A Preliminary Appraisal of Seven Natural Zircon Reference Materials for In Situ Hf Isotope Determination

Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research - Tập 29 Số 2 - Trang 183-195 - 2005
Jon Woodhead1, Janet Hergt1
1School of Earth Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Vic. 3010, Australia

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There is a growing need for new zircon reference materials for in situ Hf‐isotope analysis by laser ablation‐multicollector inductively coupled plasma‐mass spectrometry (LA‐MC‐ICP‐MS). In this contribution we document the results of a preliminary investigation of seven natural zircons, conducted in order to test their suitability in this regard. Solution MC‐ICP‐MS data on separated Lu and Hf fractions provided reference compositional data while the results of ca. 750 in situ LA‐MC‐ICP‐MS analyses allowed assessment of potential micrometre‐scale heterogeneity. On the basis of these analyses and additional relevant considerations such as availability, size and (Lu)Yb/Hf ratio, we suggest that, of the currently available zircons, Temora‐2 and Mud Tank are most likely to provide robust reference materials for Hf isotope determinations both at the present time and into the future. The former has the advantage of also being well‐characterised for U‐Th‐Pb systematics and suitable for in situ age determination, while the latter is the most readily available and is of very large grain size. Additional materials such as BR266, and 91500, although limited in supply, show more consistent Lu/Hf ratios and are thus of use in monitoring elemental fractionation during ICP‐MS analysis.

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Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research

Tập 29 Số 2

183-195

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