Determination of Iodine in Thirty Two International Geochemical Reference Materials

Thirty two geochemical reference samples have been analysed for their iodine contents by a pyrohydrolysis extraction technique, followed by colourimetry. In spite of the existence of few reported values for iodine, limiting comparison with results from this study, the four available "reference" values show good agreement with the work reported here.     

Iodine (and Other Halogens) in Twenty Six Geological Reference Materials by ICP-MS and Ion Chromatography

Analytical results for iodine in twenty six geological reference materials (RM) are presented. Bromine, fluorine and chlorine were also determined in some samples. Pyrohydrolysis in a heated quartz tube under a wet oxygen flow was used for the separation of the halogens from the matrix and the evolved gas was absorbed in a trap solution. The halogens were measured by ICP-MS and ion chromatography (IC). All four halogens can be collected in the trap solution from one combustion procedure. The analysed samples range in type from igneous rocks to terrestrial and marine sediments. Precision, detection limits, and accuracy are also presented.     

Boron Determination in Twenty One Silicate Rock Reference Materials by Isotope Dilution ICP-MS

The concentration of boron was determined in twenty one geochemical reference materials (silicate rocks) by isotope dilution inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. Boron was extracted from the rocks using HF digestion, suppressing boron volatilisation through boron-mannitol complexation. Sample solutions, in a diluted HCl matrix, were analysed by ICP-MS without any separation of boron from the matrix elements. The results obtained were in agreement with the literature data and indicate that using the described procedure, trace amounts of boron can be very easily determined in complex matrices with rapidity and precision. With the instrumentation and reagents used in this study, this procedure can be used for the determination of 0.5 μg g⁻¹ boron in a 15 0 mg silicate rock sample. Replicate analyses of the twenty one geochemical reference materials (GRM), ranging in boron concentration from 1.35 to 15 7 μg g⁻¹, yielded precisions (relative standard deviation) varying between 0.9 and 9.8%.     

Determination of Rare Earth Elements in Geological Reference Materials: A Comparative Study by INAA and ICP-MS

Data was obtained for the rare earth elements (REE) by instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) and inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) in twenty geological reference materials. In general, the precision obtained by ICP-MS is better for the light REE, decreasing with increasing atomic number. This is partly a result of the occurrence of the heavy REE at low concentrations. The precision of the data obtained by INAA is good (5% RSD). The data obtained also showed that for the elements determined by both methods, the accuracy is similar for the light REE and better for the middle and heavy REEs by INAA. Higher uncertainty is achieved by ICP-MS mainly for elements at very low concentrations, occurring at about ten times the chondritic values.     

电感耦合等离子体质谱法同时测定地质样品中痕量碘溴硒砷的研究：Ⅱ.土壤及沉积物标准物质分析

样品用碳酸钠和氧化锌混合熔剂半熔，热水提取，然后用强酸性阳离子交换树脂将阴离子形式存在的分析元素与溶液中大量钠、锌等阳离子分离，采用电感耦合等离子体质谱法直接同时测定溶液中的碘、溴、硒、砷。用0.07mol/L的氨水溶液清洗进样系统，有效减少了碘等元素的记忆效应和清洗时间。方法检出限（10σ，DF=100）溴、碘分别为0.15和0.028μg/g，砷、硒分别为0.04和0.004μg/g。用土壤和沉积物等地质标准物质分析验证了方法的准确度和精密度，绝大多数分析结果在标准值的允许误差范围之内。样品10次测定的RSD为0.8%～2.8%。     

Determination of Selenium in Fifty Two Geochemical Reference Materials by Hydride Generation Atomic Absorption Spectrometry

The selenium content of fifty two geochemical reference samples, issued by several reference material producers (ANRT, GIT-IWG, USGS, NIST and GSJ) has been determined by continuous hydride generation and atomic absorption spectrometry. Selenium(VI) in the digested solutions was pre-reduced to selenium(IV) by heating in 6 mol l⁻¹ HCl solution. The limit of detection was 3 ng g⁻¹ selenium in common geological samples. Some samples which contain a large amount of heavy metals were analysed by the standard addition technique. The agreement between the reported results and published data is satisfactory.     

