利用ICP-AES快速检测碳酸盐金属元素的方法研究

本实验采用湿法消解碳酸盐岩矿石样品,利用电感耦合等离子体发射光谱仪(ICP-AES),采用内标法和基体匹配法相结合测定了碳酸盐岩标准物质(GBW10035a)中高达54%的氧化钙主量元素含量及其它常微量元素的含量;对实际样品中微量元素进行样品加标回收率实验,对主量和常量元素采用稀释法验证。实验结果表明,样品加标回收率在94%~108%之间,稀释比率在99.4%~100.2%,标准物质测定值与标准值吻合,6次平行样测定的稳定性4%;该方法一次溶样,径向测定主量和常量元素,轴向测定微量元素含量,操作简单,快速,该方法适用于盐湖碳酸盐样品,以及其他含有碳酸盐的各类样品的分析测试。     

水平式ICP—AES分析岩石中痕量稀土元素（照相换线法）

本文对我室十年来用水平式TCP—AES照相换线法,分析岩石中痕量稀土元素的一些经验如试样分解、分离富集、标准配制、摄谱选线等条件,进行总结。现本法可同时测定Sc,Y等16个稀土元素。分析范围达5个故量级,即10~(-9)～10~(-5),采用水冷式加热雾室去溶,能防止雾化器堵塞;其检出限最低、准确度高、相对标准偏差均小于5%。     

A Synthetic Haematite Reference Material for LA‐ICP‐MS U‐Pb Geochronology and Application to Iron Oxide‐Cu‐Au Systems

In both nature and synthetic experiments, the common iron oxide haematite (α‐Fe₂O₃) can incorporate significant amounts of U into its crystal structure and retain radiogenic Pb over geological time. Haematite is a ubiquitous component of many ore deposit types and, therefore, represents a valuable hydrothermal mineral geochronometer, allowing direct constraints to be placed on the timing of ore formation and upgrading. However, to date, no suitable natural haematite reference material has been identified. Here, a synthetic haematite U‐Pb reference material (MR‐HFO) is characterised using LA‐ICP‐MS and ID‐TIMS. Centimetre‐scale ‘chips’ of synthesised α‐Fe₂O₃ were randomly microsampled via laser ablation‐extraction and analysed using ID‐TIMS. Reproducible U/Pb and Pb/Pb measurements were obtained across four separate chips (n = 13). Subsequently, an evaluation of the suitability MR‐HFO in constraining U‐Pb data via LA‐ICP‐MS is presented using a selection of natural samples ranging from Cenozoic to Proterozoic in age. The MR‐HFO normalised U‐Pb ratios are more concordant and ages more accurate versus the same LA‐ICP‐MS spot analyses normalised to zircon reference material, when compared with independently acquired ID‐TIMS data from the same natural haematite grains. Results establish MR‐HFO as a suitable reference material for LA‐ICP‐MS haematite U‐Pb geochronology.     

南秦岭枣木栏岩体LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年龄、岩石地球化学特征及其地质意义

南秦岭地区印支期花岗质岩浆侵入活动频繁,出现了不同类型的花岗岩,高锶低钇花岗岩就是其中的一种,前人对其进行了广泛的研究,但仍有不同的认识。枣木栏岩体位于南秦岭光头山岩体群北部,为典型的印支期高锶低钇花岗岩,前人对其缺乏研究。本文在对其详细野外地质调查的基础上,进行了较系统的岩石学、岩石地球化学、LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年代学研究,认为其主体为石英闪长岩,岩石中发育大量的暗色包体,低SiO_2(53.72%~62.21%),高镁(MgO:3.84%~7.19%),高Mg~#(65~70),属于准铝质高钾钙碱性岩石。岩石具有高Sr(402×10~(-6)~811×10~(-6))、低Y(5.91×10~(-6)~12.7×10~(-6),18×10~(-6))和重稀土,Yb含量为0.58×10~(-6)~1.22×10~(-6),1.8×10~(-6)),高Sr/Y比值(35~94)的高锶低钇中酸性岩(Adakite)的典型地球化学特征。LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年龄为199±3Ma(MSWD=4.3),限定枣木栏岩体的形成时代为晚三叠世晚期—早侏罗世早期。结合区域地质资料,认为其应该是主碰撞造山后期,地壳加厚背景下形成的具有高锶低钇属性的壳幔混合花岗岩。同时表明南秦岭地区在200Ma左右,仍为后碰撞构造环境,为区域构造演化提供了信息。     

