A routine high-precision method for Lu-Hf isotope geochemistry and chronology
Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology
By: P. J. Patchett and M. Tatsumoto
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Abstract
A method for chemical separation of Lu and Hf from rock, meteorite and mineral samples is described, together with a much improved mass spectrometric running technique for Hf. This allows (i) geo- and cosmochronology using the176Lu???176Hf+??- decay scheme, and (ii) geochemical studies of planetary processes in the earth and moon. Chemical yields for the three-stage ion-exchange column procedure average 90% for Hf. Chemical blanks are <0.2 ng for Lu and Hf. From 1 ??g of Hf, a total ion current of 0.5??10-11 Ampere can be maintained for 3-5 h, yielding 0.01-0.03% precision on the ratio176Hf/177Hf. Normalisation to179Hf/177Hf=0.7325 is used. Extensive results for the Johnson Matthey Hf standard JMC 475 are presented, and this sample is urged as an international mass spectrometric standard; suitable aliquots, prepared from a single batch of JMC 475, are available from Denver. Lu-Hf analyses of the standard rocks BCR-1 and JB-1 are given. The potential of the Lu-Hf method in isotope geochemistry is assessed. ?? 1980 Springer-Verlag.
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Patchett, P., and Tatsumoto, M., 1981, A routine high-precision method for Lu-Hf isotope geochemistry and chronology: Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 75, no. 3, p. 263-267, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01166766.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | A routine high-precision method for Lu-Hf isotope geochemistry and chronology |
| Series title | Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology |
| DOI | 10.1007/BF01166766 |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 1981 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher location | Springer-Verlag |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology |
| First page | 263 |
| Last page | 267 |