High-precision Measurement of Strontium and Neodymium Isotopic Composition by Multi-collector Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry with Microwave Digestion

Yong-hai YUAN; Feng YANG; Hong-xia YU; Xi-jun LIU; Ji-feng XU

doi:10.15898/j.cnki.11-2131/td.201707290122

Rock and Mineral Analysis > 2018 > 37(4): 356-363. > DOI: 10.15898/j.cnki.11-2131/td.201707290122

Yong-hai YUAN, Feng YANG, Hong-xia YU, Xi-jun LIU, Ji-feng XU. High-precision Measurement of Strontium and Neodymium Isotopic Composition by Multi-collector Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry with Microwave Digestion[J]. Rock and Mineral Analysis, 2018, 37(4): 356-363. DOI: 10.15898/j.cnki.11-2131/td.201707290122

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High-precision Measurement of Strontium and Neodymium Isotopic Composition by Multi-collector Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry with Microwave Digestion

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Guangxi Key Laboratory of Hidden Metallic Ore Deposits Exploration, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China
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College of Earth Sciences, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China
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School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences(Beijing), Beijing 100083, China

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Received Date: July 28, 2017
Revised Date: March 21, 2018
Accepted Date: May 14, 2018
Published Date: June 30, 2018

Abstract

HIGHLIGHTS
(1) Using microwave digestion to dissolve samples guarantees digestion effects and reduces dissolving time in Sr-Nd isotope analysis.

(2) The fractions of Sr and Nd have negligible interference on Rb and Ce because of the high selectivity of the Sr-special resin (100-150 μm), rare earth column AG50W-X8 (200-400 mesh) and Nd column Ln-B50-S (50-100 mesh).

(3) During separation of Sr and Nd, the recovery of elements in the resin column decreased obviously with the increasing use.

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BACKGROUNDDetermination of strontium (Sr) and neodymium (Nd) isotopic composition in geological samples by Multi-collector Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (MC-ICP-MS) needs a lengthy and complex chemical preparation procedure. Moreover, samples cannot be dissolved completely.
OBJECTIVESTo effectively digest samples and eliminate interferences from the experimental process.
METHODSGeological samples were dissolved by microwave digestion. The processes of Sr, Nd chemical separation and mass spectrometry analyses were studied. In particular, the recovery and memory effect of resin column were investigated.
RESULTSThe research shows that after ten times usages Sr and Nd procedure, blanks of the resin are less than 1.0 ng. However, the recovery decreases significantly from 98% to 20% and 90% to 50%, respectively. If the analyzed samples contain low concentrations of Sr and Nd, which are insufficient for mass spectrometry analysis, it is suggested that Sr special effect resin should be used no more than 5 times and AG50W-X8 and Ln resin should be used no more than 10 times. The entire procedure is applied in the separation of Sr and Nd of international standard geological samples (BCR-2, W-2a, BHVO-2, AGV-2). The acquired ⁸⁷Sr^/86Sr and ¹⁴³Nd/¹⁴⁴Nd ratios are consistent with those in the literature, and the instrumental internal precision 2SE (n=50) and methodological external precision 2SD (n=6) are better than 0.0015%.
CONCLUSIONSThe proposed method meets the requirement of high-precision measurement of Sr and Nd isotopic composition in geological samples.
- microwave digestion,
- elution curve,
- strontium,
- neodymium,
- column residuals,
- Multi-collector Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry

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