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Determination of platinum group elements in impact breccias using neutron activation analysis and ultrasonic nebulization inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry after anion exchange preconcentration

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    Abstract

    An anion exchange procedure has been optimized for the analysis of platinum group elements (PGEs) in geological samples at low abundances by adding two stages: chlorination and replicate sorption onto a small anion exchange column. Combined with neutron activation analysis (NAA) and ultrasonic nebulization inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (USN-ICP-MS) determination, this procedure is evaluated by replicate analyses of PGEs (Ru, Pd, Os, Ir, Pt), Au, Ag and Re in two reference materials, WMG-1 and WITS-1. The suitability of the method for actual geological samples was demonstrated by analyzing target rocks and breccias from the Bosumtwi impact crater, Ghana. © 2001 Elsevier Science B.V.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)79-85
    Number of pages7
    JournalAnalytica Chimica Acta
    Volume436
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2001

    Austrian Fields of Science 2012

    • 1051 Geology, Mineralogy

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