Validation of LA-ICP-MS fluid inclusion analysis with synthetic fluid inclusions

• Published in: The American mineralogist Vol. 90; no. 11-12; pp. 1767 - 1775
• Main Authors: Allan, Murray M, Yardley, Bruce W. D, Forbes, Linda J, Shmulovich, Kirill I, Banks, David A, Shepherd, Thomas J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington Mineralogical Society of America 01.11.2005; De Gruyter; Walter de Gruyter GmbH
• Subjects: accuracy; analysis; calibration; chemical analysis; Crystals; Data reduction; experimental studies; Fluid dynamics; fluid inclusions; geochemistry; ICP mass spectra; inclusions; instruments; laboratory studies; laser ablation; laser methods; major-element analyses; mass spectra; Mass spectrometry; microthermometry; minor-element analyses; Sodium chloride; spectra; Spectrum analysis; synthetic materials; techniques; Trace elements

Laser ablation--inductively coupled plasma--mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) has become recognized as a sensitive, efficient, and cost-effective approach to measuring the major-, minor-, and trace-solute compositions of individual fluid inclusions in minerals. As a prerequisite for the routine analysis...