All samples are weighed, dissolved, and processed in this lab. We can perform Pb, Rb, Sr, Sm, and Nd concentration analyses by isotope dilution mass spectrometry. Isotope ratios are determined using a Finnigan MAT261 multicollector mass spectrometer equiped with an electron multiplier. Performance of the mass spectrometer is monitored using NBS 981 and NBS 982 for Pb, NBS 987 and the Eimer and Amend standards for Sr, and the La Jolla standard for Nd. We run a variety of in-house standards as quality control checks, in addition to monitoring procedural blanks.
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Please contact us for estimates of turn-around time. The Mass Spectrometer is currently located in Herzberg Laborotories. Pb-Pb isotope systematics in plutonic rocks from Nova Scotia, Canada. Pb isotopic compositions of galena and other sulphides from massive sulphide deposits, on-land and at submarine hydrothermal vents. Sm-Nd isotope systematics of Neoproterozoic and Paleozoic volcanic rocks from the Avalon Terrane of Nova Scotia.