Rapid separation of Sr from carbonates for accurate 87 Sr/ 86 Sr isotope analysis by TIMS

2025/01/01 by Wengang Liu, Hongming Cai, Wei Yuan +2 · 1 voice
Environmental Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Chemical Synthesis and Characterization #Nuclear Physics and Applications #Radioactive contamination and transfer

paper · doi:10.1039/d5ja00165j

openalex publication_date 2025/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/05/23 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02

Abstract

A rapid and practical separation method was developed for purifying Sr from carbonates and finally for accurate Sr isotope analysis by TIMS. The separation was performed based on the different solubility of metal ions in concentrated acids.

Citations

• Geochemical constraints on the origin of Marinoan cap dolostones from Nuccaleena Formation, South Australia
• A geochemical and Nd, Sr and stable Ca isotopic study of carbonatites and associated silicate rocks from the ~65 Ma old Ambadongar carbonatite complex and the Phenai Mata igneous complex, Gujarat, India: Implications for crustal contamination, carbonate recycling, hydrothermal alteration and source-mantle mineralogy

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