The following procedures have been established and presently operational at NENIMF:
Applications
operational on routine basis
- U-Pb, Th-Pb chronology of zircon
and monazite (O-/O2- primary beam)
- Ti contents in zircon and quartz
for thermometry (O-/O2- primary beam)
- Boron isotopes in silicate glasses
(O-/O2- primary beam)
- Sr/Ca and Ba/Ca of marine
carbonates (O-/O2- primary beam)
- B/Ca and B isotope analysis of
marine carbonates (Cs+ primary beam)
- Concentrations of H2O, CO2, F, Cl
and S in silicate glasses (Cs+ primary beam)
- Isotopic composition of sulfur in
silicates and sulfides (Cs+ primary beam)
Applications
operational but requiring improvement
- Isotopic composition of Pb in
silicate glass and K-feldspars (O-/O2- primary beam)
- Isotopic composition of oxygen in
silicate, oxide and carbonate minerals (Cs+ primary beam)
- Isotopic composition of chlorine
in minerals and glasses (Cs+ primary beam)
- Isotopic composition of carbon in
carbonate (Cs+ primary beam)
Mg isotopes in marine carbonates
are among high priority technical developments to be completed in the near
future.
Last updated: November 16, 2009 | 
