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JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL ATOMIC SPECTROMETRY
卷 36, 期 6, 页码 1244-1260出版社
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/d1ja00069a
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This study presents an analytical methodology for accurate analyses of ilmenite by LA-ICP-MS, including major, minor, trace element, and U-Pb isotopic compositions. Through optimization of laser fluence and calibration materials, the accuracy of ilmenite chemical and isotopic compositions are significantly improved. The use of rutile as a primary calibration material for Pb/U ratios produces accurate U-Pb ages within analytical uncertainties.
The chemical composition of the mineral ilmenite is useful in mineral exploration for diamonds and in understanding igneous geological processes. This study develops an analytical methodology for accurate analyses of ilmenite by LA-ICP-MS for major, minor, trace element and U-Pb isotopic compositions. Accuracy of chemical compositions by LA-ICP-MS is monitored by comparing with EMPA and accuracy of the LA-ICP-MS U-Pb ages is verified by comparison to published ages for other mineral geochrometers from the same sample. Variation of laser fluence (2, 3 and 5 J cm(-2)) and calibration materials (Mud Tank zircon, BCR-2g, and TB-1 rutile) are optimized to provide the best accuracy of ilmenite chemical and isotopic compositions. Rutile, as the primary calibration material for Pb/U ratios, produces accurate U-Pb ages within analytical uncertainties. Use of normalization to a 100% metal oxide total for LA-ICP-MS analyses, coupled with mineral stoichiometry calculations, allows for the estimation of Fe2+/Fe3+ ratios that compare well with similar estimates from EMPA (0.23 vs. 0.22 respectively). U-Pb age results from an igneous ilmenite from the Bushveld Complex using this methodology are within uncertainty of the zircon ID-TIMS age of the intrusion (2044 +/- 31 Ma (2 s) vs. 2054.4 +/- 1.3 Ma (2 s)).
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