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List of Figures Figure 1. Sample de
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1. Introduction The advent of induc
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Figure 1. Flow-chart diagram of the
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during decomposition (SiF 4 and CO
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Fractionation between the three iso
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cps, then 3000 cps must be subtract
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variety of ways. These range from r
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Table 3. Change in HFSE concentrati
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0.90, corresponding to an anomalous
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10 2 JDo-1 reference values 10 1 IF
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20 18 basalt BHVO-2 (n=5) run preci
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The method precision for elements p
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Two approaches may be utilized to d
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For the more recent, full 32 elemen
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isotopic data for geologic CRMs, av
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Table 4. Interferences observed for
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value uncertainty (as %RSD) is repr
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consistent (App. 1), and similar to
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determinations in carbonate rocks r
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eference value. The result is that
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eference value and the measured JUB
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the 32 analyzed elements, with Ti b
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Govindaraju K. (1995) 1995 working
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Appendix 1. Analytical data Appendi
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Appendix 1. Literature reference va
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Appendix 1 continued. Data in mg/kg
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the concentration of the major elem
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Potential interferences on monoisot
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and preservation of oxide-facies IF
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