Issue 8, 2021

TC1725: a proposed chalcopyrite reference material for LA-MC-ICP-MS sulfur isotope determination

Abstract

Sulfur isotopes are important geochemical tracers in the diverse fields of geosciences. Controlling the accuracy and precision of the microanalysis of sulfur isotopes requires well-characterized reference materials with matrices similar to those of unknown samples. This study introduces a new natural chalcopyrite reference material, TC1725, for S isotope analysis by laser ablation multiple-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-MC-ICP-MS). The chalcopyrite grain is homogeneous with respect to S isotopes based on a large number of measurements by LA-MC-ICP-MS and solution nebulizer (SN)-MC-ICP-MS. Isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS) for S isotopic analysis produced a mean δ34SVCDT value of +12.78 ± 0.16‰ (2 s, n = 11). Results of SN-MC-ICP-MS and LA-ICP-MS analyses are consistent with the IRMS ratios within the uncertainty. A total of 981 sulfur isotope ratio spot measurements conducted on the cruciform sections and randomly selected chalcopyrite grains of TC1725 by LA-MC-ICP-MS yielded highly consistent sulfur isotope ratios.

Graphical abstract: TC1725: a proposed chalcopyrite reference material for LA-MC-ICP-MS sulfur isotope determination

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
12 May 2021
Accepted
22 Jun 2021
First published
24 Jun 2021

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2021,36, 1657-1665

TC1725: a proposed chalcopyrite reference material for LA-MC-ICP-MS sulfur isotope determination

Z. Bao, K. Chen, C. Zong and H. Yuan, J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2021, 36, 1657 DOI: 10.1039/D1JA00168J

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