Development of a Matrix‐Matched Sphalerite Reference Material (MUL‐ZnS‐1) for Calibration of In Situ Trace Element Measurements by Laser Ablation‐Inductively Coupled Plasma‐Mass Spectrometry

Sphalerite (ZnS) is an abundant ore mineral and an important carrier of elements such as Ge, Ga and In used in high‐technology applications. In situ measurements of trace elements in natural sphalerite samples using LA‐ICP‐MS are hampered by a lack of homogenous matrix‐matched sulfide reference materials available for calibration. The preparation of the MUL‐ZnS1 calibration material containing the trace elements V, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Ga, Ge, As, Se, Mo, Ag, Cd, In, Sn, Sb, Tl and Pb besides Zn, Fe and S is reported. Commercially available ZnS, FeS, CdS products were used as the major components, whereas the trace elements were added by doping with single‐element ICP‐MS standard solutions and natural mineral powders. The resulting powder mixture was pressed to pellets and sintered at 400 °C for 100 h using argon as an inert gas. To confirm the homogeneity of major and trace element distributions within the MUL‐ZnS1 calibration material, measurements were performed using EPMA, solution ICP‐MS, ICP‐OES and LA‐ICP‐MS. The results show that MUL‐ZnS‐1 is an appropriate material for calibrating trace element determination in sphalerite using LA‐ICP‐MS.     

Accurate and Precise Silicon Isotope Analysis of Sulfur‐ and Iron‐Rich Samples by MC‐ICP‐MS

Silicon isotope determination of sulfur‐rich samples by MC‐ICP‐MS can be challenging because cation‐exchange chromatography used for Si purification does not efficiently remove anionic sulfur species. Results for pure Si standard solutions with addition of sulfate showed shifts of up to +1.04 ± 0.10‰ (2s) in δ³⁰Si. Doping of both standard solutions and samples with S to a fixed S/Si ratio can eliminate the relative change in instrumental mass fractionation due to variable S/Si in samples and also boosts the relative sensitivity of Si by up to 66%. Moreover, Fe hydroxide precipitation during sample processing adsorbs Si resulting in isotopic fractionations. Tests using Fe‐rich samples showed that this could be a major factor for observed shifts in δ³⁰Si. Acidification of the sample and standard solutions to a pH < 1 aggressively dissolved any Fe hydroxide precipitates, even in relatively Fe‐rich samples such as chondrite meteorites. The pH values of the sample solutions were subsequently adjusted to a range of 2–3 by adding ultra‐pure NaOH solutions. The combination of sulfur doping and the pH adjustment protocol ensured a full recovery of Si and proved to be an efficient and reliable method for Si isotope determination of S‐ and Fe‐rich materials.     

Metal Distribution in Different Size Fractions of Natural Organic Matter

In this paper, size‐exclusion chromatography (SEC) was used to determine the metal concentration in different size fractions of a bog lake water. Two methods were applied: (a) preparative SEC with off‐line metal concentration analysis and (b) direct coupling of an analytical SEC system on‐line with an inductively‐coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP‐MS). In the preparative SEC measurements, maximum concentrations were found for different metal ions in different size fractions of the natural organic matter (NOM). Normalization of metal concentrations to dissolved organic carbon concentration (DOC) yielded two maxima in the high and in the very low molecular‐weight fractions. Whereas good recoveries were found for Al, Fe, and Ni, only 40% were obtained for Pb. This indicates that Pb formed labile complexes with NOM, and hence could strongly interact with the column material. In the experiments with the analytical SEC‐ICP‐MS system, the same trends were observed, but with even lower recoveries than in the preparative system. Sample preconcentration and storage were also investigated with respect to decrease in metal concentration. During the ultrafiltration preconcentration step Al and Fe were removed only to a small extent, whereas about half of the initial Pb was lost. This indicates that Al and Fe were mainly bound to high molecular‐weight fractions of NOM. In contrast to that, Al and in particular Fe were removed from solution more than proportionally with respect to DOC because of aggregation of the NOM during storage, whereas Pb and Ni were concentrated relative to the DOC.     

