"M. E. Hall" wrote:
>
> Hi, I was wondering if someone out there would like to discuss
> various ways of dissolving pottery and geologic standards for ICP-MS.
> Off-line or on-line is fine.
>
> Most of the papers I've gotten a hold of just say HF-HNO3 solutions
> (or HClO4-HF), and don't go into detail.  Either that or if someone could
> provide a good solid, detailed reference that would be handy (here in Japan
> my library access to browse is limited and it helps to have specific
> references when going to the Diet library....).
>
> I'm trying to measure the REEs
>  and some of the transition metals.  I'm using Geol. Survey of
> Japan standards JG2 and JB3 to monitor precision and accuracy.  From the
> values I'm getting, its clear I've got a problem in either the disolution
> or somewhere else....

Good starting points are:
http://www.sampleprep.duq.edu/
http://www.anachem.umu.se/jumpstation.htm

I hope this helps a bit.

        Stephan

--
Dr. Stephan A. Junk

TU Bergakademie Freiberg
Lehrstuhl fuer Archaeometallurgie
Gustav-Zeuner-Str. 5
D-09596 Freiberg/Sa.

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