Accurate Determination of Chlorine,Bromine and Iodine in U.S. Geological Survey Geochemical Reference Materials by Radiochemical Neutron Activation Analysis

Trace amounts of three halogens (chlorine, bromine and iodine) in seventeen U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geochemical reference materials were determined by radiochemical neutron activation analysis (RNAA). The materials analysed were AGV‐2 (andesite), BCR‐2, BHVO‐2 and BIR‐1a (basalts), CLB‐1 (coal), COQ‐1 (carbonatite), DGPM‐1 (disseminated gold ore), DNC‐1a (dolerite), DTS‐2b (dunite), GSP‐2 (granodiorite), Nod‐A‐1 and Nod‐P‐1 (manganese nodules), QLO‐1a (quartz latite), SBC‐1 (marine shale), SDC‐1 (mica schist), SGR‐1b (shale rock) and W‐2a (diabase). The chlorine, bromine and iodine contents were determined to be 5.64 mg kg^?1 (BIR‐1a) to 4410 mg kg^?1 (Nod‐A‐1), 0.039 mg kg^?1 (BIR‐1a) to 52.1 mg kg^?1 (CLB‐1), and 0.041 mg kg^?1 (BIR‐1a) to 599 mg kg^?1 (CLB‐1), respectively. The RNAA data of the three halogens were compared with the corresponding data in the literature.     

Gold and Platinum-Group Element Analysis of Geochemical and Platinum Reference Materials Using Fluoroxidation Decomposition

A novel method is described for the rapid dissolution of various geological, geochemical and related reference samples for the determination of Au and the platinum-group elements. The decomposition procedure is based on reaction with the fluoroxidants, liquid bromine trifluoride or molten potassium tetrafluorobromate. Results by this novel procedure are compared with data obtained by traditional methods of sample decomposition, including fire assay, autoclave techniques and an aqua regia leach. The oxidative fluorination procedure with the subsequent conversion of fluorocomplexes into the chloride form was found to be an effective and rapid method for the quantification of all the precious metals in a range of sample types.     

热水解-催化分光光度法测定海相碳酸盐岩中的溴

目前衡量古海洋生产力的指标都存在一定的局限性,本文提出将溴元素作为研究古海洋生产力的新指标,建立了海相碳酸盐岩的分解方法以及其中溴元素的测定方法,即热水解-分光光度法。采用热水解方法对海相碳酸盐岩样品进行分解,吸收液充分吸收其释放出的溴,分光光度法检测样品中溴元素的含量。试验确定了热水解的最佳条件和分光光度检测的最佳波长,实际样品加标回收率为97.5%～101.6%,相对标准偏差为1.2%～3.6%(n=10)。本方法的样品分解时间较短,能很好地实现溴与基体组分分离,且所需仪器均为比较常见的仪器,操作简单,成本低廉,适合于海相碳酸盐岩样品的批量分解和元素测定。     

生物和环境样品中痕量溴碘的小体积交换分离与测定

针对微克量级卤素的分离问题,研究了不同形态卤素在７１７阴离子交换柱上的吸附特点。通过离子交换柱的改进和分离条件的选择,实现了卤素与基体以及卤素之间的有效分离。洗脱体积小,盐份浓度低,经水样、土壤和生物样品分析考查,方法可行。     

Determination of Selenium Concentration in Sixty Five Reference Materials for Geochemical Analysis by GFAAS after Separation with Thiol Cotton

Selenium has been determined in sixty five geological reference materials of different origins by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry. Samples were decomposed with a mixture of nitric and hydrofluoric acids. Selenium was reduced to Se^IV with hydrochloric acid, and then fixed and separated from the matrix on thiol cotton. After digestion of the thiol cotton in hot nitric acid, the Se concentration was measured using palladium and magnesium nitrates as a matrix modifier. The limit of determination was 0.02 μg g⁻¹, the precision of the results (relative standard deviation of 3 to 8 replicates) varied from 2.6 to 17.7% with an average of 7.9% in the range 0.02-42.7 μg g⁻¹ and was similar to the value obtained for synthetic samples. Our results are in good agreement with available literature values.     

