Quantitative Analysis of Sulfide Minerals by Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry Using Glass Reference Materials with Matrix Normalization Plus Sulfur Internal Standardization Calibration

Yuan, Jingli; Zhan, Xuejia; Fan, Chen-Zi; Zhao, Laishi; Sun, Dong-Yang; Jia, Ze-Rong; Hu, Ming-Yue; Kuai, Li-Jun

doi:10.1016/s1872-2040(11)60528-8

Cited by 29 publications

(2 citation statements)

References 11 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…With the exception of the noble metal elements, the trace elements in sulfides could be calibrated against pressedpowder pellets of sulfide (e.g. MASS-1 or MASS-3) [153], glasses of sulfide fused with a lithium borate flux [68,154,155], silicate reference glasses [156,157] or multi-element standard solutions [158]. Košler et al [111] found that a small amount of oxygen released from the sample during the laser ablation process can also affect the elemental fractionation.…”

Section: Metal Oxides and Metal Sulfidesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Applications of LA-ICP-MS in the elemental analyses of geological samples

Liu

et al. 2013

Chin. Sci. Bull.

104

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS), which is a rapidly developing analytical technique for the analyses of trace elements and isotopes, plays an important role in advancing the study of Earth science, especially with respect to micro-geochemistry. This article reviews the application of LA-ICP-MS in the elemental analysis of solid geological samples. Although LA-ICP-MS has been widely used in the spatial resolution analysis of element compositions and rapid bulk analysis of whole-rock and soil samples, the analysis accuracy is restricted by numerous factors, including the instrumental conditions, the elemental fractionation and matrix effects, the lack of sufficient matrix-matched reference materials, and the strategies for quantitative calibration and sensitivity drift correction. According to the type of samples and the analyte elements, the analysis accuracy can be improved through the optimization of instrument conditions and the adoption of suitable correction strategies and reference materials. LA-ICP-MS, geological sample, elemental analysis, quantitative strategy Citation:Liu Y S, Hu Z C, Li M, et al. Applications of LA-ICP-MS in the elemental analyses of geological samples.

show abstract

Section: Metal Oxides and Metal Sulfidesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Applications of LA-ICP-MS in the elemental analyses of geological samples

Liu

et al. 2013

Chin. Sci. Bull.

104

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Users should be warned that despite the overall good quality, the data should still be interpreted with caution. This highlights a problem commonly raised about the lack of good quality matrix-matched reference materials for the calibration and quality control of LA-ICP-MS analysis, which is noticeable for sulfide minerals (Günther and Hattendorf 2005, Fern ández et al 2007, Danyushevsky et al 2011, Yuan et al 2012, Feng et al 2018, Sio et al 2019, Phyo et al 2020, Steenstra et al 2020.…”

Section: Quality Controlmentioning

confidence: 99%

A New Mapping Protocol for Laser Ablation (withFast‐Funnel) Coupled to aTime‐of‐FlightMass Spectrometer (LA‐FF‐ICP‐ToF‐MS) for the Rapid, Simultaneous Quantification of Multiple Minerals

Savard

Dare

Bèdard

et al. 2023

Geostandard Geoanalytic Res

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Although in situ analysis by LA-ICP-MS is considered a rapid technique with minimal sample preparation and data reduction, mapping areas of millimetres in size using a small beam (< 15 μm) can be time consuming (several hours) when a quadrupole ICP-MS is used. In addition, fully quantitative imaging using internal standardisation by LA-ICP-MS is challenging in samples with more than one mineral phase present due to varying ablation rates. A new protocol for the quantification of multiple coexisting phases, mapped at a rate of about 12 mm 2 h -1 and a resolution of 12 μm × 12 μm per pixel, is presented. The protocol allows mapping of most atomic masses, ranging from 23 Na to 238 U, using a time-offlight mass spectrometer (ICP-ToF-MS, TOFWERK) connected to a 193 nm excimer laser. A fast-funnel device was successfully used to increase the aerosol transport speed, reducing the time usually required for mapping by a factor of about ten compared with a quadrupole ICP-MS. The lower limits of detection for mid and heavy masses are in the range 0.1-10 μg g -1 , allowing determination of trace to ultra-trace elements. The presented protocol is intended to be a routine analytical tool that can provide greater access to the spatial distribution of major and trace elements in geological materials.

show abstract

Trace elements and isotope data of the Um Garayat gold deposit, Wadi Allaqi district, Egypt

et al. 2018

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Trace element composition of sulfides and O, C, Sr and S isotopic data are assessed to constrain the evolution and potential fluid and metal sources of the Um Garayat gold deposit. Ore microscopy and BSE investigations of quartz veins show blocky arsenopyrite and pyrite replaced in part by pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, galena, and gersdorffite. Free-milling gold occurs commonly in close association with the late sulfides, and along fractures in pyrite. On the other hand, recrystallized pyrite is disseminated in host metavolcaniclastic/metasedimentary rocks that commonly contain carbonaceous material. In-situ LA-ICP-MS analysis of sulfides show the recrystallized pyrite enriched in most trace elements, while blocky pyrite contains only some traces of arsenic. Detected concentrations of gold (up to 17 ppm) were only reported in arsenopyrite disseminated in quartz veins. The δ 34 S values of blocky pyrite and pyrrhotite in quartz veins define a narrow range (1.6 to 3.7 ‰), suggesting a homogenous sulfur source which is consistent with the dominantly mafic host rocks. The recrystallized pyrite has a distinctive sulfur isotope composition (δ 34 S-9.3 to-10.6 ‰), which is rather comparable to diagenetic sulfides. Hydrothermal carbonate in quartz veins and wallrock have nearly constant values of δ 18 O (10.5 to 11.9 ‰) and δ 13 C (-4.2 to-5.5‰). Based on constraints from mineral assemblages and chlorite thermometry, data of six samples indicate that carbonate precipitation occurred at ~280°C from a homogenous hydrothermal fluid with δ 18 OH2O 4.4±0.7‰ and δ 13 C =-3.7 ± 0.8 ‰. Strontium isotope values of two samples (87 Sr/ 86 Sr = 0.7024 and 0.7025) are similar to the initial 87 Sr/ 86 Sr ratios of island arc metabasalts (~710 Ma) in the South Eastern Desert. The generally homogenous sulfur, C, O, Sr isotope data are suggestive of metamorphogenic fluids, likely produced from dominantly mafic volcanic rocks at the greenschist-amphibolite facies transition.

show abstract

Quantitative Analysis of Sulfide Minerals by Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry Using Glass Reference Materials with Matrix Normalization Plus Sulfur Internal Standardization Calibration

Cited by 29 publications

References 11 publications

Applications of LA-ICP-MS in the elemental analyses of geological samples

Applications of LA-ICP-MS in the elemental analyses of geological samples

A New Mapping Protocol for Laser Ablation (withFast‐Funnel) Coupled to aTime‐of‐FlightMass Spectrometer (LA‐FF‐ICP‐ToF‐MS) for the Rapid, Simultaneous Quantification of Multiple Minerals

Trace elements and isotope data of the Um Garayat gold deposit, Wadi Allaqi district, Egypt

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About