Long-term repeatability and interlaboratory reproducibility of high-precision ID-TIMS U–Pb geochronology
Urs Schaltegger, Maria Ovtcharova, Sean P. Gaynor, Blair Schoene, Jörn‐Frederik Wotzlaw, Joshua H.F.L. Davies, Federico Farina, Nicolas D. Greber, Dawid Szymanowski, Cyril Chelle-Michou
Abstract
This paper presents U, Pb isotopic data of synthetic EARTHTIME solutions and natural reference materials together with suggestions how to ensure long-term intra- and inter-laboratory reproducibility of high-precision TIMS U–Pb geochronology.
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ReproducibilityRepeatabilityGeochronologyTerm (time)Environmental scienceAnalytical Chemistry (journal)GeologyChemistryEnvironmental chemistryGeochemistryPhysicsChromatographyQuantum mechanicsGeological and Geochemical AnalysisGeochemistry and Geologic Mappingearthquake and tectonic studies