电感耦合等离子体质谱法同时测定地下水中硼溴碘

建立了电感耦合等离子体质谱法同时测定地下水中B、Br、I的方法。选定φ=2%(体积分数)的稀NH3.H2O介质消除碘的记忆效应。采用干扰较少的10B和79Br同位素。B、Br、I在0~10 000 ng/mL呈良好的线性关系。方法的检出限为10B 0.176 ng/mL,79Br 0.876ng/mL,127I 0.132 ng/mL;精密度(RSD,n=12)为10B 2.86%,79Br 3.36%,127I 2.69%;10B的阶梯加标回收率为94.6%~101.5%,79Br为98.3%~104.9%,127I为96.5%~102.0%。     

Reference Materials for Geochemical Studies: New Analytical Data by ICP-MS and Critical Discussion of Reference Values

Abundances of twenty four trace elements, including Y and fourteen rare earth elements (REE), are reported for eighty six geological reference materials and four proficiency testing samples. Analytical data were obtained by ICP-MS using solution nebulisation after mixed acid digestion (HF-HClO₄) under pressure. Analysed samples cover a wide range of element concentrations and mineralogical compositions, including samples for which there are few previously published data. Precision for elemental determinations in nearly 90% of the samples analysed is better than 5%. Accuracy, estimated by comparison with data from compilations is better than 6% for well characterized reference materials. Results obtained for samples that are low in trace elements are often significantly lower than compiled reference values. A critical discussion of the compiled data sets, especially for Y and the REEs, indicates that some reference values seem to be erroneous.     

Determination of Trace Elements in Twenty Six Chinese Geochemistry Reference Materials by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry

We report new data for thirty seven elements determined in twenty six Chinese geochemistry reference materials using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry and a reliable and simple dissolution technique. One hundred milligrams of sample were digested with 1 ml of HF and 0.5 ml of HNO₃ in PTFE-lined stainless steel bombs heated to 200 °C for 12 hours. Insoluble residues were dissolved using 6 ml of 40% v/v HNO₃ heated to 140 C for 3 hours. Analytical calibration was accomplished using aqueous standard solutions. Rhodium was used as an internal standard to correct for matrix effects and instrument drift. Precisions were typically better than 5% RSD. Most of the data presented here agree well with the published certified values. For the elements Zr, Hf and most other trace elements, the measured values were less than 10% in error when compared to certified values.     

New REE and Trace Element Data on Two Kimberlitic Reference Materials by ICP-MS

Data on thirty-four minor and trace elements including all rare earth elements (REE) are reported for two kimberlitic international reference materials (SARM-39, MINTEK, RSA and MY-4, IGEM, Russia) by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), some of them for the first time. Four digestion techniques (open acid, closed vessel acid, microwave and lithium metaborate fusion digestion) were used for the decomposition of samples for analysis by ICP-MS. Three other reference materials (USGS BHVO-1, CRPG BR-1 and ANRT UB-N) were analysed simultaneously using the same analytical methodology to assess the precision and accuracy of the determinations. The data obtained in this study compare well with working values wherever such values are available for comparison. Though open acid digestion was found to be very rapid, effective and convenient for the determination of several trace elements in kimberlitic samples, recoveries for heavy rare earth elements (HREE) were lower than the respective recoveries obtained by the other decomposition techniques used. The precision obtained was better than ± 6% RSD in the majority of cases with comparable accuracy. Chondrite-normalised plots of each RM for all the digestion techniques were smooth. The new data reported on the two kimberlitic reference materials make these samples useful for future geochemical studies of kimberlitic rocks.     

中国地质标准物质文献索引(1980—2010)

汇集了自中国开展地质标准物质研制与应用工作以来发表的中外文献和专著221条,制成按年代编排的文献索引(1980—2010)、按专题(综合性评述、研制成果发表、制备技术与方法、专题评述和专著)编排的文献索引和作者索引。最后对文献的年度分布、各专题和各类(岩石、沉积物和土壤;矿石矿物;贵金属;能源矿产;化学物相;生物、食品材料;形态、有效态;同位素和年代学;电子探针微区)标准物质的文献分布及文献的期刊分布和作者单位分布等作了简单统计。     

超热中子活化法测定碘和溴

介绍了采用微型反应堆超热中子活化分析膳食样品中Ｉ和Ｂｒ的方法。讨论了热中子屏蔽材料的选择,干扰扣除等问题,计算了不同样品的探测极限及标准偏差。对几种标样进行分析,其结果与推荐值相符。     

稀氨水密封溶解—电感耦合等离子体质谱测定土壤沉积物及生物样品中的碘溴

介绍了一个适合于电感耦合等离子体质谱直接测定土壤、沉积物和生物样品中碘、溴的快速简单的样品前处理方法。样品在φ(NH3·H2O)=10%的水溶液中,于190℃下密封分解18h,溶液适当稀释后放置澄清,用电感耦合等离子体质谱法直接测定溶液中的碘、溴。选用126Te作为内标,补偿基体效应和仪器漂移对分析结果的影响。碘、溴的方法检出限(10σ,DF=100)分别为0.01μg/g、0.04μg/g。用土壤、水系沉积物以及头发等标准物质验证了方法的准确度及精密度,绝大多数样品分析结果在标准值的允许误差范围内。对国家一级标准物质10次测定的RSD为2.0%～8.6%。但方法分析岩石样品结果偏低,不适用于岩石样品的分析。     

Determination of the Platinum-Group Elements and Gold in Twenty Rock Reference Materials by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) after Pre-Concentration by Nickel Sulfide Fire Assay

The platinum-group elements (PGE) and gold have been determined in twenty international rock reference materials by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) after pre-concentration by a nickel sulfide fire assay. It was possible to achieve determination limits for a 50 g sample that ranged from 1 pg g^-1 (Rh) to 23 pg g^-1 (Au). Compared to published certified and recommended values for rock reference materials, the trueness of the method was found to be good. However, in some cases we observed large deviations for all elements in the sub 10 ng g^-1 range within individual reference sample splits. Our results show that the PGE and Au are inhomogeneously distributed in the reference materials analysed here, where they are present in low concentrations, using 50 g test portions.     

GeoReM: A New Geochemical Database for Reference Materials and Isotopic Standards

We have developed a new database named GeoReM ( http://georem.mpch-mainz.gwdg.de ) for reference materials and isotopic standards of geochemical and mineralogical interest. Reference samples include rock powders originating from the USGS, GSJ, GIT-IWG, synthetic and natural reference glasses originating from NIST, USGS, MPI-DING, as well as mineral (e.g., 91500 zircon), isotopic (e.g., La Jolla, E&A, NIST SRM 981), river water and seawater reference materials. GeoReM is a relational database, which strongly follows the concept of the three EARTHCHEM databases. It contains published analytical and compilation values (major and trace element concentrations, radiogenic and stable isotope ratios), important metadata about the analytical values, such as uncertainty, uncertainty type, method and laboratory. Sample information and references are also included. Three different ways of interrogating the database are possible: (1) sample names or material types, (2) chemical criteria and (3) bibliography. Some typical applications are described. GeoReM currently (October 2005) contains more than 750 geological reference materials, 6000 individual sets of results and references to 650 publications.