Ageing of Dissolved Halogenated Humic Substances and the Microbiological Influence on this Process

The distribution of halogens in various fractions of humic substances (HS), separated by their molecular weight, was found to be different for the different halogens. This was demonstrated for chlorine, bromine, and iodine in sewage and brown water samples by applying inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry coupled with size‐exclusion chromatography. Quantification of the different fractions of iodinated humic substances was obtained by quadrupole mass spectrometry in connection with the isotope dilution technique using an ¹²⁹I‐enriched spike solution. Quantitative analysis was not possible for the corresponding chlorine and bromine species because of spectrometric interferences in the quadrupole instrument. The ageing of HS/halogen species was followed with respect to possible transformations of these species in a ground and sewage water sample up to eight weeks. Even if a distinct structural variation of the humic substance was observed with time by measuring the UV absorption, chlorine remained in the same molecular weight fraction and only a small change was found for the HS/bromine species after eight weeks. In contrast to these findings a substantial transformation of HS/iodine compounds took place, which demonstrated that the transfer probability of halogens from one to another HS fraction is increased with decreasing strength of the halogen bond to carbon. By comparing the results of an original sewage water sample with a filtered one and with another one which was enriched by microorganisms cultivated from the same original sample, a strong microbiological influence on the transformation of HS/iodine species was found. A quantitative balance of the corresponding HS/iodine fractions was calculated for an ageing period of eight weeks showing that iodine was preferably transferred to newly formed UV active HS substances of high molecular weight. In total, no iodine was released from the humic substances.     

Precise and Accurate Determination of Lu and Hf Contents,and Hf Isotopic Compositions in Chinese Rock Reference Materials by MC‐ICP‐MS

In this contribution, we report Hf isotopic data and Lu and Hf mass fractions for thirteen Chinese rock reference materials (GBW07 103–105, 109–113 and 121–125, that is GSR 1–3, 7–11 and 14–18, respectively) that span a broad compositional range. Powdered samples were spiked with a ¹⁷⁶Lu‐¹⁸⁰Hf enriched tracer and completely digested using conventional HF, HNO₃ and HClO₄ acid dissolution protocols. Fluoride salts were dissolved during a final H₃BO₃ digestion, and chemical purification was performed using a single Ln resin. All measurements were carried out on a MC‐ICP‐MS. This work provides the first comprehensive report of the Lu‐Hf isotopic composition of Chinese geochemical rock reference materials, and results indicate that they are of comparable quality to the well‐characterised and widely used USGS and GSJ rock reference materials.     

Happy Jack Uraninite: A New Reference Material for High Spatial Resolution Analysis of U‐Rich Matrices

There is currently a lack of well‐characterised matrix‐matched reference materials (RMs) for forensic analysis of U‐rich materials at high spatial resolution. This study reports a detailed characterisation of uraninite (nominally UO_2+x) from the Happy Jack Mine (UT, USA). The Happy Jack uraninite can be used as a RM for the determination of rare earth element (REE) mass fractions in nuclear materials, which provide critical information for source attribution purposes. This investigation includes powder X‐ray diffraction (pXRD) data, as well as major, minor and trace element abundances determined using a variety of micro‐analytical techniques. The chemical signature of the uraninite was investigated at the macro (cm)‐scale with micro‐X‐ray fluorescence (µXRF) mapping and at high spatial resolution (tens of micrometre scale) using electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) and laser ablation‐inductively coupled plasma‐mass spectrometry (LA‐ICP‐MS) analyses. Based on EPMA results, the uraninite is characterised by homogeneous UO₂ and CaO contents of 91.57 ± 1.49% m/m (2s uncertainty) and 2.70 ± 0.38% m/m (2s), respectively. Therefore, CaO abundances were used as the internal standard when conducting LA‐ICP‐MS analyses. Overall, the major element and REE compositions are homogeneous at both the centimetre and micrometre scales, allowing this material to be used as a RM for high spatial resolution analysis of U‐rich samples.