Zirconium stable isotope analysis of zircon by MC-ICP-MS: methods and application to evaluating intra-crystalline zonation in a zircon megacryst
Hannah Tompkins, Lisa Zieman, Mauricio Ibáñez-Mejía, François Tissot
Abstract
An analytical protocol for Zr stable isotope analysis using a double-spike is described and applied to understanding mass-dependent isotopic fractionation in carbonatitic magmatic systems driven by zircon crystallization.
Topics & Concepts
ZirconZirconiumIsotopeGeologyFractionationGeochemistryIsotope analysisCrystallizationMineralogyChemistryChromatographyInorganic chemistryNuclear physicsOrganic chemistryOceanographyPhysicsGeological and Geochemical AnalysisGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils