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Baseline Studies of the Clay Minerals Society Source Clays: Chemical Analysis by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2024

Jessica Elzea Kogel  and
Susan A. Lewis
Jessica Elzea Kogel*
Affiliation:
Thiele Kaolin Company, Sandersville, Georgia 31082, USA
Susan A. Lewis
Affiliation:
Thiele Kaolin Company, Sandersville, Georgia 31082, USA
*
E-mail of corresponding author: jessica.elzea@thielekaolin.com
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Inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) is ideally suited for the rapid and simultaneous analysis of multiple elements in geological materials, including soils, organic substances and most rock types (Eggins et al., 1997; Long erich et al., 1990; Jenner et al., 1990). The application to clay minerals is more recent (Jain et al., 1994). This technique is highly sensitive, and is capable of analyzing a wide range of isotopes covering the entire mass spectrum Consequently, ICP-MS is used to measure directly rare earth and platinum group elements at ppb levels without preconcentration.

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Clays and Clay Minerals , Volume 49 , Issue 5 , October 2001 , pp. 387 - 392
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Copyright © 2001, The Clay Minerals Society

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