elements Rocks Plasmas |
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